When I was young, my father and mother emphasized how important it is to give as you have received. You see, they taught us to tithe at least 10% of our allowance to the church each week. And on top of that, we were encouraged to give more to those in need. It’s a lesson […]
Reporting In – Giving Back in 2021
Ever since I was a little girl, my mother and father emphasized the importance of giving back. I’ve always admired how, even when we didn’t have much, they taught us to tithe and give 10% of our allowance to the church. Not only that, but they also encouraged us to give an offering beyond our […]
Reporting In – Giving Back in 2020
What inspires you to give? For me, it started with my dad. When I was a kid he taught me to tithe at least 10% of my twenty five cent allowance each week. That early lesson stayed with me, and it continues to shape NICABM’s finances. So in 2020, we gave away $550,713 to organizations […]
Reporting in on the COVID-19 donations . . .
A couple months back, I promised to give away 100% of what we took in from the Working with Fear program . . . . . . and send it all to organizations responding to the COVID-19 crisis. Now it’s time to report in on where the money went. But first, a little behind the […]
My parents. . .
When I was growing up, my Mother and Father always taught us the Biblical principle of tithing. Not only that, we were taught that as a child of God, we should give an offering on top of our tithe. So as a 7-year-old, each week I gave 10¢ of my 25¢ allowance as my tithe […]