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Prayer & Dates: October 2019

October Prayer/Praises and Special Dates

Click the link above to download a PDF of prayer requests and praises as well as the birthdays and anniversaries for October. Note: You will need to login 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.

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From the Memo Board: October 2019

Dates to Know

October 14 – 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 22 – Please contact us by this date via Signal if you will need funds in your account before Thanksgiving.

November 28-29 – The Office will be closed in celebration of Thanksgiving.

December 1 – October Financial Reports will be due.

December 9 – 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 via Signal if you will need funds in your account before Christmas or the end of the year.

December 23-27 – 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 13 – 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 2019.

January 31 – 1099 Forms and other tax documentation for the 2019 year will be available.

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 2019, 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 2020 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.

Please keep in mind the due dates for financial reports. With the holidays approaching it is easy to let these slip past, but our CPA has encouraged us we need to keep to the due dates, per IRS regulations. The best situation is for you to report all ministry expenses through WW, thus providing the fullest tax benefit. With the change to 1099s this year, if you do not submit a MFR on time, you can still submit it on your personal taxes on a Schedule C. If you are not currently submitting financial reports we suggest you consider this option. If you have questions about this, please contact Naomi Torberson.

Lodging Suggestion

Looking for an alternative to a hotel? Check out Airbnb.com. Depending on the location and length of time, this may be cheaper than a hotel, and can include benefits such as a fully-equipped kitchen.

New Baby

Lucy Charlotte Stelzig was born on October 8. She weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces and was 20 inches long. Lucy is the second daughter of Nick and Lindsey Stelzig, who are church planters in the Boston, MA area. The Stelzigs have two older children: Gabe (4) and Ellie (2). Pray for them as they begin a new church plant in the coming months.

Uplift Podcast

The following recordings were recently published on uplift.wwntbm.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.
Be Filled with the Spirit by David Price

Social Media by John O’Malley

Man-Pleaser or God-Pleaser? by Jeremy Lockhart

Visiting Small Churches by Gene Krachenfels

Woe, Low, Go by Daniel Fetter

A Proper View of God by John O’Malley

They Have Been with Jesus by Ernie Wyrick

Be Authentic! by Bro. Steven

Duty and Devotion by Stanley Cline

Rejoice! by Ernie Wyrick

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Ministry Milestones 2019

We would like to recognize several ministry milestones that are being reached during the year 2019. We are grateful for these individuals who continue to serve faithfully.

Fred Daniel, Jr., has served on the Executive Board for 30 years, and is the Secretary/Treasurer for the board. He and his wife, Beth, are from Greensboro, NC, where he pastors the Brookhaven Baptist Church. The Daniels are the parents of our missionaries Fred III (Brittany) Daniel, and Hannah (Rolando) Ortiz, both of whom serve in Mexico. They have 4 children and 11 grandchildren.

Michael West has served on the Executive Board for 20 years, and is the 2nd Vice-Chairman for World Wide. He and his wife, Boone, are from Ocala, FL, where he pastors the Memorial Baptist Church. They have 3 children, 8 grandchildren, and one great-grandson.

Rebekah Tolley has served as Office Assistant for our staff for five years. Her focus is missionary communication, prayer letters, and event coordination. She and her husband, Brandon, live near the office and are members of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Shelby, NC.

Naomi Torberson has served as Office Manager Assistant for our staff for fifteen years. Her focus is tax research, financial reports, and Headquarter Happenings. She lives near the office and is a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Kings Mountain, NC.

John and Christa Boylston have been missionaries with World Wide for 10 years. They served on the island of Pohnpei for some time, working primarily in a Bible translation ministry. They have since returned to the US due to health concerns. They are members of Maranatha Baptist Church in Shelby, NC. The Boylstons have five children.

Allinson and Floretta DaCosta have been missionaries with World Wide for 35 years. They serve on their home islands of Nevis and Saint Kitts in the Caribbean. They have also been involved with an orphanage ministry in Zimbabwe for many years.

Charles and Abigail David have been missionaries with World Wide for 10 years. They serve in their home country of India, where he pastors the Tirupattur Baptist Church and also teaches at a Bible Institute. Their ministry also extends into the Jawadi Hills area. Abigail is the daughter of Molly Franks and her late husband, Eric. The Davids have two children.

