Summer Staff FAQ
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You do not have to raise financial support. You may choose to serve as a missionary without pay - a volunteer. However, all paid missionary staff are responsible for developing a team of ministry partners who will provide financial support for the ministry of Victory Valley Camp. Click here to learn more about how to raise financial support.
- Leadership Team: Up to $600 a week, maximum of $4,800 for a full summer
- VVC Stipend: $75 a week
- VVC Support Matching: $75 a week
- Max Support Needed: $450 a week
- Senior Staff (College Age): Up to $500 a week, maximum of $4,000 for a full summer
- VVC Stipend: $50 a week
- VVC Support Matching: $50 a week
- Max Support Needed: $400 a week
- Junior Staff (High School Age): Up to $350 a week, maximum of $2,800 for a full summer
- VVC Support Matching: $25 a week
- Max Support Needed: $325 a week
Jesus frequently accepted hospitality and instructed His disciples to do the same (Matthew 10:11). In fact, He sent them out completely dependent upon the care of others (Luke 10). The Bible says that Jesus and His disciples had many supporters (Luke 8:3). Paul sometimes received support from churches and individuals, and sometimes he worked with his own hands, making tents to fund his ministry. Paul wrote to the Corinthians, "The Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel" (I Corinthians 9:14). John wrote to Gaius saying it was good to support misisonaries because "it was for the sake of the Name that they went out, receiving no help from the pagans" (3 John 5-8). Paul also hoped to receive monetary help from believers for his mission to Spain (Romans 15:24), and he encouraged churches to help other believers who once worked with him (Romans 16:1-2).
"And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:19). Serving as a missionary at Victory Valley Camp gives you the opportunity to grow in faith by trusting God to provide financial resources. If the Lord is calling you to serve, He will provide. Many Summer Missionaries begin with family, friends, and churches they have relationships with, but the Lord may surprise you with how He will provide. Victory Valley offers training and ongoing coaching as needed throughout the process. Click here for more information about how to begin raising your prayer support team.
Your primary goal is to recruit prayer partners. If you want to raise financial support, we offer a target range depending on your position. To be paid as a missionary, your support team must contribute to Victory Valley Camp before August 1. We offer coaching to help if you're struggling to meet the minimum - just ask for help.
Under IRS rules for tax deductibility, the financial support you raise for the ministry of Victory Valley is considered an unrestricted donation to the ministry, not to any particular missionary. No one will be paid more than the maximum inthe salary range for a particular position. However, there are no upper limits to the amount of support you may raise for the ministry. Additional funds are used to help other summer missionaries meet their support needs.
Yes, when guidelines are followed properly, but they are only tax deductible because contributions are solicited with the understanding that Victory Valley Camp has complete discretion and control over the use of all donated funds.
If a Summer Missionary is released early due to injury or for any other reason, he/she will receive pay for the actual time served.
