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+Gabriela & Michael and David & Stephanie meeting with Todd, Carl and Pete
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+- Moved from Colorado
+- Started in a baptist church
+- Moved to a charismatic church, but the teaching appears to have turned them away
+- Asked questions about losing salvation, indicating they didn't align with that teaching of losing ones salvation
+- They went back to their baptist church and expressed getting "re-centered" on doctrine
+- Gabi wasn't going to church for 6-7 years before coming to the chapel
+- David told Gabi about us, had connections through Lakewood Bible Chapel in Colorado via David
+- Gabi felt conviction to go to church, visited 4-5 other churches, liked "something different" when they came to us, very positive on how things are here (warm, welcome, comfortable--David and Stephanie said similar things)
+- David & Stephanie: child is "Nairobi"
+- David and Gabi baptized in baptist church in Colorado
+- Michael not a believer, not baptized, Stephanie, not sure?
+ 
+Miguel and Shiela ? Have not visited with them. Miguel has some kind of vision issue, won't come without his wife because of that (driving?).
+ 
+Gabi and David interested in discipleship. We lack in this! Steve suggested a "orientation"-type class. Using a Gene Gibson book (Survey of Basic Christianity, Basic Christian Training) would be good.  
+[https://plymouthbrethren.org/article/4937](https://plymouthbrethren.org/article/4937)
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+Amanda Cannon
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+- Greenfield Iowa, grew up
+- Father is an elder
+- Went to Emmaus, graduated with ministry degree of some kind
+- From Atlantic, IA area
+- Started home daycare business, bought big house, ran it for 15 years
+- Got married, husband professed salvation at that time, been divorced for 3-4 years
+- He left the marriage, ran up debt in her name, if you don't act, you're liable, she filed for divorce
+- Within two months, he lived with another lady and ran off with her, in hindsight there is uncertainty if he is even saved
+- She stayed single, she's around 40, for last 20 years had chronic headaches
+- Sold hours, came to KC because they have good pain care facility, was living off of profit from selling house
+- Looking for a job now
+- Suffered from depression in the past, suicidal in the past
+- Clear testimony, assembly practices are familiar, not an issue in any way, usual hot topics not an issue
+- In the past, hot topics have often been:
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+    - Head covering/women's issue
+    - Home schooling
+    - Calvinism
+- Readily wanted to be received
+- One of the fastest and easiest visit they've had!
+- She's baptized
+- Touched nicely by ladies' event last night
+- Wait a week to announce reception of Amanda, give Gabi and David opportunity to know what's going on there
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+Carl and Mary-Anne Rutzmoser
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+- Go to Westbrook (on Antioch) one Sunday a month, otherwise attend here
+- Involved in a study at Westbrook, homeless pantry they help with too, have friends at Westbrook
+- Been travelling lately, family in Wichita, a daughter is moving
+ 
+Darrin Dorsey
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+- Pioneer (ministries?) is not on the same page with how we do things, Darrin wanting to go through Pioneer to Japan
+- Elders have suggested a way forward, nothing has really happened--Darrin hasn't taken these avenues
+-