BIRMINGHAM —The Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) Foundation will grant a greater number of college scholarships to missionary kids (MKs) in 2016, thanks to two estate gifts totaling $65,000.
The foundation recently received the gifts and will add them to the endowments that support MK scholarships. The WMU Foundation currently offers scholarships for International Mission Board and North American Mission Board MKs.
“We know college tuition can be a real challenge for missionary families,” said David George, WMU Foundation president. “WMU has a long history of supporting MKs and we will do everything in our power to provide as much scholarship support to as many qualified applicants as possible.”
During the past 20 years, the WMU Foundation has granted scholarships to more than 400 MKs.
The number of applicants has increased in recent years, and many MKs who apply are turned down only because the funding has not been available.
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