Dates to Know
May 28 – The Office will be closed in celebration of Memorial Day.
May 30 – Adjusted pay date for those who normally receive funds on the 29th.
June 1 – April financial reports will be due.
June 18-21 – Family Fellowship Week in Shelby, NC.
July 1 – May financial reports will be due.
July 4 – The Office will be closed in celebration of Independence Day.
July 30 – Adjusted pay date for those who normally receive funds on the 29th.
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.
Summer Support
Bank holidays and the timing of weekends this summer in relation to when we close the books may affect the days you receive your support. Please make a note of the adjusted pay dates for May, July, and August listed above, and contact us in advance if you have special needs for early deposits during those months.
Most of our staff will be traveling to Germany for the Encouragement Conference in August. We are trying to plan ahead to reduce interruptions in our service to you during this time. Please message us via Signal by August 13 if you would like funds in your accounts before August 31. Contacting us by August 13 will enable us to schedule your funds before we leave. Upon our return, we will need time to handle the mail that will arrive during our absence. Therefore, final August support distributions will be made on August 31.
Family Fellowship Week
This year’s Family Week will be hosted by Pastor Barry Goodman and the Faith Baptist Church in Shelby, North Carolina. Family Week will begin with registration at 4:30 p.m. Monday evening, followed by a dinner in the fellowship building of the church at 5:30 p.m. The evening service will immediately follow. Guests will be housed at the American Inn in Boiling Springs, which is approximately 15 minutes from the church.
Each missionary is invited to bring their ministry display to set up in the gymnasium area. Church members, visitors, and other missionaries will have time to visit the displays throughout the week. Children’s activities for the week will include skating, laser tag, bumper cars, mini golf, a playland, and a ropes course. Please watch your email for more details as the week approaches.
New Missionary
Garrett Conley is the newest missionary to join the World Wide family. He is a member of the Maranatha Baptist Church in Shelby, NC, with Pastor Jim Davidson. Brother Conley will graduate from Ambassador Baptist College this spring. He has traveled for three years with Neighborhood Bible Time, including spending two summers in Ireland. He plans to go to Ireland later this year, where he will complete a one-year internship with Pastor Bob Zemeski while he seeks the Lord’s will for future ministry. Pray for him as he travels on deputation this summer.
New Baby
Grace Elizabeth Fry was born on April 24th. She was 20 inches long and weighed 7 pounds and 4 ounces. Grace is the first child of Nathan and Hannah Fry. The Frys have a ministry called Lens of the Harvest, through which they assist missionaries and churches with photography and presentation needs.
Uplift Meetings
Have you joined us for one of our Uplift meetings? We host a video conference call every Friday morning at 11:15 a.m. Eastern Time. In addition, we host bi-monthly meetings that alternate between Tuesday mornings and Tuesday evenings to give those in other time zones an opportunity to participate.
Each meeting features a time of prayer for those in our missions family. Most feature a board member or other guest who shares devotional thoughts to challenge and encourage you. Staff members are available to give announcements and answer office-related questions. Sessions are recorded and published in a podcast for those unable to attend the live meetings. Once a month we also have unrecorded meetings to provide a forum where you can openly discuss ministry needs with John O’Malley and Jeremy Lockhart.
Upcoming Tuesday meeting times will be as follows. All times listed are Eastern Time.
- Tuesday, May 8 at 9:00 a.m.
- Tuesday, May 22 at 9:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, June 12 at 9:00 a.m.
- Tuesday, June 26 at 9:00 p.m.
If you have not yet joined, we encourage you to try us out.