The Mechanicsville Local | News – Friendship brings Iraqi pastor to local churchhttp://www.mechlocal.com/index.php/news/article/friendship_brings_iraqi_pastor_to_local_church/6952/When the Iraqi Christian pastor Aziz Makadsi speaks at the Walnut Grove Baptist Church on Wednesday, Jan. 25, a long-term friendship between the church and U.S. Army chaplain Lt. Col. Charlie Reynolds will take another meaningful step.