Additional deductions from our missionaries’ monthly deposits
We had the sad responsibility again last month [January] of having to make additional deductions from our missionaries’ monthly deposits in order to cover the Essential Maintenance Transactions that provide their base support from month to month [salaries, standard expense allowances, hospitalization, and Mission Sheets]. If our monthly General Fund offerings don’t meet these disbursements, then we must make additional deductions from what we have committed and given to our missionaries to make it balance. Last month’s total additional deductions from their combined offerings was $8869.67. A proportionate additional deduction is made from each missionary’s total offerings designated to them by name. They are not able to sustain these amounts of deductions from their already-much-too-modest and sorely-needed monthly support funds. Please give additional offerings to our monthly General Fund as God enables you.