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Mount Enon Missionary Baptist Church 1501 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way Dayton, OH 45402 Pastor Cory J. Pruitt Website Www.Mtenonbaptistlive.Org Sunday School – 8:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship – 10 AM Mount Enon Youth Church – 9:30 AM Daily Prayer Line – 7 AM and 9 PM (Dial 937-265-4344 – Ext. 101, Enter Code 502801253#) Listen to Mount Enon Every Sunday 12-12:30 PM on WGNZ – Soul of Dayton – 98.7 Dayton Spiritual TV, Digital Channel 992 Tuesdays at 3:30 PM and Saturdays at 6:30 AM Weekly Prayer Meeting Wednesday at 9:30 AM and 5:45 PM Weekly Bible Study Wednesday – 11 AM and 6:30 PM Saturday – 11 AM MT ENON MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH | THE VOICE 2.0
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MT. ENON’S VISION STATEMENT
MOTTO Our motto is "Because We Care, We Share". We share our love, resources, and faith with all. We are a Christian family and invite all to become children of God in the fullest way by receiving the teachings and gift of salvation.
MISSION Our Mission is to maintain the general design of the Church as outlined in the New Testament of the Holy Bible. To extol and magnify Christ and His teachings: To promote the spiritual and moral welfare of its members. To advance the Christian faith and religion: To enforce good order: To aid the needy and suffering within the sphere of its influence both within the congregation and community.
The vision of Mount Enon Missionary Baptist Church is to: EXALT the Lord through worship, EVANGELIZE the Lost through relationships, EDIFY, EDUCATE and EMPOWER the Laity through discipleship and to ENCOURAGE the Laborers through fellowship. Because we are a striving congregation in Dayton, Ohio, which has been called and commissioned to become a group of believers in whom the Lord will be well pleased by developing each member as true disciples of Jesus Christ: We will LOVE the Lord according to Deuteronomy 30:1516 We will LEARN the Word according to Deuteronomy 17:18-20 We will LIVE the Word according to Joshua 1:8 and We will LEAD the World through the Word according to Acts 1:8 We are challenged today, to get involved, and take responsibility, and we must understand that we are ambassadors of Christ and of Mt. Enon Missionary Baptist Church. We decree and order that all Mt. Enon Missionary Baptist Church would experience a greater move of God in their lives because they submit to live by God’s biblical order to win Lives to Christ. “God can do anything, you know-far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us.” (Ephesians 3:20) Pastor Cory Pruitt
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THE VOICE 2.0
Contents
Volume I, Issue 2 December 2018
Ministry Voice -Vanessa Givens
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Youth Voice- Johnnie Freeman
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Community Voice – Andrea Foy
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Christmas Quiz
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Member Voice – Lois Foy
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Let’s Talk – Judith Dammons
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Fun and Games
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Quiz Answers
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Entertainment
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Answers
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Senior Voice – Pat Martin
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Song
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Editors-in-Chief – Pastor Cory J. Pruitt – Andrea Foy Managing Editor – Lois Foy Contributors –
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Sis. Judith Dammons Sis. Andrea Foy Sis. Lois Foy Sis. Glennia Gilyot Sis. Vanessa Givens Bro. Johnnie Freeman Sis. Pat Martin
The Mt. Enon Magazine is produced monthly.
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Ministry Voice MISSION AND EVANGELISM MINISTRY
Mission and Evangelism Ministry Board Representative The Mt. Enon Missionary Baptist Church’s Mission and Evangelism Ministry (MEM) is expanding. As a part of this expansion, all Ministries, Boards, Classes etc., needs a representative on the Mission and Evangelism Ministry Board. The responsibility of the MEM Representative will be to help develop churchwide Mission and Evangelistic strategies; to help develop the MEM yearly Calendar; to convey Mission and Evangelistic ideas from their Ministry to the MEM Board and the MEM Board to their Ministry; All Presidents, Chairpersons and Ministry Leaders, as soon as possible, please identify who will be the Mission representative from your group and give their contact information to Vanessa Givens, Mission and Evangelism Ministry Chair or Edna Dudley-Baldwin, Mission and Evangelism Co-Chair. You may also place this information in the Mission and Evangelism mailbox located in the Church office.
