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Pan
America Mission’s (P.A.M.)
primary purpose and function is to act as a service organization
to the missionary “called”
to minister the Gospel of Jesus Christ in South America.The services P.A.M. provides are:
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A
nonprofit tax Exempt Corporation, which the IRS recognizes as a
legal agency to issue tax-deductible receipts to U.S. donors. |
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2. |
Collects
contributions, provides accounting and financial reports to the
missionary, disperse funds monthly to missionaries and projects,
and issue tax deductible receipts to the donors.
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3. |
A
liaison between missionaries and donors for:
letters; donor services such as special projects,
temporary help by volunteers, etc.; and keeping communications
flowing between missionary and donor. |
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4. |
Maintain
financial records for any IRS audits or reporting.
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5. |
Other
services that we may qualify for as a group, such as medical and
life insurance. |
B. |
Pan
America Mission’s secondary purpose and function is its
responsibility to the donors that give to the missionary through
the P.A.M. Corporation. This
includes the following: |
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Be
accountable to the donors if they have questions or request
financial reports. |
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Be
an overseer for the benefit of the donor to help insure that the
monies and funds given are going to their intended uses in the
spreading of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. |
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3. |
Have
a reasonable pulse on the missionary’s activities for
soundness of doctrine, to protect against misuse of donated
monies, and the maintaining of a Christian testimony on the
field. |
C. |
Pan
America Mission is not a church but an Association of
Missionaries and does not provide: |
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Missionary
training in language arts or field cultures (to be provided by
the missionary) |
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A
spiritual covering or spiritual development program (missionary
must look to a local pastor or their sponsoring church). |
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3. |
Active
directions or guidance to individual ministries or their
personal decision making, beyond counsel and advice.
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4. |
Guaranteed
financial support for missionaries and their activities (they
must generate their own support.Missionaries are treated as self-employed for US income
tax purposes. |