Projects & Budget
Several times a year teaching trips are made, mainly to African countries, to present courses in elementary missiology, theology of missions, and to equip Christian children’s workers for their ministry.
It is also necessary to participate in some international missionary consultations.
Costs are being made for travel: for flight tickets, visa, medical precautions (inoculations, malaria prophylaxes, etc.), expenses for food, accommodation and local transport.
Training materials are needed: course books (for the different missionary topics), training manuals, children’s Bibles and handcraft materials (for the courses to the children’s workers).
For 2014 the following trips have been planned, for which the estimated costs are:
January: teaching trip to the D.R. Congo Total cost for 2 weeks: € 4.750,-
- Two flight tickets (speaker and interpreter): € 2.200,-
- 200 Study books, including shipment: € 1.500,-
- Visa DRC (1x): € 300,-
- Local transport, food and accommodation: € 750,-
February: teaching trip to South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland. Total cost for 5 weeks: € 4.690,-
- Two flight tickets (couple): € 1.365,-
- 50 Study books: € 375,-
- Local transport, food and accommodation: € 2.950,-
May: trip to Turkey for WEA-MC Consultation. Total cost for 2 weeks: € 2.800,-
- Flight ticket: € 850,-
- Visa: € 50,-
- Local transport, food and accommodation: € 1.900,-
June: trip to the US for triennial Bethany Mission School meetings. Total cost for 1 week: € 1.600,-
- Flight ticket: € 1.300,-
- Local costs (contribution for food and accommodation): € 300,-
July: teaching trip to the D.R. Congo. Total cost for 2 weeks: € 4.650,-
- Two flight tickets (speaker and interpreter): € 2.400,-
- 200 Study books (incl. shipping): € 1.500,-
- Visa: € 300,-
- Local transport, food and accommodation: € 450,-
August: teaching trip to South Africa, Swaziland, Botswana. Total cost for 5 weeks: € 6.100,-
- Two flight tickets (couple): € 1.600,-
- 50 Study books (missions): € 375,-
- 50 Training manuals for children’s ministry: € 275,-
- 50 Children’s Bibles: € 600,-
- Local transport, food and accommodation: € 3.250,-
November: teaching trip to Nigeria. Total cost for 2 weeks: € 3.890,-
- Flight ticket: € 1.800,- (incl. domestic flight)
- 100 Study books (incl. shipping): € 850,-
- Visa: € 250,-
- Malaria prophylaxes: € 90,-
- Local transport, food and accommodation: € 900,-
Publication of three new study books about Theology of Missions (in English), including purchase of 3 times 150 copies: € 4.500,-
Partial support of 1¼ full-time worker: € 6.000,- bruto
Budget for working costs 2014 (7 trips) amounts to € 28.480,-
Budget for publication of new study books amounts to € 4.500,-
Budget for meeting support needs of worker: € 6.000,-
Budget for miscellaneous office costs and insurance:€ 920,-
Total budget for 2014: € 39.900,-
These are 9 projects towards which you can contribute. We greatly appreciate your gift. You can transfer your gift to Recruiting for Missions – 6717 PE – Ede – Netherlands. Account number 4329130 (IBAN: NL97 INGB 0004 3291 30; BIC: INGBNL2A). In the Netherlands these gifts are tax-deductible.