My name is Don Kesner. I am a journalist for a newspaper, “The Hampshire Review,” (hampshirereview.com) in Romney, WV., and also work as a photographer and columnist for the paper. I have been at my job for the last 15 years and love it. My wife, Myra, and I pastor a church in Augusta, WV, called Christ Community Church, or CCC for short. Thus the name of my blog, pastor d of ccc. We have a wonderful church with wonderful people. I have been the pastor there for the past five years and God has blessed the church abundantly. We have grown from a church, which had been through a split, and fallen to only about 15 people, to a moderate-sized congregation of nearly 100. I have a daughter, Jillian E. Kesner, 23, who graduated from Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, WV and now works on staff at Shepherd University.
I have a step-son, Danny, 30, and a step-daughter, Nicole, 28, of whom I am very proud of. And, I must brag and say that we have two wonderful grandsons, Gabriel, 5 and Cash, 3.
I am passionate about our religious rights and our freedom to worship God as we see fit. My Biblical beliefs are strong, and I believe that Jesus is still the “Way, the Truth and the Life.” No one comes to the Father, but through Him
Please visit our church Web site at http://www.cccaugustawv.com or e-mail the church at cccaugustawv@yahoo.com
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Hello Father Don,
I think I have called you that every since I could talk. I am getting married May 21st and was wondering if you would do me the honor of being the officiant? I will let you know that we will being going up a ski lift at Canaan Valley, WV and will understand if you would rather not. Thank you soo much for your time!!!
Love,
Desireè Bell
Desiree,
Thank you so much for the offer of being honored to do do your wedding. But at Canaan, on a ski lift, I don’t think that would be a good idea for me. If I can help in any other way, please let me know.
Pastor Don
Sir:
I noticed your blog when I was commenting on another Hampshire Review blog. I’ve only been back in Hamp. Co. for a couple of years; however, my parents lived in Augusta and attended Church at the Augusta Church of Christ for many years. On a couple of occasions, I had the pleasure of meeting their pastor at the time; he seemed like such a blessing to them. It seems that his name might have been Kesner. Were you formerly at the other congregation, or have I misremembered?
No I was never with Augusta Church of Christ
Pastor Kesner,
In chapter 5 of James, verses 14 & 15 it says if a person believes in God’s healing power of the spirit and claim the healing by faith in the name Jesus Christ ,you are healed. Ten years ago I went to a revival and had the pastor and other hands laid on me and was anointed with oil. I believed at that time that I was healed when I experienced a RADIANT HEAT and I knew then I would not need the surgery I was about to have. After 2 months I was getting prepared for the surgery when I talked to my surgeon that morning what I did. He said let’s do another MRI and if all looks clear he would go fishing and I can go home. I still needed the surgery but I was under the grace and eyes of God as those doctors removed the scar tissue they had to remove. Would my condition be worse today if I have not had the surgery almost ten years ago? God only knows, as I still have that condition that I have had since 5 months old that James chapter 5 was suppose to had removed from my body. How can a person expect all other challenges, trials & tribulations that you’re to count all joy over, when the biggest and most important time in life when you claim a promise and healing yet it was not given to you, when I had all of 150% faith I had then? We’re to glorify & bless Gods name, yet when a person sees where God did not do as it is written, I am not so confident in the faith as I was on 5-5-01 and on 7-11-01. I was also on 7-11-01 not afraid of death as I knew as Paul said,, to live is to die and to die is gain. In that time period and months before 5-5-01, I prayed and meditated before going to that revival knowing this surgery was an option for the past 9 months. I knew after 5-5-01 I was healed as I am not healed 100% as I wanted to have been healed, maybe 80% as there’s always a risk with my condition and other possible things could had happened that did not. Please tell me how do I get this other 20% and/or whatever else the cause is of this condition, out of my life. Matthew chapter 6 says we are not to worry over what we eat, drink, shelter & clothing. Maybe shelter & clothing are no risks but foods and drinks are today for me still anyway. Still I claimed the promise and knew by faith I was healed as events proved in the past almost ten years that is not so. God is the great healer I know. I do not understand WHY ??? at 5 months old when I did nothing to myself or was old enough to know from Right & Wrong, Left & Right etc… why this condition attacked me and has been with me ever since. Tell me where the justification is for this and I may be able to handle it if there is justification for what I am tired of having to live with. Living with a condition may be okay if rejection/s were not a part of it. That seems like the only thing I have in common with Jesus yet I know he will not reject me on that day as I am one of his.
Dear Don Kesner,
I was asked to get a better copy of an article named Zubair brought joy into our lives that you wrote about for the Hampshire Review on January 19, 2011. I have researched the website but I cannot find it.
Would you know how I could get a better copy?