Michael and Nora Deatrick have been missionaries with World Wide for five years. They serve in the Solomon Islands. The Deatricks are sent out of the First Baptist Church of Wayland, MO. They have two living children.

Mike and Kristen Gali have been missionaries with World Wide for 15 years and serve in Chile. They are sent out of the Gateway Baptist Church of Rising Sun, MD, with Pastor David Landers, who is an Executive Board member of WW. The Galis have three children.

Adrian and Emma Hendricks have been missionaries with World Wide for 10 years. They serve in their home country of India, where he pastors the Heritage Baptist Church. They also have a Bible Institute and Learning Center. Their ministry also extends into the Jawadi Hills area. Emma is the daughter of Molly Franks and her late husband, Eric. The Hendricks have three sons.

Lewis and Kim Howell have been missionaries with World Wide for 15 years. They serve in New Zealand. They are sent out of the Faith Baptist Church of Shelby, NC, with Pastor Barry Goodman, who is an Executive Board member of WW. The Howells have two daughters.

Joy Johnston has been a missionary with World Wide for 10 years. She and her late husband, Norman, served for many years in Korea, Vancouver, and PA before moving to NC where they served at Ambassador Baptist College and assisted several churches. Since his home-going in 2018, she has continued working in the Shelby area and remains a member at the church they helped start, Every Nation Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC. She has four children and many grandchildren.

Lisa Kendrick has been a missionary with World Wide for 15 years. She serves in a church in Germany, reaching those in the US military. Lisa is sent out of the Mountain View Baptist Church of Birmingham, AL. She recently resigned her position with the military and is now on deputation to raise full support to better focus her energies in the ministry. Lisa is the sister of World Wide missionary Julia (Keith) Klaus, who also serves in Germany.

George and Patty Milgrim have been missionaries with World Wide for 20 years. They served in Pohnpei and Guam before the Lord moved them to their current ministry in Hawaii. They are sent out of the Temple Baptist Church of Madison Heights, VA. The Milgrims have four children and many grandchildren.

Francis and Leena Newton have been missionaries with World Wide for 10 years. They serve in their home country of India, where he pastors the Whitefield Baptist Church and is the principal of the Grace Baptist School for the Hearing and Hearing Impaired. Their ministry also extends into the Jawadi Hills area. Leena is the daughter of Molly Franks and her late husband, Eric. The Newtons have three children and one grandson.

Elsa Ramirez has been a missionary with World Wide for 30 years, but has been active in missions longer than that. She previously served in Spain and France before the Lord called her back to her home country of Mexico in 1999. Her focus is on teaching music and helping in ladies discipleship.

Mike Renfrow serves on the Board of Reference for WWNTBM. This year he and his wife Priscilla celebrated five years of ministry as pastor of Trinity Baptist Church in Wilson, NC. They served in evangelism out of Trinity for many years, before stepping into the pastorate when Bro. Robert Winstead, a founding member of World Wide, went to be with the Lord. The Renfrows have four children.

Mike and Sue Smith have been missionaries with World Wide for 10 years. Their ministry focus is to connect individuals with needs in the Western US. They served for a time in Colorado, and have been in Arizona since 2013. They are sent out of the Tri-City Baptist Church in Forest City, NC. The Smiths have five children and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Joel and Noel Smothers have been missionaries with World Wide for five years. They are sent out of the Trinity Baptist Church in Milton, FL, with Pastor Paul Woody, who is a former World Wide missionary to the Dominican Republic. The Smothers have one son. They are preparing to move to Brazil this fall, where they will assist Joel and Cynthia Dickens.

Paul and Sherry Zimmer have been missionaries with World Wide for 20 years. They serve in Yap, Micronesia, where he pastors the Faith Baptist Church.Their ministry also includes a Christian school. They are sent out of the Faith Baptist Church of Taylors, SC. Bro. Paul is the son of our missionaries Georg and Opal Zimmer, and the brother of Mark (Diane) Zimmer. They have six children.

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Prayer & Dates: September 2019

September Prayer/Praises and Special Dates

Click the link above to download a PDF of prayer requests and praises as well as the birthdays and anniversaries for September. Note: You will need to login 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.

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From the Memo Board: September 2019

Dates to Know

October 1 – August financial reports will be due

June 15-18, 2020 – Family Fellowship Week in Kinston, NC

Our Bank has Changed!