New Members’ Fellowship Breakfast
Little Sister Paris Daniels and Sister Otis Mae Wilson
Each 5th Sunday, the Annabelle Howard Ministry hosts a New Member Fellowship Breakfast. This Breakfast is for all new members who has joined the Mt. Enon Family during 2018. The next New Members’ Fellowship Breakfast will be December 30, 2018 during the Sunday School hour 8:30-9:30 am. All New Members Are Welcome! MT ENON MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH | THE VOICE 2.0
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New Guild Girls On November 10, 2018, Mt. Enon had four girls inducted into the Hattie Jackson Guild Girls at the Northwestern Ohio Missionary Baptist Association Capping Ceremony, which was held at Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church. Mt. Enon had the largest number of girls to become Guild Girls. The young ladies who have joined this Missionary sorority are Sister Desiree Bass, Sister Nakya Vance, Sister Ke’ona Garrett and Sister Kenneday Jordan-Long.
Congratulations to Mt. Enon’s newly caped Guild Girls
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Youth Voice
Boy Scouts Boy Scout Troop 75 With close support from senior leadership of Mt. Enon Missionary Baptist Church, the troop has been on multiple exciting monthly outings since its inception in May of this year. Recent events include: District Camporee at Woodland Trails, Camden OH The scouts who ventured to Woodland Trails in October faced fall camping weather and were able to participate in activities including smallbore and black-powder riflery, axe throwing, and geocaching. A Halloween Celebration Scouts planned games, music, and costumes for a Halloween Celebration. They played several tabletop games and worked on their best scary stories. Thanksgiving Feast At time of publication of this article, Troop 75 will have enjoyed Friendship and Fellowship during a traditional Thanksgiving meal, cooked (mostly!) over an open flame. Future Plans In the month of December, scouts will have the opportunity to visit the Neil Armstrong Museum, and participate in an overnight rock-climbing experience. Troop 75 will continue to meet at 6pm on First and Third Mondays each month. For information regarding enrollment in Boy Scout Troop 75 (Ages 13-18), or coordination of events, please email: B. Keith Johnson, MD 75Scoutmaster@gmail.com
Dayton Dragon Game- scouts with ladies who sung the national anthem
Find out more about the Scouts, follow and support them by liking their Facebook Page.
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Community Voice
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Following is a description of the new exhibit: The African American Visual Artists Guild (AAVAG) announces its next 2-year project/exhibit: Exposition Through Art - Historic African American Churches of Southwest Ohio. Fifteen artists' renderings pay homage to churches in existence for 75 years or more actively serving their members and the community at large with Christian leadership, outreach activities, and the ongoing struggle for civil rights. Churches included are in Dayton, Springfield, Yellow Springs, Xenia, Wilberforce, Middletown, and Cincinnati. Craig Screven created this exhibits entry honoring Mt Enon. The exhibit is currently housed at AAVAG's gallery located on the 2nd floor of Central State Dayton at 840 Germantown Street. The exhibit runs from now til December 19th and viewing hours are Mon thru Thurs 9am to 8pm. Fridays 9 to 5. Most Saturday's from at least 9am to noon. A 24-month calendar depicting each of the works of art is available for $20 each and special arrangements can be made with AAVAG for those churches wishing to use the calendar as a fund raiser. Proceeds from the calendar sales are used to support project expenses and to supply gift cards for art supplies to young developing artists. AAVAG is now scheduling the exhibit to appear at various churches and art galleries throughout southwest Ohio starting in January 2019 through September 2020. -Andrea Cummings
VOCATION VIEW Love of God and love of neighbor are not mutually exclusive, but rather are mutually enriching. Demonstrate the love you have for God by acting in service to your neighbor in Christ. (Mark 12:28-34)
For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. —Romans 3:23-24 NLT MT ENON MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH | THE VOICE 2.0
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Here's a Christmas Quiz with 20 questions for you to try! Don’t peek at the answers! 1. What's the name of the period leading up to Christmas? 2. How many Wise Men brought gifts to Jesus? 3. How does Good King Wenceslas like his pizzas? 4. What was the name of John the Baptist's Mother? 5. Who brings presents to children in Holland on the 5th/6th December? 6. How many letters are in the angelic alphabet? 7. In what town was Jesus born? 8. How many presents were given in total in the 12 Days of Christmas? 9. In what decade was the first Christmas card sent in the UK? 10. What country did the family escape to? 11. How many of Rudolph's eight companions’ names start with 'D'? 12. What country did Christmas Trees originate from? 13. Who was the Jewish King who ordered the babies to be killed? 14. What's the second line of "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas"? 15. What was Joseph's job? 16. Who started the custom of Wassailing? 17. Who were first people to visit the baby Jesus? 18. What's lucky to find in your Christmas Pudding? 19. What Angel visited Mary? 20. Where did the baby Jesus sleep?
