Jim Bearden
Role at Yates:
Supervisor of Sanitation, Security, and Special Events Setup
Date started on staff:
June 2005
What I love about Yates:
the communal spirit which creates a sense of 'extended family'
Family:
married, with children
Education:
college graduate
For fun I enjoy:
worshipping God thru music
reading (non-fiction)
college basketball (Duke University)
minor-league baseball (Durham Bulls)
Favorite Bible passage: (2 Corinthians 4:8-10)
"We are pressured in every way but not crushed; we are perplexed but not in despair; we are persecuted but not abandoned; we are struck down but not destroyed. We always carry the death of Jesus in our body, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body."
{also, Matthew 5, 6 and 7}
Favorite books (after the Bible):
various "how-to" books
Favorite donuts:
gluten-free puffed wild rice cakes