Category: From the Memo Board

Dates to Know

May 27 – The Office will be closed in celebration of Memorial Day

June 1 – April financial reports will be due

June 7 – The Office will be closed for a staff outing

June 17 – 20 – Family Fellowship Week in Edinburg, VA

July 1 – May financial reports will be due

Family Fellowship Week

This year’s Family Week will be hosted by Pastor Chad Estep and the Valley Baptist Church in Edinburg, VA. Family Week will begin with registration at 4:30 p.m. on Monday evening, followed by a relaxed meal in the outdoor pavilion of the church. Come in your modest travel clothes and enjoy the church’s activity fields and facilities! A relaxed evening service will immediately follow. We ask that missionaries plan to attend all services of the week, starting with Monday evening and ending Thursday evening. Missionaries will be housed at the Holiday Inn Express in Woodstock, VA, which is approximately 10 minutes from the church. Please watch your email for more details as the week approaches.

Prayer Letter Services

Holly Minion is no stranger to our World Wide family. She served on our Office Staff from 2010 to 2015. Since that time, she and her husband Andrew have managed our websites and social media. Holly is once again helping us with our prayer letter processing. If you utilize World Wide to publish your letters, please continue to use the email address [email protected] to ensure that Holly and Rebekah Tolley can process your requests quickly and efficiently.

Website Updates

World Wide has a page for each of our missionaries on our website at wwntbm.com. We do our best to keep your information current, so supporters can stay up to date with your ministry. Please take a moment to review your information on our site, and contact Naomi Torberson if you need us to make any changes.

New Babies

“Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.”

Aiden Jude Dundon was born on April 2nd. He weighed 6 pounds 12 ounces and was 19.75 inches long. Aiden is the first child of Matthew and Colleen Dundon. The Dundons are on deputation to plant a deaf church in Philadelphia.

Kezia Florence Deatrick was born on April 2nd. She weighed 8 pounds 7 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. Kezia is the first daughter of Michael and Nora Deatrick and joins her older brother, Corban, who is two. The Deatricks are missionaries in the Solomon Islands.

Hudson Taylor was born on April 3rd. He weighed 10 pounds 4 ounces. He is the first son of Kevin and Hannah Taylor. He joins three sisters: Tirza (7), Hadassah (5), and Alethia (3). The Taylors are on deputation to go to Mexico.

2019 Graduates

Several in our missions family are graduating this spring. Please be in prayer for them as they make transitions in their lives and seek the Lord’s will concerning future plans. Click here to see the list of graduates.

Uplift Podcast

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.

Contacting Churches by Stephen Ashmore

God Can Handle Our Adversaries by Chad Estep

Be A Servant by Jeremy Lockhart

Three Truths from John 20 by David Fulp

Trusting God in Trouble by Fred Daniel, Jr.

Make a Difference Where You Are by Jeremy Lockhart

Don’t Try to Do This Alone by Danny Whetstone

Three Principles for Overcoming Temptation by Joel Dickens

Dates to Know

April 19 – The Office will be closed in observation of the Resurrection

May 1 – March financial reports will be due

June 17 – 20 – Family Fellowship Week in Edinburg, VA

Doctrinal Agreements

If you have submitted your doctrinal agreement statement, your new card for 2019-2020 is now available for you to download and print from your SecureCloud folder. If you have not yet submitted your annual agreement, please click here, or email Naomi Torberson as soon as possible, indicating that you have read and are still in agreement with our Articles of Faith. If you have questions or concerns, please contact John O’Malley.

Please note: This year, the Executive Board voted to further expand our long-held position on Calvinism and Arminianism in Article XVIII, Section L, Paragraph 4, which now states: We reject the man-made systems of Calvinism and Arminianism as expressions of our beliefs concerning the nature of man and the means of his salvation.

Travel to and from the United States

US Citizens should be aware of the REAL ID Act and how it may affect your airline travel within the United States. Click here to view the latest information from the Department of Homeland Security. Missionaries may wish to update their driver’s license to obtain the REAL ID while they are in the US on furlough. Otherwise, plan to have your passport with you for all domestic travel.

