Headquarter Happenings

Important Dates to Know

November 1 – September Financial Reports will be due for US Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.
November 1 – October Financial Reports will be due for Non-Resident Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.
November 11 – Most US banks will be closed for Veterans Day.
November 26-27 – The Office will be closed in celebration of Thanksgiving.
December 1 – October Financial Reports will be due for US Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.
December 1 – November Financial Reports will be due for Non-Resident Missionaries. This includes FNPO reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.
December 10 – All prayer letters the Office assists in mailing via Prayerletters.com should be submitted to our staff in order for your recipients to get them before Christmas.
December 16 – Please contact us by this date via Signal if you will need funds in your account before Christmas or if you will need a deposit between Christmas and the end of the year. This allows us time to schedule your deposit around bank holidays and the office being closed.
December 17 – All prayer letters the Office assists in sending via Mailchimp should be submitted to our staff in order for your recipients to get them before Christmas.
December 23-29 – The office will be closed in celebration of Christmas.
April 12-16, 2027 – Family Fellowship Week in Sophia, NC.

For easy access to all of these dates, click here to download our WWNTBM Dates and Deadlines Calendar into your calendar app.

November and December Deposits

• • • November Funds:
      November funds will be deposited into your account(s) on November 29th, December 5th, or December 10th, respectively.
    • December Funds:
      Please contact our office by December 16th via Signal if you would like funds before Christmas and the end of the year. This allows us time to schedule your deposit around bank holidays and the office being closed.
      Final December funds will be deposited on January 15th, regardless of the day you usually receive your monthly deposit. If you need a deposit prior to this date, please contact the office via Signal.

Upcoming Financial Reports for US Missionaries

Please prepare now to ensure that your year-end financial reports are submitted on time. October reports are due December 1, November reports are due January 1, and December reports are due January 15. If it is possible for you to submit reports before the due dates, that would greatly assist our staff. Please note that it is fine to submit a report without waiting for the Line 1 income figure. We can add that for you as needed. Reports should be submitted to [email protected]. Please be sure to include all receipts for expenses of $75 and over at the same time you submit your report so there are no delays in processing. Thank you for your help in these areas.

Our Privacy Policy & Information Sharing Preferences

WWNTBM is committed to protecting the privacy of all individuals associated with our agency. Therefore, we have a Privacy Policy to guide our staff and inform our missionaries concerning how information is shared. A copy of this policy is available on SecureCloud under the Security Protocols folder. If you have questions or concerns about your privacy, please contact our office.

We also want to remind our missionaries to complete the Information Sharing Preferences Form, available in the same folder on SecureCloud. This form allows you to indicate what information WWNTBM may share with others. Due to the recent SecureCloud outage, the deadline for returning the completed form to the Office has been extended to November 13. If you have already submitted your form, thank you!

Year-End Prayer Letter Services

If the office assists in mailing your prayer letters through PrayerLetters.com, please send us your information by December 10th for your recipients to receive it before Christmas.

If we assist with your MailChimp emails only, please get us your information by December 17th in order for your recipients to receive them by Christmas.

Please be aware that letters received in our office after these dates may experience delays due to the holidays. Please plan the timing of your letters accordingly, and contact the office if you have any questions. Thank you!

You should have received an email regarding our special letterhead options for Christmas. If you would like to send your prayer letter with one of our letterheads, please email your request to [email protected].

Our Office will resume processing prayer letters on January 7, 2026.

Family Fellowship Week

We are beginning preparations for Family Fellowship Week 2027, which will once again be held at the Caraway Conference Center near Asheboro, NC. Our missions family greatly enjoys this quiet retreat location, which allows all services, lodging, meals, and activities to take place in one place.

Our next meeting will be held April 12-16, 2027. Please make plans to join us! Please watch your email for registration information in the coming days. Final reservations need to be communicated to the office by February 1, 2027.

This is a time to gather for fellowship and encouragement. Meals, lodging, and child care are provided. Attendees should plan to stay the entire week, beginning Monday afternoon and ending after the Thursday evening service. (Lodging Thursday night and breakfast Friday morning are provided, but guests are welcome to leave Thursday evening if they wish.) There will be preaching and teaching sessions in the morning and evening, with free time in the afternoons. The week provides opportunities to rub shoulders with fellow servants from around the world in all stages of ministry. Please plan to join us.

