You may be wondering why we are looking elsewhere.  I have found it is a very difficult thing to leave a ministry.  It has come with much prayer and deliberation.  The truth is, I feel like I have gotten too far away from what I’m really good at.  After stepping in to teach science at Silver State in an emergency situation, I felt I wanted to stay on and continue to contribute to the ministry I had grown up in.  When I learned that there was an opening to manage technology I thought it would be a good fit.  I have a lot of ideas about technology that I’ve wanted to try out in a small school setting and I thought this would be a good opportunity.

What ended up happening was I became stretched too thin.  I was doing too many things I wasn’t really trained to do and as I tried to learn on the job, I soon found myself just struggling to keep up.  On top of that, I felt we as a family were going in a different direction than the church in a number of areas.  I have much respect for Pastor Heinze and the rest of the pastoral staff here and have truly enjoyed working with them.  I just feel our family doesn’t quite fit right.  I have no ill will toward people here and will miss the friendships I have been able to develop.

I will also miss the school relationships I’ve been able to enjoy.  Silver State has a tremendous faculty and I have learned a lot from them.  I have also developed great relationships with the students and will miss them tremendously.

We don’t know what God has planned for us and it is a bit scary stepping out and looking for a job in this economy.  We appreciate your prayers as we move on.