lˈeɪɾɚ ɹᵻpˈoːɹts ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd ðæt mˈæk dˈɑːnəld hæd jˈuːzd fˈʌndz fɹʌmðə wˈɔːk ɪnðə wˈɜːd mˈɪnɪstɹi tə pˈɜːtʃɪs ɐ vˈɪntɪdʒ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn vˈoʊlksvˌɑːɡən bˈiːɾəl vˈæljuːd æɾ ɐpɹˈɑːksɪmətli dˈɑːlɚ θˈɜːtiːn,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ fɔːɹ ˈɛd stˈɛtsɚ, ɐ kəntɹˈɪbjuːɾɪŋ ˈɛdɪɾɚɹ æt kɹˌɪstɪˈænᵻɾi tədˈeɪ.
Later reports indicated that MacDonald had used funds from the Walk in the Word ministry to purchase a vintage 1971 Volkswagen Beetle (valued at approximately $13,000) for Ed Stetzer, a contributing editor at Christianity Today.