Home Assignment Information
General Information
As you prepare for home assignment, you are being inundated with
a steady flow of information. We are providing you this summarized
checklist of items to assist you in the home assignment preparation
process.
1. Home Assignment Approval. Your Field Leadership
Team or your field director must recommend the date of your home
assignment prior to the year in which your home assignment is due.
Approval is needed from IM before you leave the field.
2. Return Approval. Before you
leave on home assignment, your field leadership must vote on your
return to the field after home assignment and IM must act on that
recommendation.
3. Shipping. Please read carefully
the Shipping link that
includes specific information on Baggage Allowance
Incoming.
4. Homebound Travel. Please fill
out the Worker Travel and Tour Request Form.
The details on your trip home should be sent (1) to your field
office, and (2) to your regional director.
This should all be completed two
months before you
actually depart from the field, and earlier if possible. Field
departure and home arrival dates are very
important.
5. Correspondence. To help us assist you more efficiently, please address your correspondence regarding FIELD matters to your regional director; matters relating to ALLOWANCES to International Accounting at IntlAcctng@cmalliance.org or see the Missionary Finance Handbook (Word document); MEDICAL INSURANCE to the Benefits Office (1-800-700-2651 or benefits@cmalliance.org); TRAVEL matters to Judy Ames; SHIPPING AND FREIGHT to Linda Ham; home assignment issues and other matters to the assistant vice president/International Ministries: David L. Kennedy for Africa, Europe/Middle East regions or James B. Malone for Latin America, Asia/Pacific and Chinese Ministries regions. Any mailing address, email address or telephone number changes should be sent to their assistants.
6. Medical Examinations. Please refer to the Benefits Summary or go to Benefits for more information on the International Worker Benefits Plan.
Please visit the Medical Forms page to
download the appropriate information and forms if you plan to have
your physical(s) done prior to returning to the U.S. It is imperative that
you have our physical form to take
with you when you have your physical done. After your physical
has been completed, the form
should be sent to:
Dr.
Charles L. Folkestad
N.
8303 627th Street
Colfax,
WI 54730
All workers on contract should NOT schedule a medical exam
during their midterm home assignment unless there
is a physical problem.
7. Advise your district leaders. You
should contact your district superintendent, Alliance Women’s
district president, and the church where you hold membership at
least three
months before you come on home assignment of
your home assignment plans and when you could be available for
ministry. You should plan to spend some time in your district if
at all possible. If you find it impossible to even visit the district
in which you hold your church membership during two consecutive
home assignments or more, you may want to consider transferring
your membership to the district where you regularly spend your
home assignment. This should be done early in your home assignment
if you decide to do so. Please advise us accordingly.
8. Retirement. Workers anticipating
retirement within the next year or so should make preparations
for Medicare coverage at the appropriate time. It
is unwise and risky to wait until you have reached age 65 to file
the applications.
9. The 2009 General Council will be held in Louisville, Kentucky, May 26-31, 2009. Click Here for more details!
The Missionary Handbook contains complete regulations regarding your eligibility to attend Council at International Ministries expense. To be eligible for financial assistance it is important to attend both the Pre-Council Missionary Conference and General Council for the entire time.
10. Home Assignment Ministry
Seminar (HAMS).
Click Here for more details!
11. Missions Conference Tours. All
workers going on tour should view the following information regarding Missionary Tours.
Tour ministry offers you an opportunity to promote God's work overseas and to secure the prayers and financial backing of God's people for your part in the harvest. Our desire is that this will be a fruitful time for you and one of growth in Christ. You represent God, The Christian and Missionary Alliance, and your own personal ministries overseas. We're trusting that you will do this well with God's strength and enabling. Thank you for being amenable to pastors and to others in charge, and for expressing your appreciation to them and their church congregations. Thank you for being gracious and warm in your interactions with those who entertain you and provide your lodging. Thank you to your families for the sacrifices they make so that you can go on tour. We are grateful for you and your commitment in this, and for the significant message you will be sharing with the greater Alliance family during your tour ministry.
12. Approved Specials. A list of Approved Specials for your field may be requested from our office or accessed through MyCMA. Although these are approved by International Ministries, no appeals are to be made without approval of the district superintendent involved and the pastor of the church where you wish to appeal, and then only after the Faith Promise offering has been taken. Appeals may not be made for items which do not appear on the Approved Specials list. You may make appeals through your prayer letter.
13. Photographs. Four months before you return to your overseas assignment we will need three photos (4x5). We recommend these be taken before you begin your tour ministry. Please send us the photos as early in your home assignment as possible along with details and receipts for reimbursement from International Ministries (includes sitting charge and three photos). This request is only for every fifth year and is not applicable to missionary associates or career missionaries who are on a mid-term home assignment.
14. Return To The Field. Approximately two months before you return to the field, you will receive your field credential cards and instruction for completing your Outgoing Travel Information form. |
