World Looks To Iowa On Caucus Night
US Republican hopeful Ben Carson spoke at the Oskaloosa First Assembly of God Church during the Sunday morning service.
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Sunday morning in Iowa is often filled with hymns, prayers, and family, friends and neighbors sitting down together after a Sunday morning church service.
For presidential candidate Ben Carson, church on Sunday morning meant a stop by the Assembly of God church in Oskaloosa, where he shared his testimony.
Carson didn’t stray into the political world during his 20 minutes in front of the nearly 300 attendees of morning service, instead shared his story of how he became a Christian, and how his life was impacted by his mother.
“You wouldn’t have thought my life would end up being a doctor. I was a terrible student and was growing up in poverty after my parents got divorced,” said Carson of his early childhood.
Carson spoke about the temper he had as a child, and at the age of 14 he became aware that he needed God’s help, so he picked up a bible, “opened it to the book of Proverbs and all these versus about hatred.”
“Verse after verse; Chapter after chapter; and I came to understanding as I prayed,” said Carson of his early steps into Christianity.
“People who don’t understand the power of God and how it can change a person think that is fantasy, that that can’t happen. They just don’t know how God works,” said Carson.
After the service was completed, Carson greeted and took a photo with every person that wished to meet him, before leaving shortly before 12:30pm.
Across town in the Cellar Peanut Pub, journalists from the German television RTL were talking with potential caucus goers about their choice for president.
German television RTL interviews Eric Palmer about Donald Trump and the Iowa Caucuses during their stop to Oskaloosa on Sunday evening.
The station singled out the Oskaloosa establishment after a mention in a GQ article from when presidential hopeful Donald Trump was in Oskaloosa in July.
Inside the pub, they found voters like Eric Palmer. Palmer, county chair for the Mahaska County Democrats, shared his thoughts with the news crew about the caucus and its process.
For Iowan’s, tonight is the night that over a year of campaigning has lead up to, and experts are predicting a higher than normal caucus turnout.
In Mahaska County, like the rest of the state, caucusing starts at 7pm, but those interested in participating are being encouraged to be there early, especially if you need to make sure your voter registration is up to date.
You can find the story LINKED HERE that will help you find your caucus location in Mahaska County. You can also find out more by visiting the Iowa Secretary of State website HERE.
Oskaloosa News will have local and state caucus results this evening.
