- [Narrator] Retirednow from his long career

with the University ofGeorgia's Agricultural Services,

Bill McKinnon remembers howGod rescued him from ruin.

- It got so bad when I was drinking

a fifth of scotch liquor a day

and sometimes more than that.

I even contemplated suicide.

- [Narrator] Insects had destroyed

Bill's 500 acre pecan orchard.

That forced this sideventure into bankruptcy,

where he lost the landand equipment at auction.

Ginger, his wife of 59 years,

says she cried out to God to help Bill.

- I would get on my kneesat night and tell the Lord,

I said, "This is not the man I married."

And I said, "I knowwhat my husband is like,

"and the devil is ruling him now."

- [Narrator] It wasn't until 1983,

when Bill showed up at a FullGospel Businessman's meeting

that everything changed.

- When he made the statement,

"If you are not 100% sureyou're saved, then you're lost."

I'd never heard that before.

So I'm hit.

I called to him from Nashville that night.

And instantly, I mean,instantly the Holy Spirit.

That's when I received thebaptism of the Holy Spirit

and he delivered me.

I never took another drinkof alcoholic beverages.

- And you know, it hada tremendous influence

with our children becausethey saw their daddy

a different person andthey liked that person.

And they knew it was real.

- [Narrator] From that point forward,

he and Ginger wanted totrust God with everything,

even their finances.

- You know, we'd write a checkto the church occasionally,

but that was about all we did it.

- We got this revelation from the Lord.

I needed to honor him withthe tithe and offerings.

Ginger and I sat down and open up

a tithe account at our bank.

- [Narrator] Around thattime, a word of knowledge

on The 700 Club encouraged Bill

about his finances andthe bankruptcy debt.

- God wants to bless it.

This end of this year, there's going to be

a tremendous outpouringof financial blessing

for you, for CBN, for everybody.

- And I've told Ginger,I said, Honey, that's us.

God's gonna show up.

- [Narrator] Within months four unexpected

tax overpayment refundsarrived in the mail.

The money helped pay oldcreditors and grow confident

they could trust Godtotally with their finances.

- So I said, okay honey, we're going

to take 10% off the top.

And we did that.

And then it moved from that to 20%.

And it's just been amazing ever since.

- [Narrator] Even after Bill retired

and he pastored a churchfor more than 20 years,

they say tiding 20% hasnever out-given God's supply.

This happens every month and I get through

paying all the bills and by golly,

I got a nice balance left.

- I'm just so thankful.

There's a lot of times wejust sit down and said,

did you ever believe wewould ever be like this,

that we would ever have this?

Would you ever have believed years ago?

I would have said no, butit's just all been God.

- You can't out-give God!

The more you give, Ibelieve this Scripture says,

give and it will be given to you,

passed down, overflowing in your bosom.

That's God's word and his word

is going to always work if we work it.

- [Narrator] As long timeviewers of The 700 Club,

a part of their giving goes to CBN.

- [Bill] God's working throughThe 700 Club to bless people.

They're impacting people'slives all across the world.

- [Narrator] In thesefinancially uncertain times

for many people, theMcKinnons especially want

younger generations to know that obeying

God's word about tithing and giving

can be the beginning of awhole new financial future.

- God is amazing.

For years now, we owe nobody anything.

We're saving money.

- Trust God, just trust him first

and do what he wants you to do.

- If it's an act of faith andbelief in the word of God,

God always backs it up his word.