OEJ
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Dear shefner,
Well, I preach and used to travel almost as far sometime not knowing if anyone would show up. To understand what Pastor Daniels was doing, we have to understand why she chose to preach at that church, they have others. She knew the two remaining members and they could not be counted on to drive into Oklahoma City. Maybe she figured she would bring others back to the church, it had been there awhile.
There are those of us who believe that property where a church has been dedicated is always dedicated. My church is currently working with a Methodist church to continue to utilize some property they have, they offered it to us and we are not Methodists. Non-denominational. They don't want to see property they bought to do the Lord's business used as a mini-mall or a massage parlor or whatever.
I want people to consider the following. One year after Pastor Daniels died, the church was leveled and nobody else came by to take care of it or offer services to the people of Anadarko. The denomination she belonged to gave up on Anadarko. There is a line in the bible, it says to walk into a town preaching the word and that if nobody responds, leave the town and shake the dust of the town off of your shoes (roughly).
A church is not a building, it is not a denomination, it is not a Pastor, it is a body of believers. That is what the bible says. As for the two members of the church, they knew the hours that Pastor Daniels would be there, they knew when she arrived and when she left. One of them called himself a Bishop of the church. She came on the chance that others would come and that is true faith, she didn't give up on that town or the people there.
Yes, I think she was just a dear sweet lady who had a calling to minister to anyone who came by, and IIRC, all kinds of people would stop by on occasion. It wasn't just limited to two people ever, right? Unfortunately, someone living nearby knew her pattern and attacked her viciously. If it's not IK, it is a serial killer in the making and, he will do it again if he thinks he can get away with it.