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started contributing to Liberty Trust in the mid 1990’s. It was a new
idea for us, even though we had heard some convincing evidence that the
concept would work and had been successful in Whakatane. Our
future circumstances were uncertain. We were recent arrivals into New
Zealand. Bobby had no work and was a new immigrant from a blacklisted
country, (which brought its own dimension as we battled through the
system). We were newly married and expecting a baby. Our plans at that
time were to return back into mission work after our baby was born
overseas. Home ownership was not on our list. Yet we felt strongly that
joining Liberty Trust was something the Lord wanted us to do. Now
eleven years on we have three children Joshua, Joel and Aimee. We ended
up staying in NZ and entering into a different ministry. The Lord spoke
to us to open our home for those that were in need. A friend
experiencing severe depression was the first to live with us. We have
since had in our home others struggling with mental illness,
intellectually handicapped, or other behavioural issues. Sometimes we
have had ones just arrive on our doorstep. We haven’t sought out anyone,
but have been called or approached. Currently we have an adult
intellectually handicapped lady and a young teenager with us. When
it came time for us to buy a home a few years ago, we could confidently
purchase knowing that Liberty Trust would release us from debt well
before we retired. Receiving our Liberty Trust Loan last year has meant
that we will save an incredible amount of time and money paying of a
bank loan. We have chosen to set up another contribution with the goal
of our children being able to own their own homes, something that is
becoming more and more difficult to do. We want our children to be
blessed in the same way we have been. Bobby and Evelyn Aranas 25 June 2007 |
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