Norway
The Lord has also provided them a home of their own. They take possession in a few weeks, but the house needs much repair and renovation. They are hoping to have the work done by Christmas.
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Dear Praying Friends,
We desperately need your prayers. Due to drastic tax changes we are being forced to make the decision as to stay and face a possible $120,000 tax bill, or be out of the country before the 5th of April this year. We are taking advice from our tax consultant here and trying to determine the best course of action.
The government is trying to force people out who are rich and have off shore accounts, yet do not pay taxes on that money. Unfortunately, the way the legislation is written, we missionaries fall into that category! If only we did have off shore accounts full of money! The new taxation would amount to paying taxes on all of our American income, including our work funds, retirement, real estate, etc, not just our personal salary as we now do.
The way to avoid this taxation is to be out of the country three years out of every ten. This will greatly affect the works and is against the policies of the BBFI. So, again we face that dilemma. So we need your prayers for great wisdom. For calm. For God's hand in our lives.
We will keep you posted.
Tom Gritts
The church was full and the spirits high as we attended our first services back in England. What a blessing to see the growth in the people spiritually! And, to see new people who had joined while we were away and get the opportunity to talk to more new ones who had been saved and are seeking baptism! The men have stepped into leadership and done a grand job!
We have returned by faith and found that it IS really going to take some faith financially to work through all the changes here. Petrol prices are $1.60 higher per gallon than when we left. Gas to heat the house has doubled in the past year. Both cars need work from sitting on the drive for nine months. We need to get tags on one car and that is $400 for a year tag! One needs tires; another $800, and so it goes!
This week will be filled with catching up with people, visiting my elderly, setting my schedule for the college work, school assemblies, etc., and recovering from jet lag! But it is all good! God is good! And He is able to do the things I can not! As I was reading today, God is not capricious (random and unstable), but soverign. My times are in His hands and He has a plan in it all!
Tom