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pray that our brethren together with us, will be able to scrape
enough money together so that you will not have to cut back on the
broadcast and advertising, or any other phase of the Work. We also
hope that the new job that I have decided to accept will enable us
to send much more to God's Work than we have been able to give in
the past."
A comment on that. I was asked, some time ago, whether I
would recommend that farmers sell their farms, get a job on salary,
and put the proceeds from the sale into the Work. I canNOT make
such a recommendation because the advisability would depend
entirely on individual circumstances. The man whose letter is
reproduced above, evidently will be BETTER OFF himself doing so, as
well as helping the Work. In such cases, IF you can better your
own position and that of your family, then it helps both you and
the Work, I think the answer is obvious. But I certainly do not
urge any to just sell all you have, leaving you destitute and
without income, and give "all" to the Work. God BLESSES His people
-- prospers them -- He is the GIVER of all good, not the TAKER.
His way is not to take from you what you have, but to guide you and
prosper you so you have more to GIVE to His Work WHILE YOU BETTER
YOUR OWN FAMILY POSITION AT THE SAME TIME. If you have such a
problem, PRAY for wisdom and guidance.
One more short letter, from Oklahoma: "Just a few lines to
let you know I am still on the job. Your letter received
yesterday. If you sold your home and put into this Work of God,
surely I can give another hundred. God bless you for your
generosity."
I don't think I ever quoted a number of letters from other
Co-Workers for you to read in my letter to you, but I thought it
might be helpful and inspiring to know how other Co-Workers -- in
this Work with YOU, and with CHRIST -- really feel. Their hearts
are IN THIS WORK! That's one of the reasons why this Work grows in
POWER, and has such impact on the whole world today!
For the Work to constantly EXPAND its power for doing GOOD
to so many millions of people worldwide, has required constant
SACRIFICE on the part of all of us together who are Co-Workers with
Christ. Even in the conduct of the Work, we here in the offices of
top responsibility have to constantly cut back on the budget, watch
our spending for the Work very carefully, postpone or give up
entirely things that we would like to have for the Work. And if
all you Co-Workers would FOLLOW our example in our direction of the
Work, being willing to GIVE UP wants and desires that are not an
absolute necessity, we WILL accomplish more in the next three years
than in the past 35!
I do not mean that each Co-Worker should contribute more
in the next three years than the past 35 (assuming we are speaking
of Co-Workers who have been Co-Workers for 35 years). But pray
that God will ADD MORE AND MORE CO-WORKERS EACH MONTH -- so that
there will be MORE AND MORE OF US!
Let me, finally, summarize this recent crisis problem: