Katie Guiliano is the founder of Hosanna Revival, a company she started as a college student.  She wanted other people to be as excited about the Bible as she was and thought this could happen if Bible covers were more beautiful.

She explains, “I had fallen in love with God through His word, and I looked at this Bible in my hands and thought, ‘If it's so beautiful on the inside, why on earth are the covers ugly?’”  

So, Katie re-bound and hand-painted her own bible, and within a week, she was doing this for other people, for profit.  And while the business is doing well today, she and her husband Nick’s journey came with risk and uncertainty. 

“We were so incredibly broke as we were walking into marriage,” recalls Nick. “Katie really had no income. We were dwindling down to nothing in her accounts. And then we, we were paying for a wedding.” 

Katie had dropped out of school, re-investing every penny of profit into Hosanna Revival.  She never took a salary, yet she always tithed, as a friend encouraged her to do early in the business.

“It just sparked something in me of like, this feels important to be able to tithe and to consider seriously how to invest this money that God has entrusted me with,” Katie shares.  “And I would find missionaries or organizations or individuals and just give it.” 

Nick was also a tither. 

He says, “That 10% rule thing kind of became a thing where I wouldn’t even stick it in my pocket.  I would set it aside and say, ‘God, this money is for your kingdom.  Go. You gave it to me.  I want to give it right back to you.’” 

With this kind of financial perspective, neither ever worried about how they’d get by, even when Katie didn’t have the money she needed to go from hand-painting to mass producing the Bibles.

Katie remembers, “The publisher said, ‘You need to pay us $70,000.  There was 40 grand in the bank account for the business bank account.  I drained my personal bank account, and I was still $10,000 short.” 

Katie’s dad loaned her the $10,000.  Meanwhile, two nights before their wedding, it was decided that Nick would quit his corporate job the next day and join Katie full-time in the business.

Nick explains, “We prayed about it.  I was split.  There was part of me that felt this undeniable peace, and there was the logistics side of me, the safety side of me that was like, ‘This is chaotic.  This is crazy.’” 

Katie adds, “I’m writing my vows, and I finish up, and I check my email probably at 2:00 AM, and I see in my email inbox an email from a buyer at that retailer and they said, ‘Yeah, we're in,’ and it came, I mean, within a hundred dollars of the entire annual salary we had prepared for Nick.  We made that decision; the next day, God said, ‘I've got you.’”

Katie shared the good news with Nick at their wedding reception.

He says, “I started to cry.  To see God do something so quickly, to bring so much peace.  I felt so cared for by the Lord in that moment.  It was a wedding gift from God.”

They paid back Katie’s dad.  Revenue for Hosanna Revival tripled within the next year and again in 2019.  Even in the uncertain climate of COVID, the business grew, and by 2024, revenue was up another 35%.

Katie explains, “We were faithful with what He entrusted us with and then continued to give us more to steward.  And He trusted us with more and more and more.  And I think that connection is so clear.” 

As the Guilianos make more, they give more. 

“If our business is going to continue to grow, our giving should absolutely be following that same model,” Katie declares.  “And (we) just so desperately want to honor Him with our resources and what we think is His.” 

Nick exclaims, “When we give, we get to be a part of the kingdom of God.  We get to be a part of the evangelism that's happening here on earth.  That's the blessing.  Seeing that work being done, being a joyful giver.”

The couple encourages others to be good stewards and give generously, like they do.

“If you step out in faith and in obedience, you're going to uncover something new about who the Lord is,” Katie says.

“And when you tithe and you see the impact that your money goes towards, it brings joy, life to your faith,” Nick concludes.  “Just jump in and experience it.”
 

“Remember this—a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop.” Will you partner with CBN and help plant generously around the world? Your generous giving brings hope to the hopeless and the truth of God’s Word to millions around the world through our humanitarian efforts. Become a CBN partner today and share the love of Christ. 

When hurricane Helene made landfall near Tampa, Florida, it brought devastating winds and catastrophic flooding. Pamela was forced to evacuate her home. When she returned, she found the damage was worse than she imagined.

Pamela describes the scene. “We came in and the floors were all buckled, carpet was just filled with water. It was just seeping through. I was shocked at how fast the black mold started. I had a lot of stuff. And it's gone.

Pamela’s friends came to help clean out the house and remove the wet and moldy drywall, but the damage was disastrous. 

She began to uncover the cost of making the repairs. “I got an estimate, and it was going to be $16,000 to do the electric and $20,000 to do the plumbing. And that wasn't even putting anything else back together.”

While Pamela stayed with nearby family, Operation Blessing stepped in to help restore her home. Our team of staff and volunteers replaced drywall, flooring, paint and more. We even had portraits made of her family members. When pamela walked into her newly renovated home, she was seeing the inside for the first time since the remodel started. The new look was a surprise. 

“You know, so I look around and it's like, just everything goes together. It's like it was supposed to be there. And all the just special touches, you know. It warms my heart. It was awesome. It is awesome. I mean, I've felt loved before, but this is this is so abundant.”

