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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Diane Desaulniers
EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Joe Desaulniers
Kathy Johnson | Erin Watkins
PRINCIPAL DESIGNER Sadie Desaulniers
GRAPHIC CONTRIBUTOR Alyssa Yoder
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PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTRIBUTORS
| Sadie Desaulniers
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Mary Jane Krueger
ADVERTISING COORDINATOR Joe Desaulniers
PRINTER Sutherland Printing, Montezuma, Iowa
NICHE board of directors
PRESIDENT Tom Krueger
VICE PRESIDENT Brad Dittmer
MEMBERS Joe and Elizabeth Bailey
Diane Desaulniers | Sarah Dittmer
Kristyn Yoder
support staff
TREASURER Delmar Mohler
VICE TREASURER: Joe Bailey
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AND
RECORDING SECRETARY Julie Naberhaus
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equip, inform, and encourage Iowa
home educators to the glory of God!
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Faith Baptist Bible College ....................................................................2
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The Learning Post ..................................................................15
Rieman Music ...............................................................................11
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what’s the point?
The NICHE Board believes that even more important than quality academics is eternal
salvation from the penalty and power of sin. While we come from different church
backgrounds, we, with all true Christians, agree on the fundamentals of salvation:
1. All people are in rebellion against the God who created them and deserve eternal
punishment for that rebellion (sin).
2. God, in love, sent His sinless Son, Jesus Christ, who died on the cross as payment
for the sins of sinful humanity, rising again from the dead.
3. Jesus’ death and resurrection provide forgiveness of all sin and reconciliation with
God to any who repent and believe in Him.
4. Salvation cannot be earned by any act on our part; it must be received as a free
gift by faith in Jesus Christ alone.
If you’d like to talk more with someone about your relationship with Jesus Christ, we
invite you to write for a confidential and biblical response.
Summer 2016 | Volume 8 Issue 1