Trump Accounts

We previously shared about the Trump Accounts that launched earlier this year for all US citizens under the age of 18. Trump Accounts are individual investment accounts for America’s children designed to grow with the U.S. economy and build long-term savings. Click here to read the previous article.

The US government has now automatically created accounts for all children who had not yet created one. This means your child may have a Trump Account waiting for them. In fact, this account may already have money in it! A very generous donation from the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation was given to provide $250 to qualifying children under 10 years old. If your child qualified, the funds were automatically deposited into their Trump Account.

What do you need to do? Parents and legal guardians simply need to claim their child’s Trump Account through the official Trump Accounts app, available to download for free in the Apple App Store and Google Play. Once activated, the account can receive funds from family, friends, and employers, as well as gifts from generous donors.

If you have a child born between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2028, your child is eligible for $1,000 of seed money from the US government. To accept these funds, parents or guardians need to explicitly opt in and submit IRS Form 4547 through the Trump Accounts app, the website, or the IRS online portal.

Prayer Requests and Special Days

Click here to download a PDF of prayer requests and praises, as well as the birthdays and anniversaries for this month.

Note: You will need to log in to SecureCloud in order to view this document. Once you log in, click on Files, Shared, then Headquarter Happenings, then scroll to the month you want to view. This step protects people with WWNTBM in restricted access fields.

Important Dates to Know

October 1 – August Financial Reports will be due for US Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.
October 1 – September Financial Reports will be due for Non-Resident Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.
October 12 – Most US banks will be closed for Columbus Day.
November 1 – September Financial Reports will be due for US Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.
November 1 – October Financial Reports will be due for Non-Resident Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.
November 11 – Most US banks will be closed for Veterans Day.
April 12-16, 2027 – Family Fellowship Week in Sophia, NC.

For easy access to all of these dates, click here to download our WWNTBM Dates and Deadlines Calendar into your calendar app.

Financial Report Reminder

As we enter the last quarter of the year, thoughts turn to year-end tax procedures. Many people begin thinking of last-minute deductions that will affect them. If you anticipate making large ministry purchases and you desire the purchase to be a deduction in the year 2026, you may wish to make the purchase by the end of November. Because of the way our 1099s are calculated, December expenses are “reimbursed” out of January income, so the tax benefit on your 1099 would actually be considered a 2027 reimbursement. Regardless of when the purchase is made, you will still receive a tax benefit. However, we wanted you to be aware of these deadlines as you plan your expenses over the next few months.

Mission 21 Ecosystems

Mission 21 Ecosystems are a set of websites that are “21st century tools for a 1st century commission.” They were created by Anthony Master and Leland Johnson to develop practical, Gospel-centered tools that help Independent Baptist missionaries reach the field and effectively fulfill the Great Commission.

Missions21 connects pastors and missionaries through a searchable database of missionary profiles, prayer letters, video updates, doctrinal information, and communication tools. By helping churches discover, evaluate, manage, and stay engaged with missionaries from a single platform, Missions21 makes missions involvement more intentional, informed, and effective. Visit Missions21.com.

IFBMT helps missionaries raise and maintain support by providing tools to help them effectively manage deputation. Through a collaborative church database, route planning maps, scheduling tools, follow-up management, and ministry organization tools, IFBMT helps missionaries spend less time managing information and more time building lasting partnerships with local churches. Visit ifbmt.info.

ProphetsChambers.com helps missionaries find housing and church accommodations while traveling. Through community-verified listings, photos, amenities, reviews, and practical travel information, missionaries can make more informed lodging decisions and travel with greater confidence. This website is still under construction. For questions, contact prophetschambers.com at [email protected].

Dep-U provides practical training for missionaries through courses, playbooks, and field-tested strategies. Designed to bridge the gap between theory and practice, Dep-U helps missionaries navigate deputation and ministry with greater confidence and effectiveness. This website is still under construction. For questions, contact dep-u.com at [email protected].

Legacy Contact Access Key

If you have Apple devices, consider setting up a Legacy Contact Access Key. A legacy contact access key is a secure code that allows a designated person to access your digital data and passwords after your death or incapacitation. There is no cost required.

