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Food pie Upside Down cake. Aug. 18. Breakfast: manager's choice. Lunch: hot dog or sloppy joes or baked potato w/ hot toppings. Brownie. Area Blood drives set Robins Federal Credit Union; 803 Watson Blvd.; Warner Robins; Aug. 12. 9 a.in.-3 p.m. Central Baptist Church Fellowship Hall; 1647 Watson Blvd.; Warner Robins; Aug. 16. 2-6 p.m. Warner Robins “O" Team; Houston Mall: 233 North Houston Road; Warner Robins; Aug. 23, 2-7:45 p.m. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints; 200 Drap er St.; Warner Robins; Aug. 18. 3-8 p.m. Senior Citizens Center; Main Street; Marshallville: Aug. 25. 3 -8 p.m. First Baptist Church (Upstairs); 1105 Main St.; Perry; Aug. 25. 3-Bp.m. Rochelle Baptist Church; Third and Gordon Streets; Rochelle; Aug.3o, 2-7 p.m. Education for ministry at St. Andrews Church St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Fort Valley is offer ing a continuing education seminar entitled Education for Ministry. The course will begin in September. EFM is a distance learning theological educa tion proram of the school of Theology of the University of the South in Sewanee, Term. Completion of the program takes four years, during Tribble At that moment. Phillip's healing began, a process that continues to this day. Phillip said sim ply, “In Him, I found the love I had looked for all my life." The broken pieces of his life were lovingly restored by the Master Pot ter. Phillip’s Hfe was trans formed. “I had new hope. 1 had new goals. 1 saw things dif ferently. I had a new heart." As the apostle Paul wrote, ‘Therefore, if any one is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." (2 Corinthians 5:17). “Here I was 35 years old." Phillip said. “All my life, I had never known anything except the homo sexual lifestyle. Yet now, when 1 read God’s Word on this for the first time, it was all veiy clear to me. Homosexuality was a sin ... it meant settling for sec ond-best. A loving God led me out of the darkness and into the light." As the years went by. Phillip sensed a call to the mission field, first to the Caribbean, then to South America. It was in Guyana, South America, that he contract ed malaria. Upon return ing home, his malaria symptoms began to flare up again or so he thought. Only it wasn’t malaria at all. On Jan. 4. 1993, after seven years of living a celi bate life, Phillip learned the devastating news. He was HIV positive. “I have never, ever said. ’Oh. God, how did this happen?’ That would be sheer stupidity," he said. "But I have said, ‘God. how will You get the glory out of this situation?’ And He has. And He is. And He will." Today, Phillip Lee is founder and executive director of “His Way Out Ministries" in Bakersfield. 1040 Macon Road Acrdß»from Stanley Ftpamire which participants study the Bible, church history and 20th century theology. Partic ipants commit one year at a time to meet regularly in seminars led by a trained mentor. EFM provides a compre hensive. experiential educa tion in the foundations and message of the Christian faith, and is designed for the laity of the church. The mentor for the EFM seminar at St. Andrews will be th Rev. Dr. Raymond M. Gotko, pastor at St. Andrew’s. The seminar is open to th public. An organi zational meeting will be held Aug. 15 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the parsh hall of St. Andrew' s 309 Central Ave., Fort Valley. For more infor mation, call the church office, 825-5125. Prayer meetings set As part of a statewide response to incidents of vio lence in the nation’s schools, the Men’s Ministry of First Baptist Church of Perry is planning prayer walks at Perry High School, Perry Ele mentary School and Westfield Schools. According to Danny Red mond, director of the Men’s Ministry', everyone in the community is urged to take part in this service, which is be held on Aug. 14. starting at 8 a.m. at Perry High School . 