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Behind the Scenes; Glorifying God
By Paul | April 15, 2008
To be an effective leader, you have to value people. All your people–especially the ones that make the facilities look great–even if you don’t see them at work. We think our Bethel custodial team rocks and want to highlight their behind-the-scenes service. Melody Hall, Micah Stewart, and Marilyn Hoover reply to the Sower’s questions:
1. How long have you been working at Bethel, and what are the main roles you do around the property?
MH: I started doing custodial November of 2000! Main roles….if i see/find messes, clean ‘em! Bathrooms, main foyer, offices, hosp room, back stage, well….all over the church actually! Just keep things orderly, supplies filled and things picked up, keep the windows clean as possible! 
MS: I have been working for about 4 years, I don’t remember exactly.
MaH: I have been at Bethel for over 5 years now. I started when Bethel opened the new fellowship hall wing. I am responsible for keeping the fellowship hall area clean, which includes the espresso cafe, kitchen, the breezeway, the outdoor patio, the bathrooms, in the fellowship hall, office and the upstairs one, and all the fellowship breakout rooms.
2. What’s the best thing about working at the church, and why?
MH: There are many great things about working at Bethel…one would be the really cool people I get to see on a daily basis; another is the opportunity to serve the Lord and His kids–and the flexible hours are pretty cool too!
MS: The people I am with, because everyone here is great, staff and others.
MaH: The best job is cleaning the toilets, not really. The best thing about working at the church is there is great satisfaction in knowing that when people come to Bethel that it is a place where we take pride in by keeping the church clean. I know God is watching and when I get to heaven I want God to say well done faithful servant by keeping my house clean. One of the other things I like about working at the church is all the people I work with.
3. What’s God been doing in your life lately? How’s He been speaking to you?
MH: To simply trust Him in all things and in all ways. Not to fear when He asks me to do something that I wouldn’t normally do on my own.
MS: Lately God has been working to make me more humble and leading me to reach out to people that don’t have anyone around them that will influence them in the right way.
MaH: God is showing me that I need to rely on Him and not myself and to keep sharing my faith so that I can be that vessel that can reach out to those who don’t know the Lord. The Lord keeps telling me that He loves me just the way I am.
4. What’s your favorite way to personally slow down and relax?
MH: Oh, that is easy, I LOVE to make cards of all kinds and scrapbook too. Being with my family and friends is very special to me too!
MS: Finishing all my homework
MaH: I slow down by laying back and reading and I love my Sunday afternoon naps.
5. What’s your favorite thing to do with your family/spouse?
MH: My family really enjoys playing games together! Ever since my kids were little we would play games! Now that my kids are married, the tradition continues! That is a blessing!
MS: Eat, play games
MaH: Family vacations at Twin Lakes are the best. I also enjoy hitting golf balls, swimming and floating down the Yakima with my husband.
6. How can we be praying for you?
MH: That I would continue to grow closer and closer to Jesus…..I am a high school cluster leader for a group of wonderful high school girls…pray that I lead them well! I also serve in the Kid’s Express Preschool as an assistant teacher, pray that I would daily love the kids in my class as the Lord would have me love them!
MS: Pray that I can be an example to others in that Christ is working in me, and that God will give me opportunities to reach others and knowledge of how.
MaH: Please pray that as a wife of a non believer, that by my actions Jim will come to know the Lord and that God will give me the boldness I need in sharing my faith.
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