How to get a Legacy Contact Access Key

1. Add a Legacy Contact: On an Apple device (iPhone, iPad, or Mac), go to Settings > [Your Name] > Sign-In & Security > Legacy Contact.
2. Choose a contact: Select a trusted person from your contacts to be your Legacy Contact.
3. Receive the key: After adding the contact, your device will generate a unique access key.
4. Share the key: Share this key with your Legacy Contact. You can do this by sending it electronically via Messages (if they are on a compatible device) or by printing a physical copy to keep with your estate planning documents.
   What your Legacy Contact needs to access your data

After your passing, your Legacy Contact will need to provide two things to Apple to request access: The Legacy Contact Access Key you provided and a death certificate for you.

They can then use this information to initiate a request through Apple’s Digital Legacy service, allowing them to access your Apple account data.

Faith Promise Cards

Thanks to a fellow missionary, our Faith Promise Cards are available to download in Chinese, French, and Spanish.

The office has three different designs of English Faith Promise cards as well as two designs of Children’s Faith Promise Cards available for download or order. All Faith Promise Cards are free! Donations to help cover the cost of printing and shipping are accepted.

Find these and other helpful resources for your missions conference at helpmymissionsconference.com.

Prayer Requests and Special Days

Click here to download a PDF of prayer requests and praises, as well as the birthdays and anniversaries for this month.

Note: You will need to log in to SecureCloud in order to view this document. Once you have logged in, click on Files, Shared, then Headquarter Happenings, then scroll to the month you would like to view. This step protects people with WWNTBM in restricted access fields.

Important Dates to Know

September 1 – July Financial Reports will be due for US Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.
September 1 – August Financial Reports will be due for Non-Resident Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.
October 1 – August Financial Reports will be due for US Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.
October 1 – September Financial Reports will be due for Non-Resident Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.
October 12 – Most US banks will be closed for Columbus Day.
April 12-15, 2027 – Family Fellowship Week in Sophia, NC.

For easy access to all of these dates, click here to download our WWNTBM Dates and Deadlines Calendar into your calendar app.

Mission Agency Percentage

The Mission Agency Services (MAS) 5% contribution, as well as the National Partnership Services (NPS) 5% contribution, will be applied according to the following guidelines:

• • When a donor indicates new support, even if it is the first time we have received funds.
  • When funds begin coming from a donor on a regular basis, even if the check memo continues to say ‘gift,’ unless it is specifically designated such as ‘gift for building fund’ or some other specific project. Regular basis does not necessarily mean monthly; some donors give at varying times and some even give annually.
  • All regular funds received are subject to the MAS and NPS contributions, regardless of whether they are received in personal or ministry support accounts (i.e. accounts for ongoing operations of a ministry such as a school or radio station.)
  • Funds for specific projects will be evaluated on an annual basis to determine if they have become ongoing ministry support as opposed to one-time fundraising events.

Sticker Design Contest

The WWNTBM office is hosting our first ever sticker design contest!

We are looking for new sticker designs for World Wide to promote missions. We want you to draw or design your sticker and send it to us. Your design must be overtly missions, overtly conservative, and FUN! 

Everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate! Submissions must be made no later than October 2, 2026 at midnight EST. Winners will be chosen by the WWNTBM Office and prizes of Chick-fil-a gift cards will be given to winners. 1st prize will receive $20 gift card, 2nd prize will receive $15 gift card, and 3rd prize will receive $10 gift card. All submissions have the potential to be used for promoting missions by WWNTBM.

Designs will be judged on creativity and originality, visual appeal, relevance to missions and the purpose of WWNTBM, suitability for use as a sticker, and overall effectiveness of the design.

Sticker Specs: Stickers may be any shape or size. Digital designs may be submitted in PDF, PNG & JPEG with resolutions of at least 300 dpi. Drawn designs may be submitted via hi resolution scan or picture or may be mailed. See terms and conditions for details.

Official terms and conditions are available upon request.

Email your designs to [email protected] or via Facebook messenger to the WWNTBM account along with your Name, Age, Country of Residence, and Attached Design.

For designers under the age of 18, please include parent or legal guardian’s name, stated approval, and contact info.

See the Harvest – Dominican Republic

See the Harvest is a ministry of the World Wide that offers church members, college students, and pastors the opportunity to See, Learn, and Do missionary work, enabling them to discern God’s call, find their place of service, and reach the lost with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This ministry is led by our missionaries, Cody and Nikayla Carden.

From July 31-August 10, our team joined our missionaries, Timothy and Stephanie Germano, in the Dominican Republic. Our team assisted the Germanos with their annual English camp and helped reach out to the community there through canvassing and personal evangelism.

