In the Shadow of Angels - Softcover

Charles Maldon Sr, Maldon Sr.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1440197903 ISBN 13: 9781440197901

Verlag: iUniverse, 2010

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In his book In the Shadow of Angels, , Charles Maldon reflects upon that season of his life when he was without the peace of God. He presents the contribution of several extraordinary saints whom he addresses as angels who are largely responsible for his journey and victory into the perfect peace of God. He reveals the uniqueness of each angel and relates the love and care provided by each when he needed someone to encourage and stand by him on his march toward his purpose and calling in God.

These individuals displayed strength and character that became an incentive for him to strive to be the best person that God ordained him to be. Without them being there, his life in the Deep South would almost definitely have taken a different direction. By the mercy of God, he encountered each of them at a time when he was in desperate need of love and encouragement to keep from fainting. Each of them left him with a lifetime memory and a victory of healing and peace and thankfulness.

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Charles Maldon Sr. is the Pastor and proud servant leader of Sylvan Vista Baptist Church in Fairmount Heights, Maryland. His passion is to preach and teach the gospel and counsel the discouraged. He has published two other books, God, the Players and Victims and Someone has Misplaced my Identity.

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In the Shadow of Angels

By Charles Maldon Sr.

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Copyright © 2010 Charles Maldon Sr.
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ISBN: 978-1-4401-9790-1

Contents

Introduction.......................................xiThe Wheelchair Saint...............................1The Vernon High School Saint.......................47The Welfare Department Saint.......................83The Junior College Saints..........................97My College Sweetheart Saint........................111The Carpool Saint..................................129The Mother-in-Law Saint............................139The Godmother/Godfather Saints.....................153Past Reflections...................................163The Preparation....................................169A Period of Trial..................................175The Calling Came...................................183On the Fast Track..................................185Because They Dared to Care.........................189

Chapter One

The Wheelchair Saint

The sun peeked through the curtains of my mother's room as she stirred from sleep. She leaped out of bed and dressed for her work. She immediately sighed and thought, I must hurry or I am going to be late for work. She was a very conscientious employee and hated to be tardy for anything. Quickly, she dressed and grabbed her uniform for work. But then she remembered that she had not checked to see if she had everything that she needed. Within the last month, she had been able to obtain a very good job at the canning factory in Quincy, Florida. In addition, she worked as a cook for a very fine caf. Her mother had spent many hours teaching her how to cook. It seemed that half of the town was bragging about what a great cook she had become. Local residents from all around would come to taste and sample the food prepared by this nineteen-year-old young woman. Many of her customers would ask her how she became such a dynamic cook. She would only say, "I had to learn at an early age to in order to help take care of my baby sister." In both of her employment positions, she enjoyed praise and several commendations from her managers.

The fall of the year came and my mother had grown accustomed to not having her younger sister in her life because she had relocated to the bright city life that she longed for. She continued to reside with relatives in the area. Life was going terrific for her. And for once in her life, this young woman was full of splendor and excitement. There was not a more responsible person her age in the area where she was living. Her maturity level was seen by most to be equivalent to that of a thirty-year-old woman. A short time after cooking in the restaurant, Rosa Lee met a young man from Cunningham, Alabama. His name was Alphonso Maldon.

After consuming a scrumptious meal on the day he stopped by the restaurant, this man knew that he admired her beauty and loved the way she cooked. My mother had never dated before. Here she was about to enter an area of life that she had never bothered with previously. Her responsibilities kept her too busy to think much about a husband. My father had been coming to the diner to have meals regularly. Eventually he had gotten the nerve to ask her for a date. In the beginning she had replied, "I am too busy and don't have the time for dating." But Alphonso was a very persistent young man and would state, "Come on now, no one can be busy all the time." My mother had no intention of changing her mind. She continued to refuse the invitations. However, my father was just as persistent to go on a date with her.

Finally, after turning him down several times she consented. "Okay, I will go out with you but I am a very respectable woman, and I will not be sleeping with you or any other man before I am married." My father told her that he had only good intentions. To this my mother said, "In that case I will go out once but must be back in before ten. I am a working woman and am not tardy for work." There was something about my mother that really attracted my father.

The two dated for a while, and soon they became engaged and got married. That year of 1939 marked another major transition in the life of this mysterious and wonderful woman. She knew that her life was changingandwouldneverreturntothosetobaccofields,canningfactories, or living with her relatives. Another chapter was closing in her life, and she accepted it graciously. She had never been a person who complained about things anyway. This recent transition would not make or break this small-framed woman with dark skin and Indian facial features. She had already learned to accept transitions and disappointments in life.

A New Life Together

That summer they started their new life together and went to reside in Port St. Joe, Florida. During the early months of her marriage she continued to work. My father was a very skilled man. He obtained employment with the St. Joe Paper Company. Soon he had managed to purchase a truck for them. He had even begun to teach his wife how to drive. Getting into the swing of married life was not a real problem for my mother. The couple enjoyed the first year of their marriage tremendously. Having never dated but the one man, you might have expected her to experience adjustment issues. However, this was not the case at all. As a matter of fact, she adjusted very well to being a married woman.

Perhaps much of this quick adjustment was the result of her spiritual upbringing. Having grown up in her parents' and grandparents' home, my mother reaped the benefit of their relationships. She had excellent spiritual role models to teach her those things that helped one to build and sustain a good marriage. She had observed the closeness and kindness displayed and shared by both of them. Her grandparents and parents were lovable people. In fact, Rosa Lee never heard her grandparents or parents engaged in a marital argument. Over dinner one night as a young teenager, she asked her grandmother, "How can you stay married to the same person all these years and still get along so well together?" Mama's grandmother replied, "I learned early in life that loving someone is the beginning of a marriage, but having God in the marriage will determine the success and preservation of a close relationship." Spending her childhood and teenage years with her grandmother helped Rosa Lee to develop a healthy outlook about married life. Each day she found herself adjusting more to her marriage. Employment at the canning factory filled her days and kept her busy.

A short time after being married she became pregnant. This was a slice of life that Rosa Lee knew little about. Sure, she had been around relatives who had given birth before, but she had no family experience with pregnancy. This was a dilemma that she would learn to adjust to just as she had done throughout her life. As the days passed by, she became more used to the condition of being pregnant. The couple was elated that they were having their first child. Mama did not stop working during her pregnancy. In fact, she worked until her delivery date was near. Soon the delivery date arrived and she had to summon a midwife to deliver her first child. Alphonso and Rosa Lee had great expectations for their firstborn. The couple looked at each other and jointly exclaimed, "God has shown us favor in sending this child to us."

However, neither of them knew that their happiness would be short-lived. A brief time after being born the child passed, leaving them very sad. In spite of the tragedy, they got control...

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: iUniverse
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1440197903
• ISBN 13: 9781440197901
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 212
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