“If you were a public school teacher, but a position at a sound private Christian school opened up, would you take the $20k pay cut?”

This gem of a question came across my Twitter feed one random day in April of this year, but it took me back to three years ago, when I was presented with a very similar opportunity.

In early March of 2020, I’d interviewed for a job at a “solid, private Christian school”. Things went pretty well,  and I was invited back for a second interview. However, the global pandemic would put things on hold, and, understandably, I wouldn’t hear back from the school for nearly two months.

I would finally get a response from the school in late April, when they wrote to inform me they’d decided to continue seeking other candidates. I was blindsided by the news, as I hadn’t yet had my second interview. But, trusting the Lord’s providence, I accepted their decision and thanked them for their consideration. To be fair, they said they’d keep me in mind for a future opening, but I honestly counted it as HR-speak and didn’t expect to hear from them again. 

Then, out of the blue, I received an email from them in July of 2020.