Board Members

God is sovereign and many times works in and around our lives in ways we don't understand. I will admit that I don't know why he has chosen to allow events and circumstances to cause all the change to our Board membership that has happened over the past three months. But I am confident that He will work all of this to His glory and to the furthering of His ministry at Maranatha.

As you will recall, Andy Hageman left the Board as he took a job opportunity in Nebraska in the Spring of this year. Last night we had two more gentlemen leave the Board for two different reasons. Shawn Stewart felt led by the Lord to home school his children this year and felt like that would present a difficult position to serve on the Board. Dennis Wiley resigned in light of being in a season of time where his business needs his undivided attention.

Both of these men expressed their fervent ongoing support of Maranatha and our mission. We will keep them in our prayers as they work through these transitions and challenges, and they have promised to keep us in their prayers asking God to do a mighty work through the ministry of Maranatha.

Upon Andy's departure, we were blessed to find a wonderful new member in Chris Lyon. Chris has already made his presence felt with his legal and HR background as we continue to work on succession plans.

We are considering a few paths of how we will respond to the absence of these men in light of the extremely heavy work year for the Board. Please pray for guidance in our deliberations and unity in our decisions.