We are now using Home Trust, a local bank that will enable us to better serve our missions family. Please be aware of the following items as we make this transition.

  • In order to have next-day funds available in a US Bank, our office must receive the request by 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Requests received after that will take two business days to show in your US bank.
  • We will not be making banking transfers during the week of September 3-6, to ensure there are no issues during the transition.
  • Starting on September 9, please be aware that transfers from WWNTBM may appear somewhat differently on your statements.

Identity Protection

Risks of identity theft continue to rise. Awareness of how your information is stored and used is key to protecting yourself. World Wide strives to protect the information you entrust to us. Here are ways you can further protect yourself.

    • Click this link to watch an Identity Theft Prevention video from our bank.
    • Do not send sensitive information (account numbers, balances, or financial requests) to anyone via email.
    • Utilize our Signal Private Messenger app to request transfers to your account, or call our main office number at 704-730-1440 to speak with us directly. If you do not have Signal and need to contact us after hours, you may call the main number and leave a voicemail.
    • Utilize our SecureCloud file transfer system to share documents with sensitive information.
    • Note: Monthly Financial Reports typically do not contain sensitive information such as account numbers. For submitting those reports, please use the email address [email protected] instead of SecureCloud.

    Trip Insurance

    We recently heard of a situation where a missionary traveling on a short-term trip needed to be evacuated to the US for medical needs. The process was lengthy and expensive! If you are traveling internationally, you may wish to consider trip insurance. Some credit card companies offer policies for trips purchased with their card. Most airlines offer options at the time of purchasing tickets. Our staff has also used Seven Corners Insurance. They cover overseas medical care in addition to trip cancellation or evacuation needs. They will also provide medical insurance for those coming to the US for short periods of time if the individual’s overseas insurance does not cover US needs.

    Birth Announcement!

    Hudson Michael McKinney was born on August 15. He weighed 7 pounds 10 ounces and was 21 inches long. Hudson is the third son of Jacob and Shera McKinney and joins his brothers Ryland (6) and Landon (4). The McKinneys are finishing their deputation and hope to leave for their first term in Bolivia early in 2020.

    Podcasts for HH

    The following recordings were recently published on uplift.wwntbm.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.
    Living in Babylon by Rolando Ortiz

    Abiding in Christ by Guy Grenade

    Trust in the Work of the Word by Terri Moore

    Are You Blessed? by Jeremy Lockhart

    No One Too Small by Elwood Hurst

    Having the Right Spirit by Gene Krachenfels

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Photos with our Missions Family

Our staff loves visiting with our missionaries, whether in the US or on the field. Recently, some of our staff was able to visit several missionaries where they serve.

Noah, Samuel, Stephen, Charity, Valiana, and Judson Jenney with Darleen and Danny Whetstone in California.

Robert, Carrie, and Pat Mathena with Kim and John O’Malley in Grenada.

Millie and David Preston with Danny Whetstone in Utah.

Edgar and Rosann Feghaly with Naomi Torberson in Lebanon.

Naomi Torberson with Maha and Karim Dahdah in Lebanon.

Milad Khaled, Naomi Torberson, and Sara Khaled in Lebanon.

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From the Memo Board: August 2019

Dates to Know

August 1 – June financial reports will be due

August 30 – Revised pay date for those who normally receive funds on the 5th and 10th (of September)

September 1 – July financial reports will be due

September 2 – The Office will be closed in celebration of Labor Day

June 15-18, 2020 – Family Fellowship Week in Kinston, NC

Our Bank Is Changing!

By the end of September, we will complete a change from our current banking partner to a bank better able to serve all our mission family. To be sure you have no difficulty in receiving funds, please be aware of the following dates:

  • August 30 — Revised pay date for those who normally receive funds on the 5th and 10th of September.
  • September 2 — All US banks will be closed for Labor Day.
  • September 3-6 — We will not make banking transfers during this week, except for emergencies. This will ensure no issues during the transition between banks.
  • September 9 — Starting on this date, please be aware that transfers from WWNTBM to your bank account may appear somewhat differently on your statements.

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Kim.