Non-US Citizens: Our immigration attorney has advised us that a B-1 Visa does not clearly cover ministry activities such as visiting churches and raising funds. She has advised us that Non-US Citizens should only travel to the US for ministry on an R-1 Visa, which requires WW to sponsor and assist with the application. Please note that it can take several months to complete an application, and it may take several additional months for the application to be approved. Therefore, please contact Laura Cmaylo nine months prior to making any plans to visit the US for ministry purposes. If you currently have a B-1 Visa and will be visiting the US for non-ministry related travel, please be sure to let us know in advance as well, as it may have an effect on any future applications for an R-1 Visa. If you have questions, please contact Laura Cmaylo.

New App to help locate Meal Allowance Per Diems

There is an app that can help locate the Meal Allowance Per Diem for travel in the United States. This is much easier than navigating the GSA website! It is available for your iPhone or IOS device from the App Store. Click here to download the free app. Note that Meal Allowances may be listed on your mileage log for each night spent away from home for a ministry purpose.

Financial Status Report

We have uploaded a Financial Status Report to your SecureCloud account, showing figures for the first quarter of 2019. 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 your lives and ministries change. Please review this information and contact us if you have any questions.

Amazon Shopping Donation

Did you know that it is possible to support the ministry of World Wide through your regular purchases from Amazon? Simply click here to begin your shopping experience at smile.amazon.com, and then link your account to authorize Amazon to make donations to World Wide New Testament Baptist Missions Inc. Amazon will then donate a portion of their proceeds to the Office.

New Missionary

Trevor and Sabrina Deneau have recently partnered with WWNTBM. They are sent out of the First Baptist Church of Evart, MI, with Pastor Ryan Beilfuss. He is a graduate of Landmark Baptist College in Haines City, FL. Bro. Deneau is the third generation in his family to work in the Bible publishing ministry through Church Bible Publishers and Gold Leaf Enterprises. They have two sons, Emrys (19 mo) and Theodore (4 mo). Pray for them as they begin deputation to go to the rural areas of northern Italy.

A Day in the Life

Our staff enjoys opportunities to visit with our missionaries! If you are ever in the area please come by and see us! Here are a few pictures from recent months.

Laura Cmaylo and Naomi Torberson recently visited several of our missionaries in the Greenville area. We are grateful for these faithful servants who have dedicated their lives to ministry!

Dates to Know

March 15 – Please submit your Annual Doctrinal Agreement by this date

April 1 – February financial report will be due

June 17-20 – Family Fellowship Week in Edinburg, VA

Microsoft Excel

We request that all missionaries complete their financial report template using Microsoft Excel rather than Apple’s Numbers. Although Apple’s spreadsheet application does export to Excel, doing so removes many key features that our staff relies on to review the reports. If you need to purchase a copy of Microsoft Excel for the Mac, we can obtain this for you at a discounted rate. If switching to Excel creates a hardship for you, please contact us. If you have questions, please let us know. We appreciate your assistance in this area!

Financial Report Checklist

Changes in ministry can affect the typical expenses you list on your reports from month to month. For instance, someone on deputation will primarily have travel expenses, while someone on the field may have more costs related to renting a building or purchasing snacks and Sunday School supplies. Someone coming home on furlough will be dealing with mileage, meal allowances, and lodging costs they don’t usually see when on the field. We suggest that you click here to review our checklist of commonly overlooked expenses, to be sure you are claiming all allowable deductions.

