1966
Kelly John Duininck was born to Willis and Joan Duininck on November 12, 1966 in Wilmar, Minnesota. The Duininck family ran a road construction business that had been started by the grandfather, Henry Duininck.
Kelly grew up in the small farm community of Prinsburg, Minnesota and was raised in the Dutch reform Church. His best friend was Barry Huizenga. During his childhood, a RHEMA graduate named, Jim Kaseman, came to this community and began to teach the message of Faith. Kelly's parents hosted a bible study in their home and learned about Faith.
He was the youngest of four brothers who are all presently residing in Tulsa, OK. Guy Duininck, the eldest, is an Author and Traveling Minister, Mitch Duininck is a Doctor and Medical Missionary, and Joe Duininck is the Director of RHEMA School of World Missions.
Kelly was an amazing athlete and participated in all the sports at Central Minnesota Christian School. He particularly excelled in Basketball and had a vertical jump of about 4 feet. Being just about 6 feet tall he could dunk the ball - head at the rim - dunk the ball! He also was a singer, played the trumpet, and the piano.
1975
Kelly gave his heart to the Lord at the age of 9. A dear family friend, Uncle Jack Bruggers led him to the Lord and that relationship continued to be very special between Kelly, Jack, and his wife, Nettie Bruggers.
1979
At the age of 13, Kelly was at a youth rally and received the baptism in the Holy Spirit under Pastor Mark Thomas. He had his hands in his jeans pockets in the prayer line and fell out under the power of God - (hands still in pockets). To this day the minister says he had never seen anyone fall under the power of God with his hands in his pocket and he laughs! At this same exact time, Kelly received the call on his life to work for God. He tried to run from it for the next 10 years but the call never left him, it followed him wherever he went.
1984
After graduating from Central Minnesota Christian School, Kelly moved to St Paul, Minnesota to attend Bethel University. During his time in University, he met Pattie Moran his future wife but that was not to take place for several years. Kelly played basketball for his first few years then switched over to football for his final two years of school. He graduated with a BA in Business in May of 1988.
1989
From here Kelly attended RHEMA Bible Training Center in Tulsa, OK to prepare for ministry.
1989
At the age of 22, Kelly Duininck attended Rhema Bible Training College in Tulsa, OK to prepare for the call of God on his life. The greatest personal heartbreak of his life was not to be able to work with his father in the family business, yet he obeyed God and walked away from all he had dreamed of for himself personally. It was at the age of 23 that he laid his life down completely and accepted God's assignment, bidding farewell to all else.
1990
After his first year of school, he married an artist named Pattie Moran of Milford, Connecticut on June 2, 1990, they attended their second year of RHEMA together in the Pastor's Group. Kelly worked in the Library and Healing School under Keith Moore during his time at RHEMA. Pattie worked in the graphic design department of RHEMA on the Word of Faith Magazine and other projects.
1991
After Graduating from RHEMA, Kelly traveled with his brother throughout the mid-west. Pattie remained working at RHEMA.
Kelly began to travel on his own in the USA and around the world. His first meeting was at a small church in Canton, Texas with Pastor and Mrs Womble. They told some jokes we will never forget! Kelly's grandfather Henry was able to attend one of these meetings and this was the only time he ever heard him preach. He told him a man has to do what a man is called to do and you have to preach.
1992
Kelly was invited to teach in Samoa, August - September 1992 by Bob Smith who had pioneered Faith Bible College in Vaivasi -Tai Village he taught on marriage and the family and healing.
From Samoa Kelly and Pattie went directly to India to teach at what is now RHEMA India for the Thorat's. During this time Pattie became very ill. Kelly would take care of her and only leave to go teach his classes. They arrived back in the USA at the end of November 1992.
1993
Kelly traveled all over the world and the USA - He and Pattie returned to Samoa every year and he would teach for 2-3 months in the school that Bob Smith started.
1994
Our beautiful Daughter Anna was born on June 22, 1994. At two weeks old she went on the road with us and never looked back. She grew up on the mission field and in the traveling ministry. We traveled to Samoa with Anna in 1994, she was about 4 months old.
1995
In 1995, we returned to Samoa and taught in the school late in the year. Bob Smith felt called to go to Tahiti so we held a graduation ceremony for Faith Bible School at a Chinese restaurant and bid him farewell. The people asked who would teach them now. Kelly answered that he did not know. We departed Samoa just as a major cyclone was approaching and landed in America just in time for Christmas.
1996
We traveled all over the USA this year and for the first time we actually had money to pay our bills! Kelly was pleased and was getting settled with the idea of traveling but he had enquired of the Lord if one day he could have his own field. In October 1996 in Minnesota, at Mac and Lynn Hammonds Church, God called him to go to SAMOA while he was in prayer one morning at Brother Hagin's Holy Ghost meeting. "SAMOA, MAY, TAPU" came out of his mouth. As he sat back in his chair the Lord told him to "Raise a Standard in the Word of God in the South Pacific." He saw in his heart exactly what he needed to do. When he arrived home from the morning meeting to tell Pattie the news. She had just lost their 3rd child by miscarriage - they cried and told God that they would do what He asked no matter what happens.
1997
In May of 1997, as directed by the Lord - Kelly traveled to Samoa with his friend Rodney Albaugh to take steps towards founding a Bible School for the people of the Pacific. In two weeks time he got incorporated as a charitable trust, rented space in a building, got phone lines, PO mail box, found a house (shack) for them to live in, and met with the former students of Faith Bible School to let them know that South Pacific Bible Training Center would open its doors in September 1997. They were all pleased and supportive.
August 5, 1997, Kelly, Pattie, Anna and Willem (in Pattie’s stomach) checked 19 bags onto American Airlines bound for Hawaii then Samoa. Only one bag made it. Anna broke her leg the first week they were there and construction took a bit longer then anticipated. The school started September 23, 1997 with 10 students.
1998
Willem is born! The school has an intake of 24 students into the first year program and 8 returned for the second year program.
1999
We held our first graduation ceremony in May 1999, and we were so pleased that the Hagin’s could come as our very first graduation speakers. After this they invited us to become part of the RHEMA Network of School’s. We joined the RHEMA network, built dormitories, and took controlling lease of the building.
For years Kelly just taught and taught and taught and taught in SAMOA. Built more and more at the school. Added a third year program. WORKED and WORKED and WORKED and WORKED!
2003
God instructed Kelly and Pattie to "Ask Him for big things." By this time the school is fully established and the foundation was laid. A three year inter-denominational educational institution recognized by the Samoan government.
2005
Built the Master's School for our children so we could stay on the mission field together.
2006
In April of 2006, Kelly began to lose his voice. After finishing the school year we returned to the States to receive a diagnoses of ALS. A few weeks later, Uttermost Witness was donated to the ministry by Brother Keith and Phyllis Moore and Faith Life Church Branson. Immediately Kelly began to refit the ship and tell people of the vision. Every day he would get up and do what God had asked him to do.
2007
Worked and worked on the vision of the ship - even in a completely paralyzed condition. He demanded to be gotten up, dressed, and carried around so he could do everything God told him to. He fought to do what God had asked him to do.
2008
After two years of fighting Kelly fell asleep in Tulsa, OK on April 22, 2008. His last words were mouthed since he could not speak , "I love you".
EARLY YEARS
TRAVELING
SOUTH PACIFIC