Missions Apartment in Staunton, VA

Don and Linda Antonow, parents of our former staff member, Jaimie Dillon, have an apartment available for missionaries traveling in the Staunton, VA, area. The apartment has a private entrance and shares the bathroom with the main home. For details or reservations contact Don at 610-737-6796 or Linda at 610-597-9336.

Celebrating 50 Years

In 1971, God brought to fulfillment the dream He had planted in Bill Wingard’s heart to start a missions agency. That same year, Calvary Baptist Church of New Bern hosted the first annual Family Fellowship Week. While the faces have changed through the years, what has not changed is the focus on encouragement and fellowship during the meeting. Click here to see what others have said about attending Family Week. June 15-28, 2020, New Testament Baptist Church of Kinston will co-host the 50th Annual meeting along with Calvary of New Bern. Make plans now to attend!

Uplift Podcast

The following recordings were recently published on uplift.wwntbm.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.

Giving All Diligence by Jeremy Lockhart

A Proper Perspective in Prayer by Harold Vaughn

Broken and Poured Out by Chris Swiatocho

What to do When the Pressures Come by Mike Renfrow

Don’t Forget Love! by Gene Krachenfels

The Importance of Intercessory Prayer by Mike Renfrow

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Prayer & Dates: August 2019

August Prayer/Praises and Special Dates

Click the link above to download a PDF of prayer requests and praises as well as the birthdays and anniversaries for August. Note: You will need to login 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.

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Testimony Sessions

“I followed Him and learned….”

Five men from all stages of deputation, furlough, and pastoral ministries shared lessons they have learned as they followed Christ.

Each message title below contains links to the audio via our Uplift podcast site. In order for the direct links to work, you must be logged in with the username: wwntbm and the password: gospel.

Special Speaker

One of our missionaries is on furlough from the Middle East. His name has been omitted for security purposes, and the recording is unavailable.

Lessons from my family:

  • If you can’t talk of your struggles with others in the missions family, you can’t do so anywhere.
  • Church doesn’t have to be a big building.
  • As a missionary kid, you’re always a stranger wherever you go.
  • God’s ways aren’t ours. I wanted my life to go a certain way before we went to the field. But I gained and became a better person.
  • You can make a place you really don’t like into a home.
  • People everywhere are basically the same.

Lessons from Peter:
Christ called Peter to follow Him at the beginning of his ministry. In the middle of his ministry, Christ reminded Peter to continue to follow Him, in spite of what others may be doing. At the end of his ministry, Peter was still following Christ and growing in grace. In following God, there will be amazing things you will do, but you may be terrified. Follow anyway. It is better to be terrified following God than terrified walking alone.

Frank Camp

Note: Part of point one is missing from the recording due to technical issues. 

If you truly follow Christ, you will do so when others are not, when things are difficult, and when others have it easier. You will learn that God changes your perspective. You will see God give clarity through many prayers. You will see His compassion for people. You will learn He can call you to a specific place. You will experience His care for your provisions. You will know His calm of peace. You will have His confidence in placement.

Tim Germano

Unfortunately, we do not have a full recording of this session.

Be faithful. Guard your time with Christ. Realize it’s not about you, it’s all about Him. We are not the treasure; we are just a worthless box holding the treasure. When people are looking for treasure they are not enamored by the box. When we realize this truth, we will be the missionary God desires. Realizing this truth takes the pressure off of us. We can then be free to faithfully serve and watch Him work through us. When we realize this truth, we can get out of the way and let Him work.

Seth Folkers

Unfortunately, we do not have a full recording of this session.

The writer of Hebrews encourages us to follow the faith of the older generations, considering the end of their lives. What you look to is the direction you will go. We must have goals. But we must keep our eyes on the Lord Himself, rather than on our own goals, even if we have a good godly goal. Otherwise, we will seek to reach the goal in our own way. Joshua had his eyes set on the goal of conquering Ai, and failed to consider God’s method. Joseph had a dream from God, and never forgot it, but focused on serving God and others and allowed God to make the dream a reality.

Russ Bell

God says what He means and backs up what He says. When you do what He says, He will do the rest. God often carries us through the fire that we may comfort others. When you are in His way He will lead you. Don’t dwell on the former things, but allow God to do a new thing in you. Don’t put God in a box or make Him a servant to your plans. You are His servant. Don’t be afraid for Him to change your direction. I’ve learned that God is faithful and true, and that is all I need to know.