Capitol Ministries

24 CM 2019 | State Capitols OKLAHOMA E very lesson that Cheyne Day taught on the Sermon on the Mount in some way applied to what Oklahoma senators and representatives were grappling with that week. Teaching on the Beatitudes, Pastor Day quoted Jesus in Matthew 5:37, "But let your statement be, 'Yes, yes' or 'No, no'; anything beyond these is of evil." "I spoke about the importance of letting your words be true and I said, 'Believe it or not, sometimes in the political realm, people lie' and they were all astonished to hear that!" he quipped. "Aer the study, several senators told me they wished everyone in the capitol could hear that. And that is the ultimate goal, to get the Word out with the printed Bible studies and to create additional ministries." In his first year as ministry leader, Pastor Day has con- centrated on the Senate study which is attended by up to 30 members. He is making plans to expand a house ministry with the approval of the capitol chaplain who is currently leading the study. Pastor Day has also set his sights on cre- ating a ministry for constitutional officers and the judiciary aer meeting with a supportive judge. In the latter part of the year Pastor Day's wife, Misty, who is gied in administration and hospitality, joined as ministry partner and the two have been making the five-and-a-half- hour drives every week from their home in Arkansas to the Oklahoma capital. A move to Oklahoma, which is Pastor Day's home state, is planned in 2020 aer the couple's son, Calvin, graduates from high school. At that time, Pastor Day will be making the five-and-a-half-hour drive to Arkansas to begin a ministry to legislators there. e ultimate goal is to find a Bible-teaching evangelist to lead the Arkansas ministry, but until that happens, Pastor Day will serve both states. In the meantime, he is working to raise funding for the self-supporting ministry leader position so he may work full time in ministry. e couple says it's been a blessing to work together in ministry. "We feel we are positioned in this place for such a time as this," Pastor Day said. capital: Oklahoma City population: 4 million governor: Kevin Stitt legislature: 149 members Cheyne Day State Director, Oklahoma Oklahoma State Capitol A brilliant sunset over the Oklahoma plains highlights the remnants of a tumbledown, yet picturesque barn

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