September 6th, 2025 - Robert C. Karbowski

We will be meeting on Saturday, September 6th, 2025 at Beltrami Electric at 8:00 am.
A light breakfast will be served.

Hello, my name is Robert C. Karbowski. I was born in Omaha Nebraska in 1956.
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At the age of 9 my parents bought a resort near Bena Minnesota.
I have lived in the Bemidji area to this day. I graduated from Cass Lake high school and went on to Bemidji State University. I spent a year and a half studying for a business major, but realized I had more of an ability and desire to work with my hands. I spent the next year and a half at Bemidji Vocational School to become an auto mechanic. Before I could finish I was hired by Northern Amusement in Bemidji to be their vehicle repairman. I retired from there 6 years ago, after 42 years of employment. A good share of my life was spent in the Catholic Church and serving as an altar boy till I was 19. After that I joined Ridgewood Baptist Church in Bemidji, as a Deacon, Treasurer, Bible study teacher, and fill in for the pastor to give sermons when he was gone. I'm currently a member of 1st Baptist Church of Bemidji, serving there as Deacon Chair and a Gideon in the Bemidji Chapter. As a Gideon I give church presentations, and for the last 3 plus years I have led Bible studies in the Beltrami County Jail. In the last year I have had the opportunity to go on a couple mission trips and with the desire to do more. The first trip was to Ontario to continue building a Bible Camp for 1st Nation Indian children. The second trip was to Honduras to build 2 houses for two families and to do evangelistic outreach. My desire is to continue to serve the Lord wherever and whenever He calls me.