We praise the Lord for His wonderful work through the ministry of See the Harvest! If you would like to learn more about the ministry or future trips, please visit seetheharvest.com.

If you would like a See the Harvest team to visit you on your field, please contact Cody Carden at [email protected].

Prayer Requests and Special Days

Click here to download a PDF of prayer requests and praises, as well as the birthdays and anniversaries for this month.

Note: You will need to log in to SecureCloud in order to view this document. Once you have logged in, click on Files, Shared, then Headquarter Happenings, then scroll to the month you would like to view. This step protects people with WWNTBM in restricted access fields.

Important Dates to Know

August 1 – June Financial Reports will be due for US Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.
August 1 – July Financial Reports will be due for Non-Resident Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.
September 1 – July Financial Reports will be due for US Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.
September 1 – August Financial Reports will be due for Non-Resident Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.
September 7 – The Office, and most US Banks, will be closed in recognition of Labor Day.
April 12-15, 2027 – Family Fellowship Week in Sophia, NC.

For easy access to all of these dates, click here to download our WWNTBM Dates and Deadlines Calendar into your calendar app.

New Staff Member – Makenzie Case

We are happy to announce that Miss Makenzie Case is joining our full-time in-office staff! Makenzie assisted our office on-site last summer and has coordinated our See the Harvest ministry trips since 2023. Her home church is Gantt Street Baptist Church in Cayce, SC, under Pastor Gene Rowell. Makenzie previously taught at a Christian school for five years.

We praise the Lord for bringing Makenzie to the team and look forward to serving with her. Makenzie’s email is [email protected].

Trump Accounts

On July 4th, 2026, the new Trump Accounts were made available. Trump Accounts are a new tax-advantaged individual retirement account (IRA) for children under the age of 18.

• • Eligibility:  All U.S. children under 18 with a valid Social Security Number are eligible to establish a Trump Account. Parents or legal guardians can open and manage accounts on behalf of their children.
  • Contributions:  Families, friends, and employers can contribute up to $5,000 per year per child.
  • Access and Withdrawals:  Funds can be accessed without penalty when the child turns 18 for qualified expenses like education or a first home purchase. Withdrawals may be subject to restrictions and would be taxed at ordinary income rates.
  • If funds are not used for the qualifying expenses listed above at age 18, the funds may be withdrawn by your child for any purpose but will incur an early withdrawal fee. At the age of 59 1/2, your child may withdraw the funds without penalty and may use them for any purpose. Withdrawals would be taxed at ordinary income rates.

US Citizens born between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2028, are eligible for $1,000 of government seed money.

For the first 25 million children under the age of 10 in ZIP codes with median incomes below $150,000 who activate a Trump Account, $250 of seed money will automatically be deposited into their account. These funds are made possible by a donation from Michael and Susan Dell of Dell Computers. Check out InvestAmerica.org to see if your child qualifies.

• How to open an account:
• You can elect to open a Trump Account for your eligible children using IRS Form 4547 and submit it to the following:

• • In the Trump Accounts app (visit your App Store)
  • When you file your taxes
  • Through the secure IRS website called Individual Online Accounts, or IOLA

What to Know:
For now, Trump Accounts will automatically be invested in the State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPYM) a low-cost exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks the performance of the S&P 500 Index. Plans are being made to allow parents and guardians to choose how to allocate funds across additional investment options.

Is the Trump Account Right for you? If your child qualifies for the $1,000 and/or the $250 seed money, it is recommended that you open the account to at least claim the funds; however, there are multiple investment and retirement options available for your children. Visit RamseySolutions.com to learn more about other options to begin saving for your child’s future.

Investing for the Future

John O’Malley’s brother, David, is a financial advisor with Edward Jones and has helped the Office as well as many of our missionaries with their investments. He produced a short video for our missions family about saving for the future. We trust this will be helpful to you. If you have questions or would like contact information for him or other financial advisors, please contact Kim O’Malley.

New Mileage Rate Effective July 1st

The IRS recently announced an increase in the standard mileage rate for the final six months of 2026. Beginning July 1, the rates have increased to 76 cents per mile for business miles. US Missionaries, please click here to download an updated MFR Template that reflects the new rate. Please continue to use the older version for the June report (due August 1) and begin using this new version starting with your July report, due September 1.