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Member Voice I FELL DOWN, BUT I GOT UP. In 1900 a prominent white politician Alfred Moore Waddell of Wilmington North Carolina, told a crowd of whites that if they found “the Negro out voting,” they should warn him to leave, and “if he refused, kill him, shoot him down in his tracks” (Crow 117). In 2018, on my way to vote, I was crossing a parking lot at my polling station. A politician came running up talking to me. The moment of distraction caused me to miss stepping up on the sidewalk. I stumbled face down onto the pavement. The woman that was talking to me began screaming, tugging at me trying to get me up. She was hysterical. People black and white men and women came running to my aid, quickly getting me on my feet. Blood was dripping from my face. Mass confusion ensued, but I was determined, to vote. I kept repeating, I am alright, “I am going to vote.” As the parking lot returned to normal. I steadied my gait, was taken to a bathroom by a nurse and the woman who was with me when I fell. They made sure the bleeding was in control also offered (insisted)to take me to the Emergency Room. I assured them I was ok. With hands full of bloodied tissue, I made my way to the voting booth and voted. The lady that was with me when I fell had sent her husband in the voting area, he insisted he would take me to the doctor. I thanked him and promised to go directly to the Emergency for treatment, which I did. They checked me out gave instructions of how to manage my injuries and to see my Family doctor the next day. Standing at the voting machines, I understood why I could not leave, I felt that I was standing on the shoulders of those men in Wilmington, North Carolina a city close to my home town of Clinton, North Carolina, who was warned to stay away from the polls or face the threat of dying for the right to vote. In North Carolina, in 1898, voter suppression and physical intimidation was used as charges of Negro domination was used to suppress voters because blacks outnumbered whites and held considerable political power. In the city of Wilmington, North Carolina, a bloody coup d’etat occurred in which whites deposed the black elected city government, ran out of town all black Politicians, and the black newspaper editor, Alex L. Manly who had written a biting editorial on the hypocrisy of lynching, and killed between seven and thirty blacks. Not stopping with inflammatory rhetoric, by 1900, the white Democrats in Wilmington, North Carolina mounted a massive program of fraud, intimidation, and violence to assure their victory. Black men were kept away from voting for the next four or five decades. My Master’s Theses was focused on the “Disfranchisement of Black Men in the 1898 Wilmington Race Riot.”