Thanks to you, Pamela’s home has been restored, and a huge burden has been lifted from her shoulders. 

Pamela offers her thanks. “Thank you doesn’t even - it doesn't even begin to be a drop in the bucket. Don't think that any of your donations go without gratitude. It's just amazing. Thank you so much.”
 

Do you know that CBN partners can reach people around the world for Christ every day? We invite you to join us in ministry together as we provide financial support to those in need through our life-giving surgeries, food and clothing programs, humanitarian aid, and so much more! When you give today and become a CBN partner, you’ll help transform lives in the name of Jesus Christ! Join us now!

So much has changed in the past fifty years for Bill and Joann Brookhart. One thing that hasn’t is’ their commitment to tithing.

“God blessed us, you know? I mean it’s obvious,” says Bill

“The Lord has been faithful in so many wonderful ways,” remarks Joann.

Both have many stories of God’s faithfulness. In 1972, Joann was a single mom struggling to raise two boys on a shoestring budget with no money in the bank.

She says, “I was working at a grocery store as a clerk, and that really made it rough to be able to pay rent and feed my kids and pay for anything that was needed. The fear was almost crippling.”

During this time, she committed her life to Christ and to giving.

“I wanted to be obedient because obedience is better than sacrifice,” Joann says.  “I started tithing and it was scary. It was like drawing a line in the sand. Am I going to believe God or not? Do I trust him?”

Trusting and tithing wasn’t always easy, especially when things started breaking down.

Joann says, “I had a clock that I really liked. It broke down. I had a stove that broke down so I couldn't cook. My car began to make funny noises and I had to be to work every day. I needed that car. The full 10% was scary because I had to be sure that that came out first. You know, ‘Is what I've got left gonna make it?’, and it always did. It took me a while to really trust the Lord with it, to be able to write that check without fear.”

She continues, “So, I took my car to a shop and it was the hose that was loose. Cost me nothing! I had a friend bring me a stove to replace my broken one. Then, my clock started working again, and I still have it and it still works!”

Then Joann met Bill, who also loved the Lord. There was something else they needed to agree on before they tied the knot.

“I wanted it to be something he wanted and he did,” says Joann. “It was what sealed the deal for me because I’d heard a pastor preach one time that if God has a man’s wallet, he has his heart.”

After they married in 1975, they continued to tithe. By the end of six years, Bill’s salary had tripled. That same year the couple sold their house for double what they paid for it. That allowed them the financial freedom for Bill to build a new home mortgage free.

“It was nice to be debt free. We didn’t have to worry about house payment,” he says.

Bill’s earnings from his engineering consulting business steadily increased over the years. By the time he retired in 2006, his income had grown by 800% - nine times greater than when he began tithing. Today, after tithing and giving to various ministries, the Brookhart’s live comfortably and have no debt. They have tithed together faithfully for more than 50 years and never stopped.

“I wish I would've trusted him sooner,” laughs Joann. “But you can trust God. You really can trust him.”
 

Psalm 41:1 says, “Blessed is he who considers the poor; the LORD will deliver Him in time of trouble.” When you partner with CBN, you do more than just give to the poor. You provide hope and the love of Christ through life-giving surgeries, food and clothing programs, humanitarian aid, and so much more! Become a CBN partner, and help transform lives in the name of Jesus Christ! Join us now!

7-year-old Waspada (Wah-SPA-dah) lives with his mom, who is a widow, in a remote village in Indonesia.  He told us it’s hard for them to find water to drink.  “We usually collect rainwater in buckets,” he said.”That water usually lasted for three days. After that, Mom and I go to the forest to look for puddles to get water.” 

Even at age 7, Waspada knew they had no choice but to drink the bad water.  “The water from the forest was murky and had a bad smell. It gave me stomachaches and also made my skin itchy when I took a bath.”  

Budima, his mom, said collecting water in the woods is difficult, and finding water in dry season was even harder. “I often said, providing food my son is hard. But adding hours a day to collect dirty water from the forest was totally exhausting.” 

Then thanks to YOU, Operation Blessing installed a Water Harvesting System for Waspada and his Mom.  Rainwater is collected and treated in a 500-gallon tank.  That makes it safe for drinking, bathing and cooking.  Operation Blessing also gave 33 other families in the village their own water harvesting systems too!  

“I was so happy when Operation Blessing provided clean water for everyone,” said Budima. 

Waspada said he’s glad he now has a place to get a cold drink of water next to his home. “Now we no longer drink dirty water. The water is clean and refreshing!” 

“Thank you to all the people who blessed us with this clean water,” added Budima. I want to thank Operation Blessing and all the people who help gave us clean water. May God bless you.”

Do you know that CBN partners can reach people around the world for Christ every day? We invite you to join us in ministry together as we provide financial support to those in need through our life-giving surgeries, food and clothing programs, humanitarian aid, and so much more! When you give today and become a CBN partner, you’ll help transform lives in the name of Jesus Christ! Join us now!