Family Fellowship Week
Family Fellowship Week is fast approaching! Please be sure to make plans to join us June 20-23 at Valley Baptist Church in Edinburg, VA. We will be exploring the theme, Workers Together With God. You’ll not want to miss this exciting time of encouragement with fellow servants. Click here to see what others are saying about this life changing week!
Moving to the Field or Furlough Trips
Are you leaving for the field soon? Planning a furlough? Click here to see a list of tips that might help in your planning stages. These lists are a part of the Missionary Procedures Manual, which is always available on SecureCloud.
Tax Alert
For tax year 2015 a significant change took effect in regards to the Federal Child Tax Credit. It is our understanding that this will affect those living abroad who have children under 17 and who utilize Forms 2555 or 2555-EZ when submitting their tax returns. If this applies to you, you may want to discuss with your tax preparer whether calculating your 2015 return without Form 2555 or 2555 EZ will give you a better outcome. Please discuss with your tax preparer whether this change will affect the amount you should be submitting in estimated taxes for 2016.
Tax Notes
As you prepare to submit your financial documents to your tax preparer, here are some things you may want to remember to give them:
- List of dates you were in the US vs. out of the country
- Details of any housing expenses
- Information on any retirement plans
- Information on any investments
- Information about any foreign bank accounts on which you are a signatory
- Details of any family births or deaths (Names, dates, and SSNs)
- Details of estimated taxes submitted
- Information about your health coverage and medical expenses
- W-2s, 1099’s, and other tax forms received
- Details of charitable contributions
New Missionary
Sammy and Connie McNeill have recently joined the World Wide family. The 
McNeills are sent out of the New Testament Baptist Church in Robbins, NC, with Pastor Darrin Richardson. They have been married for 33 years and have two adult daughters. Bro. McNeill has recently retired as the Chief of Police. His experience in law enforcement and as a coach in local schools has given him a burden to reach the unchurched youth in America. Pray for the McNeills as they begin this new ministry.
New Babies
Congratulations to Fred III and Brittany Daniel on the birth of Carolina Rose on January 28th. Carolina weighed 7 pounds and was 21 inches long. She is the sixth child of the Daniels, and joins older siblings Katherine, Ashlyn, Fred IV, Kevin, and Isabella. The family serves in Mexico.
Congratulations to Stephen and Charity Jenney on the birth of Samuel on January 29th. Samuel is the second child of the Jenneys, and joins his older brother Judson. The family plans to begin deputation this spring to work in the Southwestern United States.
Congratulations to Josh and Joanna Town on the birth of Jennifer Rose on February 16. She weighed 8.14 pounds and was 20 inches long. Jennifer is the third daughter of the Towns, joining Juliana and Jayla. The family currently serves in Lebanon, where they have been preparing for a stateside ministry to Muslims. They plan to transition back to the US later this summer.
Nick and Lindsey Stelzig are the newest additions to the World Wide family. They are both recent graduates of Ambassador Baptist College. While at Ambassador, they were active in inner-city ministries in Charlotte, NC. Their desire is to plant inner-city churches in the Boston, MA area. They are sent out of the Maranatha Baptist Church in Yorktown, VA, with Pastor Dale Coffey. The Stelzigs have one son, Gabriel, who is 6 months old.
missionaries will raise funds for Bibles, hymnbooks, pews, vehicles, building programs, or assistance for nationals serving in their ministries, among other things.
We are enjoying having Kaitlyn Haye as an intern in the Office this summer! Kaitlyn grew up in a ministry family. She is a student at Ambassador Baptist College, where she is majoring in Church Ministries. She and her husband, Drew, were married in May of this year. They are members of the Crossroads Baptist Church of Columbus, NC, with Pastor Nathan Deatrick. Upon completion of her schooling in December, they plan to pursue a ministry in evangelism.
Stephen and Charity Jenney have joined the World Wide family. The Jenneys are sent out of Shalom Baptist Church in North Tonawanda, NY. Charity’s father, Roland Mills, is their pastor. The Jenneys are both graduates of Ambassador Baptist College. Their plans are to begin deputation to plant churches in Arizona. Their son Judson is one, and they are expecting another baby early next year. Please be in prayer for them as they begin this new ministry.
Congratulations to John and Sarah on the birth of their first child, John Gabriel, on July 28. He was 20 inches long and weighed 7 pounds 6.3 ounces. Everyone is doing well! Keep them in prayer as they are finishing deputation and preparing to leave for the field soon.
