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1. How much does it cost to sponsor a child?
It depends on the country. Most sponsorships are $25.00 per month.
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How do I send in my payment?
Harvest
International will send you a statement acknowledging your
donation and include a return envelope with the statement,
or you can choose to make your donation via PayPal by clicking
on the DONATIONS link.
Please note: you must include your sponsored child's name.
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Can I pick a child to sponsor or is one assigned to me?
We will be happy to assign a
child for you to sponsor, or you may request a child and we
will do our best to assign that child to you.
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4. Can I pick
a country to sponsor a child?
Yes. You can also pick a gender.
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5. Can I write my child?
Yes. However, mail service in the countries we serve is very
poor and takes a long time.
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6. Can I send my child gifts in addition to
my support?
Yes. Once again, keep in mind that the mail service is very
poor in these countries. The easiest gift to send is money
since we can transfer funds via email, and your child can have
a gift within days instead of weeks. We realize that shopping
for a gift is half the joy of providing a gift but delivery
services are unreliable at best in third world countries.
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7. Can I visit my child?
Yes. Arrangements can be made for you to visit your child whenever
you desire.
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8. Will I receive letters from my sponsored
child?
[yet to be answered]
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9. Can I adopt a child?
Yes. Harvest International can help you with an adoption if
you are interested.
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Donations |
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1. How much of my donation actually
goes to missions?
90%. Harvest International operates on 10% of the gifts made
to missions.
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2. Can I make a donation with
a credit card?
Yes. From our website click on the DONATIONS link and follow
the instructions.
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4. How can I submit my donation?
You can submit your financial donations via Check, Cash, or
Credit Card. Your gifts can be sent directly to our headquarters
at: Harvest International, 3711 NE 42nd Lane, Ocala, Florida
34479. They may also be personally dropped of at our headquarters
Monday through Friday between the hours of 8am and 5pm.
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5. Can I give a non-cash gift?
Yes. All items/gifts in kind (GIK's) are acceptable.
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6. Are my gifts tax-deductible?
All items/gifts in kind (GIK's) will receive a letter identifying
the item donated along with the proper IRS forms to be filled
out in order for you to be able to get a tax-deduction.
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7. Will I receive a receipt
for tax deduction purposes?
No. We will send you a letter identifying the item donated
along with the proper IRS forms for you to file to receive
credit for your gift.
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8. Can I take a tax deduction
for my time?
No.
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9. If I have any questions regarding
my donation, who should I contact?
You can contact Danny Thomas at headquarters to get a response
to your donation questions. His email address is: danny@harvestinternational.org
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General
Questions |
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1.
What countries is Harvest involved in?
Cuba, Haiti, India, Kenya, Romania, Uganda, and Ukraine.
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Do you send out ministry teams to help in other countries?
Yes. We currently send teams to Haiti, Kenya, Romania, Uganda, and Ukraine.
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Do you have teams already scheduled?
Yes. You can find team schedules on our website by clicking
on the MISSION TRIPS link.
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Can our church/group put together a team?
Yes. As a matter of fact, we encourage church/group teams. You can contact us
for further information by email at: danny@harvestinternational.org; visit our
website and click on the CONTACT US link; or call us at: 352-622-1818.
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6. What kind of teams are needed?
Some teams are medical in scope, other teams are involved in
construction, but all teams are evangelistic in nature.
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7. Is there an application that
must be completed?
Yes. Applications can be downloaded from our website from the
MISSION TRIPS link. Look for
the infobox that says Team Application. Click on the link in
the box and an application in PDF format will be displayed.
You may also call our office if you would like us to send you
multiple copies: 352-622-1818.
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8. What are the costs involved?
Short-term trips start at $800.00 plus airfare.
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9. How long does a team normally
stay?
Trips range from nine days to thirty days, but almost all trips
are nine days in length.
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10. What about travel arrangements?
We will make all arrangements for each trip but will not make
reservations until we receive final approval from the team
leader/team member.
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11. Will I need a passport and/or
a visa?
A passport is now required for all travel outside of the United
States. Visa's are only needed for some countries. Harvest
will take care of obtaining Visa's for any team that requires
them.
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12. Do I need immunization shots?
Shots are not required in any country that we visit, however,
we recommend that you follow the recom- mendations of your
personal physician.
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13. Is there an age requirement?
There is no minimum
or maximum age. Minors must be accompanied by a family member,
teenagers must have parental consent to travel abroad. The
team member must be able to care for themselves or have someone
who can take care of whatever need they have.
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14. Are there certain skills
needed to be able to go on a trip?
No. A willing heart and willing hands is all that is required.
There are no special skills required to be a member of any
team.
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15. What specific spiritual
requirements are needed?
We would like to know about your personal walk with the Lord.
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16. How safe is it to go on
a team?
It has been said that "the safest place to be is in the center
of God's will for your life." We have been doing teams for
over 19 years with a 95% safety record.
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17. If I have a medical condition,
can I still go on a team?
As long as your medical condition does not require you to take
medication that needs refrigeration, or other conditions that
require medical equipment that use electricity you are good
to go. We request that you reveal your medical condition on
the Team Application so that we will be aware of any issues
that may arise.
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18. I've been on a mission trip
through Harvest, how can I continue to support this ministry
from home?
You can support the ministry financially in one of three ways:
1) support a missionary; 2) sponsor a child through our Child
Sponsorship Program (click on link: CHILD
SPONSORSHIP); contribute
to the Harvest International "general funds."
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19. Besides my financial gifts,
what other things can I donate to Harvest?
1) Time in prayer
for our missionaries and their families; 2)
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20. Are my gifts tax deductible?
Yes. Harvest International is a non-profit, Christian, Charitable,
IRS-approved 501(c)3 organization.
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21. How do I find your most
current prayer needs?
Look on our website under the following links: HOME, BLOGS,
NEWSLETTERS, and individual
country flags.
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22. How long has Harvest International
been in existence?
We were incorporated in February 1987. For more information,
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23. Can I do volunteer work
at Harvest?
Yes. We are always looking for help at the office for administrative
tasks such as answering the phone and stuffing envelopes.
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24. Are there any positions
available for employment at Harvest International headquarters?
We will accept applications from anyone who is interested in
applying for a position at our headquarters. However, we are
not looking to fill any positions at this time.
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25. What is a blog?
A blog is the shortened way of saying, "web log." Blogs,
or blogging, is a fairly recent and extrememly popular addition
to Internet communications worldwide. The owner/author of a
blog page has the capability of logging or sharing information
on their own page by using text, pictures, audio, and visual
means. Additionally, there is usually a place given for the
readers of the blog to respond, or correspond, on that page.
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26. How will a blog on the Harvest
website benefit me?
It will be one of the places on our site where you will be
able to keep up in real time with special prayer needs; follow
the activities of various ministry teams in other countries;
correspond with missionaries and their families; see the latest
pictures involving ministry activities.
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27. Can I reply to a blog on
the Harvest website?
Yes. Click on the BLOGS link in the
upper righthand corner of this website and then click on the
blogger of your choice. You can enter your comments under any
one of the web logs as listed; plus, you will be able to read
the comments from other people who have responded to that log.
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28. Where can I find the blogs
on the Harvest website?
Click on the BLOGS link on any page in the upper right hand
corner. It will take you to a page giving you the option of
clicking on different bloggers at Harvest.
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