Some Investment Advice

I have some investment advice. It’s a sure thing, better than tech stocks, CDs or even gold. And it’s  simple: Lend to the Lord. He will repay whatever you loan Him with generous return. God inked that promissory note in Proverbs 19:17, “Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and He will repay him for his deed.” Any and every time you and I give generously to the poor, we in fact are lending to the Lord. We can take it to the bank that our God notes that investment of compassion and assigns it a rich return!

Here are two examples, ongoing as I write.

Wedding clothes for Haitian believers

In our recent “Spring Cleaning” post, we invited you to donate prom and wedding dresses to PPI to help couples in Haiti celebrate their wedding with joy and dignity. (See full story in the post.) Enter Thomas, Ashley and the clothing business Ashley owns. Thomas and Ashley know Christ but did not know about our Spring Cleaning challenge. In God’s timing, however, Thomas and Ashley reached out to PPI friends last week to ask them if they knew anyone that could use wedding dresses. Voila! These PPI friends immediately contacted us and a few days later helped us pick up an estimated 400 new wedding, bridesmaid and other formal dresses – a generous loan to the Lord! We’ll organize, re-box and ship the dresses to Pastor Isaiah and Celina in early June.

Bible college roof

In the Spring Cleaning challenge, we also invited you to help Pastor Jasmin build the roof on the new ITEPHA Bible college building. (See the Spring Cleaning post for more info.) PPI donated $2000 and others of you invested as well. Thank you! We’re excited to tell you construction of the roof has begun and is progressing nicely. Check out Jasmin’s progress video from a few days ago. More funds are need to complete the roof. Give toward the roof HERE. 

I love seeing God use people like us bring real progress and joy to believers in Haiti! In leading PPI, Rena and I also see how God repays our PPI friends and supporters with the satisfaction of making a difference for Christ where it’s needed most.

Bottom line: Invest!

I’m writing this post at the Detroit airport on my way to central Haiti. Over the next 16 days, we have the privilege of training some 340 church leaders in three PPI courses there. I can assure you personally that our God keeps His promise to repay us with true wealth that money cannot buy! As we’re generous to the poor, the Lord rewards us with joy, purpose, deep satisfaction and peace, abiding relationships and a front-row seat to God’s amazing work through His people, including you!

Bottom line? Invest! Lend to the Lord by helping those with legitimate needs in your family, church, community, and international organizations engaged with the poor, organizations like PPI. As you do, you can expect a rich return on your investment. Guaranteed.