Dear World Wide Family,
I am very pleased to bring you some changes that took place on February 25, 2020. During our scheduled board meeting, I proposed to the Executive Board that Brother John O’Malley be made President of World Wide New Testament Baptist Missions and that Brother Jeremy Lockhart be made the General Director. The men accepted my recommendation and voted to appoint these men to those positions.
I understand when changes like these come, it is often assumed that there is a problem. Nothing could be further from the truth. It was my desire when Brother O’Malley came to work with us twenty-six years ago that this day would come. The Lord has graciously given us Brother Lockhart as well, and he proved himself to be capable during Brother O’Malley’s recovery from heart surgery.
What will I do? I will do much of the same things that I have done for the last thirty-five years. Darleen and I will continue in missions conferences and traveling overseas, and I will remain as Vice Chairman of the Executive Board of World Wide. It has been my joy to serve at the pleasure of the Executive Board in each capacity that they have given me. That will not change.
Fifty years ago, the Lord called Pastor Wingard to establish this mission. It has been my greatest pleasure to serve alongside of him with the hope that in some small way, I could help him fulfill our Lord’s desire for this work. That is still my hope. Be assured that I did not make this proposal without first talking to Pastor Wingard. We are in agreement. I am blessed to have a wonderful relationship with him, as well as with Brother O’Malley.
This decision is effective immediately. Should you have any questions, please feel free to ask me, Pastor Wingard, Brother O’Malley, or any board member.
In His Service,
Danny A. Whetstone
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