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Care, Guard, and Share

by Henry M. Morris IV *

Evidence for Creation

And my God shall suly all your need accordin! to His riches in !lory by Christ "esus.

#$hiliians %&'(#

)or over % years the +ord has faithfully rovided for IC-s needs. His remarable suly

/as articularly evident durin! the Great ecession of 01123011(. Even thou!h many

/ere stru!!lin! 4nancially, countless suorters continued to ray and sustain IC-s

ministry throu!h their !ifts. 5ut after several years of recovery, recent si!ns of volatility

are causin! many economic e6erts to /onder if /e may be headed for another

slo/do/n.

As IC focuses on buildin! a /orld7class science museum and lanetarium, some

suorters may be hesitant to !ive to this in8uential ro9ect out of fear of an economic

do/nturn. 5ut in li!ht of the 5ible-s romises, it-s /ron! to /orry: God ;no/s the thin!s

you have need of before you as Him< =Matthe/ >&?@ and romises to ;suly all your

need accordin! to His riches in !lory by Christ "esus< =$hiliians %&'(@. he Christian-s

callin! is to use /hatever resources /e have at our disosal to ;do !ood to all, esecially

to those /ho are of the household of faith< =Galatians >&'1@.

Bevertheless, IC is not blind to ractical solutions that bene4t both our ministry and

those /ho /ish to suort our /or. As 4nancial marets decline, investors often turn to

sources of !uaranteed income lie Certi4cates of eosit =Cs@. 5ut /ith rates avera!in!

belo/ 'D, Cs are simly not an attractive otion. A much better alternative for senior

suorters a!e > or older can be found in IC-s Charitable Gift Annuity ro!ram.

Charitable Gift Annuities rovide the hi!hest !uaranteed returns in the maret today

=bet/een %.D and (D, deendin! on your a!e@. )or as little as '1,111, you can invest

in an IC !ift annuity that rovides !uaranteed income for life, a resent ta6 deduction,

and a ta67free ortion on future ayments#bene4ts no other secure investments can

match. If you /ould lie to suort IC-s /or but still need on!oin! income, this otion

may be ri!ht for you. Bot all states Fualify, so contact us for a customied roosal, or

use the $lanned Givin! lin at IC.or!donate to create your o/n.

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Aart from direct 4nancial !ivin!, erhas the sin!le most imortant thin! a Christian can

do to suort God-s /or is to have a valid /ritten /ill. Surrisin!ly, over half of all

eole /ho ass a/ay each year do not have one. ithout a valid /ill, state la/s of

;descent and distribution< tae over and decide /ho /ill administer your estate and /ho

/ill serve as the !uardian of your minor children. his rocess often deletes an estate

/ith unnecessary e6enses. And such state7/ritten /ills do not allo/ beFuests of any

ind#to your friends, your church, or to ministries lie IC that honor the +ord "esusChrist. In obedience to the +ord and His biblical model#carin! for our families =' imothy

&?@, rovidin! for the church =' Corinthians '>&0@, suortin! Christian ministries ='

 imothy >&'27'?@, and sharin! in !eneral charity =0 Corinthians (&?7(@#lease mae a /ill

if you don-t already have one.

IC-s $lanned Givin! /ebsite mentioned above contains interactive modules to hel you

craft a /ill. IC also rovides samles of /ell7/ritten /ills and helful brochures on /ill

rearation. Most /ills can be reared ine6ensively by a no/led!eable attorney, and

/e can recommend one in your area. And if you /ish to suort IC, it-s easy to include asimle beFuest that !uarantees a ortion of your remainin! assets are shared /ith our

ministry. It /ill be ut to !ood use in our /or to honor our Creator, the +ord "esus Christ.

Care for your family. Guard your God7!iven resources. Share bountifully /ith the

Jin!dom. IC can hel#lease visit IC.or!!ive, or contact me today at ?11.KK2.1K2 or

ste/ardshiLicr.or!.

* Mr. Morris is irector of onor elations at the Institute for Creation esearch.

Cite this article& Henry M. Morris IV. 01'>. Care, Guard, and Share. Acts )acts. % =K@.

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