SUMMER 2022 Tell me about your family: I was married to my late husband, Kevin, for 21 and a half years when he was called home. During our marriage, we were blessed with four sons; Jon, Nathan, Greg and Travis, who are all Shiloh graduates. Jon is married to Kristen, and they blessed me with their children Jake and Katy. Nathan is married to Staci, and they blessed me with their children Rylee, Karsen, Max, and Mayes. Travis is married to Dia, and they blessed me with their son, Walt. Six of my seven grandchildren now attend Shiloh, and I see them daily. Greg is an employee of Cross Church, where he serves as the print shop manager. Tell me what a typical day at work is like for you: With the fast pace of the cafeteria and the various ways I serve the school and the church, I don’t have typical days! Sometimes I start my day in the kitchen as early as 5:30 a.m. with church events (catering breakfast for morning Bible studies or discipleship groups) that run straight into my school day. Each day, we serve approximately 300 elementary students, 430 secondary students, and up to 75 church and school staff members in our cafeteria. I am responsible for the cafeteria safety and health standards, planning the menus, and maintaining/purchasing our supplies and food. I also cater many of the sports banquets and staff meals on campus throughout the year. There are days that I finish lunch service and I immediately begin to prepare and serve meals for events in the evening. What is your favorite part of your job? My favorite part of working at Shiloh is getting to be around the nicest people in the world. I love my job, and I love getting to know people. It brings me joy to see my grandchildren every day at lunch. I also have a staff of nine ladies in the cafeteria that minister to me on a daily basis. What is the most valuable lesson you have learned during your time at Shiloh? Over the years, I have learned to be truly grateful for all my blessings and that God has a perfect plan for all of His children. What I thought was going to be a simple part-time job at Shiloh became a lifetime of memories and blessings for me. God saw the big picture, and He knew what I was called to do and where I needed to be. I am finishing up my 27th year serving here, and I can’t imagine life without my Shiloh family and my church family. PAM BODENSTEIN 27
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