COUNCIL CANDIDATES FOR 2018-2019

Jim Keogh - President Please note only Members and Associate Members My name is Jim Keogh and I’m from the USA. I’ve been married to of the International Community Church may vote. my wife Dawn for over 27 years and together we have been raising We can accept emailed votes. We cannot accept verbal votes. 2 kids, Tyler (25) and Victoria (22). This is our second time around to live in the UK. We first arrived in 2007 and stayed through 2010. During that time, we attended ICC at the St. Mary’s location in Thorpe. After another 4½ years in Malaysia, we returned to the UK If you are unable to attend on Sunday 20th May in July, 2014 and reconnected with the ICC family in . I please return your ballot before the grew up in a church-going family, so Christianity has always been a DEADLINE of noon on Monday 21st May 2018, to: part of my life. However, it was not until I reached college where I made the decision to personally embrace Christ as my Saviour and work towards following International Community Church Him. Even then, my walk has been more of a ‘forward stumble’. The challenges of life, 13 London Street, Chertsey KT16 8AP work, marriage and children have contributed to a number of times when I’ve had to sit e: [email protected] back and rethink about what is really important to me. Without fail, my heart leads me back to following Christ and putting Him first. I owe everything I am and have to Him. I have served in church leadership in a variety of positions ranging from the Greeting Team in Houston to leading the Elder Board in Kuala Lumpur. Through it all, God has been shaping and maturing me for His glory. I look forward to the next phase through service within ICC.

Jeff Stauber - Treasurer

Hi ICC, I'm Jeff Stauber, originally from Chicago, Illinois. We first moved to in 2013 from Texas when I was working for HP, but I've since changed companies - now working for Amazon as UK Finance Director. I've been a Christ-follower for almost 30 years. My wife, Lillian, two kids (Catherine and Michael) and have been immensely blessed by ICC, and I am honoured to be considered to serve on the ICC Council. I believe the Lord Jesus is moving in this church in growing and mighty ways, and can't wait to see what He does next - in our church and in our communities.

COUNCIL CANDIDATES FOR 2018—2019 (cont.) Janet Duncan Bill Hedges - Secretary I am English, born in Yorkshire, and a Northerner working down Bill and Joanna Hedges returned to the UK in late 2011 after 12 south. I am a qualified chef and assessor in the Hospitality industry. years overseas on assignments in Houston, Trinidad and Alaska. I live in Chertsey with my daughter and have two grown up, married They have been married for 29 years, have two daughters Rachael sons and two grandchildren. I have been a member of ICC since I and Emma and live in Ottershaw, . Bill committed his life to saw the banner outside when passing one Sunday and was so Christ whilst at Southampton University and was baptised as an warmly welcomed by members of the church. I have started to get adult in 1985. He has been active in the many Churches he has to know you more and am involved in meet/greet and set up, meals been privileged to attend, most recently at ICC. He has been on the for the homeless and Church Council. I have been a Christian with a living faith for 29 ICC Church Council since 2013. years and came to faith in my local Evangelical Church of England. I worked on the staff team there taking care of their church centre and was a paid Verger. This involved Baptisms, Weddings, Funerals, Holy Communion, Staff meetings, Prayer and Bible study. Throughout my walk with God, there are times when life is hard but what I know in my Jenny Snuggs heart is that I can trust Him to know what’s best for me if I follow His ways. Pray and trust I am a British, retired primary school teacher, with three married in Him. It’s been a great pleasure to work on the search committee and secure the New sons and six grandchildren. I live in Cobham. Trevor and I have Pastor. Seeing God’s hand on and in control is humbling and as we work through the been members of ICC for about 20 years, since our return to the UK, changes and continue to grow under Rick’s leadership. I hope I can continue to serve the having lived overseas in a number of countries. For me, ICC has a church to the best of my ability. special mission to grow the Kingdom in the expat and British communities through friendship, outreach and youth programmes. Basil Wheeler Leading or being involved in small groups has been an important My name is Basil Wheeler and I am from South Africa. I have been part of our Christian journey, wherever we have lived, enabling us married to my wife Yolande since December 2000. We have four to grow spiritually through prayer and support for one another. children, Nathan (10), Gareth (8), Beauchele (6) and Caleb (4). We initially relocated to the from South Africa in 2004. The purpose of this move was to support our local church in planting two congregations in London. My work took me back to Kerry Guikema South Africa during 2008, and after five years being back, we made Hi, my name is Kerry Guikema and I'm originally from Michigan but the decision to permanently relocate and return to England in have lived in England since 2000. I am here working with Young Life 2013. We are pleased to call the United Kingdom our home. I grew up in a Christian International as the Area Director for Surrey Berks YL. Young Life family, love Jesus and have a passion to see His Kingdom established in all spheres of and ICC have a long history of partnering to minister to teenagers in society. I really get excited when people realise their true identity in Christ and start living this area and it has been a privilege to be a part of these last 19 from a place of sonship. Over the past 17 years, as a family, we have always been years. involved in Christian ministry serving on numerous forums and being part of church leadership. ICC has become our spiritual home over the last 12 months, we are truly excited to be part of the Cobham gathering and being part of God’s plan to see this community transformed.