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demonstrate the donor's commitment to support the missionary on a
monthly basis. The donor can pledge to support a missionary for
life, one 5-year cycle, or less; however, if support is limited
to one 5-year cycle or less, the missionary must visit the donor
during the next phase of deputational ministry in order to renew
the financial commitment. If a donor fails to provide the
pledged support, the DFM will not send a past due notice to or
make any other contact with the donor; rather, the individual
missionary is responsible for contacting the donor and re-
establishing the financial support. Deputational missionaries
may, at their own expense, hire individuals to assist them in
their fund-raising efforts.
The DFM provides donors with a receipt verifying the amount
of the pledge and certifying that the DFM, as an agency of the
National Church, is a tax-exempt organization. Contributions
made to and receipted by DFM are not personally owned by the
missionary, even though they may be designated for that
missionary's ministry. Rather, the DFM owns the funds raised by
the missionaries and maintains administrative control of such
funds. The DFM deposits contributions into an individual account
maintained for each missionary.
Missionaries must raise sufficient funds to support their
foreign ministry before the DFM will "clear" them for departure
to their foreign field. In this regard, the DFM prepares a
proposed budget for endorsed missionaries to use as a guideline
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