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Jon Duba

Autobiography of Jon M. Duba

In high school I loved playing hockey with Mark Summers, Clayton Lewis, Mike Berger, Randy Rogers and others. I hung out with Gary Raedeke because we both loved to hunt and fish. He taught me to deer hunt with a bow. He was a great friend that loved God’s creation.

After high school I attended Northwestern College in Roseville, Minnesota because I desired to study the Bible and was interested in sharing God’s word . In 1982 I graduated with a B.A. in ministries with a pre-seminary minor. I began attending Denver Seminary in 1983. I worked in Antarctica for two six month periods and enjoyed traveling in New Zealand, Australia and Hawaii. I completed my Masters at Denver Seminary in 1986. While in seminary I worked in an inner-city church in Denver as a youth pastor.

After seminary I went to Ellinwood, Kansas to work as a youth pastor. I served in a church there for four years and while I was in Kansas I met my wife, Elizabeth. We were married in 1989. After I served at the church in Kansas I was ordained in 1991.

In 1992 my wife and I left for the Philippines to be missionaries. We went to language school to learn Tagalog and then in 1993 Katelyn Joy was born. We served in the Philippines for more than 2 years. I had sinus problems and returned to the states for two sinus surgeries before my daily headaches went away. I then served as the youth pastor in a church in Alpena, Michigan for 4 years. While in Alpena, Courtney Faith was born in 1996. I really enjoyed the beautiful fall season in northern Michigan and the great fishing we had in the rivers and on Lake Huron.

In 2000, we moved to Huron, South Dakota where I began serving as the executive director of Byron Bible Camp. The camp is a year-round ministry with summer camps for kids and families and then various retreats throughout the year. Carson was born in 2002. One of the perks of my job at the camp is to guide pheasant hunts for 4 to 5 weeks a year. In South Dakota, our family enjoys water skiing, camping and hunting.

My wife, Elizabeth, received her B.S. in Education and taught for a two years in a public school. She now home-schools our children and enjoys reading, stamping and helping at camp.

Katelyn likes to play soccer, help at camp, hunt ducks, hunt pheasants and care for our dog, Dixie. Katelyn likes to slalom and wakeboard.

Courtney likes to read and tube behind the boat. She cares for our rabbits and likes to play with Dixie. Courtney does pretty well knee-boarding behind the boat.

Carson likes to play with Legos and race cars. He also likes sports such as whiffle ball, soccer and hockey. He likes to go fishing as a family. Carson water skies on Dad’s shoulders.

One of my favorite Bible verses is Mark 1:15. Its states: “The time has come,” Jesus said. “The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!”
Jesus was inviting them and now us to be a part of His kingdom or the spiritual rule He was establishing. To be a part of His kingdom we are called to turn way from our sins and turn to God. We are then to believe the good news that Jesus was the son of God, who lived a sinless life, died for us and then rose again.

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