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I got up because while attending North Carolina A & College in the sixties, I was part of the Civil Rights movement (Woolworth Counter Sit Ins) that started in Greensboro, North Carolina, and spread quickly through- out the South. I got up because, I realized that was standing on the shoulders of those four young men in the Woolworth store refusing to leave until they were served. Many other Civil Rights icons Rosa Parks, John Lewis, Medgar Evers, and the four little girls killed in a Birmingham Baptist Church and of course Dr. Martin Luther King. These brave and courageous Civil Rights Leaders made it possible passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that skyrocketed voting in southern states, especially Mississippi and Alabama. Ironically, in 2018 these two states are still struggling with voter suppression. I stood up because in this mid-term election millions had campaigned for change from the vitriol, negativity and threats from our political leaders designed to keep all minorities and the poor from exercising and experiencing their civil rights, including babies. My experience was physically painful but at the same time emotionally gratifying. In 2018 this political climate of hate is still coming from our top political leaders, just as it was in Wilmington North Carolina, threating black men with death in 1900. I stood up because when I fell down, I witnessed what this election was all about. I saw people who represented what this election was all about. A country who valued our humanity and cares for our people. People of every race, men women, black and white rushed to my aid, not concerned with who I was but concerned for my health, and well-being as a human being. Assisting me to the voting machines and still offering to drive me to the hospital as I was leaving the polling station. The results of the Mid-Term election showed that more than 8 million people voted to put a check on our current political direction. I fell down, but more than 8 million people got up and voted with me. The country stood up. What we have experienced the past two years and ended in November 6th, 2018 reminds us that Jeremiah says; God’s mercy can never invalidate God’s will for justice. For among my people there are wicked men, . . . Their houses are full of Fraud. As a cage is full of birds. They grow rich and grand Bloated and rancorous: Their thoughts are all of evil And they refuse to do justice, The claim of the orphan they do not put right Nor do they grant justice to the poor. (Jeremiah 5:26-28) - Lois E. Foy, Historian and Educator
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Let’s Talk…. A Little About Elections
by Judith Dammons
In the past twelve US presidential elections, approximately 55% of the voting age population have gone to the polls and cast their ballots. Midterm elections, as the word implies, occurring halfway between the presidential elections, have voters choosing federal, state and local politicians. Voter turnout for these elections traditionally is lower, hovering around 40%. Experts have studied the varied and many reasons for the gap, which I won’t delve into at this time. November 6, 2018 is said to have hit nearly 50% of the voting population, numbers not seen in about fifty years. This could have been the year that the first African American female governor in the US could have occupied the Georgia mansion. Stacey Abrams was narrowly defeated in a breath holding contest that had eyes around the world watching. Also, Florida could have placed Mayor Andrew Gillum as head of the state. He could have been only the third African American male governor in this country. (Now some historians may want to include Louisiana’s Pinckey B. S. Pinchback, who briefly served as acting governor from Dec. 9, 1872 to Jan. 13, 1873, but that’s for another history lesson). Gillum’s race was too close to call on election night. However, after recounts and days later, Abrams and Gillum yielded to their opponents. Currently three of the one hundred U.S. Senators are African American, the highest number ever serving at one time. There has only been a total of ten Senators in the history of Congress. According to one congressional researcher, there are now forty-seven African American men and women in the House of Representatives out of four hundred thirty-five members of the House. And of course, there is the one and only African American President, Barack Obama, who was elected in 2008 and 2012. What’s my point? Since the United States became an independent nation in 1776, this highly civilized and developed land is now 241 years old. This writer finds these facts rather startling. Imagine, if you will, those of us who exercise our hard-right to vote, could persuade just one, new registered voter to do the same. Maybe these political offices would not be so elusive, becoming more inclusive of the actual voting age population of this nation. Trivia questions: 1) Who was the first African American Senator since the 1900’s? 2) Who was the first African American female Senator elected to Congress? 3) What state elected the first African American Governor in 1990? Answers to previous Let’s Talk Ernie Davis; Frederick “Fritz” Pollard; Doug Williams; Tony Dungy
Answers will be in the next edition of The Voice.
