So, 2011 has been an incredibly difficult year, yet one in which God's faithfulness has been shining through! Other than the support of our "child" at Kulphar Kid's Home in India, we have not been doing any real giving. Nevertheless, I decided to commit to the 90 day tithe challenge. After I made my first offering, my daughter was given a $1600 scholarship for grad school, completely out of the blue. What better way to bless a mother than a gift for her child? But God wasn't finished yet; no way. I work for a company that has not given raises or bonuses for more than three years, and the company is just now emerging from Chaper 11 bankruptcy. So, the chance of getting a raise in the next year or so was pretty slim. But this week my boss called me into her office and told me that they wanted me to consider taking on a different position than I have had in my five years with the company. Oh, and by-the-way it would be a promotion...with a raise. Oh, and coincidentally, the amount of the raise is just more than the amount of my 90-day commitment.
God is good!

-Cyndi Rossenbach

After thinking about the 90 day challenge, John & I decided to go through our finances & make sure we were on track with our tithe & see how we could "push" it a little.  We decided to increase our weekly offering & see how it goes.  That same week I received a letter in the mail informing me of a merit raise that would be effective on my next paycheck.  This just made us smile because God ALWAYS provides.  We have found, even with John out of work, that we have everything we need.  You simply CANNOT out-give God.

God is so good. I thank God first and foremost for how He has saved me and my family...and for how He has given us a hope and a purpose. When my wife & I heard about this 90 Day Challenge, we knew we were about to be stretched--(for we have had to take a pay cut this year)--but we still felt led to increase our giving and give back to the Lord. It was no less than 24 hours later, after turning in our Commitment Card, that my grandmother calls out-of-the-blue, and asks if we needed any extra money. I was blown away...after paying all of the bills, we really didn't have much left (and we really didn't want to use the credit card)...and then God has my grandmother call to ask us if we needed any extra money...crazy? I know that God's promise to "bless" in Malachi 3:10 does NOT mean it will always be in the form of finances...I get that & I believe it. For in retrospect, I really see this out-of-the-blue phone call from my grandmother as something that blessed us in our faith...MUCH MORE...than in our finances. God is so good.

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