Mileage Tracking and your MFR

There are several good mileage apps available to help you record details for your financial reports. Please keep in mind that all details of the Mileage Log still need to be completed on the template when submitting your MFR. Here are some apps that others have recommended:

Everlance
MileBug
Mile IQ
TripLog

Retirement Accounts and your MFR

The change to 1099’s from W-2’s includes additional options for your retirement planning. Because of this, Line 3 of the report will no longer be used to indicate 403(b) contributions. The staff will utilize that category for internal adjustments as needed. All retirement contributions regardless of the type of account can be included under Line 18 of the report. Please be sure to inform your tax preparer about the type(s) of retirement accounts you have. If you have questions about your retirement accounts, please contact Mrs. Kim O’Malley.

Dates to Know

February 18 – You should receive the 2019 MFR Template with the new mileage rates.

March 1 – January Financial Reports will be due.

June 17-20 – Family Fellowship Week in Edinburg, VA.

New Employee!

We are pleased to introduce Brittany Morrow as our new office assistant. Brittany’s initial tasks will include processing support checks. You can reach her by email at [email protected]. Her testimony is below.

My name is Brittany Morrow. My testimony of salvation starts when I was a young girl at VBS. One particular night of VBS I decided to go to an altar call; all my friends were going and I didn’t want to feel left out. I clung to a repeat-after-me prayer I said that night as my testimony of salvation. As I grew older I struggled with my “salvation experience.” I was under conviction and I knew I was missing something in my heart. On April 2, 2008, at a revival meeting, I gave my heart and life to Christ. Although I had grown up in church all my life it wasn’t until I got saved that I began to understand the love of Christ and what He could do with my life.

Fast-forward to 2014, I met Justin whom I married on July 9, 2016. At this time I moved to Kings Mountain and started attending Faith Baptist Church in Shelby. In October of 2016, God called Justin to preach. The Lord has given my husband opportunities to preach since then and has opened many doors for us to serve in. Together we serve in our church’s bus ministry where we both share a route and teach classes. We also serve as sponsors to our youth group. As sponsors, we help with the SIGMA youth program and attend youth meetings and trips. I’m thankful for the ministries the Lord has allowed me to be involved in and can’t wait to see what He has in store for my spiritual journey.

Retirement Accounts

Last year, our CPA and attorneys identified a tax advantage for you by having us begin to issue a 1099 tax document instead of a W-2 for all of our missionaries. These tax professionals recommended to the Executive Board to make the transition. The pastors on the Executive Board voted to make this change effective 2019.

One of the advantages of receiving a 1099 tax document is you have greater choices for types of retirement accounts. You now have available to you and/or your spouse these additional Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA) options:

1. Traditional IRA
2. Roth IRA
3. SEP-IRA
4. SIMPLE IRA
5. Solo 401(k)

You are also able to open an account with any investment firm of your choice.

Click here to read an article I found helpful in understanding the benefits of each account.

Another helpful article from Dave Ramsey is available by clicking here.

You may want to speak with someone about your retirement options. David O’Malley, Bro. O’Malley’s brother, is an advisor for Edward Jones. He has offered to assist our missionaries in any way, even if they are not a client of his. His offer is a no-cost unbiased consultation. His phone number is 561-833-9123.

Most investment firms offer the above IRA options to independent contractors. (Independent Contractor is the term the IRS uses to describe your relationship to WW as a self-employed missionary.) You will need to discuss your options with the firm. The investment firm will have specific instructions for you once you make the choice of what type of account you want. When you have opened your account, you can contact me and I will be happy to send your monthly contribution in for you.

Speaking with an investment advisor and/or your CPA can help you in choosing the best plan for you and your family. There are more options available to you than ever before. Please do not delay. Adding retirement investing to your monthly budget means preparing for your family’s future.

If you have any questions, I will be happy to assist in any way.

Mrs. Kim O’Malley

Benefits of Financial Reports

The Monthly Financial Report (MFR) is the tool that missionaries can use to become accountable to WWNTBM for their reimbursable expenses, rather than having all funds listed as salary. Over the course of 2018, 79% of those eligible chose to submit MFRs. By doing so, they were able to reduce their W-2 Wages by a combined average of 31.11%. If you are not currently utilizing MFRs and would like information about how to begin, please contact our Office. We also recommend watching the MFR Intro video. This is available in SecureCloud under Forms and Manuals.