8:45 a.m. at Perry Elementary School and 9:30 a.m. at Wetfield Schools. The event is being planned in coordination with the Rehoboth Baptist Associa- Calif., an interdenomina tional outreach that helps men, women and teen agers find deliverance from the homosexual lifestyle. He also speaks before church groups to help them minister to the sexu ally broken so that lives may be transformed, as was his. You often hear it said, “Once gay. always gay.” Phillip takes issue with that. “Many gays, if not all," he said, “feel they were born homosexual. There fore, common logic said homosexuality must be. genetic or hormonal, that nothing can be done about it. Now such thinking may sound logical, but it is not based on fact," he said. “Even the scientists, when suggesting this in their studies, say. ‘None of this is conclusive.’ "On the contrary, homo sexuals can change!" Phillip said. “And we would see more of them change if people would quit telling them what they want to hear and started telling them what they need to know. Much secular litera ture supports this: books by Dr. Larry Burtoft, Dr. Jeffrey Satinover, Dr. Eliza beth Mobcrtly, and Dr. Joseph Nicolosi, among others. These trained ther apists," he said, "provide evidence that homosexuali ty even when habitually SUPER FLEETWCO^cmm 2002 HWY. 41 SOUTH * PERRY, G A 31069 HOUSE OF THE MONTH 28X80-SNSB6 Fleetwood Chadwick Top of the Line, Loaded, was $62,900 Now $55.900 j4U 99 inventory eOiaaUcaJUy reduced! OPEN HOUSE EVERY SUNDAY, 1-5 NO SALES. »12-988-9677 1-888-206-3319 Continued from page 1A tion. Redmond said that the goal is to form a circle of prayer around each school." Basically. we’ll be asking for the Lord's protec tion for students and teach ers." Redmond added. “There’s no other power that can protect us if the Lord’s not in the schools. The prayer walks will be going on statewide through the efforts of the Georgia Baptist Woman's Missionary Union and the Georgia Baptist Men’s Ministries. According to Georgia WMU Executive Director Treasurer Barbara Curnutt, “Whether public public or private, it is hoped that each school will be the object of focused, intentional praying. Individuals and church groups needing more infor mation on the prayer walk may call Redmond at 987- 2363, or contact the office at First Baptist Church. 987- 2002. Additionally, three other area Baptist churches wall hold prayer walks at Perry Middle School, Morningside Elementary and Tucker Ele mentary School later this month. Rehoboth Baptist Church wall lead prayers at Perry Middle School on Aug. 21, at 10 a.m. Second Memorial Baptist Church will lead prayers at Morningside Elementary on Aug. 28 at 9 a.m. Houston Lake Baptist Church will lead prayers at Tucker Elementary at a date to be announced. Continued from page 4A practiced, even when deeply ingrained is something that one can overcome both in terms of identity and lifestyle. Why? Because homosexuals are not born that way. It is def initely an acquired behav ior." For Phillip, the greatest words of hope were penned by the apostle Paul to the church in Corinth (I Corinthians 6:9-11). “After listing sins such as homo sexuality and adultery," he said, “Paul wrote: and such were some of you.’ Past tense! Obviously. Paul knew men and women who had been involved in homo sexual behavior, who once were but had since found their way out! “Yes! People can be deliv ered! Set free! Fully restored! Have a brand new life! Released entirely from the addiction of homosexu ality!” he said. Reaching into his pocket, Phillip pulls out a photo. “I don.t remember the exact date but it was 1983," he muses. "A beautiful sum mer day at a resort just north of San Francisco. There 20 men had gath ered. All professionals. All in the prime of life. Average age: 25. All looking the absolute picture of health. 