Second Quarter 2024

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Summer 2024


Dear Praying Friend,

See. Learn. Do. These three words define the mission of World Wide New Testament Baptist Missions’ mission trip ministry: See the Harvest. Every church member deserves the opportunity to take a mission trip in obedience to the Great Commission. God placed See the Harvest on my heart as a bridge between the pews of local churches and the mission field.

This year marked the fifth trip for See the Harvest. I led over two dozen people to Scotland, where we distributed Scripture, held special meetings for adults and children, and evangelized in the city and metropolitan area of Dumfries. We brought John and Romans, gospel tracts, and church invitations to over 20,000 homes. This trip was a profound experience, yielding results that will echo in eternity for the travelers and the people of Scotland. Hearts that were once hardened and devoid of Scripture were touched by our obedience to our Lord’s command to go. We trust that He will increase the amount.

We plan to lead trips to New York City, Scotland, the Dominican Republic, Croatia, and Atlanta in the next two years. I encourage you to motivate your congregation to participate in these mission trips. You can find more details at SeetheHarvest.com.

Thank you for your prayers, your giving, and your sacrifices. Your prayers sustained us through the challenges and victories of these missions. We are truly grateful for your vital role in our mission's success.

In June, between the two trips to Scotland, I traveled to Egypt, where I spoke at a pastors’ conference on the dangers of Pentecostalism. Kim joined me in Egypt as she had financial accounting work to do for WWNTBM among over 40 national pastors. The meeting was fruitful and well-received.

I spoke at Camp Barnabas, a ministry camp connected to Ambassador Baptist College in July. I challenged fifteen ministry-minded campers to dedicate their lives to God in missionary service.

Today, August 21, Kim and I are heading to Canada. World Wide New Testament Baptist Missions has an office there, and World Wide of Canada assists Canadian churches and donors through our partnership. We will be meeting with our leadership and administrative partners during our visit.

I will travel to Jordan in December to speak at a Baptist seminary on missions. I am excited about this opportunity, as it will be the second time this year that God has allowed me to minister at the seminary level. The Great Commission calls us to go, evangelize, and train.

Your support has enabled me to travel to Scotland three times this year, as well as to Egypt and, later this year, to Jordan. I could only go, evangelize, or train with your support. Please continue to pray for God’s provision in our work, safety in our travels, and effectiveness in our leadership. We hope that we may be a blessing to our missionaries and prospective missionaries.

Yours for the harvest,


John O'Malley
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First Quarter -- 2024

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First Quarter, 2024

Dear Praying Friend,

Serving the Lord, preaching the Gospel, and encouraging missionaries is exciting. During the year's opening weeks, God allowed Kim and I to serve our missionary’s practical, financial, and spiritual needs. Every week, we work with missionaries to encourage their heart, remind them of their calling, and hold them up in prayer. Your support, both in prayers and financially, is not just important; it is the backbone of our work. It means your missionaries have an Aaron and Hur to uphold a missionary's arms, and because of you, we can continue to spread the Gospel. Your prayers and contributions are truly invaluable.

I am planning our See the Harvest trip. This year, I am leading two dozen people from a dozen churches to Scotland in June. I am leading two trips to Scotland with two dozen people from a dozen churches who will come with me to distribute 30,000 John and Romans door-to-door. The anticipation for this mission is high, and we can't wait to see what God has in store for us.

After ten days of letterboxing, we will hold three different Gospel outreach events: several evening Gospel meetings, a one-day community outreach in a central park, and a multi-day Vacation Bible School event. Each effort is designed to reach the population of greater Dumfries, Scotland.

Could you pray God will meet the need for these trips in June? Also, I need a financial answer to prayer to ship 30,000 John and Romans to Scotland.

I assisted nine churches in their Faith Promise goals. This aspect of our ministry is in the spirit of Luther Rice in the days of William Carey. Luther kept the funds coming for Carey as he served in place. We saw one church’s Faith Promise commitment exceed $350,000.00. Our God is worthy!

God let me preach on the same evening with two younger men called to the ministry. I rarely consider myself the Older Preacher, but I was this night. I am grateful God calls men to the ministry to serve Him. This picture reminds me of God's goodness in serving the Lord. 

In March, I taught Seminary Students on Biblical Missions at the Independent Baptist Seminary in Dover, Delaware. I loved this opportunity to train future ministry leaders.

Brethren, Pray for us!

Yours for the harvest,

John O'Malley

Final Letters of the Year

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August to December, 2023

Dear Praying Friend,

Your faithfulness in supporting and praying for me has outstripped my writing and reporting in the last four months. Thank you for your patience and graciousness. For many of you, I did not make the quota of letters in the last five months of the year. Please accept the unusual lengthiness of this letter.

