Update for February 2007
February is the month the permission arrived. In April last year, we requested legal permission to translate and publish Tim Woodroof's fine book: A Church That Flies. Believing in the book's validity to bless the churches in Italy, Harold translated it. Much time passed, but the publishers' permission was not immediately forthcoming. We were also concerned about where the money would come from to print and distribute this book.
And then the Lord brought things together this month:
1. Grenola (KS) Christian Church sent their yearly monetary gift. Would you believe that it was roughly the estimated cost of printing this book?! We did not need this fund until the moment we had legal permission to print the book.
2. The publisher, Leonard Allen, gave his glad permission on February 22! As Harold opened this precious e-mail, he literally yelled to Enid to come read it and share in the joy. We had prayed for this gracious letter for months (perhaps he was checking some copyright ramifications of this procedure). We did not absolutely need his legal permission until the moment we go to press.
3. Vittorio Vitalone, evangelist in Rome, had already proofread the book two times. Even so, he urged sending the manuscript immediately to another well-read believer for final checking before we go to print. The marvel is that he was available to help at this time. God had a special blessing in store for this brother too. We did not need money or legal permission, until we really had a book to print.
God brought us all together for this task from two different continents and Christian backgrounds. Obviously, the mechanics of the job are still ahead, but the Lord is in charge of that too.
And then the Lord brought things together this month:
1. Grenola (KS) Christian Church sent their yearly monetary gift. Would you believe that it was roughly the estimated cost of printing this book?! We did not need this fund until the moment we had legal permission to print the book.
2. The publisher, Leonard Allen, gave his glad permission on February 22! As Harold opened this precious e-mail, he literally yelled to Enid to come read it and share in the joy. We had prayed for this gracious letter for months (perhaps he was checking some copyright ramifications of this procedure). We did not absolutely need his legal permission until the moment we go to press.
3. Vittorio Vitalone, evangelist in Rome, had already proofread the book two times. Even so, he urged sending the manuscript immediately to another well-read believer for final checking before we go to print. The marvel is that he was available to help at this time. God had a special blessing in store for this brother too. We did not need money or legal permission, until we really had a book to print.
God brought us all together for this task from two different continents and Christian backgrounds. Obviously, the mechanics of the job are still ahead, but the Lord is in charge of that too.
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