March 28, 2009
‘It’s a beautiful Jesus morning!’ This is what our boys may hear in the morning if Greg is working. And as much as they tease him about it, they love it, because they know Greg loves Jesus. And they know his love for Jesus plays out in his relationship with them.
Greg is one of our residential staff members, as well as the one who does much of our developmental, website, and computer work, so he has his hands in a lot of what we do here at Salem. Among the boys, Greg is known as ‘the hustler,’ because of his ability to get our guys benefits in exchange for us helping out in different things.
Greg has a tremendous relationship with our guys. His calm demeanor always works to de-escalate potentially volatile situations. Greg has a unique ability to bring calmness to challenging situations with the guys, to talk them down, and then to bring the issue back to their need of Christ and how He alone can help them in whatever situations they may find themselves in both in the present and in the future.
Greg is also a vital mouthpiece for Salem. He understands the mission, he loves his work, and he is dedicated to making us succeed. Wherever he goes, he talks about Salem and how the lives of the young men are being changed for the better. He tells others of the situations of boys who come here, and how through the ministry of Salem by the power of the Gospel, their lives are changed, relationships are healed, and they leave here in much better shape than when they came.
Thanks Greg, for your ministry here. Your love for Christ is evident is all you do. You are a true blessing and inspiration to us.
Brent
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I personally experienced a moment when Greg helped avoid upsetting some parents too. We were visiting when our son got hurt a few weeks ago. Greg joked about staff running over kids with cars to make sure they have control of their tempers. Of course that is not what happened but he made us laugh instead of overreacting to the incident.