Month: July 2026

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From the Memo Board: July 2026

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

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The Call to Sexual Purity: A Devotional Excerpt from Unshaken

Faith is not just about what we believe—it’s about how we live. As you work through these devotionals, my prayer is that you will grow stronger, stand firmer, and live bolder for Christ. No matter what comes, you can remain unshaken because your foundation is in Him. – John O’Malley

Below is an excerpt from Bro. John O’Malley’s book, Unshaken: Strengthening Your Faith. If you would like to read the book in its entirety, please click here.

1 Corinthians 6:9-11

“Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.”

Learn About It

Paul delivers a strong warning: those who live in unrepentant sin will not inherit the kingdom of God. He lists several sinful lifestyles, including sexual immorality, idolatry, theft, greed, and drunkenness, emphasizing that those who practice such things apart from repentance and salvation are separated from God.

However, the passage does not end in condemnation. Paul follows this warning with a message of hope and transformation: “And such were some of you.” The Corinthian believers had lived in these sins, but through Christ, they had been:

• Washed—cleansed from their past sins
• Sanctified—set apart for God’s holy purpose
• Justified—declared righteous through faith in Christ

This passage reminds us that the gospel is powerful enough to change lives completely. No matter how deep someone has been in sin, through Jesus Christ, they can be made new.

Apply It to Me

Sexual purity is a major struggle in today’s world. Culture normalizes and even celebrates immorality, just as it did in Corinth. But God calls believers to live differently—to walk in holiness, not according to the desires of the flesh.

• Do I take sexual purity seriously, or do I allow culture to influence my standards?
• Have I fully embraced my identity in Christ, or do I still carry the weight of past sin?
• Am I mindful of what I allow into my heart and mind, or do I compromise in small ways?

The good news of the gospel is that sin does not define us—Christ does. If you are struggling, God offers forgiveness and transformation. Through Him, we can live in purity and walk in the newness of life.

Talk to God About It

Lord, thank You for washing, sanctifying, and justifying me through Christ. Help me to walk in purity, resisting the temptations of this world. Remind me that my identity is in You, not in my past or in what the world promotes. Strengthen me to honor You in my thoughts, my actions, and my relationships. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Act on It

Evaluate one area of your life where you may have allowed cultural influences to lower your standards of holiness. Whether it’s entertainment, relationships, or personal habits, take a step this week to align that area with God’s call to purity.

John O’Malley

If this article has been an encouragement to you, you can email Bro. O’Malley to let him know.