Toz Knows Goal MET!
September 10, 2013 in Uncategorized
I (Mindi) would love to share a brief story with you.
As you know, Toz Knows only exists because of the generous donations we receive. We operate on a $2,500-$3,500 budget for each book (which, by the way, is remarkably inexpensive for the publishing industry!) Toz Knows Christmas, the second book in our series, will be debuting October 1st and unfortunately required the high end of the budget to get published.
For those who have been with us a while, you may remember how God miraculously granted us the full $2,500 to publish Toz Knows Creation a couple of months ago. Two ladies from a small Bible study in Savannah felt God tug their hearts, and between them He provided $2,500. Um. WOW!
Naturally, I thought the process would always be that easy from now on. Though Toz Knows Christmas would cost more to publish, I knew it would be no problem for God! So we began praying.
Nothing happened.
We kept praying. Still nothing happened.
We prayed some more and kept going with the writing, editing and illustrating of the book. But only a small trickle of funds came in…barely a fraction of what was needed.
We could do nothing but pray and keep moving forward on faith.
One morning as I was studying the Word, the burden to pray for the funds lifted from my shoulders. It shocked me because NOTHING had changed. We didn’t receive a remarkable donation or a promise of one. We still needed $3,350 of $3,500. But God said “Enough” and peace flooded me from the inside out.
That night, the floods came…in a good way.
At 9pm that evening I got a phone call from a friend in our small group. She informed me that she had been telling her parents of Toz Knows and the ministry, and God really touched her dad’s heart for it. NOT EVEN HAVING MET ME he told her that he’d like to donate $3,000. Again, um WOW.
Meanwhile, God had been prompting another couple to give, which resulted in a check for $500.
Yes, He did it AGAIN. Within TWO WEEKS we have received over $3,600 for the publishing of Toz Knows Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What excites me about this story isn’t THAT God provided, but HOW He provided. He waited until the 11th hour and until I had exhausted every resource I had. Why? I firmly believe it’s because He wants me and everyone else knowing that HE is the One who’s running this ministry; HE is the One who is to receive ALL the glory, honor and praise!
Thanks for walking with us step by step! Join us in praying that He reaches little hearts in even bigger ways than these through these books! Keep an eye out for Toz Knows Christmas…which will be debuting soon!
All for Him,
Mindi Jo Furby and the Toz Knows Team
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