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the funds in his or her foreign ministry account to another
missionary's ministry.
c. Compensation and Benefits
Missionaries are paid a monthly living allowance (a personal
allowance) from the funds secured by them in their year of
deputational ministry. The DFM sets an upward limit on the
personal allowance amount that missionaries may receive from
their respective accounts. The DFM does not guarantee
missionaries a minimum level of support. In fact, missionaries
have the power to designate any amount below the limit set by the
DFM as their personal allowance.
The DFM maintains an association group health care plan
administered by the Christian Fidelity Life Insurance Co.
(Christian Fidelity). The DFM informs missionaries with respect
to the plan but does not require them to participate in the plan.
The monthly premiums are transferred from each missionary's
account with DFM to Christian Fidelity. The disbursement reports
mailed to petitioner in 1992 indicate that petitioner
participated in the health insurance plan.
The DFM maintains a group retirement plan called the
"Minister's Benefit Association" (MBA) plan. The MBA plan allows
missionaries to defer a portion of their monthly living allowance
to the plan for retirement. The DFM does not require
missionaries to participate in the plan. The disbursement
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