August:

God allowed me to assist with another missions agency, the Armed Forces Baptist Mission, by teaching, preaching, and consulting. This agency assists US Military personnel with their Gospel needs.

The office staff at World Wide New Testament Baptist Missions gathered for a day of training held on the Ambassador Baptist College campus. We used this time for staff training, reconnecting after the summer, and focusing on closing out the year. We invited the head of the missions department to join part of our meeting to discuss SeeTheHarvest.com trips. We also asked Cody Carden, my intern from the Summer, to attend. Cody will assist me with See the Harvest beginning next year.

September:

World Wide New Testament Baptist Missions added a new missions family to our family. Brother Stephen Minion. The Minions will serve in Brazil.

I spoke at several mission conferences during the month. God allowed me to talk to future missionaries about missionary service.   

October:

Kim and I got COVID. We recovered well and were back at work for Kim and on the road for me after quarantine. I spoke at a supporting church in Delaware with our missionary to the deaf in Philadelphia, Matt and Colleen Dundon. Matt is serving the Lord, evangelizing the lost, and planting a church amongst the thousands of deaf in this vital East Coast city.

I assisted our missionaries with counsel, advice, and prayers.

Missionary to the deaf: Matt Dundon

November:

I spoke with and to college students about missionary service at Ambassador Baptist College. I talked to the general assembly of the student body and one-to-one about See the Harvest and World Wide New Testament Baptist Missions. These seed-sowing conversations are the first steps a student takes toward missionary service.

I spoke at Mount Abarim Baptist church in Cuernavaca, Mexico. My friend, Pastor Alex Ramirez, allowed me to speak at their mission conference. Mount Abarim is doing great evangelistic work in supporting missions, sending out their missionaries, and evangelizing their city.


December:

I visited India to visit our people in Bangalore and the surrounding areas. I brought my friend, Duey Whitfield. Brother Whitfield is a church planter to the Spanish-speaking people in the USA. This was his first trip to the country with the largest population in the world.  We visited a village church in Southern India. The Pastor and congregation honored us with a garland of Sandalwood and Turmeric. They also gave a shawl of welcome, which you see in the photos.

I accomplished a vital task for World Wide New Testament Baptist Missions, working with the Government of India’s accounting requirements in legally bringing and accounting for the support to our people who serve there.


In Conclusion:

Throughout the year, God allowed me to share the Gospel from the pulpit and in personal conversations. I rejoice with those who trusted Him and for those submissive hearts to the call of missions.

Kim and I will spend Christmas and hope to receive our granddaughter, Sidney Clare, right after Christmas.

Thank you for your prayers, patience, and support.

Yours for the harvest,



John O'Malley

July 2023 Prayer Letter

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July 2023

Dear Praying Friend,

I appreciate your investments in the Gospel with your support of our ministry.

You may remember I mentioned I would have a student intern who would travel with me. His name is Cody Carden. He is an Ambassador Baptist College student. He will graduate this academic year.

In July, Brother Carden and I visited seven World Wide New Testament Baptist Missions’ families in Mexico. We spent time seeing their ministry, strengthening the brethren, and learning about the work God has them doing. We listened as they shared their dreams and disappointments. We watched their sacrifices and successes. We heard their hope and their motivation for serving in their struggles. Three weeks later, Brother Carden and I left with a deep appreciation for these laborers and their labors.

Thank you for praying and giving to help me strengthen these missionaries. Thank you also for praying for our safety. God was good to us.

One evening this month, Brother Carden and I went to a Migrant Camp where they picked blueberries. The workers labor 12 hours. After work, the Ortiz family goes to the migrant camp and has a preaching service. Brother Carden preached a message on Hell. God touched many hearts with His word.

Brother Kevin Taylor is planting a church and has an addiction ministry. What a joy it was to speak to the men in the Hope House who are facing their sins, dealing with their past, and setting their focus on the future. One evening, for their midweek service, I spoke under a tent. I saw God working in people’s hearts.

Brother Cody and I visited Miss Elsa Ramirez; she’s worked in missions in Spain, France, and Mexico over the past decades. We saw the people with whom she worked and those she served in the church.

We also visited Brother Stephen Villareal. I praise the Lord for his labors in the hard places. He has two areas where he and Anelly bring the Gospel each week. I spoke for him in the church and another Gospel preaching point. He serves in a red where Satan holds people in captivity. Despite Satan’s work, God is saving souls.

We got to visit Brother Jerry Shaw and his family. His mother, the widow of Jerry Shaw Sr., was in the USA receiving medical treatment. Brother Shaw and Itzen are working in church planting, leading in the Bible college, and raising a family. I met Itzen’s parents and Jerry’s sister during our visit.

