From the Memo Board: August 2022

Dates to Know

August 1 – June Financial Reports will be due for US Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.

August 1 – July Financial Reports will be due for Non-Resident Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.

September 1 – July Financial Reports will be due for US Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.

September 1 – August Financial Reports will be due for Non-Resident Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.

September 5 – The Office and most US Banks will be closed for Labor Day.

April 10-13, 2023 – Family Fellowship Week at Caraway Conference Center in Asheboro, NC.

Prayer Letter Services

We have made some changes in our internal workflow, and Rebekah Tolley is now handling the prayer letter services for our missions family. Rebekah has worked on our staff since 2014 and is very familiar with the processes involved.

Please continue to send all prayer letter-related correspondence to us at [email protected]. You should receive an automated reply indicating that we have received your email. Our goal is to handle your letters promptly and efficiently. If you do not receive the automated reply please feel free to reach out to us by phone or Signal message.

Bro. Chris Beane has stepped away to focus more on preparation for his full-time deputation, which he hopes to begin early next year. We are grateful for his assistance over the past year.

Postage Increase

Please note that the US Postal Service has voted to increase postage for 1-ounce first class letters from $0.58 to $0.60 within the US, and from $1.30 to $1.40 for international mail. Metered mail that we send in the office (instead of using a stamp) has increased to $0.57 for the first ounce. The rate for bulk mail increased from $0.175 to $0.183 per piece.

Absentee Voting

In order to vote in the November 2022 elections, all overseas U.S. citizens need to have completed a Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) in 2022. Whether you are a first-time voter or have already received ballots and voted absentee in past elections, you must complete an FPCA each year to participate in elections as an overseas absentee voter. Click here for more information about registering to vote.

Missions Support And The Local Church

Our staff has compiled a document that we believe is beneficial to churches and missionaries alike. This is a compilation of recommendations on missions finances, based on over fifty years of assisting with processing missions support funds. In addition to practical observations, our staff has spent much time researching legal and financial guidelines from many government agencies, as well as with our team of financial advisors and tax lawyers. Click here to download the document. This is also available on the giving page of our website. Feel free to recommend this to churches you come in contact with.

Academic Opportunity

Our friends at Bearing Precious Seed and First Baptist of Milford, OH, want to bless our missions family. Their Biblical School of World Evangelism is offering a free course audit this fall of Articulatory Phonetics or Bible Doctrines. They sent this video for you to see. Please take advantage of this academic opportunity. Click here to view.

You may contact them at [email protected] for more information.

New Baby!

Tirza Lizett Ortiz was born July 14. Tirza is the daughter of Rolando and Hannah Ortiz, and granddaughter of Fred & Beth Daniel. She joins siblings Azelia (8), Viana (6), Amadeo (4), and Selicia (1). The Ortiz family serve in Mexico.

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. We hope they will encourage your heart.

The Greatest Gift by Missionary Tatiana Cordeiro