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FUN AND GAMES
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Bible Activities for Children Bible Quiz 1. What was the first thing that God created? 2. Which day did God create plants? 3. What was the boat Noah built called? 4. How many of each type of animal did Noah have on the ark? 5. What is the symbol of God's promise to Noah? 6. Who received the 10 commandments from God? 7. What are we told to do in the fifth commandment? 8. What was the name of Moses' brother? 9. What food do we ask God to give us in the Lord's prayer? 10. People look on the outward appearance, but what does God look on? 11. His father gave him a coat of many colors. 12. Who was thrown into a lions' den by King Darius? This person prayed to God three times a day. 13. This young boy defeated a giant. 14. This prophet was swallowed by a fish. 15. What animal was often used for transportation in the Bible? 16. Who was the Son of God? 17. What was the name of Jesus' mother? 18. What did Jesus' father do for a job? 19. Jesus told a parable about a prodigal_____
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20. What is the shortest verse in the Bible? 21. How many disciples or apostles did Jesus have? 22. Which of the apostles betrayed Jesus? 23. What is another name for the sermon on the mount? 24. What did Jesus feed to 5,000 people 25. What was the name of the Sea where Jesus calmed a storm.
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Entertainment Voice
THE NUTCRACKER SCHUSTER CENTER - DECEMBER 2018 1ST WEEK Fri. 14, 7:30 ~ Sat. 15, 2:30 & 7:30 ~Sun. 16, 2:30 2ND WEEK Thur. 20, 7:30 ~ Fri. 21, 2:30 & 7:30 ~ Sat. 22, 2:30 & 7:30 ~ Sun. 23, 2:30 PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY composer
The Littlest Angel A dance imagination of the classic Christmas children's book The Littlest Angel, is the heart-warming tale of a young angel, whose reckless innocence trips him up in heaven. Ultimately, his humble gift to the Christ child, soon to be born, reveals why Christmas is the season for giving. Bring the whole family. Friday, Dec. 14, 7:30 pm, Saturday, Dec. 15, 3 pm, Saturday, Dec. 15, 7:30 pm University of Dayton, Kennedy Union Boll Theatre, 300 College Park Drive, Dayton Tickets: $25.00, $22.50 military/senior, $12.50 student Visit https://www.dcdc.org/season for more information. Presented in part by Dayton International Airport, JYG Innovations & Premier Health
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THE VOICE-REPRINT Prayer Line That we should pray goes without saying. The bible tells us that we "ought always pray”. But it’s one thing to say it and another to see it in action. Our pastor had a vision of a congregation in prayer, not just on Sundays or Wednesday prayer meetings, but every day. It was new; it was different…none of us were sure how it was going to work. We had some hiccups. Technology was not always our friend, but as we kept at it, we found our niche. We found our groove. And we found God on the line—and each other. This time together, each day at 7 a.m. and each evening at 9 p.m. has become the spiritual glue that bonds many of us each together. As you get on the line, you often hear people introducing themselves to each other, getting to know each other and sharing their concerns. And it’s not just Mt. Enon. Social media has spread the word about the prayer line all over the country. And people are calling in---from Texas, from Alabama, from Tennessee, desiring to share time with us, to hear an encouraging word, to lay their requests before God and know that we will continue to pray for God to cover them in every area of their lives. And the testimonies are coming…sick bodies being healed, relationships being repaired, financial crises being resolved—all because we pray in faith, all because we believe God, all because our biggest prayer is to be in alignment with His will. You know, my car needs a frontend alignment. I can tell, because it pulls to the left when it should be going straight; sometimes the steering wheel vibrates and the tread on my tires is wearing unevenly. How many of our lives are like that? Prayer is our front-end alignment. It pulls our lives back in order; makes us go straight, keeps our lives balanced and helps us to weather the storms without the storms wearing us out. You don’t have to get on every day. You don’t even have to say anything. But we encourage you to get on the line. We encourage you to get in the boat with us. To start and end every day in prayer. We’ve seen the difference it makes in others and I’ve seen the difference it makes— in me! Prayer Line: EVERY DAY 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. (only 30 minutes) Dial 937-265-4344 Dial extension 101 You will hear a voice saying RING CENTRAL. Then put in the access code, 502801253 and press the pound # key. - Rev. Kima Cunningham