Financial Status Report

We have uploaded a Financial Status Report to your SecureCloud account, showing figures for the fourth quarter of 2018. 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 your lives and ministries change. Please review this information and contact us if you have any questions.

Uplift Schedule

Each month World Wide holds encouragement conference calls for our missionaries. This year we broadened the times of these meetings to give more of our mission family the opportunity to join. Friday meetings at 11:15 AM EST will remain deputation focused. The other dates and times we arranged for the convenience of those in our mission family serving in varying time zones.

1st Tuesday of the Month: 6:00 AM EST
2nd Tuesday of the Month: 9:00 AM EST
3rd Thursday of the Month: 11:00 AM EST
4th Tuesday of the Month: 9:00 PM EST

Each week we send you an email to let you know about the meeting opportunities for the week and how to join. The current schedule is listed below. All are welcome to join any Uplift meeting!

February 8 – 11:15 AM EST – Jeremy Lockhart – Deputation Challenge
February 12 – 9:00 AM EST – Markie Bullock – Spiritual Encouragement
February 15 – 11:15 AM EST – John O’Malley – Character Building
February 21 – 11:00 AM EST – TBA
February 22 – 11:15 AM EST – Leland Johnson – Cold Calling on Deputation
February 26 – 9:00 PM EST – Mike Grove – Spiritual Encouragement
March 1 – 11:15 AM EST – David Landers – Spiritual Encouragement

Please contact us with any questions.

New Baby!

Elijah “Judson” Brown was born to Matt and Nikki Brown on January 30. He weighed 6 pounds 14 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. The Browns are on furlough and will soon be returning to Cambodia. They have three older children: Joshua (5), Julie (3), and Judah (2).

New Missionaries!

Don and Karen Clarke are the newest missionaries to partner with World Wide. They are sent out of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Kings Mountain, NC, with Pastor Jim Ogle. The Clarkes previously served as missionaries in Kenya for 15 years. They have seven adult children, including Gloria Duarte, who is our missionary to Brazil. They desire to serve in a helps ministry, including furlough replacement.

Dates to Know

January 15 – December Financial Reports will be due, along with any remaining receipts or financial paperwork for 2018.

January 31 – W-2 Forms and other tax documentation for the 2018 year will be available.

March 1 – January 2019 financial reports will be due.

June 17-20 – Family Fellowship Week with Valley Baptist Church in Edinburg, VA. Begin arranging your summer schedule to be with us!

Family Fellowship Week Change

Pastor Tim Daniel and the New Testament Baptist Church of Kinston, North Carolina, were to host our Family Fellowship Week meeting this year. However, due to the flooding last year, there are still not enough hotel rooms in the area to accommodate us.

Pastor Chad Estep and Valley Baptist Church of Edinburg, Virginia, graciously offered to help and host Family Fellowship Week 2019. The meeting begins with a meal on Monday evening, June 17, and ends with services on Thursday evening, June 20. Lodging and meals are provided by the church, and there is no cost other than travel. Missionaries are asked to attend all the services of the meeting. More information will be provided in coming weeks.

SecureCloud Packets

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 SecureCloud periodically, especially once you receive the notice that December packets have been uploaded, as many missionaries have received Christmas cards and letters which are available there.

January Income Totals

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 for 2019

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 2018 and would like to have one for 2019, or if you have questions regarding this, please contact our office.

New Excel Template

A new Excel template for the year 2019 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 2018 template.

New Mileage Rate

Beginning January 1st, the IRS mileage rate has increased to $0.58 per mile for business/ministry miles. This change will be reflected in the new Excel template for 2019.

New Babies

Cadence Eliam was born to Clayton and Linda Eliam on Oct 15. She was premature, but thankfully she is doing fine! Cadence is the 6th child of the Eliams. Their older children are Cheryl, Nathan, Hadassah, Keila, and Timothy. Pray for them as they minister in Pohnpei.

