For a long time, my biggest excuse to hold onto things and not sell them was the knowledge that in this country, where items are mass produced, most people prefer to buy new, cheap things, rather than used cheap things. So, selling our stuff wouldn't really bring in enough profit to make it worthwhile - there just wouldn't be enough of a return to help anyone.
The ministry of Gospel For Asia, and especially K.P. Yohanan's book Revolution in World Missions has virtually eliminated that excuse in my mind.
If you go to the GFA donation page, you'll find that the price of goods and services is extraordinarily less in India and other Asian countries than one might think. A great example is the cost of gospel tracts. I found on the American Tract Society's web page, that I can buy one pack of 50 gospel tracts for around $8.00. On the GFA site, I can supply 200 gospel tracts to a native missionary in India for $1.00. Regardless of your views on the use of gospel tracts, this knowledge is, at least for me, transformative. Bibles can be purchesed for $3. Native missionaries and their families can be fully supported for between $120 and $210 per month.
This information really changes the way I view that cup of Caribou coffee that I love to indulge in.
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