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Posted in Admissions Posts: Admin by Laura Jacobs on 1/6/2010
Some of you may have seen fees showing up on your support account recently. I apologize that we did not explain this in advance... there were a few technical errors and clarifications to make. Let me explain now how you can get the most out of your donation.
1) Credit Card Donors. Our society loves the quick and efficient. Most donors will appreciate being able to click a simple link, put in their info, and be done. Donors love even more to set up an account to automatically donate on a regular basis and forget about it. However, efficiency comes with a price. Credit card companies make their money by charging fees to be able to use this service. When a donor gives via credit or debit card, you will see a 5% fee deducted from your support account for that convenience.
2) Bank Draft Donors. In order to reduce the fee for donations, we have added a Bank Draft choice to your online giving. Donors can choose this option online and then they may enter the information from the bottom of a check rather than a credit card. By choosing this option, you will only see a 3% fee deducted from your support account.
3) Written Check Donors. One of the cheapest options is to have donors write a check or money order and send that to Adventures In Missions, P.O. Box 534470, Atlanta, GA 30353-4470. This sends the check directly to our bank where it is deposited. The bank then sends an image of that check to our accounting department to apply toward your support. There are no fees for checks mailed this way. However, please allow 2 weeks from the date you mail the check before you expect to see it in your support account. Also please note that you cannot receive letters or any correspondence at this address. It is only for checks or money orders.
4) DynaPay Donors. This last option is to try and combine the convenient and cheap options as best as possible. By signing up for DynaPay, a donation is automatically deducted from a checking account each month with no fees. To sign up for DynaPay, request a form by emailing info@theworldrace.org. Have your donor fill out that form and return it signed with a voided check to Adventures in Missions, Attn: Accounting, 6000 Wellspring Trail, Gainesville, GA 30506. IMPORTANT: The downside of DynaPay is that the donor MUST contact us in the office to stop the automatic withdrawal when they no longer wish to keep giving. DynaPay will continue to deduct each month unless the donor directly says "Please cancel my donation now." Should your donor sign up for this option, please make sure they clearly understand that.
When speaking with donors, we recommend that you succinctly explain each giving option, allowing them to choose which option works best for them.
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Posted in Admissions Posts: Admin by Erika Baldwin on 10/25/2009
Hey everybody! I hope you are all having an amazing time wherever your ministry has been here this first month and I hope God is teaching you lots! My amazing husband has made a video of our time here in Guatemala (me, Brad, Jessica, Will Jung, Christine, Nicole, Josh, Haley, Mike Sanders, Melina, Kelsie Dawe, Justine) and we wanted to share. Jessica has also made an amazing video and we hope she will post it soon! See u all in less than 2 weeks!!
Love,
Erika
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Posted in Everyone: General Posts by Celeste Johnson on 10/9/2009
It really is that simple...
The Lord spoke this morning to me, "It's all about love. I want them to feel
my love. I want them to know my love. Without love, it ALL means nothing.
I covered you and filled you and knit you together with My Love. It is not
meant to be yours...it's meant to be given away." As I embark on this
journey of love around the globe, I stand in awe of how simple it really is.
It really is all about His love.
He draws us to Himself with His love. He sets us free by His love. He
gives us gifts because He love us and He empowers us to use them to
love others. He gives us the precious gift of the Holy Spirit to go with us
on this journey because He loves us. He calls us to live in community with
others because He loves us and wants so much for us to look like Him. The
greatest of ALL LOVES has captivated my...well, he has captivated nearly
every fiber of my being. Because He loves me He calls me His daughter and
has given me the keys to His Kingdom and has asked me to co-labor
with Him in helping get His children back all over the world. Because of this overwhelming Love that kisses me while I sleep and empowers me while I
dream at night, I willingly go in search of His lost children. I cannot keep this
crazy love..it's not mine. When I give it away, this crazy thing happens....I
just feel overwhelmed by it once again .
God is love and Love makes you beautiful. Love covers a multitude of sins.
Perfect love casts out fear. Love bears all things. It endures. It sets the
captives free. Love breaks down walls built over many generations. Love
makes you dance. It inspires a new song without words that we understand
here in this realm. Love heals. Love is so gentle and kind and patient and
love willingly takes last place. Love knows it's power, yet chooses to give
that up to serve. Love speaks life. Love believes in the impossible things.
Love changes you. You cannot stay the same once you know Love.
Love is simple, yet so complex. Love gives up life if it means other may live.
Love knows this life is not the end, but only the beginning. Love motivates me.
Love dreams without limits. Without it, it's all just noise...Oh Lord, Lover of my soul.
Help me to never tire of wanting to know and encounter more of your
consuming love. Daddy, I don't want to be noise. I want to be just like you...
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Posted in Admissions Posts: Admin by Admissions - Laura Jacobs on 10/2/2009
First, you may remember about a month ago we let you know that some changes were coming to our website and your profile pages. That has officially happened last night!! If you log on now, you'll see everything is much different. The biggest thing is that you need to turn in less paperwork and it can all be uploaded online instead of mailed in. For today and over the next weekend we are going to be working out the bugs in the system and coming up with new instructions for you all. You can expect to hear from us on Monday to explain what needs to be done now.