John Prater was born to Ethan and Brittany Prater on December 2. He weighed 8 pounds and was 20 inches long. John is the fourth son of the Praters, joining his brothers Enoch (6), Silas (4), and Jude (2). Pray for the Praters as they are on deputation to go to the Dominican Republic.

New Missionaries

David and Aimee Marie Brubaker joined the World Wide family in December. They are sent out of Grace Baptist Church of Hinesville, GA, with Pastor Carey Hendricks. The Brubakers are both graduates of Ambassador Baptist College, and Aimee Marie is a sister to our missionary Matthew Rose. They have two children, Allen (6) and Artiss (5). Pray for them as they begin deputation to plant a church in Washington state.

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.

Jesus Prays for Us! — Elwood Hurst

Capturing Attention During Introductions — John O’Malley

Three Causes of Impatience — Terri Moore

Youth Ministry and Missions — Jim Ogle

Dates to Know

December 1 – October Financial Reports will be due.

December 10 – 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 21 – Special pay date for all non-resident aliens. (Final payment without tax withholding.)

December 24-28 – The Office will be closed in celebration of Christmas.

January 1 – November Financial Reports will be due.

January 8 – Missionaries will receive their statements of December Support Received.

January 11 – All US Citizen missionaries will receive their final December support on this day, regardless of the day they normally receive support. (Non-resident aliens will not receive funds this day.)

January 15 – December Financial Reports will be due, along with any remaining receipts or financial paperwork for 2018.

January 25 – New monthly pay date for all non-resident aliens. (Tax withholding begins on this date.)

January 31 – W-2 Forms and other tax documentation for the 2018 year will be available.

New Missionaries

Chris and Candace Beane are new associates with World Wide. They are sent out of Cross Roads Baptist Church in Columbus, NC, with Pastor Nathan Deatrick. Chris is the IT director at Ambassador Baptist College, where he is also a student. Their goal is to take annual trips to the United Kingdom during the remainder of his time in school. They will then start deputation after his graduation, with plans to plant churches in the UK along with veteran missionaries Travis and Terri Snode. The Beanes have two children: Hayla (11) and Teddy (8 months).

New Baby!

Congratulations to Stephen and Anelly Villarreal on the birth of Stephen Daniel. He was born on November 13. Mom and baby are doing well! The Villarreals have been serving as furlough replacements in Mexico this past year. They will return to the US soon and plan to begin full-time deputation in February.

December Support

Please contact us via Signal by December 18 if you would like funds in your account before Christmas. Final December support distributions will be made on January 11th for all US citizen missionaries, regardless of their regular pay date. Contacting us by December 18 will enable us to schedule your funds around bank closings and holiday hours. Should you have an emergency need after December 21, you may contact our staff at the following numbers:

John O’Malley: 704-974-6108
Kim O’Malley: 704-974-1008

January Income Totals

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!

Are You Prepared for an Emergency?

Every day it seems we hear news of someone facing a tragedy, whether from a storm, an accident, or an unexpected death. Dealing with the aftermath of such situations can be frustrating and time-consuming, and is often compounded in foreign countries. We encourage all missionaries to plan ahead and prepare your family for emergencies. One excellent tool is a Legacy Drawer, as recommended by Dave Ramsey. Click here to learn more about this system of organization that will help make sure your family is taken care of during unexpected life events.

Dates to Know

November 12 – Most US Banks will be closed for Veterans Day.

November 19 – Please contact us by this date via Signal if you will need funds in your account before Thanksgiving.

November 22-23 – The Office will be closed in celebration of Thanksgiving.

December 1 – October Financial Reports will be due.

December 10 – 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 24-28 – The Office will be closed in celebration of Christmas.

January 1 – November Financial Reports will be due.

January 8 – 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 2018.

January 31 – W-2 Forms and other tax documentation for the 2018 year will be available.

Financial Status Reports

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 you update your support estimate once every four years or as your lives and ministries change. Please review this information and contact us if you have any questions or changes.

