Bibles For China

In 1980 I received a substantial amount of money from a salary rise that was backdated in high school teaching in New Zealand. We planned to replace our car. But we attended the Sunday night service and heard Eddie Cairns talking about the need for Bibles in China and how they were going to take one million Bibles into China for the believers there. We both felt convicted to give the whole of the amount that we received from the backpay to Bibles for China. I don’t believe it was a coincidence that from that moment on our life changed. Suddenly God seemed to take an intense interest in us and our attitudes and plans. He began leading us in very specific ways (see Bible Gem 197 & 198) the end result of which was to lead us to join Wycliffe Bible Translators. Interesting isn’t it? We give our money to Bibles for China and 18 months later we find ourselves joining Wycliffe Bible Translators. “For where your treasure is there will heart be also.”