Abigail Riffel’s New Book

Our very own Abigail Riffel, daughter of our missionaries to Japan, Michael and April Riffel, has published her first novel. The Covert Chronicles: The Recruit, is a Christian young adult action-adventure novel. This novel follows a group of teenagers whose lives are transformed by faith, friendship, and unexpected opportunities to serve. Click here to check it out!

See The Harvest – Scotland

See the Harvest is a ministry of the World Wide that offers church members, college students, and pastors the opportunity to See, Learn, and Do missionary work, enabling them to discern God’s call, find their place of service, and reach the lost with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This ministry is led by our missionaries, Cody and Nikayla Carden.

In July, our team spent two weeks assisting Missionary Jim Van Voltenburg and the Bible Baptist Church of Dundee, Scotland. During that time, they canvassed (letterboxing) with books of Revelation, gospel tracts, and invitations to a revival tent meeting and helped with the tent revival meetings. Our team distributed approximately 5,000 copies of gospel material.

We praise the Lord for His wonderful work through the ministry of See the Harvest! If you would like to learn more about the ministry or future trips, please visit seetheharvest.com.

If you would like a See the Harvest team to visit you on your field, please contact Cody Carden at [email protected].

Prayer Requests and Special Days

Click here to download a PDF of prayer requests and praises, as well as the birthdays and anniversaries for this month.

Note: You will need to log in to SecureCloud in order to view this document. Once you have logged in, click on Files, Shared, then Headquarter Happenings, then scroll to the month you would like to view. This step protects people with WWNTBM in restricted access fields.

Important Dates to Know

July 1 – May Financial Reports will be due for US Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.
July 1 – June Financial Reports will be due for Non-Resident Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.
July 3 – The Office will be closed in celebration of Independence Day.
August 1 – June Financial Reports will be due for US Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.
August 1 – July Financial Reports will be due for Non-Resident Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.
April 12-15, 2027 – Family Fellowship Week in Sophia, NC.

For easy access to all of these dates, click here to download our WWNTBM Dates and Deadlines Calendar into your calendar app.

DirectLine Ministry

Paul Woody is a former missionary church planter with WWNTBM to the Dominican Republic. He and his wife, Debbie, serve as representatives for DirectLine Ministry. DirectLine Ministry desires to keep the cost of shipping to a minimum for missionaries who need help getting Scriptures, tracts, and church supplies to their fields. They help instruct the missionaries step-by-step on how to process a container. Low-cost and personal help from them makes receiving materials much easier for the missionaries. Learn more at directlineministry.com.

International Term Life Insurance

Life insurance is vital for families because it gives financial security and peace of mind to your family should you pass away. Life insurance provides your family with the funds needed to replace your income, pay for expensive funeral arrangements, and protect your family’s financial future. Coverage is recommended to be 10-12 times your annual income. Among the many types of insurances, term life insurance is a popular choice due to its affordability and straightforward nature.

Good Neighbor Insurance offers international term life insurance plans to U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens residing outside of the U.S. These plans are tailored to your needs as you serve the Lord on a foreign field. Learn more about a term life insurance plan that might be right for you, please visit gninsurance.com.

Good Neighbor Insurance also offers Travel Insurance and International Health Insurance for individuals and groups.

See The Harvest – Atlanta

See the Harvest is a ministry of the World Wide that offers church members, college students, and pastors the opportunity to See, Learn, and Do missionary work, enabling them to discern God’s call, find their place of service, and reach the lost with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This ministry is led by our missionaries, Cody and Nikayla Carden.

In June, our team served with Pastor Mark McElreath, who pastors City Baptist Church in Atlanta, during the FIFA World Cup games in Atlanta. Throughout the week, they took part in three World Cup evangelism days, as well as helping run Vacation Bible School at City Baptist Church. The team distributed 13,000 copies of Gospel material, saw one woman pray to be saved during evangelism, and 13 children accept Christ during the VBS.

We praise the Lord for His wonderful work through the ministry of See the Harvest! If you would like to learn more about the ministry or future trips, please visit seetheharvest.com.

If you would like a See the Harvest team to visit you on your field, please contact Cody Carden at [email protected].

Prayer Requests and Special Days

Click here to download a PDF of prayer requests and praises, as well as the birthdays and anniversaries for this month.

Note: You will need to log in to SecureCloud in order to view this document. Once you have logged in, click on Files, Shared, then Headquarter Happenings, then scroll to the month you would like to view. This step protects people with WWNTBM in restricted access fields.