Dates to Know
October 9 – Most US Banks will be closed for Columbus Day.
November 1 – September Financial Reports will be due.
November 11 – Most US Banks will be closed for Veterans Day.
November 20 – Please contact us by this date if you will need funds in your account before Thanksgiving.
November 23-24 – The Office will be closed in celebration of Thanksgiving.
November 30 – Revised pay date for those who normally receive funds on the 29th.
December 1 – October Financial Reports will be due.
December 8 – Revised pay date for those who normally receive funds on the 10th.
December 8 – All prayer letters should be submitted to our staff in order for your recipients to get them before Christmas.
December 18 – Please contact us by this date if you will need funds in your account before Christmas or the end of the year.
December 20-27 – The Office will be closed in celebration of Christmas.
January 1 – November Financial Reports will be due.
January 9 – Missionaries will receive their statements of December Support Received.
January 11 – All missionaries will receive their final December support on this day, regardless of the day they normally receive support.
January 15 – December Financial Reports will be due, along with any remaining receipts or financial paperwork for 2017.
January 31 – W-2 Forms and other tax documentation for the 2017 year will be available.
New Privacy Policy
WWNTBM is committed to securing the privacy of all individuals associated with our agency. Therefore, we have adopted a new privacy policy to guide our staff and to 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.
SecureCloud Settings
With our move to placing Support Lists and Ledgers in SecureCloud, we are receiving more feedback on the use of this secure platform. One common concern is that many of you have begun receiving emailed activity logs. These emails are automatically sent by the software, as a way to inform you of new files shared with you, or changes in your folders. If you do not want to receive these emails, you can change it in your settings.
- Log in to your account.
- Click on your name in the upper right corner, then select “Personal” from the dropdown menu.
- Add your email address if you have not yet done so. This will aid in password recovery.
- Scroll to the bottom of the page, under the Activity section.
- Adjust your preferences in the “Mail” column. If you never want to be notified, be sure to uncheck every item on the list.
- Return to your main screen by clicking on “Personal” from the upper left corner, and select the “Files” icon from the dropdown menu.
Click here to watch a video on how to change or retrieve your SecureCloud password.
Click here to watch a video on how to share files in SecureCloud.
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 2017, you may wish to make the purchase by the end of November. Because of the way our W-2s are calculated, December expenses are “reimbursed” out of January income, so the tax benefit on your W-2 would actually be considered a 2018 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. If you have questions about this, please contact Naomi Torberson.
REAL ID Update
In April 2017, we wrote about the future enforcement of “The REAL ID Act.” Starting January 22, 2018, state driver’s licenses presented at U.S. airports for ID purposes must be a “REAL ID” version. Otherwise, an alternative form of ID, such as a passport, will be required. Many federal agency websites, including the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice, have recently published updated information regarding the requirements and enforcement of these policies. State-specific DMV websites provide instructions for obtaining a “REAL ID.” Please take time to research how this issue may affect you in the future.
Click here to find out more about the “REAL ID” and how your state is handling these new requirements.
Click here for more information from TSA.
Uplift Podcasts
The following recordings were recently published on Uplift.com. You may access the site by entering the username: wwntbm and the password: gospel. These recordings for our missions family contain the Uplift calls in their entirety, including prayer requests and challenges to our missionaries. We hope they will encourage your heart.
A Stewardship of Faithfulness: Duey Whitfield
Going Forth in God’s Grace: Ernie Bauserman
Trusting God to Provide: Jonathan Earnhart
Maintaining Focus on Deputation: Gene Krachenfels
Devotional excerpts from our Uplift calls are now available to the general public at upliftforservants.com. The new podcast, Uplift For Servants, will help other Christians benefit from the encouragement provided to us each week. Please feel free to share this resource with your friends and family!
Summer Intern
We were thrilled to have Rene Pollack complete her graphics design internship with us this summer. Rene is a member of Memorial Baptist Church in Ocala, FL, with Pastor Michael West. She is a student at Pensacola Christian College. Rene helped us with several projects, including redesigning our application forms and creating new designs for kid-centered faith promise cards. She also assisted us with photography at FFW and has helped several of our missionaries with their design needs as well. If you have a design project that you need assistance with, you can contact her at [email protected]. Pray for her as she continues her education.