Harderwyk Ministries

Part-Time Staff

Aaron VanDerVeen
	Position at Harderwyk		Pastor of Watershed/Harderwyk
	Where were you born?		Northwest Indiana
	What is your favorite...
		...color?	black and blue
		...number?	2
		...food?	Chicago-style Pizza
		...place?	Jamaica
		...book?	The Chronicles of Narnia Series or The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings
		...music?	Just about everything, but my favorite is a Jazz/Funk/Rock fusion this would be like the Dave Matthews Band
		...free time activity?	Golf

	What is the "strangest" thing you have ever eaten?		I don’t have the stomach for strange things

	Describe the best vacation you have ever had, or dream of having...		The best vacation was going to Greece and seeing many of the places Paul traveled to. The vacation I dream of is playing golf at various golf course in the UK…the birth place of golf.

	What's an interesting tidbit about you?		I love motorcycles

	And lastly, if you could be a character in the Bible, who would you want to be (other than Jesus)?		A lot of them, but first probably Paul


Jim DeJong
	Position at Harderwyk		Celebration worship leader / music director


Jane Bosko
	Position at Harderwyk:		Celebration organist
	Where were you born?		Muskegon, Michigan
	What is your favorite...
		...color?	lots of them but I love a deep blue sky
		...number?	27
		...food?	chicken caesar salad
		...place?	Paris
		...book?	The Giving Tree
		...music?	too many styles to mention. love it all( maybe not Rap)
		...free time activity?	gardening, skiing, reading, family time

	What is the "strangest" thing you have ever eaten?		snapping turtle, lutefisk ( a Norwegian delicacy- cod soaked in lye then boiled or baked)

	Describe the best vacation you have ever had, or dream of having...		A week scuba diving in Roatan, Honduras. Every morning we would get on the boat and dive at least 2, sometimes 3 times per day into 78 degree, crystal clear water. Each dive was another opportunity to experience God's amazing creation in His cathedrals of the deep.

	What's an interesting tidbit about you?		Moved from Michigan to Casper, Wyoming after college and met Lee who is from Ohio. Our 2 daughters, Shelby-22 and Whitney -20 are Wyoming natives.

	And lastly, if you could be a character in the Bible, who would you want to be (other than Jesus)?		Martha's sister Mary - ability to not be distracted by all the stuff of the world and see and hear what is really important

Steve Rockett
	Nickname:		with a name like Rockett, who needs one
	Position at Harderwyk:		Fusion worship leader/music director
	Where were you born?		Chicago, Il
	What is your favorite...
		...color?	red
		...number?	1
		...food?	anything I cook
		...place?	Heulett Wyoming .. I’ve hunted there with my father many times…lots of good memories..
		...book?	Harry Potter..all of them
		...music?	bluegrass. Alison Krause and Union Station blow me away!
		...free time activity?	bow hunting. I can’t get enough of it

	What is the "strangest" thing you have ever eaten?		A red wing blackbird…(I was young) and yes…it tasted like chicken.

	Describe the best vacation you have ever had, or dream of having...		Bow hunting for black bear in Alberta. You can not describe the feeling you get when a 400 lbs bear starts to climb the same tree you’re sitting in!

	What's an interesting tidbit about you?		I am NOT! A morning person

	And lastly, if you could be a character in the Bible, who would you want to be (other than Jesus)?		Joshua. The Bible tells us that Joshua’s “triumph” could be heard throughout the land, and I’ve always loved loud motorcycles! (just kidding) Peter, because like me, he just plain blew it so many times, and so badly. He had to think “there’s no way God can forgive me this time. But He can ... And He will ... And He does!

	What's an interesting tidbit about you?		I've been a Harderwyk member for 42 years!!

	And lastly, if you could be a character in the Bible, who would you want to be (other than Jesus)?		Maybe Esther - I'd like to think that if God had a 'for such a time as this' situation for me that I would handle it with as much faith as she showed.


Lyn Walker
	Nickname:		Curley (maiden name, but it also goes w/ the hair)
	Position at Harderwyk:		Watershed Music Director
	Where were you born?		Montclair , NJ
	What is your favorite...
		...color?	indigo or lavender
		...number?	7
		...food?	dark chocolate
		...place?	Canadian Rockies
		...book?	The Journey of Desire – John Eldridge
		...music?	lots of favorites
		...free time activity?	puzzles

	What is the "strangest" thing you have ever eaten?		Squid (not a real adventurous eater)

	Describe the best vacation you have ever had, or dream of having...		I went to Paris for 5 days with my mom and sister for my 40th birthday. The museums, the food, and the company were unbelievably wonderful. Best trip ever!

	What's an interesting tidbit about you?		I was a Hope College cheerleader, I have a song published.

	And lastly, if you could be a character in the Bible, who would you want to be (other than Jesus)?		Mary, who sat at Jesus’ feet when her sister was freaking out about cleaning and cooking.