FAQ
How can I find out what’s going on with you?
Our most frequent updates are available on this blog. However, we also regularly send out a newsletter by email and snail mail (to addresses in the USA) called the Pubols Post. It includes updates, prayer requests and answers to prayer. To be added to our email and/or snail mail lists, just send us your contact information.
You can also follow Heather on twitter. Her twitter feed includes links to information about current events in Africa, stories and prayer requests about Bible translation in Africa, technology in Africa, social media and occasional random happenings with us. You can view some of Heather’s photos on flickr.
How can I learn more about your organization?
We are members of Wycliffe USA. You can learn more about key topics by going to the following links: Statement of Doctrine, History, Financial Accountability, Associated Organizations. We have been seconded by Wycliffe USA to serve staff in Africa through the Wycliffe Global Alliance Europe Area IT team (Jeff) and Wycliffe Global Alliance’s Communications Department (Heather). We have served in Nairobi, Kenya, and now we are based in South Africa. Before coming to Africa, we served in the information technology and communications departments at the Wycliffe USA headquarters in Orlando, Florida.
How can I learn more about Bible translation work in Africa?
The Wycliffe Global Alliance, in partnership with several other organizations, has created a web site with information about Bible translation and language development in progress around the world: www.thewordislife.net. The web site contains information about Africa, stories about Africa and prayer requests about Africa. It also has information, stories and prayer requests about other areas of the world.
How can I arrange for you to speak at my church or to my group?
You can find our available speaking dates on our on-line calendar. While we are in Africa, we may be able to call in to your group or church service via a free skype call. We have a special skype account set up for this; please contact us for this information. However, please know that our internet connectivity is not always consistent, so this is not always possible.
Where can I find resources to promote your ministry?
You can find a variety of resources on the publicity resources page of this web site. These resources can be particularly helpful for promoting us if we will be speaking at your church. Our newsletters are also available to you to pass along to whomever you like. Additionally, please feel free to encourage others to visit our blog for regular updates on our ministry.
How can I pray for you?
We provide a list of prayer requests and answers to prayer in our regular newsletters. Regular prayers for our health and safety, and God’s guidance and direction are greatly appreciated. Wycliffe has created a tool that can give you guidance for how to regularly pray for us or others serving in cross-cultural ministry. You are also welcomed to contact us for our most current prayer needs. Prayer requests about Africa can be found on thewordislife.net.
Can we send you a care package?
Yes! You can find our current mailing address in on our most current newsletter under contact us. However, before you send a package, please contact us so that we can provide you with mailing instructions. It is important that you receive and follow these instructions before mailing a package as we are taxed to receive certain items and sometimes items may be stolen in transport. We can also send you a list of items for a care package that we like that are not available where we live.
How can I give a financial gift?
Please send all financial gifts directly to Wycliffe and make checks payable to Wycliffe Bible Translators. Gifts should be mailed to Wycliffe at PO Box 658200, Orlando, FL 32862-8200. Please include a separate note with your check that has our name and ministry account number (219208). You can give on-line to our ministry by bank transfer or credit card. To give by phone, call 1-866-736-4387 between 8 am and 5 pm EST.
You can also give by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). This optional service authorizes Wycliffe to deduct gifts automatically from a checking or savings account. EFT saves time and money—it avoids postage and check costs, ensures that checks won’t be delayed or lost in the mail, and helps Wycliffe achieve better stewardship of your gifts by reducing processing time and costs.
Learn about other ways to give. Whatever way you choose to give, please be sure to use our names and our ministry account number (219208) in order to ensure that your gift is directed correctly.
If you’d like to give a special gift, it can be directed to our ministry account or to the Pubols’ Business Special Project, Acct 219208-74. We use our business special project to cover the costs of various business related expenses like our annual fee for our work permits, business travel expenses, training expenses, work equipment, etc. If you give a gift to this project, you can follow the instructions above except please use our our names and our business special project account number (219208-74) instead of our ministry account number. For online gifts ensure that our names are in the name area and put “Gift is for BSP, Acct. 219208-74” in the area for special instructions.
Are my financial gifts tax deductible?
Absolutely! Cash gifts from US citizens received by Wycliffe are eligible for a US tax deduction.
How do I get a receipt?
Wycliffe will send a receipt directly to the individual, church or organization that sends a donation. This is usually sent to the address on the check or address provided on an on-line form. If you choose to receive a paper receipt, along with it you will also receive a convenient form and envelope for a future gift and a free copy of In Focus, a donor newsletter. If you have any problems with your donation or receipt, please contact the donor relations department: 1-800-WYCLIFFE ext. 3705, donor_relations_orlando@wycliffe.org.
Can we contribute to your ministry through a non-cash gift?
Yes! You can donate used cell phones, jewelry, cars, boats and more. Through the Wycliffe Gift in Kind program the value of these items can be turned into cash gifts to our ministry. To give to our ministry, you will need our names and our ministry account number (219208). Some non-cash gifts may be receipted and eligible for a US tax deduction. For more information, go to Wycliffe’s iDonate page or contact Wycliffe’s iDonate representative at 1-877-89-SHARE.
Where does the money go?
Of the money sent to Wycliffe designated to our ministry, 90 percent goes to our ministry account to cover our salaries, taxes, ministry expenses, insurance and retirement. Ten percent is directed to Wycliffe’s general fund in order to cover valuable administrative services that benefit us including computer support, financial services, and facilities maintenance.
If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Thank you!
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