Covenanter Witness Vol. 86 - Rparchives.org

The Children's CornerFRED KARMA Y'S AMBITION REALIZEDMrs. Kenneth Sanderson(continued from last week)again pressed him to go on and he completed his master'sdegree in education in June 1966. The following summerThe same year that Fred arrived in America his good he took a group of students to France. This comingfriends, the Hayses arrived there for furlough. The summer he is hoping to attend Middlebury College infollowing year Dr. Hays became pastor of the Geneva Vermont, and then go to the Sorbonne University in Pariscongregation in Beaver Falls and again Fred was living in to study French the following school year.the same city with his "adopted" parents. Before long they Fred says two of the most precious verses in thehad offered to let him live in their home to help him out Bible for him are these: "But what things were gain to me,with his college expenses.those I counted loss for Christ. Yes, doubtless, and I countAs a boy in Syria, Fred had often enjoyed eating all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge ofdates, fn America he found the word date had another Christ Jesus my Lord; for whom I have suffered the loss ofentirely different meaning. Fred thought to himself, "Why all things that I may win Christ" (Phil. 3:7,8). Can you seeshouldn't I date like all the other boys and girls?" So hebegan to look around. He'd been praying for some timethat God would help him find a true Christian girl tomarry. In Geneva he noticed an attractive girl namedHelen Light. One day he approached her quite confidentlyand asked her to go out with him the following night. Tohis dismay she said, "No." Fred was sure Helen was the girlfor him, so he asked her again a few days later. This timeher no wasn't quite so emphatic and she decided to ask theadvice of some of her college friends as to whether sheshould date this Syrian boy or not.Louise encouraged her. "Go out and see foryourself. Maybe you'll like him. After all, one date doesn'tmean you've committed yourself to marrying him."Helen's parents lived in Altoona, Pennsylvania andthey were good Christians. They too didn't see why sheshouldn't date Fred, so the next time he asked her theanswer was "Yes." Friendship grew into love and, onAugust 22, 1959, Helen became Mrs. Fred Karmay.Now Fred confides, "She was an answer to myprayers. I asked God to lead and guide me to the right girland He did. Helen is a real Christian, a very good wife,helpful, understanding, reliable, dependable, and a goodmother. I am very proud of her." Today they have threelittle boys: James (11), Kenneth (7), and Dale (5). Maybesome of you who are reading this story know them.But we got ahead of our story. In the summer of1959, Fred passed another important milestone in his lifewhen he was graduated from Geneva with a B.S.-B.A. inbusiness and education.Temporarily satisfied with having reached that goal,he decided he must help other boys and girls get aneducation so he accepted a position teaching French inthe Beaver, Pennsylvania High School and he isstillteaching there.10Both Fred and Helen are active in their church, theGeneva Church, in Beaver Falls. Fred is a deacon and waspresident of the deacon board in 1970.As the years passed, Fred's desire for educationwhy?JumbledBible BirdsRearrange the letters to spell the names of birds andsay in which verses you find them.12345678Proverbs 30Jeremiah 8Psalm 102Proverbs 26Genesis 8Psalm 84Job 39COVENANTER WITNESS