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DLTK's Bible Activities for Children Bible Quiz Answers 1. LIGHT 2. THIRD 3. AN ARK 4. TWO 5. RAINBOW 6. MOSES 7. HONOR OUR FATHER AND OUR MOTHER 8. AARON 9. BREAD 10. the HEART 11. JOSEPH 12. DANIEL 13. DAVID 14. JONAH 15. CAMEL or DONKEY (either answer is correct) 16. JESUS 17. MARY 18. CARPENTER 19. SON 20. JESUS WEPT 21. TWELVE 22. JUDAS 23. THE BEATITUDES 24. FIVE LOAVES OF BREAD AND TWO SMALL FISH 25. THE SEA OF GALILEE
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1. Advent 2. More than one, the Bible doesn't say how many! 3. Deep pan, crisp and even! 4. Elizabeth 5. St. Nicholas 6. 25; 'no el'!!! 7. Bethlehem 8. 364 9. 1840s - 1843 by Sir Henry Cole 10. Egypt 11. Three - Dasher, Dancer and Donner 12. Germany - it was Latvia, but it was part of German then! 13. King Herod 14. Just like the ones I used to know 15. Carpenter 16. The Anglo Saxons - it means 'good health' 17. Shepherds 18. A six pence 19. Gabriel 20. In a manger
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Senior Voice SENIOR MOMENTS: Inspirational 80-year-old deals with loss of legs, vision •
By CATHY DYSON THE FREE LANCE–STAR Aug 24, 2018
Maria Cabey, 80, works out with assistance from her caretaker, Monique Pierce, at Anytime Fitness in Spotsylvania. Cabey is blind and lost both legs to diabetes but has always been active and visits the gym almost every day. •
PHOTOS BY Mike Morones / The Free Lance–Star/
Anytime Fitness’ William Foxx says of Cabey’s hard work and dedication: ‘She should inspire everyone to work out.’ Cabey doesn’t complain about her health problems. ‘I am very, very blessed with the things I can do.’ Maria Cabey, 80, works out with assistance from her caretaker Monique Pierce at Anytime Fitness in Spotsylvania, Va. on Aug. 17, 2018. Cabey is blind and lost both legs to diabetes but has always been active and visits the gym almost every day. Maria Cabey couldn’t see the boxing gloves being put on her hands; she’s been blind for more than a year. Nor could she stand up and face the punching bag; she’s lost both legs, along with her vision, to diabetes. But the 80-year-old could hear the music, and when a Latin song came over the airwaves at a Spotsylvania County gym where she exercises almost daily, Cabey started dancing in her wheelchair. Cabey is from the Caribbean island of Dominica, and her accent—and rhythm—speak to her island roots. As the music played, she moved her arms, hips and even the stumps of both legs to the beat. Others stopped what they were doing to watch Cabey, who then whaled away at the punching bag, smiling the whole time.
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“She’s awesome,” said William Foxx, owner of Anytime Fitness at Spotsylvania Courthouse. “She’s a hard worker, consistent, pleasant, dedicated. She should inspire everyone to work out.” Cabey’s family physician, Dr. Donna Gamache, thought the same. She suggested a story on Cabey because of the older woman’s positive attitude. “I spend my days talking to people about taking care of themselves, and they all have excuses why they can’t do it,” Gamache said. “Ms. Cabey … is absolutely inspirational.” Cabey is beginning to wonder if that’s her purpose at this stage of life. She hasn’t totally accepted that diabetes caused her ailments—she said she’s always been too active and eaten too well to believe she had the disease. But she’s also realized there comes a time when it’s pointless to ponder the past. “I have come to the conclusion it was meant to be,” she said, speaking softly, “and I’m not gonna fight it.” Being overweight and physically inactive typically contribute to the onset of diabetes, but genetics and family history also play key roles, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
KEPT ON MOVING Cabey had both knees replaced about a decade ago when she was living in Alabama. She said everyone around her was amazed that she kept right on moving. “If you had seen me digging the soil with a heavy plow after I had the first knee replacement, digging my garden, you would know,” she said. She believes circulation problems started after that and eventually resulted in both legs being removed above the knees. The first was in May 2016 and the second in February 2017. There were vision problems throughout, and total blindness set in shortly after the second amputation. Cabey moved in with her youngest daughter, Noreen Ash, in Spotsylvania about three years ago. Ash said her mother has diligently taken her diabetes medication since then, but she doesn’t know about before. She believes her mother was diagnosed with diabetes about 25 years ago. As expected, Cabey dealt with some depression after the second amputation and vision loss. “She’s very independent,” Ash said. “It’s been hard for her, not being able to do the stuff that she used to do. But she’s coming to terms with the situation. It took a little while, but it’s coming.”
