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January 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 January. 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.
January 9 – Missionaries will receive their emailed statements of December Support Received.
January 11 – All missionaries will receive their final December support on this day, regardless of the day that they normally receive support.
January 16 – December financial reports will be due, along with any remaining receipts or financial paperwork for 2016.
June 19-22 – Family Fellowship Week with Memorial Baptist Church in Ocala, FL. Begin arranging your summer schedule to be with us!
Matthew and Rebecca Rose have been accepted with World Wide as our newest missionaries to Kenya. They are sent out of Grace Baptist Church of Hinesville, GA, with Pastor John Mills, where Bro. Rose has been serving as the youth director for the past five years. The Roses have four daughters: Deborah (5), Hannah (4), Esther (2), and Lydia (1). Please pray for the Rose family as they begin deputation.
Congratulations to Matthew and Nikki Brown on the birth of 
Judah Lee, who was born on Christmas day! Judah weighed 6 pounds 13 ounces, and was 20 inches long. Praise the Lord for a safe delivery, as there were several complications during the pregnancy. Mom and baby are doing great! Judah is the Browns’ third child, joining Joshua (3) and Julie (1). The Browns minister in Cambodia.
Due to the damage caused by Hurricane Matthew, our annual Family Fellowship Week for 2017 is being moved to Memorial Baptist Church in Ocala, FL, with Pastor Michael West. It will still be held on June 19-22, 2017. Please check your calendars and make arrangements accordingly.
At the end of each month, we scan any mail that has come to the Office and place it in your SecureCloud folder. This would include check stubs for all bills paid by the Office, as well as any cards or correspondence from donors. Please be sure to check your account periodically, especially this month, as many missionaries have received Christmas cards and letters, which would be available to you there.
In 2016, we launched a website for our new Missionary Orientation School (MOS), so missionaries can take classes online to assist in beginning deputation or refresh their memory on various topics. We have recently updated this website, so that any user can take notes online while watching the lessons. (See the photo below for the icon to access this notes feature.) On the main homepage for the videos, users can now see two new links for “Public Notes” and “My Notes” from which you can access or download all your notes at once, or you can click through individual lessons to see your notes there as well.
We would like to encourage all current students to work on finishing these classes as soon as possible in the new year. If you do not have a user a account and would like to take these courses, please contact our office and we will be happy to send you credentials so you can avail yourself of this opportunity.
During a typical month, we close the books on the 25th, and any checks received after that date are posted to the following month. Due to receipting requirements, we cannot do this in the month of December. As a result, please be aware that your December support total may be higher than normal, while your January support total may be lower than normal. Please be sure to plan ahead for this!
Housing allowances previously in place have automatically rolled over to the new year. Missionaries who are ordained are eligible to have a housing allowance in place, which can provide certain tax benefits. If you did not have a housing allowance in 2016 and would like to have one for 2017, or if you have questions regarding this, please contact our office.
A new Excel template for the year 2017 will be available during the second week of February. This will give us time to review the need for any possible updates. January financial reports will be due on March 1. Should you wish to complete your report before the new template is available, you are welcome to submit it on the 2016 template.
Beginning January 1st, the IRS mileage rate has decreased to $0.535 per mile for business/ministry miles. This change will be reflected on the new Excel template for 2017.
By Stephanie Germano
Matthew 9:36 says “But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.” In this verse we see the depth of Jesus’ love for us and His desire for “all to come to repentance.” Oh that we may see the lost through the eyes of the Lord.
On October 28th, 2015, we got on a plane and took a one way flight to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. We were amazed how God provided every need! Within our first week, He had provided us with a car, a place to live, and many people who were so kind to help us get settled. Not long after we had moved in, I had noticed something that I had overlooked during all the busyness of the move. There were thick bars in every window for security. It seemed odd to me, and sadly it really took away from the beautiful view outside. As time went by, however, the initial excitement of being in a new place began to fade. Soon, reality began to set in. The new culture and its differences became more defined. The inability to communicate with others began to feel isolating. Keeping house and home has always been something I have enjoyed, but all of a sudden those bars in the windows began to feel confining. They began to represent something more, reminding me of the homesickness that was growing each day and the changes to which I was trying adapt. Every time, however, where there was discouragement, God would replace it with His sweet joy! We could feel Him helping all of us adapt in every way.
One morning toward the end of June, I woke up with what I thought to be bad case of pink eye. Later, we were told by the doctor that I had somehow contracted salmonella in my right eye. The infection left a thick scar over my cornea. Though it was a scary few months, God replaced fear with His sweet peace. I have felt the prayers of God’s people as I have had the privilege to literally watch the Lord heal my eye! Over just a few months’ time, the Lord has restored my sight close to what it was before the infection!
Not too long ago as I was watering the flowers, I looked out over our neighborhood. Now many of the faces we see each day have not just a name, but a story. At times you can see some of the students from the school around the corner crossing the street. Many of them do not know Jesus as their Savior and desperately need Him to change their lives. There is a lady across the street, who cooks at park to provide for her two precious daughters. Oh what the Lord could do in her life if she would just place her trust in Him. I watched the men who deliver the weekly water jug orders as they zoomed in and out of the cul-de-sac on their motorcycles. What an opportunity that the Lord has given us to be a witness to them each week! As I was taking everything in, something suddenly occurred to me. For the first time I was able to look out of the window and not even notice those metal bars. Furthermore, I realized that it was not just my physical sight that the Lord was improving. God had given grace where it was needed to help me look past myself and the changes in my life that seemed, at the time, so hard to ignore. There will always be a set of challenges that we have to look past. May we as Christians always depend on God’s strength to help us do this very thing, and only then can we look through the eyes of Jesus to see the faint and weary “sheep having no shepherd.”
