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3. Petitioner's Missionary Experience
In petitioner's final interview in Springfield, Illinois,
petitioner identified Bangladesh as the country in which he
wished to minister. The DFM expressed reservations about
petitioner's choice, but petitioner made the ultimate decision.
Petitioner began itinerating local churches and raised
approximately $600 in monthly support before he was officially
endorsed in 1992. Petitioner received a proposed budget from the
DFM detailing the amount necessary to sustain 4 years of foreign
ministry in Bangladesh; however, petitioner set a fund-raising
goal in excess of the amount proposed because he desired to do
things not accounted for in the proposed budget.
Petitioner maintained a routine schedule during his
deputational ministry. On Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings
petitioner ministered at Assemblies of God churches raising
support for his mission. The DFM did not require that petitioner
adhere to a particular schedule or method of fund-raising in his
year of deputational ministry. In deciding the best way to
prepare and present his deputational services on Sundays and
Wednesdays, petitioner talked with experienced missionaries and
coordinated with the pastor of the church that was hosting him.
Petitioner spent approximately 3 days per week locating and
contacting new churches to itinerate and writing thank-you notes
to donors. Petitioner also prepared and distributed a newsletter
to encourage donors to contribute towards his ministry.
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