ANOTHER PRAYER ANSWERED – CHANGES AT BDECAN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, TOKIO, ND
BY DONNA PRESTON - PNP BDECAN MINISTRY TEAM
CO LEADER
At the beginning of winter 2019-2020, Joe Obermeyer felt God calling him to discern what may be the next step in his ministry career. He announced to Bdecan Presbyterian Church and Presbytery of Northern Plains Bdecan Ministry Team it was time to move on. I prayed God would help us find the right person to fill his big shoes and continue the ministry at Bdecan Church.
When Joe, myself and Rosie Helland (co-moderator of the Ministry Team) met in January, Rosie told us that her husband, Bob, and her had been praying and would like to take the job as Youth and Outreach Coordinator. After conversation with the Church and Ministry Team, it was confirmed that Rosie and Bob would be the best fit. God had not only answered my prayer but their prayer as well.
June 21st was Joe’s last day at Bdecan and Roise and Bob immediately moved into the manse and started their new position. They helped lead church and met with congregation on June 28th.
Bob and Rosie have been involved with the Ministry Team from the beginning. As members of Westminster Presbyterian Church of Devils Lake, ND., they have been involved with Bdecan Church even before the Ministry Team was formed. Westminster Pres. Church, Webster Chapel, and Minnewauken Pres. Church under the leadership of Pastor Kevin Kaufmann had developed a Parish with Bdecan Church and had been doing ministry for a time before the Ministry Team was formed. In the early years of Joe’s position as Youth and Outreach Coordinator, Rosie and Bob with some other members of Westminster Church ran a food kitchen to feed the people coming to the Bdecan Food Pantry every 3rd Thursday of the month. Bob and Rosie developed relationships with many of the people at Bdecan not only thru the food kitchen but through the many events and meetings the Ministry Team held in partnership with Bdecan Church. They have also served many meals and partnered with many Mission Teams who have come to Bdecan over the last 7 years. Therefore to everyone at the church and on the Ministry Team; Rosie and Bob seemed to be the best fit to be the next Youth and Outreach Coordinators.
I continue to be amazed at how God continues to work and provide for all of the ministry at Bdecan Church. Thanks to all the people who continue to support this ministry in so many ways. Without this support, we wouldn’t be able to do the things we do! God is so good! Thanks for all you do! Blessings!
BY DONNA PRESTON - PNP BDECAN MINISTRY TEAM
CO LEADER
At the beginning of winter 2019-2020, Joe Obermeyer felt God calling him to discern what may be the next step in his ministry career. He announced to Bdecan Presbyterian Church and Presbytery of Northern Plains Bdecan Ministry Team it was time to move on. I prayed God would help us find the right person to fill his big shoes and continue the ministry at Bdecan Church.
When Joe, myself and Rosie Helland (co-moderator of the Ministry Team) met in January, Rosie told us that her husband, Bob, and her had been praying and would like to take the job as Youth and Outreach Coordinator. After conversation with the Church and Ministry Team, it was confirmed that Rosie and Bob would be the best fit. God had not only answered my prayer but their prayer as well.
June 21st was Joe’s last day at Bdecan and Roise and Bob immediately moved into the manse and started their new position. They helped lead church and met with congregation on June 28th.
Bob and Rosie have been involved with the Ministry Team from the beginning. As members of Westminster Presbyterian Church of Devils Lake, ND., they have been involved with Bdecan Church even before the Ministry Team was formed. Westminster Pres. Church, Webster Chapel, and Minnewauken Pres. Church under the leadership of Pastor Kevin Kaufmann had developed a Parish with Bdecan Church and had been doing ministry for a time before the Ministry Team was formed. In the early years of Joe’s position as Youth and Outreach Coordinator, Rosie and Bob with some other members of Westminster Church ran a food kitchen to feed the people coming to the Bdecan Food Pantry every 3rd Thursday of the month. Bob and Rosie developed relationships with many of the people at Bdecan not only thru the food kitchen but through the many events and meetings the Ministry Team held in partnership with Bdecan Church. They have also served many meals and partnered with many Mission Teams who have come to Bdecan over the last 7 years. Therefore to everyone at the church and on the Ministry Team; Rosie and Bob seemed to be the best fit to be the next Youth and Outreach Coordinators.
I continue to be amazed at how God continues to work and provide for all of the ministry at Bdecan Church. Thanks to all the people who continue to support this ministry in so many ways. Without this support, we wouldn’t be able to do the things we do! God is so good! Thanks for all you do! Blessings!