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Cabey came to the United States for a better way of life about 40 years ago. She earned her master’s degree in social work, and while living in New York, walked to a nearby park almost every morning. She regularly walked to and from her job, as well. She confirmed there were times, after the amputations, when she didn’t have a firm grip on what was happening to her. Only when an occupational therapist showed her how to put on her underwear did she realize how much her life had changed. “Now, I’m getting better in my understanding,” she said, her voice growing stronger as she focused on the here and now. “Most of us like to talk about the things we don’t have, but we don’t embrace what we do have. I am very, very, very blessed with the things that I can do.”
‘NOT SHY AT ALL’ Just getting out of the house has brought improvements for Cabey, her daughter said. The older woman has an aide, Monique Pierce, who’s with her daily, and Cabey keeps her hopping. The two started going to the gym almost a year ago and usually take in aerobics class at least once a week. “I’ll say, ‘Do eight more’ and she’ll take over from there,” said Lisa Rose, the aerobics instructor. “She’s not shy at all. She always has a big smile on her face.” Other times, Cabey and Pierce hit the equipment. Pierce rolls Cabey’s chair up to a weight bar, sets the amount she’s lifting at 15 to 20 pounds, and stands in front of her, ready to help. After the weight bar and punching bag, Pierce positions Cabey’s locked wheelchair at a certain point in the floor. Then, Pierce quietly instructs Cabey to put out her right or left hand to grab the ends of a thick rope. Cabey wraps her spindly fingers around each end and whips the conditioning rope, up and down or side to side. Often, she sucks in her lips in concentration. Her flexed muscles are obvious under her purple T-shirt, and it’s clear that a strong core keeps her from toppling out of the chair. After the workout, she heads to the bathroom. Some might scoff at the notion of showering in a gym, but Cabey thanks God for the facility because she doesn’t have a roll-in shower at home. She insisted that a reporter watch her demonstrate, while fully clothed and water off, how she maneuvers from the chair to the shower stall. “You see how blessed I am?” she said, referring to the popular phrase that God opens a window after he closes a door. “He only opens windows. That is my belief.” -Contributed by Sis Pat Martin
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"When We Pray"
Tauren Wells - Lyrics People hurting, people broken Beaten down and feeling hopeless Wonder if it's gonna always be this way Who will speak up for the captive Show some love and heal a past that Binds the wounds we think will never go away But what if we could be a people on our knees As one before the King 'Cause we believe All the world starts changing When the church starts praying Strongholds start to break Oh, when we pray Prison walls start shaking At the sound of praising Nothing stays the same Oh, when we pray Oh, when we pray, oh I see revival rising I see hope on the horizon As a generation stepping out in faith Because we will be a people on our knees As one before the King Yeah we believe All the world starts changing When the church starts praying Strongholds start to break Oh, when we pray Prison walls start shaking At the sound of praising Nothing stays the same Oh, when we pray Oh, when we pray, oh Let Your kingdom come, Lord Let Your will be done All the world starts changing When the church starts praying Strongholds start to break Oh, when we pray
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1501 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way Dayton, OH 45402 Website Www.Mtenonbaptistlive.Org 937-222-0867 Pastor Cory J. Pruitt
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