We also spent time with Salvador Lara, an American missionary with World Wide New Testament Baptist Missions. Sal assists Jerry Shaw in every aspect of their ministry and is helping with a church plant in a nearby city. He needs support. Please pray for him.

Thank you for praying for us. Thank you for assisting us.

We have a great need in the missions’ agency office building due to recent flooding that insurance would not cover. The entire first level of our mission office is unusable at present. The flooding affected an apartment that provides respite for missionaries, an office area and conference room used by national missionaries, and a kitchen used by staff and missionaries alike.  

After consulting with leaders who know construction work, we called a company to remove the flooring, a large portion of the drywall, and part of the concrete slab to install an interior drain system with a pump to avoid future flooding. They have given us a 20-year guarantee against future flooding. This extensive work has affected our ability to serve missionaries at our best.

Please pray God will meet the $55,000 need. One church gave $2500 toward the need. I know God will provide.  If God leads you to help:

  1. You can mail your one-time gift for the Building Repairs to our office in the enclosed envelope. You can send your donation to: PO Box 725 Kings Mountain, NC 28086-0725

  2. You can give your gift online: wwntbm.com/give. Click the drop-down box and choose Building Repairs.

Yours for the harvest,



John O'Malley

June 2023 Prayer Letter

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June 2023

Dear Praying Friend,

I am grateful for an amazing Summer. Thank you for praying as I led the See the Harvest team.

Your giving and praying allowed our team to hand-deliver the Gospel into 38,400 homes to a population of over 110,000 people from 10.5 towns. We heard from four towns who asked for a bible study to be held in their town. We heard from many who were disturbed by the Gospel being delivered into their home through the mail slot in their door. Putting literature into mail slots, called letterboxing, is legally permissible.

Scotland needs the Gospel. I plan to organize another team to Scotland with See the Harvest next year. I led a team of over 20 people aged between 18-72 years old. If you have people who want to go, have them visit seetheharvest.com. We will have two teams next year. June 3-13, 2024 and June 17-27, 2024. Yes, we are accepting applications for one or both teams.

I met many people on the Scotland trip, yet Glenn stands out to me as the one about whom I should tell you. Glenn prayed three days before I met him. He told God since my grandmother died, no one has come around and spoken of you. Would You send someone to me? Because you gave and prayed. God sent me. Glenn received a clear plan of salvation.

Because you give and pray, the Gospel still works.

Yours for the harvest,



John O'Malley

Ministry Update - May - June 2019

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May-June, 2019

Dear Praying Friend,

You matter to our family. You pray. You give. We get to go with the Gospel, assist churches and missionaries, and make a difference for the cause of Christ. We owe you a debt of gratitude.

We found the months of May and June filled with God-appointed moments for our ministry in missions. Pictured below are five of WW families on deputation in a missions conference in Pigeon Forge, TN held at Freedom Baptist Church.

Five WWNTBM families in Pigeon Forge, tN

Five WWNTBM families in Pigeon Forge, tN

Because of your praying, we sensed God’s protection and provision in travel. During these two months I traveled twice to the West coast and traveled on the East coast to assist a church plant, help churches with leadership development, take part in an ordination of a man, and encouraged churches in their missions giving. Your praying moved the hand of God for us. Thank you. You prayed; we experienced His provision, protection, and good health. 

Because of your giving, God met the needs in our life each month. Your support, gifts, and Kim’s employment at World Wide New Testament Baptist Missions helps our family stay full time in the work of Christ. There is not a gallon of gas purchased, books and materials used, or trips made to assist others without your giving. You gave; we saw God’s provision, blessing, and saw our needs met.

Because of your compassion, I stood with Pastors, assisted missionaries, encouraged the weary, lifted the down trodden, helped church members, preached the Gospel, saw people get saved, and watched as God called some to ministry. Your compassion gave us security, strength, and success.

Because of your interest in the Great Commission, I need you to pray. The first church I started in Grenada asked if we would come in July to honor the National Pastor who worked with us. We will help the church honor him and his wife. The couple, Milton and Evelyn Williams are both in their eighties and this is a divine moment for us to be a blessing. Will you pray God will meet this need for Kim and me? The tickets are $900.00 each. We had enough set aside to pay for almost one ticket. Can you help us? (We did not expect this request; so, we did not plan for it as they just called at the beginning of July to ask us to come the weekend of July 21, 2019.)

Because God is faithful, we trust Him. Because you are faithful, we help missionaries, churches, and young people get involved in the mission of God. Because of your compassion, giving, and continued interest, you inspire us to faithfulness. We are grateful to you.

Thank you for helping us serve in His harvest,

John and Kim O’Malley