mooi meisje
January 11th, 2008, 11:00 AM
DH and I attend a very small church (with a very small budget). Last year, we purchased the kit for the church, and donated two membership kits, enabling the church to sell 4 kits at a 50% discount. There was a great turn-out for FPU, drawing in members and non-members alike.
We intend to do FPU for 2008 as well.... but I hate to think about having to front the money to buy another kit, when we spent $500 not even 6 months ago. On one hand I say "Had we known it was going to be obsolete, we would have waited and purchased the 2008 kit" - but on the other hand, I know it was a huge blessing to people in 2007. We've had 4 couples contact us since the completion of FPU, to tell us they, too, are now debt-free.
Do we continue working from the old materials, or try to come up with the money to buy 2008? The church has trouble paying it's own bills right now, so I know asking them to front the $300 wouldn't fly. What's a poor church to do?
We intend to do FPU for 2008 as well.... but I hate to think about having to front the money to buy another kit, when we spent $500 not even 6 months ago. On one hand I say "Had we known it was going to be obsolete, we would have waited and purchased the 2008 kit" - but on the other hand, I know it was a huge blessing to people in 2007. We've had 4 couples contact us since the completion of FPU, to tell us they, too, are now debt-free.
Do we continue working from the old materials, or try to come up with the money to buy 2008? The church has trouble paying it's own bills right now, so I know asking them to front the $300 wouldn't fly. What's a poor church to do?