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Odessa American
ODESSA, TEXAS - It’s hard to tell who’s enjoying the recent move to Odessa more: Pastor Bill Hillyer or his 8-year-old Beagle, Sami.
“She loves it,” Hillyer, 52, said. “All of us do. It has been so nice. She just lies out in the heat and her favorite thing is to sit at one of the windows and watch the squirrels.”
Hillyer and his wife, Susan, made the trek from snowy Minnesota last month so Bill could take on the role of pastor at Redeemer Lutheran Church of Joy, 824 E. 18th St.
“The people here are very friendly,” he said. “Usually as a pastor you go to a church and can tell they’re saying what they think you want to hear. These guys weren’t like that. They took ownership in the church, and they were already reaching out to the community.”
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