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Mark and Marie Langer

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:34:08 -0500

Mark Langer has been the Vice President of Living Waters for the past two years. Mr. Langer is a pilot for Northwest Airlines. Mr. Langer was raised in a very religious home where rules were exalted over relationships

Mr. Langer was very angry as a result of religion. Mark has a beautiful wife Marie who later confronted him and refused to let him treat her the way he was any longer. It was at this point they were introduced to marriage relationship teaching by author Harley and others. God saved their marriage and their family.

Mark and Marie continue to pursue the Word of God on relationships. They have had bible studies in their home. The one thing that is very important to them is that the church not treat people simply as a number. They love people and they love family. They believe in ideals and homechooled their boys.

Living Word Christian Center hosted a weekend with Al Linder and the Infisherman. Mark was a fishing guide for this organization. As the plan of God would have it Pastor Wicklund ended up in Mark's boat with him as his guide. They have been studying and discussing the Word of God together ever since.

Robert and Patricia Pinkston

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:32:53 -0500

Robert Pinkston has been the treasurer of Living Waters and taught in the Bible Institute for the past 15 years. Mr. Pinkston previously was a pilot for Delta Airlines.

Mr. Pinkston comes from simple beginnings of a small farm in Idaho. Robert grew up in an environment of poverty and was confronted with the hopelessness of living out the rest of his days in the same situation as those around him.

It was during this time that Mr. Pinkston decided to press beyond the borders of hopelessness and God took him from that small town into the Airforce and on to Delta Airlines. Bob and his wife Pat came upon the teaching of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland. The Word of God transformed their situation and they have seen God work in the area of finances.

During this time one of Pastor Minnard's monthly newsletters from the Copelands was deliverd to Mr. Pinkston's house. As the plan of God would have it, Mr. Pinkston met Pastor Hojem and they have been studying the Word of God weekly ever since.

Pastor Minnard and Edith Hojem

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:28:08 -0500

Minnard Hojem has been the associate pastor at Living Waters for the past 15 years. Pastor Hojem and his wife, Edith, were active in church and took their six children to church and Sunday school. After going into the Insurance business, he began to drink, and this led to serious marriage problems. One evening their daughters were upstairs praying for their parents. He could not sleep and calling the girls downstairs from their time of prayer, Pastor Hojem and his wife Edith renewed their commitment to the Lord in their home praying with their children. God also turned a hopeless financial situation around preserving and restoring their family.

Pastor Hojem leads a weekly bible study at his home, a monthly meeting of Promise Keepers at the church and monthly outreach to the St Croix County jail. Minnard and Edith, who have been married for fifty five years, still find time to visit their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren spread out over many states.

Pastor Hojem has one grandson who is very special who committed a crime was sent to prison and later received Jesus as his personal Savior. Pastor Minnard and Edith Hojem on a weekly basis have not ceased to pray for and visit this grandson in prison. They know the power of forgiveness and salvation.

Pastor Rod and Linda Wicklund

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:26:21 -0500

Rodney W Wicklund has been the pastor at Living Waters for the past 17 years. Pastor Wicklund was saved at the age of twelve at a Covenant Church Lake Beauty Bible Camp in Long Prairie Minnesota. At the age of twenty five Pastor Wicklund had not lived out his salvation. He was sick 180/120 blood pressure. It was at this time that he called upon the name of the Lord in a healing service and was healed of the sickness and filled with the Holy Spirit having the evidence of speaking in tongues. He began to attend Living Word Christian Center in Brooklyn Park Minnesota where he was later licensed and ordained as a pastor.

Pastor Wicklund had a praying Grandmother Agnes Wicklund of Lund Wisconsin. Agnes was a woman of prayer and wrote many psalms. Pastor Wicklund attributes his current position to God answering the prayers of his Grandmother.