January Income Totals

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!

New Missionary Families

Wesley and Kayla Grant have been added to our missions family. The Grants are sent out of Morning Star Independent Baptist Church of Easley, SC, with Pastor David Ellenburg. Bro. Grant currently works in the medical field and is a student at Tabernacle Baptist Bible College in Greenville, SC. Their desire is to plant churches in Northwestern Montana. Please pray for them as they begin deputation.

Ayser and Fatan Mazahreh have joined our missions family. Bro. Mazahreh is currently pastoring the Faith Independent Baptist Church of Amman, Jordan, and works alongside Bro. Ghassan Haddad and Bro. Daab in the Biblical Theological Seminary as well. They have three sons and a daughter: Rae’d (23), Mario (20), Leen (17) and Matthew (9). Please pray for this family and the ministry in Jordan.

 

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.

God’s Faithfulness During Affliction by Ted Daub

Conveying Your Story, Part Two by Duey Whitfield

Learning to Be a Soul Winner by Byron Foxx

Dates to Know

October 8 – Most US Banks will be closed for Columbus Day.

November 1 – September Financial Reports will be due.

November 12 – Most US Banks will be closed for Veterans Day.

November 19 – Please contact us by this date via Signal if you will need funds in your account before Thanksgiving.

November 22-23 – The Office will be closed in celebration of Thanksgiving.

December 1 – October Financial Reports will be due.

December 10 – 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 24-28 – The Office will be closed in celebration of Christmas.

January 1 – November Financial Reports will be due.

January 8 – 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 2018.

January 31 – W-2 Forms and other tax documentation for the 2018 year will be available.

New Missionary

Scott and Marilee Norman have been added to our missions family. The Normans served as missionaries for 20 years in Saipan. Their desire is to be used in the area of pulpit supply and furlough replacement. They are sent out of Trinity Baptist Church in Wilson, NC, with Pastor Mike Renfrow.

New Babies

Our missions family continues to grow! We rejoice in the safe delivery of these babies. Pray for the mothers who are recovering from deliveries, and for the babies to remain healthy as cold and flu season is around the corner!

Congratulations to Joel and Noel Smothers on the birth of their firstborn, Gabriel Paul Smothers, on September 8. He was 9 pounds 6 ounces and measured 20 inches long. There were some complications in his birth as he was born chin first! He also had to have a procedure done to fix a lip and tongue tie. However, he and his mother are both recovering well! The Smothers are on deputation to go to Brazil. Pray for them as they continue raising their support.

Congratulations as well to John and Sarah on the birth of Alaina Joy on September 19. Alaina is their third child and joins her brother John Gabriel (3) and sister Eliana (19 months). Keep their family in prayer as they continue to serve overseas.

Wedding Announcement

Gerald Mosher and Marie Story were married on June 9, 2018.

Bro. Mosher has served with World Wide in Nova Scotia since 1987. His first wife Delores (Lorie) went to be with the Lord in June of 2013. Mrs. Marie Mosher is originally from Indiana. The World Wide family would like to extend our congratulations to the new couple. We wish them all the best of the Lord’s blessings as they continue to minister together. They are currently meeting with a small group of believers in a home and are praying about what the Lord would have for them next.

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 2018, 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 2019 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.

Remember, due to changes in tax law this year, if you have previously been submitting ministry expenses through your tax preparer, you will lose that tax benefit this year. The best situation is for you to report all ministry expenses through WW, thus providing the fullest tax benefit. If you are not currently submitting financial reports we suggest you consider this option. If you have questions about this, please contact Naomi Torberson.

Uplift Podcast

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.

