John & Rosemary Redshaw

Like most Westerners I was immersed in a materialistic worldview from childhood and had passively assimilated that thinking. When I was born again at age 19, the Lord began to renew my mind in the area of finance. Matthew 6:33 “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you” was a verse I frequently meditated upon and my core beliefs began to align with the Truth. In my 20’s, rather than put savings into term deposits in a bank, I invested them with a Christian charity so that the funds would be used for proclaiming God’s Word.

In my early 30’s, with a young family, a house, and a mortgage, I heard about Liberty Trust. I could see their values aligned with Bible teachings, so my wife and I began to give to Liberty Trust in 1997.

As years passed, my career developed, the children became older and my wife Rosemaree could work part-time. Through steady work and simple living (with generous giving), we became mortgage-free in our own home. Applying many of the same principles espoused by Liberty Trust, we then began lending interest-free to family and Christian friends, so they would become mortgage free too. We had the joy of seeing two more families become mortgage-free and “broke the back” of a third families mortgage.