December 9 – Revised pay date for those who normally receive funds on the 10th.
December 9 – All prayer letters should be submitted to our staff in order for your recipients to receive them before Christmas.
December 16 – Please contact us by this date if you will need funds in your account before Christmas or the end of the year.
December 21-28 – The Office will be closed in celebration of Christmas.
January 1 – November financial reports will be due.
January 9 – Missionaries will receive their emailed 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 16 – December financial reports will be due, along with any remaining receipts or financial paperwork for 2016.
Please contact us by December 16 if you would like funds in your account before Christmas. Final December support distributions will be made on January 11th for all missionaries, regardless of their regular pay date. Contacting us by December 16 will enable us to schedule your funds around bank closings and holiday hours. Should you have an emergency need after December 20, you may contact our staff at the following numbers:
John O’Malley: 704-974-6108
Kim O’Malley: 704-974-1008
During a typical month, we close the books on the 25th, and any checks received after that date are posted to the following month. Due to receipting requirements, we cannot do this in the month of December. As a result, please be aware that your December support total may be higher than normal, while your January support total may be lower than normal. Please be sure to plan ahead for this!
We would like to welcome Pastor Mike Renfrow as a new member to the Board of Reference of WWNTBM. Pastor Renfrow and his wife, Priscilla, are from Wilson, NC, where he pastors Trinity Baptist Church. Prior to their time in the pastorate, they served for several years in evangelism. They have four children: Micah, Stuart, Emily, and Laura. Trinity is the home church for Ruby Kersey, as well as Alejandro and Fina Sanchez.
Tatiana Cordeiro has been accepted with World Wide as our newest missionary to Brazil. She is sent out of Fairfax Baptist Temple in Fairfax, VA, with Pastor Todd Abbey. Miss Cordeiro has already served in Brazil for ten years, where she has ministered with the Mike Ring family. Please pray for her as she continues to raise support and makes preparations to return to the field early next year.
Each year we are required to publish the following to all missionaries:
WWNTBM currently offers our missionaries the option of participating in a 403(b) Retirement Plan, the non-profit version of a 401(k) plan. We encourage all of our missionaries to participate in some type of retirement planning. If you do not currently have a 403(b) account and would be interested in opening one, please contact our office for a listing of vendors and more information.
Due to IRS regulations, we are required to use a Third Party Administrator (TPA) to handle all 403(b) accounts. The administrative fee is $50.00 per year, which will be deducted from Support each January or February for those who contribute. The TPA assists us by administering our plan and keeping us in compliance with the Department of Labor and IRS codes.
Please note that loans and hardship withdrawals are not allowed by the companies who manage your 403(b).
Please see the file in SecureCloud for the latest information on contribution amounts and limits for 2016 and 2017.
December 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 December. 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.
November 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 November. 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.
November 4 – Revised pay date for those who normally receive funds on the 5th.
November 11 – All US Banks will be closed.
November 21 – Please contact us by this date if you will need funds in your account before Thanksgiving.
November 24-25 – The Office will be closed in celebration of Thanksgiving.
December 2 – Revised pay date for those who normally receive funds on the 29th.
December 9 – Revised pay date for those who normally receive funds on the 10th.
December 9 – All prayer letters should be submitted to our staff in order for your recipients to get them before Christmas.
December 16 – Please contact us by this date if you will need funds in your account before Christmas or the end of the year.
December 21-28 – The Office will be closed in celebration of Christmas.
January 1 – November financial reports will be due.
January 9 – Missionaries will receive their emailed 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 16 – December financial reports will be due, along with any remaining receipts or financial paperwork for 2016.
Seth and Kaitlin Folkers have been accepted with World Wide as our newest associate missionaries. They will be going to Cameroon next spring for a year long internship as part of his education through Baptist Theological Seminary. They would eventually like to serve full-time in an African country. The Folkers are sent out of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Box Elder, SD, with Pastor Ken Schultz. Pray for this young couple as they raise support and make preparations to move to Cameroon.
If the Office processes your prayer letters, please be sure to send your letter by December 9th for your recipients to receive it by Christmas. Letters received after December 14th will not be processed until January 2nd. Year-end procedures may cause slower letter processing times in January. Please plan the timing of your letters accordingly. Thank you!
World Wide Missionary List October 2016
Click the link above to download a PDF of the current list of World Wide missionaries.
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 “Missionary List October 2016”. This step protects people with WWNTBM in restricted access fields.
We have uploaded a Financial Status Report to your SecureCloud account. This is meant to show you the financial details that we have on file, such as your support estimate and the average amount of support you received this past quarter. This is information we provide to pastors who may call about your ministry. We ask that all missionaries update their support estimate once every four years, or as their lives and ministries change. Please review this information and contact us if you have any questions.
Our Office uses an average of funds received each quarter when calculating the percentage of support you are currently receiving. We use normal fiscal quarters rather than updating the averages after every month. We find that this yields a more accurate figure because it accounts for donors who send funds quarterly rather than monthly. Updating the average every quarter also allows for those on deputation who are frequently receiving new support to see an up-to-date figure of what is really being received. While it is helpful to know the percentage of support that has been promised, we encourage you to also be aware of the percentage of support actually being received. Click here to review information about how to calculate a support estimate.
We recently updated the Missionary Procedures Manual in order to include changes that have taken place over the past few years. Most of these changes have been published individually in Headquarter Happenings over time. The current version of the manual is now available in SecureCloud under the Forms and Manuals section. If you have any questions please contact Naomi Torberson.
We have been made aware of two different ministries that can help your ministry with vehicle rentals and more:
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.