The most important thing you should know is that NOTHING is lost. You may see that your page says that your application isn't complete, or you haven't turned in paperwork. That's part of this transition... we'll be getting everything up to date very quickly. Just know that we still have your folders and anything you've sent in still exists. It will just take a bit of time to get everything up to date.
The second surprise is that I have the pleasure of introducing someone to you. Tangi Holmes was a part of the October 2008 G Squad. That Race finished just a month ago and she has now come on staff to help all of you get ready for your Race! Tangi is in process of calling many of you who haven't turned in flight information, so you may have already met her. She's also available to answer your questions and will be working to get your accounts up to date with the paperwork you've turned in. If you have questions, feel free to call her at 770-983-1060 or email at TangiHolmes@adventures.org.
Welcome Tangi!!
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Posted in Everyone: General Posts by Allison Schwartz on 10/1/2009
Hey guys! I just talked with DJ and instead of Sunshine having to go back and forth I am going to pick up the people who come in AFTER 11:30 and shuttle yall back to the church! I'm leaving Saint Augustine this Sunday with my parents and driving down to South FL to visit my grandma, and I will be staying at a hotel nearby the airport! So I will be able to drive those coming in late!
**IMPORTANT** For those of you that are expected to get in after 11:30, can you please comment so I know who to look for and also to ensure I don't leave anyone behind! Also, I need to know what airline you're coming from and what time you are coming in. The Miami airport is quite big, and I need to know what concourse to go to and all that jazz! :)
Sidenote: I am picking Bethany up from the Ft. Lauderdale airport around 10:30 PM so if I am not there by the time you get in, don't worry, I will be on my way! :)
Thanks bunches and I can't wait to see your faces!
:)
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Posted in Everyone: General Posts by Christine Keeling on 9/28/2009
A week ago a dear friend of mine shared this amazing song with me. As I listened to these lyrics read out loud tears filled my eyes as I felt like the Lord whispering these very words to my heart. As my days at home, my days of comfort, the days of my life as I currently know it come to an end I find myself wrestling with these very questions. What am I truly willing to sacrifice for my God? Am I willing to leave my family, myself and the life that I knew and loved behind in order to answer yes to these questions? My answer is yes albeit a feeble, weak and not much more than a whisper yes. A yes that I've never questioned but at times haven't enjoyed the reality it might bring. A yes that scares me as much, if not more than excites me. A yes that easily and quickly brings tears to my eyes for more reasons than I'm even aware of right now. However, it is a yes that as this journey unfolds I expect to grow more confident in, and in time won't merely be whispering it but rather yelling it from the mountain tops.
Yes Lord, I will follow if you but call...
The Summons
John Bell
Will you come and follow me if I but call your name?
Will you go where you don't know and never be the same?
Will you let my love be shown? Will you let my name be known,
will you let my life be grown in you and you in me?
Will you leave yourself behind if I but call your name?
Will you care for cruel and kind and never be the same?
Will you risk the hostile stare should your life attract or scare?
Will you let me answer prayer in you and you in me?
Will you let the blinded see if I but call your name?
Will you set the prisoners free and never be the same?
Will you kiss the leper clean and do such as this unseen,
and admit to what I mean in you and you in me?
Will you love the "you" you hide if I but call your name?
Will you quell the fear inside and never be the same?
Will you use the faith you've found to reshape the world around,
through my sight and touch and sound in you and you in me?
Lord your summons echoes true when you but call my name.
Let me turn and follow you and never be the same.
In Your company I'll go where Your love and footsteps show.
Thus I'll move and live and grow in you and you in me.
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Posted in Everyone: General Posts by DJ Kelley on 9/24/2009
Hey Everyone, hope you are full of joy.
Just wanted to let everyone know:
If you are flying into MIA on the 5th and need a place (or just want a place) to stay the night on October 5th, I have found a church that wants to let us stay the night in their building. It is super close to the airport, and They plan on making us breakfast before we head out on the 6th!
SO, if you want to (please do) stay....
Make a comment and let me know ASAP so I can let them know how many to prepare for.
Sunshine, a woman from the church, is going to be bringing their church bus to pick us up from the airport. She is going to pick us up at 11:30 at Concourse G. So plan on being at Concourse G (carrousel 10) by 11:30 if you are coming to the church. Otherwise, you will need to work something out with Allison.
These are the people I have listed as coming in before 11:30 that I will be looking for in Concourse G:
Tim Carlson
Tyson Payne
Lindsay Fox
Jordan McGuffin
Chelsea Wonders
Kelsey Sage
DJ Kelley
Alana Serna
Courtney MacLellan
Sydnee Mela
Justine Zins
Haley Smith
Michael Sanders
If anything changes let me know. If for some reason, some of these
little sheep don't make it to the Terminal on time... I will try to
stall for you. Then, I will just pray for you. If there is anyone
else, let me know ASAP.
We're going to have so much fun, I think.
Thanks, and I love you all... still.
dj kelley
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