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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1983
Page
2
Pastor John Davis urges a spirit filled life focused on the fruit of the spirit. He contrasts gifts with patience self control and gentleness, citing Galatians 5 22 23 and a wife delaying a task to illustrate practical self control. He links patience to church progress and asks readers to pray for inner fruit so gifts are readily received.
Rocky Pitts son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Pitts of Shafter left San Francisco June 21 1983 to Seoul Korea as an students missionary After training in Tokyo he taught English and Bible classes at Seoul Seventh day Adventist Language Institute The Shield of Faith Revival Transport church holdings transferred to Christian Evangelistic Assemblies of Long Beach CA The CEA operates in Rosedale Bakersfield and Delano The congregation now Shafter Christian Assembly Pastor Thomas Baker and wife lead the family church effort with altered service days and times
The Shafter Woman's Club invites community women to a Membership Tea on September 13 at 2 p.m. at Vi Crabb's home 543 Pacific. Bev Hawkins and Barbara Judd co chair. Bea Thompson decorates. entertainment by Delia Leal. Rocky moves to Taejon Korea after seven week teaching term. attended Kern Elementary S D A Shafter Monterey Bay Academy and Pacific Union College.
The Shafter Press runs free wedding and engagement announcements birth notices club and church news. Submit by Monday noon to Society writer Jeanette Wheeler contact Mondays or Fridays at 746-4942 or 399-5925. Photos should be black and white if possible. color accepted if well exposed.
Dorothy Dalke announces retirement after ten years at the Coast to Coast store on Central Avenue. She plans to move to Coal Sapa Ida on September 18 and says she will miss longtime friends. Dalke came to Shafter from South Dakota with her late husband and has two sons, Michael and Phil. She looks forward to taking it easy in retirement.
Phillip and Carol Anne Bergen of Shafter will teach at a Bulawayo high school in Zimbabwe for three years with Mennonite Central Committee. Phillip, a 1980 Fresno Pacific College graduate, formerly taught English as a Second Language in Fresno and earned a 1983 linguistics credential from California State University Fresno. Carol earned a 1981 Fresno Pacific degree and teaching credentials, served as the president's secretary, and studied at Goshen College.
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