Soul Winning on the Road by Byron Foxx

Advocates vs. Accusers by Dwight Smith

The Dangers of Spiritual Indifference by Freeman Weems

Faithfulness by Jonathan Earnhart

Paul’s Singular Focus by Jeremy Lockhart

The Practice of Praise by Alton Beal

When God Hides the Answers by Chris Swiatocho

Crazy Schedules, Disobedient Kids, and Sergeant Dads by Jeremy Lockhart

Conveying Your Story, Part One by Duey Whitfield

The “I Wills” in Psalm 138 by David Landers

New Babies!

We praise the Lord for several babies who were born this past month. Pray for these families as they adjust to having a new little one in the home. Pray for the other expectant mothers in our mission family, that the Lord will grant smooth pregnancies and healthy babies.

Jackson Bartholomew Daniel was born on August 6. He was 7.5 pounds and measured 20.5 inches. Jackson is the son of Fred III and Brittany Daniel, who serve in Mexico, and the grandson of our board member, Fred Jr. and Beth Daniel. Jackson joins seven older siblings: Katherine, Ashlyn, Fred IV, Kevin, Isabella, Carolina, and Jedidiah.

Eden Hope Lockhart was born on August 30. She was 6 pounds, 14 ounces and measured 18.5 inches. Eden is the fifth child of Jeremy and Esther Lockhart. Bro. Lockhart serves as our Deputation Director. Eden’s older siblings include Allie, Bethany, Judah, and Levi.

Atarah Gail Folkers was born August 31. She weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces and was 20 inches long. Atarah is the first daughter of Seth and Kaitlin Folkers, who serve in Cameroon. Atarah is Hebrew for Crown, and Gail means Joy.

Wedding Bells!

Congratulations to Brandon and Rebekah (Cmaylo) Tolley on their marriage on September 1! Brandon is a recent graduate of Gardner Webb University. He will begin a new job with Oakwood Homes when the couple returns from their honeymoon. Rebekah will continue her responsibilities as Office Assistant at World Wide, where she has worked since 2014. The couple will live in Kings Mountain near the mission office. Pray for them as they begin their new life together!

Estimated Tax Withholding

Due to the new tax laws for 2018, the IRS is recommending that individuals speak with their tax preparers to evaluate their estimated taxes before the fourth quarter of the year. We recommend reviewing your needs to ensure that you will not be surprised at how the changes will affect your 2018 tax return. Please notify us if you need to begin or change monthly withholding.

Dates to Know

August 1 – June financial reports will be due.

August 13 – Please contact us by this date if you will need funds in your account before August 31st.

August 20-24 – Encouragement Conference in Germany.

August 31 – Adjusted pay date for those who normally receive funds on the 29th.

September 1 – July financial reports will be due.

September 3 – The Office will be closed in celebration of Labor Day.

New Missionary

Salvador “Sal” Lara is the newest missionary to join our World Wide family. He was raised in California but moved to Mexico to attend Bible college. He is sent out of Iglesia Bautista Centra Biblical de Gracia, with Pastor Jerrel Shaw, Jr., and is a graduate of Bro. Shaw’s David Bible Institute. His goal is to return to Mexico and assist in the ministries of both Jerrel Shaw, Sr, and Jerry Shaw, Jr. Pray for him as he begins deputation!

Form I-9

We have recently learned that Homeland Security requires WWNTBM to have a Form I-9 on file for all of our current missionaries (employees). Typically this form has to be completed in the presence of a staff member. However, because many of our missionaries are not present in the Kings Mountain, NC, location, we have established a process for those individuals who cannot come to the office to complete this form. You should have received an email detailing the steps needed to submit this. Please complete this as soon as possible so we can get our records up to date. If you have questions, please contact Naomi Torberson. Thank you for your help with this urgent matter!

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.

Recent Episodes:

Personal Growth During Deputation by Bro. Jeremy Lockhart
The Making of a Missionary by Bro. Allen Mercer
Raising Kids in Missions, Part One  by Pastor Jon Earnhart
Raising Kids in Missions, Part Two by Pastor Jon Earnhart

At Family Fellowship Week, we shared a testimonial video about the encouragement that the Uplift calls are to some of our missionaries. Click here to view this video.