| A good time was had by all at Pastor and Bev
Russell's surprise 25th anniversary dinner. BSBT
congregants celebrated 25 years of faithful service
by Pastor and Bev. We believe their ministry to us
is one of God's greatest blessing.
One of the unique things about our church is the
'one of a kind' sense of humor that Pastor and Bev
have brought to us. With that in mind, it was
decided that the celebration should be a 'roast' with
a Mickey Mouse/Pirate theme. Pastor loves Mickey
Mouse and Bev is crazy over pirate paraphernalia,
especially pink pirate items. Several speakers
shared their thoughts about Pastor and Bev through
the years and it was hilarious.
One special guest was Mickey Mouse. Mickey
acknowledged Pastor's faithful support of Mickey and
crew and congratulated Pastor on his 25 years at
BSBT. A list of speakers included:
Wes (Biker dude) Hanson
Debbie (Dancing Queen) Hanson
Charline (Been sawed off for 25 years) Hampson
Bob (The Fisherman) Newell
Becky (PK) Steiner
Patrick (The Son-In-Law) Steiner
Jack (Say Cheese!) Vaught
Christy (Another slide please) Vaught
Jim (I lost the cheese out of my sandwich!) Smith
Margaret (I can name that tune) Smith
Key note speaker was Sharon Bryant. Having been
at BSBT for nearly 25 years, she knows where all the
'bodies are buried'. Recalling many memorable
events, Sharon gave items to go with each event and
put them in a two special containers, a toolbox for
Pastor and a black and pink pirate bag for Bev. One
very special reminder was a toy chainsaw that Pastor
can use when he is sawing off that limb under us.
Also awarded that night was a special trophy that
read "Twenty-five years and still kicking....'us'.
Thanks for giving your lives to the Lord", and a
scrapbook with twenty-five years of memories from
the church. Patrick and Becky Steiner also presented
Pastor and Bev with a six day all expense paid trip
to Cancun.
A special thanks go out to all the people who
made Saturday night, Sept 6 a huge success.
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