Health insurance and related benefits like vision and dental plans are often offered by employers to their employees. Employees are able to pay the premiums for these employer-provided benefits as pre-tax deductions from their gross income. [...]
Thank you so much for your faithful prayers and support! We praise the Lord for the thousands of miles traveled, the new friends and prayer warriors met, and the new churches that have decided to partner with us! We praise the Lord for His [...]
According to the IRS, “Per diem is an allowance paid to your employees for lodging, meals, and incidental expenses incurred when traveling. This allowance is in lieu of paying their actual travel expenses.” This explains why missionaries a [...]
Recently, when we were soul winning, I met a lady named Linda. She had gone to church for 30 years. She had a lot to say about her love of Jesus Christ. She had eventually stopped going to church because she realized her church only seemed [...]
The first time I ever visited the Muslim country in which I am now privileged to serve, we left its most prominent city of about fifteen million behind, headed by ferryboat towards its fourth-largest city (with a population of roughly three [...]
Dear Friend, We are pleased to be able to partner with the Benefits Office of First Baptist Church to provide a Medical Sharing Ministry option to you. For those of you who are participants in this plan, we wanted to let you know about an u [...]
We made it back to the States! By the grace of God, we narrowly avoided missing our flight due to yet another visa issue, making it just before the gate closed. Although it's only been a month since my last prayer letter, I feel compelled t [...]
Our trip to P___ is just over two weeks away! As of this writing, our last remaining snag is approval on one of three travel visas from the U.S.; please pray that God would care for this matter in a timely fashion. God has given us a full s [...]
Whenever you give tithes or offerings to a registered non-profit, you should receive a contribution statement at the end of the calendar year. This statement should then be used to claim your charitable donations when filing your taxes. If [...]
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is implementing a price increase for mailing services. Starting July 14, 2024, the new rates will take effect. The price of a first-class mail Forever stamp will increase by 5 cents, from 68 cents to 73 cents. [...]
