Heather Gerlach, instructor, leads an exercise class at the Woodland Valley Church in Mars as part of her ministry.

MARS — Gwen DeVanna fiercely changed from ballet plies to left, then right, hooks.

“The fact that we focus on God always points us to focus on that every night, so it’s keeping my mind focused on the right things,” said DeVanna, a Bellevue resident, who has attended this fitness ministry for more than five years. “There’s a lot of everything. It’s not all the same.”

A total of 12 attendees danced, kick boxed and drummed across the Woodland Valley Church gym during Thursday’s Be A Light fitness class led by Heather Gerlach, a Revelation Wellness instructor from Mars.

Gerlach has been an instructor for the nonprofit ministry dedicated to educating and inspiring people to live healthy and whole lives in Christ for nearly three years. In addition, she has led fitness ministry for seven years.

“It’s my therapy and it’s my joy,” Gerlach said about dance.

In her ministry, fitness is used as a tool to spread the Gospel, she said.

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