Lucy’s Gift

Like many 11-year-old girls, Lucy loves horseback riding, playing outside, and making crafts. She loves her cat, Tulip, and wants to be a farmer when she grows up. And, just like you, Lucy loves the Bible! “When she was little, she would listen to… Read More

A Love More Costly than Gold

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is,… Read More

Breaking New Ground with God’s Word

At first glance, it might appear that the life of Paul Burmeister in Central Kansas hasn’t changed much over the course of seven decades. “I’ve been raised on a farm and I’m still farming at the age of 78,” Paul says. Paul’s walk with the Lord echoes this steady pace… Read More

Non-Cash Gifts Help Financial Partners Share God’s Word

A new Gift-in-Kind initiative allows American Bible Society’s generous financial partners to convert non-cash goods into financial support for the Bible cause. Financial partners can donate their unwanted items of value, such as jewelry, stock, vehicles, farm equipment and grain. American Bible Society will then use those goods to help… Read More

Saving and Sharing for Eternity

Joy and Tyne Bush will never forget the day they graduated from college. Maybe it’s because the Bushes heard more than “Pomp and Circumstance” on their graduation day. They also heard wedding bells. “We graduated at 10:00 in the morning and got married at 3:00 in the afternoon,” Joy recalls. Read More

How One Man Turned Overlooked Assets Into a Life-Changing Gift

“This dog’ll hunt!” Those were the words of Ben Thompson*, a faithful giver to American Bible Society, after I showed him a gift plan that would not only increase his impact in giving, but also create some considerable tax breaks for his family. Ben had a problem. This fine southern… Read More

A Perfect Match

Elmer and Winifred Wall’s courtship was like something out of a classic romance movie. After their paths crossed at Goshen College in Indiana, Elmer stayed in Indiana to pastor a church and Winifred moved to Missouri to minister to youth. One day, she received a letter in the mail… Read More

How One Man Sows Seeds for God’s Kingdom

Lyle Gansko is no stranger to hard work. When he was 16, he started helping a local farmer with his daily chores. It wasn’t long before Lyle worked multiple jobs—raising hogs and cows as well as farming corn and beans. He eventually saved enough money to buy the farm he… Read More