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Donor Stories

  • Devoted to God's Word and Zealous to Share It
    Devoted to God's Word and Zealous to Share It
    Over the years, Paul has supported a number of Wycliffe missionaries, through a Missionary Partnership Plan (MPP) with Wycliffe Foundation.
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  • Passion for God's Word Leads to Faithful Generosity
    Passion for God's Word Leads to Faithful Generosity
    In addition to giving his time and talents, Randy recently decided to make a planned gift to Wycliffe Bible Translators because he wants to make the Bible accessible to everyone.
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  • Passionately Giving God's Word
    Passionately Giving God's Word
    The Rings hope to leave a legacy of faith to their children and grandchildren as well as a legacy that helps people receive Scripture in their language.
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  • Giving God's Word Generationally
    Giving God's Word Generationally
    Wycliffe donors like Steve and Judy Van Rooy love the time and flexibility a donor-advised fund offers them as they prayerfully make donation decisions.
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  • Sharing God's Word With the World
    Sharing God's Word With the World
    Larry partners with Wycliffe because he wants to give people around the world the same opportunity he’s had to know God through Scripture.
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  • The Ripple Effect of God's Word
    The Ripple Effect of God's Word
    Wycliffe's commitment to seeing everyone have access to God's Word in their language resonates with Ruth so much that she generously partners with the ministry through a charitable gift annuity.
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  • A Lifelong Passion for Sharing Scripture
    A Lifelong Passion for Sharing Scripture
    Jan is passionate about moving Bible translation forward by partnering with local communities, both now and as part of her legacy.
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  • 50 Years of Partnership ... and Beyond
    50 Years of Partnership ... and Beyond
    JoNancy says, "I promote CGAs not only because they take care of me, which they do so well, but because they help that ministry do what they do best."
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  • A Servant-Hearted Retirement
    A Servant-Hearted Retirement
    For 30 years, retired couple Ray and Lucille Bergthold have devoted their time and resources to supporting Bible translation.
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  • A Plan For Partnership
    A Plan For Partnership
    When Erin joined Wycliffe, Alamance Presbyterian decided to partner with her in a unique way through the Missionary Partnership Plan.
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  • Good For Business And The Kingdom
    Good For Business And The Kingdom
    Phil says, "There are giving tools available that are good for business and for kingdom building – our story shows there is a way to do both!"
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  • A Passion For Partnership in Bible Translation
    A Passion For Partnership in Bible Translation
    Sandy decided to make her gift through a charitable gift annuity (CGA) with the Wycliffe Foundation. In exchange for her charitable gift, the annuity pays her a fixed lifetime income.
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  • Supporting Future Translations
    Supporting Future Translations
    When it came time for estate planning, Park and Betty met with a Wycliffe Foundation representative and chose to include Wycliffe Bible Translators in their bequest.
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  • A Gift And A Calling
    A Gift And A Calling
    It made sense to Sylvia that God would call her to Bible translation. She’d always considered His Word a central part of her life.
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  • Increasing Your Kingdom Impact With A Donor-Advised Fund!
    Increasing Your Kingdom Impact With A Donor-Advised Fund!
    Ken and Susan, longtime donors to the work and ministry of Wycliffe Bible Translators, felt led by the Holy Spirit to "do something significant" beyond their normal ministry giving.
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  • Learning To Receive And Give
    Learning To Receive And Give
    Gathering a partnership team to become Wycliffe missionaries was radical for Theresa and Phil Foxworth. They both grew up in families that emphasized self-sufficiency.
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  • A Legacy of Faithfulness
    A Legacy of Faithfulness
    As a child, Todd Moore watched his parents sacrifice their time and resources to help others. He watched as his father, an optometrist, volunteered his time at eye clinics in Ecuador, Mexico, and Haiti.
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  • Year-End Gifts With Benefits
    Year-End Gifts With Benefits
    We often hear from friends of the ministry who need to make a distribution from their Individual Retirement Account (IRA), but aren't sure the best way to go about it.
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  • Planning That Brings Peace Of Mind
    Planning That Brings Peace Of Mind
    Stan and Mary last updated their estate plans more than 15 years ago. During the lapsed time, much had changed with their family and the assets in their estate.
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  • Led To Make An Extraordinary Gift
    Led To Make An Extraordinary Gift
    Brad and Laura, longtime investors in the work of Wycliffe Bible Translators, felt led by the Holy Spirit to do something beyond their normal giving to Wycliffe and other ministries.
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  • Receiving lifetime income payments while supporting Bible translation
    Receiving lifetime income payments while supporting Bible translation
    Mary, who is 86 years old, wanted to support the ministry of Wycliffe Bible Translators in a significant way, but she felt she couldn’t give a large principal gift without adversely affecting her income.
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  • Passing On The Joy: A Gift of Land
    Passing On The Joy: A Gift of Land
    Ed and Donna were long-time donors to Wycliffe Bible Translators. The Lord entrusted to them a parcel of pristine and highly appreciated pasture land.
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  • Invested in Bible Translation
    Invested in Bible Translation
    Ann has been faithfully giving back to God for seventy years—from her first job at fifteen, to her time as a young wife, teacher, and mother of three, up to today. "What a joy to give back to the Lord!" says Ann.
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  • Updated Estate Plans Mean Greater Impact For Bible Translation
    Updated Estate Plans Mean Greater Impact For Bible Translation
    Stuart and Evelyn Tanner share a passion for serving others, a heart for Bible translation, and a desire to be good stewards of their resources.
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  • Managing To Meet Long-Term Goals
    Managing To Meet Long-Term Goals
    Over time and multiple conversations, it became apparent that they wanted to provide for their children and for the kingdom ministry in which they had invested their lives.
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  • Gifting Family Land To Build God's Kingdom
    Gifting Family Land To Build God's Kingdom
    While Roger's family owned the land, the value of the property had increased greatly — so much so that when they started preparing the land for sale, they ran into a major obstacle: they would need to pay $158,000 in capital gains taxes!
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