In a recent meeting the Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) Foundation board of directors affirmed their support for missionary kids (MKs) by committing to raise additional funding for MK scholarships.
WMU Foundation currently offers scholarships for International Mission Board (IMB) and North American Mission Board (NAMB) MKs and will work toward providing additional scholarships for a larger number of recipients.
“Increasing scholarship support is one way we can take care of our missionary families,” said Kerri Johnson, WMU Foundation board member.
More than 400 MKs
Over the past 20 years WMU Foundation has granted scholarships to more than 400 MKs. Children of current IMB and NAMB missionaries are eligible to apply for scholarships, as well as those whose parents accepted IMB’s recent voluntary retirement incentive.
David George, WMU Foundation president, said, “We are seeing a trend where there are more applicants than available scholarships. We know this is a tremendous need, and we will do everything in our power to raise the funds needed to help MKs.”
Securing donations from those who wish to support MK scholarships is key, according to Judith Edwards, chair of WMU Foundation’s development committee.
Putting ‘feet to prayers’
“The WMU Foundation stands beside our missionaries and their children in a number of ways,” Edwards said. “A gift to MK scholarships is a good way to put feet to your prayers for these special young people who have served during their growing up years alongside their parents.”
While WMU Foundation offers a variety of scholarships for MKs, the Julia C. Pugh Scholarship is the most widely used because it can support both IMB and NAMB MKs.
To learn more about making a gift to MK scholarships or for scholarship applications, visit www.wmufoundation.com.
(WMU Foundation)
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