Rev. Morris Fleischer on Palm Sunday at the Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church in Newport, Va.

Just because we’re located in a rural part of Appalachia, this part of Virginia and in a small, rural county — don’t count us out. The people here — they have lives, they have lives that tell stories.

Morris Fleischer:Depending on the measurements, we’re basically in the zone. We’re seconds away. There’s a lot at stake. My office…