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Heart Inspires Generosity
Gertrude Porter is deeply grateful for the good things God has given her. She had a mother who worked hard to provide for her after her father's death. "She had a very hard life," Ms. Porter says, remembering sacrifices her mother made. More on Heart Inspires Generosity >>.
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Living Simply, Yet Generously
When Ernest E. Reeves died at age 92, his neighbors had no idea that the retired farmer and his wife had given millions to the American Bible Society through gift annuities and matching gifts for their ministry programs. At the time they were the largest donors in Bible Society history. More on Living Simply, Yet Generously >>.
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Appreciating Courage
Whether it's time spent with his wife Rose Mary in their condo overlooking the ocean; regular Bible study classes, or just the news that his alma mater, Duke University (Class of 1950), has won a national basketball championship-retired attorney Warren Cole from Florida, knows he's been blessed. More on Appreciating Courage >>.
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Touching Others
For someone whose poetry and gospel songs are widely published, Edna Massimilla is surprisingly modest. "I feel like I have a gift of writing, and I'm going to use it for the Lord," she says. Even at age 86, Mrs. Massimilla, pens on. More on Touching Others >>.
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Humble "Servant" For His Lord
Alva Wylie, a Mississippi resident, is serving jail time. But the 82-year-old retired pharmacist is not a convicted felon. He's just a humble servant of his Lord. He spends his time visiting prisoners in the county and city jails and youth detention centers. More on Humble "Servant" For His Lord >>.
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Little Red Bible Chain
When William Bryan, living in the state of Washington, sends his regular donation to the American Bible Society, he becomes transformed. In his mind's eye, he is no longer 70 years old and retired. No, he returns in time to the early 1970s when, as a U.S. Air Force officer, he was serving in the jungles of northwest Thailand. More on Little Red Bible Chain >>.
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Heeding the Call
At each juncture, from courting his first wife, to working in the business world, to serving as pastor in three denominations, Mr. Booker has experienced God's support and guidance. The Nebraska native, who is 98, recalls, "going to church and doing what was right," but not committing to faith until, at age 19, he met his first wife, Thelma Carpenter. More on Heeding the Call >>.
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* These donor stories are for illustrative purposes. Each story is based on an actual gift case or a combination of cases. The pictures and names may be representative of the actual donors who were involved in either the cases or a combination of cases.
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