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laughed Allsberry, "I had a lot of friends and we d talk and visit on the way there and coming home "
Anna retired from the US. Postal Service m 2002 where she worked as a human resource specialist But several years earlier, m 1983. Anna decided to take a different path and began serious study for the ministry She was ordained in 1994 - the first woman to be ordained in her association. Anna gives a lot of credit to her husband and her two sons for their continued support of her "I'm a people person," said Anna. "When you're a pastor, you have to have unconditional love - which now spreads beyond your immediate family - and to everyone in your congregation,"
"Your heart lust has to get bigger," smiled Anna who works hard to help everyone she meets focus on the positive and get rid of negative energy "I want to build people up to see hope," said Allsberry who finds tremendous satisfaction in sharing her knowledge of God's word with others.
"If you want to hear the word, I'll go out and teach it," said Allsberry Whether It's one on one. two on two or whatever the si*e of the group Anna recalled one member that she ministered to over a two-year period - one on one - m her home "When you come to the word, your life is enriched and by praying with someone or asking someone to pray for you. you are exercising your faith."
"I've come home." said Allsberry of her native Rappahannock, While working with the postal service, her family was raised in Manassas but nearly 18 years ago, Allsberry returned to their present home on Ben Venue Road outside of Flint Hill, One ritual that hasn't gotten lost over her years of ministry is her time In the kitchen "Oh, my boys would fuss that there's no place to order a pi**a. I'd tell them, "every Sunday you can come home so.your mama can cook, you don't come home to eat pii*a,“
With the season of Lent starting this week, Anna has already decided to give up some of her favorite foods like fried chicken and one of her favorite sweets - lemon meringue pie, “I'm also going to cut down on drinking coffee." admitted Allsberry who said that by the time that Lent is over, her body will be conditioned not to crave these items.
When Anna retired in 2002. she was presented with a CD of several of her songs that she has written "I'm a songwriter," said Allsberry who performed the ten selections
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