One significant issue was the huge tax bill they would have to pay if they did retire. They especially didn't like the huge bill they would pay when they sold their machinery. That's when they thought of Barnabas Foundation and wanted to see if they could avoid some of that tax by using a Charitable Remainder Trust.

Don Wieberdink comments, "We have an obligation to be responsible with what God has given us. We've been blessed through the years and we wanted to see that some of what was left when we were gone, would be directed to kingdom causes we love."

The couple discovered that if they gave their machinery away to the Trust, they could make their largest gift ever to their favorite kingdom causes, and still get a lifetime income from the Trust. Moreover, they could avoid the tax they would have paid if they sold the machinery at auction. In fact, after looking at the projections, they found they would probably have more income on an annual basis by giving it away than if they sold it, paid the taxes and invested the proceeds.

Barnabas Foundation worked with them to set up the Trust, make the gift and then have an auction. The date for the auction was set and Don and Nyla went to work preparing for it as though the property was still their own. The Lord blessed their hard work. It was a beautiful day for the auction and the machinery sold well. The Wieberdinks watched as the machinery they had given away was sold, knowing that it would ultimately benefit kingdom causes and still provide them with a lifetime income.