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For all the recitals, ball games and school programs Dad sat through, treat him like a king, al a very affordable price. It s time lor a road trip
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time with her six great-grand
children.
"I love this place," she said.
"The staff has always been
fantastic to me. One thing
that has never changed here is
the compassion for students.
We work in every way to help
them while they are here and
to help them find a job."
commitment leaves the pro-
tected. easy realm of private
time spent with God. and
becomes a lifestyle lived
out in the open. With it you
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place in the Business Office
Technology classroom. Al          Valley,
day s end, she hopped back
aboard the bus and look stu-
dents back to their schools
Callahan’s dedication and
work ethic charmed CV Tech
staff. In 1986. she was hired
Chickasha ( ampus
tor Tracy Goyne describes
Callahan as an institution
who will be dearly missed
"in over 30 years, no other
in part to run the student
bookstore.
Thirty years later, she has
announced her retirement,
effective June 30.
Callahan, 66. of rura
Chickasha, said she looks
forward to spending more
ejen
Canadian Valley’s child
care center, and each of
those later graduated from
programs at the school
Callahan has seen a lot
"LVTNONs
person has touched as many
lives as Diana Callahan.
Goyne said. “She has not
been just a bookstore clerk,
an instructional assistant and
a bus driver. She’s also a
friend and a family member
children. Janice
will extend
te
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Grand Assembly of God
and six grandchildren.
Four of them attended
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Callahan Retiring After 30 Years
lot of places in my life, she
said. “I've been to a lot of
different counties "
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A Christian
trait you must not
neglect is cour-
age. With it you
can overcome the
fear that holds
you back from
doing what God
desires.
With it those
intentions the
Holy Spirit plac-
es in your heart,
become more that
just day-dream-
ing thoughts.
With it insecu-
rity becomes a
hurtle behind
you, not an obsta-
cle sitting in front
of you. With it
trolled country is met with People like Mehdi, make from denying Christ when
severe persecution. It is me feel so inferior and soft asked if you re a believe
against the law co evange- in my Christian stand. I am ( outage will encourage
lize in Iran. For someone to  not persecuted for being a  you to speak up for Ku.
the familiar,  convert to Christianity they  Christian, in fact I get paid  when others are idiswing
over the ore-  are rejected by their family,  for being a preacher. I  Him and His lotto
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ness for The Christians in those not treating me like an out- wrong.
Jesus           countries pay a high cost for cast. I've not been arrested. Courage will propel you
its time to  their  devotion  to Jesus,  treated as a criminal, or  to Ie I  your  family  and
develop some  They must have a tremen-  imprisoned.                  friends  about  J . s
courage! dous courage to stand for Yes. I’ve had people call what He can do in their
Ane of mv  Jesus                        me names, send hate mail,  lives.
personal Mehdi was arrested in throw beer cans and trash in Joshua 1 9 "Have I not
heroes is  1984. He  was beaten,  my yard, and even put a  commanded you. Be strong
Mehdi Dibaj.  abused, and treated as a  bullet hole in my front wm-  and of good courage: do not
His home  criminal, all for his dedica-  dow; but nothing like Mehdi  be afraid. nor be dismayed,
country is  lion to Jesus Christ and the  where the government tar-  for the LORD your God is
Iran. '        gospel message he preached,  geted him for death.         with you wherever you
He convert- in July of 1994, after 10 I want to be like Mehdi! I go. NKJ\
ed to Christianity from  years in an Iranian prison,  want  an uncompromising
Islam and became a preach-  Mehdi Dibaj was killed,  stand for Jesus Christ. I    I prayed for you.
er of the gospel. Preaching  Mehdi Dibaj was a martyr  want to live for Him regard-
the good news of Jesus  for Christ. He is one of my  less!                          PG
Christ in a Muslim con- heroes.                       Courage will keep you
And a lot of people f rom a
lot of countries have visited
Chickasha because of Calla-
han.
"I have housed 20 exchange
students over the years," she
" of changes in three a bus arive1 ™   ‘          Six from Russia. Another
S decades She believes friend and a family mt m     half-dozen from Germany.
" strongly in treatingpeople at t ns 5 In said her strong   Others from Vietnam, Colum
- right and working hauL ( ‘'* was developed bia. Brazil, Slovakia and
"Driving a bus so long. w Iorking in each of South Korea.
you hear lots of things,          "ities at Canadian Many of the exchange stu-
she said. “One day, 1 on                                   dents came from poverty, she
Photo Provided by cure heard students talking Irobably had many typi- said. So spending time in the
Diana Callahan is retiring after spending 30 about their mommas          i              bookstore country in Chickasha, Okla-
running the Student bookstore at had enough and puled XXr""he said “Thee homa, was a great thing for
over to the side of the  weremany days when ,  them.
r°"l told them Bovs, stepped in the back door that "One summer I had two
not do I didn't sit down until I went boys from Russia who liked
your mommas m.                                   like sleeping during the weekend
everything the Shew X hoyobhas been t meet on '"V trampoline," she said.
m7 he to.X’ dents needs whatever they They had beds in .he house
wouldn t be here. I d0 n t                                        they told me they could
mantnnepryoormmomrmasidh:    Beedes the great-grand- lay.....he irampolincand u
Aojln admits some peo- children. Callahan envisions stare up into the sky at II
pi ± hid norlike to know taking road ...... with hertwo stars. " was cold »here
she did this, but she said she sisters.                          they were from 10 sPend
couldn’t help it.                   "We haven’t planned any nights outside. I didn t mind