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Update on Bible Translation projects
1:06 PM, Jan. 31, 2008
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A few weeks ago, I posted some information that was on the MFW website about Bible translation end of year projects.Here's that post if needed In that entry, I mention that my heart was being tugged on to do something in big ways. I have to tell this story, but in some ways I don't want to because it involves money. But it is about being in God's hands and I have to tell His story. Right around the time that the project needs were made public, my dad called me and asked me an odd question. He told me he couldn't find that he made this year's payment on my life insurance policy. I reminded him that I am the owner listed on that policy and that the bill comes to me now, and confirmed that I had paid it. We have that conversation once a year for several years in a row. sigh. This time I decided to not get into the discussion that it is an outdated policy, blah blah blah. I thought, I'll just take care of it and change it. My parents want me to have a policy, but they also know that if I find a better deal, I can change it to that. God was setting something up for me. I wanted to do something big for His kingdom. I went to my local insurance agent to discuss transferring the policy. It turns out that there was a significant cash value on that policy built up and that the policy was about to expire based on the way it was written. Oh my! Praise God! I don't know much about that stuff and have always wondered just what the deal was with the original policy from 1985. Oh well. Doesn't matter. I was already on this to change it all anyway. I was able to withdraw the vast majority of that cash and roll over the rest into a new policy with way lower premiums. and, it was being done tax free because of something called LIFO. I knew I should have paid more attention to that word in college. I knew my parents would not be happy or feel honored if I gave the entire value to any charity. I know their heart and their wishes. My husband was a little freaked out by the whole idea, but he said "I'm not going to tell you that you cannot do this." I prayed. I wanted to participate in big ways with that one project (The Khakas Children's Bible). I wanted to honor my parents, and follow my husband as well. And above all obey the prompting of the Holy Spirit. Based on all of that I didn't give the entire amount to GWN. But I just wrote a check for more money than I knew I even had. Go back to that blog entry from Jan. 3. My daughter found money that she didn't really remember she had. She was so willing to give it to the Lord. Here I was with money that I didn't really know I had. It all connects for that week. I drove to the post office. As I dropped the envelope in the mail box to send the donation to God's Word for the Nations, I had the radio tuned to the local Christian station. I don't know what the song was called. But there was a line in it that just said "my life is out of my hands." I'm not really sure it was in my hands to begin with. I feel like a part of me wants to make some kind of joke about being in good hands with an insurance company. But truth is, I'm in better hands that have nail scars in them. I'm praying for the children who will receive those Bibles in their hands. May the Word of God bring them LIFE! Leave a Comment { Last Page } { Page 22 of 45 } { Next Page } |
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