NARRATOR: In 1994 Mike Nordlum and his wife

Leslie purchased an electronic repair

shop, Cascade Electronics, in Portland, Oregon.

I was in electronics.

And so the owner wanted to sell the business.

It kind of felt like this is something we really need to do.

This would be great financially for our family.

NARRATOR: However in 2001, Mike and Leslie

saw a downturn in business.

We realized that business slowed down a lot.

And people were holding their money back.

And we did see a time where it got pretty bad.

We laid off some of the employees.

So I started doing most of the work myself.

And it is-- it is challenging.

Because there are some times where we realized that maybe

we didn't pay ourselves that month.

NARRATOR: With their company in the red,

Leslie began to pray about they're giving.

The couple had always tithed 10% of their personal income.

But Leslie also want to tithe off of their business.

Mike was reluctant.

We had gotten on track with our personal stuff

but trying to get on track with business was difficult.

So I was like, Lord if you want this

to work you're going to need to speak to my husband.

She said there's so much more for us.

And so I said, well let's give it a shot.

I released her and said, all right wherever you think

is important.

NARRATOR: Mike and Leslie decided

to give 10% of their business income to other ministries.

In December of 2010 they became 700 Club partners.

When we started giving to 700 Club, I saw significant change.

And I'm like, I don't know how it happens

but there's always enough.

God always makes sure it's paid.

There's always enough.

And we even have a savings.

We've never had a savings in all the years

that we actually had the business.

There's a lot of businesses that in the Portland area

that we know of that have gone out of business.

And we're still in business.

And we hear that all the time.

How are you in business?

And it's like, we have the favor of the Lord.

Had we held on to our money and not tithed,

who knows where we would be.

NARRATOR: Since starting to give from their business,

their income has increased so much that they now

give five times they're starting amount to CBN.

And I will tell you that if you limit God, you'll be limited.

If you trust God, the sky's the limit.

Stand in faith on it, pray about it,

give, and start watching what God does.