1983. I am also in that pho tograph. I stand here today and tell you that they are all gone, except me." if) [QQ 3 mmmsum d Hamby Westfield Chevrolet Schools Marshallville Rd Progress He conceded that the Georgia Attorney General has ruled that if a contract has been signed and is in place, "it will prevail," but said that in other cases state offices will check a computerized list to make sure that counties and cities are in compliance. Warner Councilmen Ray * Law Continued from page 1A addressed issues of double taxation. Rep. Larry Walker. D-Perry, told the Houston Home Jour nal earlier this week that the bill “obviously has some prob lems," and that he expects the Georgia Assembly to amend it during the 2000 session. “The purpose of the bill was economy and efficiency," Walker said, “to cut down on duplication of services, but you’ve got to have a mecha nism that will force agree ment, by arbitration, the courts, maybe even the senior judge." Westfield Bus Schedules Major Westfield Bus Points: Hawkinsville: National Guard Armory. 7:35 a.m. Byron: Bryon Baptist Church. 7:20 a.m. Fort Valley: First Baptist Church. 7:40 a.m. Butler: Uncle Dave's Cafe. 7:05 a.m. Reynolds: Vacant lot across from Dollar store. 7:20 a.m. Marshaville: First Baptist Church. 7:50 a.m. Warner Robins: Shannon Ridge. 7 a.m. Van Drive. 7:04 a.m. Carl Vinson Parkway, 7:10 a.m. Russell Parkway.7:l3 a.m. Statham Way, 7:30 a.m. Second Baptist Church (east parking lot), 7:37 a.m. Additional bus stops are available. For more informa tion, contact Marvin Airing ton at 987-0547. The DOG DAYS Sale at Wayne Morris Ford LOOK AT THESE TAIL-WAGGING DEALS ON ALL OTHER NEW MODELS REBATES AS HIGH AS S 1500! Financing as low as 0.75 99 EXPLORERS V-6, Keyless Entry, CD, Leather, All Options Starting at $18,699 99 Rangers starting at $179.00/mo. 60 month rental Get out of the “Heat” in a Quality USED car or truck 95 Mercury Tracer 4dr Auto/Air $6,450 98 F-150 Supercab. 4X4. Lariat. 15K Miles CO. 5 4 Engine SAVE 97 Taurus CL EVERY OPTION 510.995 97 THunderbird V-8, LEATHER 513.995 97 Eaplorer XLT Leather. 4 to choose 519.995 98 Contour 4 dr . Auto. PW Pdl. Tilt Cruise $11,759 98 Lincoln Town Car Every Option $27,450 98 Mystique CS 4Or Auto. Pw PI Tilt. Cruise $11,475 97 F-150 4X4. Auto. Short Bed. Air $16,809 Apply by phone. Call the Credit Hotline 1-888-215-3673 www.fastcarloan.getayes.com WAYNEWVIOnfIIS 987-2411 Exit 43 off I-75 -1/2 Mile - West 341 • Perry, GA Golden, Terry Horton and Dean Cowart were outspo ken throughout the meet ing, joined at times by Mayor Donald Walker. The Warner Robins con tingent asked that the Houston County govern ment pay the full cost of the library system and E-911 and that the city’s cost for the Sheriff s office be reduced too. Following a reiteration of Warner Robins’ demands for an independent study or Preschoo I/Child rer/s Enrollment Fair August 15 - 5:30 p.m. Register your preschoolers and children for all fall ministries including AWANA, R.A.'s, G.A. s, Children's Choirs and more. Each program will have a promotional table set up with information about their ministry. HARRY THE HAWK WILL ENTERTAIN! First Baptist perry MEDICARE PATIENTS LU ITH DIABETES Under a new law, you may qualify for 1“ EVEN IF YOU DO NOT INJECT INSULIN! 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Mayor Mary Ann Weigand of Centerville expressed some open anger at Walker at once point, saying. “The City of Center ville .will never agree to pay for that study. We will not pay thousands of dollars on a ridiculous expense." Weigand added that Cen terville, Perry and the County were all prepared in April to sign the H 8489 agreement and work out any problems later. 99 Crown Victoria LX Pwr Seats V-8. 11K Miles. Loaded $19,950 97 Ford F-150 XLT V-8. Silver Supe'-ab $19,350 98 Taurus 4 to choose $11,995 99 Contour SE Low Miles $12,995 98 Escort SE Keyless. Low Miles $9,995 99 Rangor SC XLT Every Option $18,995 97 Explorer Sport Pw . PI Slap bar Blech $18,995 99 Taurus SE Pw.. PI. Ps $14,450 97 Explorer Leather 4X4. 4dr $19,995 MCNvOtaurU 4 Dr. V-6 Loaded $17,450 Page 5A 1D ! / J§ ft M 99 F-150 Supercab 4X4’s 15 to choose from Low APR Available Prices too low to pr in t a§ court? §y to other dealers! 92 Corvette Leather, CO miles $16,995 97 Expedition Dual Air, 3rd Seat. Auto. 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