Pat Nemmers
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Dear SBC Family,

It has been another outstanding week of VBS here at SBC. Heading into the last night we have had 17-20 professions of faith in Christ! Lord willing, this will produce some great follow-up. God was even working in our nursery. This requires a bit of explanation. Two nights ago Laura Pollak and Natalie Bowman shared their testimonies with the other workers. One young helper, Elizabeth, a ninth grader from Saydel High School acknowledged that she did not have a testimony. She does now! Laura and Natalie had the joy of leading Elizabeth to Christ before the evening was over. Please be in prayer for our final evening of VBS. We will cap it off with a live feed conversation with Brian Niehoff, missionary with The Pines Orphanage in S. Africa. He will have with him some of the orphans who will talk to the kids here at VBS. We have a crazy finale planned at 8:00 followed by root beer floats for everyone. Love to have you come. You won’t be disappointed you did.

In Christ,

Pastor Pat

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Just a brief note to let you know that we made it to Brazil!!! Things went so much more smoothly than what we expected. We were able to hand some tracts out on our journey, for which we are thankful. John made the trip very well, and is absolutely delighted to be back on the field. It is hard to say how many times we have thanked the Lord for His goodness.

John was able to speak for the first time this past Sunday evening, and it was so great to see the way the Lord worked. After he preached, the Brazilian Pastor (Celso) went up afterwards to give the invitation and could hardly speak. Through his tears, he did give the invitation, and although no salvation decisions were made, there were approximately 15 Christians who went forward to dedicate their lives completely to the Lord. Continue to pray that God would use us in this new ministry.

We are getting settled into our home, and things are going well. Guess what we have in our front yard? A beautiful poinsettia plant!! Some other good news, our boys are back in the States safe and sound…even though we miss them TERRIBLY, we are thankful that they are “on solid ground.” Continue to pray for them and also for the girls who are adjusting quite well to life in Brazil.

Thank you again for your prayers. We appreciate each one so much! We will send more details in the future.

Sincerely in Christ,
John and Bev Leonard

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Dear Ladies of SBC,

Ladies, this Sunday night we begin our summer Bible study/Sunday School class for women. The name of the class is, IN GOD’s EYES: A Biblical View of Women. Seeing things from God’s point of view will give us the clarity we need in life: Knowing who God is, who we are as women in Christ and how we need to think based on God’s Word are the major topics being addressed in this class. There will be teaching time and discussion time, with the goal of learning to apply God’s truth to our daily lives. Sign up to join us this Sunday (sign-up is in the foyer). We will be meeting in the fellowship hall, and we look forward to seeing you there!

Dianne DeCleene

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Dear praying friends,

I thank God for each and every one of you who have supported me, both financially and in prayer! Thank you! I arrived in Lima without a clue of what to expect, and not knowing what God would be teaching me. Even though it has only been three weeks since I left you, God has already been teaching me a lot! Patience is the first thing. I currently am living in a totally different culture that honestly, I don’t understand. Traffic signs and police officers are not obeyed. Both seem to be friendly reminders that you are on a road. Did you know that in two lanes you can fit two full sized cars and a bus? I didn’t realize that was possible until about ten minutes after I got off the plane. Also, the people are very friendly but they will rob you blind or rip you off. Generally, I am left alone because I am six to twelve inches taller than most full grown men. Another thing you need to know is that there are dogs everywhere. Most are strays or hang out in different neighborhoods. Many will run in small packs of two or three. Not all are friendly. I learned this the first week when a Siberian husky found its way into our kitchen. I heard my roommate yelling at it and I came in just in-time to see it try to attack Titus. At the time, Titus had no shoes on so I stepped in because I was wearing boots and Titus wanted to keep his toes. Long story short: Dog tried to bite Cole, Cole kicked dog hard enough that dog went sliding out door. All of this is not a complaint! I just wanted to let you know that it is very different and is taking some time to adjust.

On the way down, we were picking Spanish names for ourselves.They wanted to name me Caleb because Cole doesn’t translate. I didn’t care so I went around introducing myself as Cole. It turns out that Cole does translate, but not as a name. Cole is pronounced the same, but spelled differently. The word is col, and is used for cabbage or salad. This explains why I had so many funny looks when introducing myself the first two days. You would probably laugh if someone came up to you and said in English, with a heavy foreign accent, “Hello, my name is Cabbage.” People won’t laugh at you here because it is impolite. The kids on the other hand will! The funny looks and laughs drove me to change my name to my middle name which does translate. To the Peruvians, I am Allen, which is easy to remember because their president’s name is Alan.

Finally, I would like to thank all of you who have sent me emails and letters to encourage me. I just completed a course in Linguistics and am taking a two-week module on the Major Prophets. Please continue to pray for me, that I would learn Spanish quickly and that I would have more opportunities to share the gospel. I was able to share with a catholic taxi driver today and it was somewhat frustrating not being able to answer all of his questions. Language is the major barrier and the sooner it is overcome, the more opportunities I will have. Thank you all for your prayers!

In Christ, Cole

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I just wanted to pass on some exciting news from a couple new parents. Jordan and Krista Daggett welcomed their baby girl, Emma Leigh Ann Daggett, into the world last night around 6:45pm.  Krista and the baby are both doing great.  Emma weighed 7 lbs 2 oz and was 20” long.  They think they will be in the hospital until Thursday and they are welcoming visitors if people want to stop by.  Her room number is 2024 and they are at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Praise the Lord for this new addition to our church family!

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Vacation Bible School will be held June 3-7 from 6:00 - 8:30pm. If you have kids who have completed K - 6th grade, please be sure to register in the foyer today. You can also sign up online! Click Here!

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Dear Church Family,

We want to remind you about the big week planned for our kids and their friends starting this Sunday night and ending Thursday night. Each night begins at 6:00 and concludes at 8:30. Because of all the activities planned there will NOT be any Sunday school or Community Groups this Sunday night and there are NO Wednesday night (June 6th) youth activities and prayer meeting. If you haven’t signed up yet, you may do so at the table tonight or Sunday morning. Online sign up is also available at www.saylorvillebaptist.com/vbs Tell your kids to invite their friends for an exciting week of music, stories, crafts and games, all with a “Rescue” theme with an emphasis on salvation. I really appreciate all of you who signed up to help. It will be a great week!

If you have any church tables or chairs, they need to be returned TONIGHT because they are all needed for VBS and a wedding on Saturday.

Thanks,

Pastor Abe

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Pat Nemmers
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