In 1989, Liberty Trust had its first public introduction at a
Whakatane Christian Fellowship Sunday morning service. I was 22 and had
no intention of purchasing a house in the near future. The prospect of
saving packets of money in mortgage interest payments was a long distant
benefit. The appeal of signing up for a weekly twenty-dollar
contribution that might save me money was mainly in being part of
something that would produce a pool of money at work in and for the
kingdom of God. That was the deal I bought into when signing up with the
first hundred-or-so contributors that became the pioneers. Come
the year 2003, and some things had changed: Whakatane Christian
Fellowship was now called Liberty Life Church, and Liberty Trust was now
lending through Ark Resources Ltd. I was also now married to Lynley and
we were looking to buy a house. My mortgage became available back in
2000 but it hadn’t suited to use it then. When
we found our ‘do-upper’ Ark Resources were amazingly prompt in approving
and issuing our loan. Their loans officer Evan Harvey came around the
evening we contacted him and approved it there and then! Investing
the contributions in unit trusts or such like would most likely have
accumulated by now to more than the sum we are saving in total interest.
The fact that we are saving on interest now is a really helpful bonus.
That we are doing it in a way that sees finance (ours and that of
others) available to the kingdom of God is the real reward. This is the
thing that hasn’t changed since 1989. |
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