KMAK Week IV – July 12-15
KMAK 2010
Week IV: July 12-15
Director: Susan O’Dell
Susan O’Dell is the Preschool and Children’s Director at Living Oaks Baptist Church. She considers herself blessed to have been working in the Children’s and Preschool Ministries for more than 20 years. She is a graduate of Oklahoma State University with a bachelor’s degree in Education. Susan has been married to her husband, James, more than 20 years. They have two children, Jackie and Kirk. An overriding goal for Susan is to grow each child’s understanding of God, so that they accept Christ as Savior at the time the Holy Spirit leads them.
Pastor: Blake Gideon – FBC Inola
Blake and his wife Kelly have been married for 10 years. They have four children. He graduated from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2005 with his Undergraduate Degree in Theology. Later, in 2008 he graduated from Southwestern Seminary with his Masters Degree in Religious Education. Blake is currently pursing his second Masters Degree in Divinity.
Blake came to faith in Christ on April 14, 2000. He had spent many years of his life believing he was saved. At the age of nine he had gone forward in a church service and told the pastor “I believe in Jesus,” the next Sunday he was baptized. Sadly, it was only an act of going through the motions. It was at the age of 24 when he finally realized that salvation was not about going through the religious motions. Instead salvation involves a total surrendering of one’s life to Christ as Savior and Lord. This involves repentance and faith. Repentance is a change of mind which results in a changed behavior. Faith is more that just belief, it is a commitment. Thus, on April 14, 2000, by God’s grace, turning away from living life for himself and completely surrendering to Jesus as Savior and Lord, Blake became a new man in Christ. His life has never been the same since!