Important Dates to Know
May 1 – March Financial Reports will be due for US Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.
May 1 – April Financial Reports will be due for Non-Resident Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.
May 27 – The Office will be closed in celebration of Memorial Day.
June 1 – April Financial Reports will be due for US Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.
June 1 – May Financial Reports will be due for Non-Resident Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.
April 14-17, 2025 – Family Fellowship Week in Sophia, NC.
New Board of Reference Member
We would like to welcome Pastor Thomas Engle as a new member of the Board of Reference of WWNTBM. Pastor Engle and his wife Sarah graduated from Ambassador Baptist College and then traveled in evangelism for twelve years before they moved to Darlington, SC, where he currently serves as assistant to Pastor Frank Camp at Victory Baptist Church. He will be transitioning to the senior pastor in the near future, as Pastor Camp will be retiring. The Engles have three children: TJ (15), Elise (12), and Vance (9).
The Edge Christian Camp and Edge2Go International.
For the last several years, we have been blessed to have Scott Carsley, Carey Charles, and the team from The Edge Christian Camp attend Family Week and provide an exceptional program for our young people during the week. Edge2Go is a ministry of The Edge Christian Camp that brings camp to Independent Baptist church locations. The Edge staff offers many aspects of summer camp in a one-day, day camp format, including activities, chapel service, evening service, God & I time booklets, games, activities, and competitions. They have recently been burdened to take this ministry internationally by partnering with missionaries. Their desire is to work with WWNTBM missionaries to bring camp to your mission field. If you are interested, or if you know local churches in the US who could utilize their services, please contact them through the above website.
Missionary of the Day
Our website at wwntbm.com promotes a missionary of the day. This is a great way to get to know about the ministries of others in our missions family. Some have chosen to set this as their home page so they can be reminded to pray for a different missionary each day.
In His Service
For four decades, Bro. Danny Whetstone wrote articles to missionaries offering practical advice, biblical principles, and spiritual encouragement. Those articles first appeared here in the Headquarter Happenings newsletters as he sought to uplift, strengthen, and guide our missions family. WWNTBM has collected 153 of these articles and published them in a book titled In His Service. This book is available on Amazon in both print and Kindle versions. If you would like to purchase copies in bulk to use as gifts, please contact our office.
Family Fellowship Week 2025
Now is the time to begin planning to attend Family Fellowship Week 2025! The conference will be held at the Caraway Conference Center near Asheboro, NC, from April 14-17, 2025. The week begins on Monday afternoon and ends with breakfast on Friday morning. When interviewed, missionaries agree to attend Family Week for two years while on deputation and once every four years thereafter. Please plan to attend the entire week. This is an important time to gather for fellowship, encouragement, and reminders of our heritage.
Helpful Software
We have recently heard of two different websites that may be useful to our missionaries.
DeepL.com is a website that offers translation services, including the ability to translate certain types of documents. The site offers both free and paid options.
Spendee is a financial budgeting application that helps to manage finances in multiple currencies at the same time.
Uplift Podcast Episodes
Acknowledging Him Today by Andy Bonikowsky