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Step 1

Wish To Apply

Complete the Wish to apply form. Once we have this, the trustees will discuss it and advice you how to proceed.
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Step 2

Become An Associate

Application for those registering as an Associate
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Step 2

Become A Partner

Application for those registering as a Partner
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Your gifts to support Avail is greatly appreciated

It has been very encouraging to experience the amount of support received over the past few years. Please accept our thanks as the mission continues to be blessed.

We accept donations for individuals/families or for a project.

We also accept donations to be used for our expenses or for a need we know about.

We can receive donations via bank transfers, cheques, through PayPal and cash.

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Benefits for those working as an Associate

Becoming an Associate member of Avail is for those who are either already in, or planning to work in, Christian mission and want Avail to support them in a limited way.

Associates are typically those:

  • Registered with another mission.
  • Engaged in a community-based work in their local area.
  • In full time employment in the UK and overseas.
  • Retired from mission but wanting to continue in a part time capacity.
  • Who can serve part time alongside other commitments.

 

A discussion will provide us with the best way to assist you but the main benefits are that we:

  • Will handle donations for you, making available our Gift Aid registration for UK taxpayers.
  • Are prepared to handle large one-off gifts but will charge a 1% handling fee for gifts over £5,000.
  • Feature you on our website (unless your location or work is sensitive).
  • Circulate to prayer supporters a monthly a 30-word prayer request (‘Prayer Prompt’) which you
    must agree to send us every month.


If we suffer lean financial times, we reserve the right to charge you £200 per annum for administration but we haven’t done that in 40 years!

Becoming a member of Avail is for those who are either already in, or planning to work in, Christian mission and want Avail to support them. Partners are those who are not registered with another mission and are full time in their Christian service.

If requested we can help

  • Prayer Prompt: A monthly, 30-word prayer request.
  • Visits: These are not promised but if we are nearby we would endeavour to call in.
  • We are happy to receive designated gifts for you and to make available our Gift Aid registration for UK taxpayers.
  • Large, one-off gifts: We are prepared to handle these, but we will charge a handling fee of 1% on any gift £5,000 or above.
  • If we suffer lean financial times we reserve the right to charge you £175 per person per annum – but we haven’t done that in 40 years!
  • We will include your details and photograph on our website.

We hope to prepare a professionally made video of you and put it on our website.

When you return home after a long time abroad, we will require you to attend a debrief counselling session (available only in UK only) which we will pay for. For those of you whose home is not the UK or Ireland, we will need to rely on you to recommend somebody.

If we suffer lean financial times, we reserve the right to charge you £200 per annum for administration but we haven’t done that in nearly 40 years!

Benefits of full partnership with Avail

Becoming a Partner member of Avail is for those who are either already in, or planning to work in, Christian mission and want Avail to support them. Partners are those who are not registered with another mission and are full-time in their Christian service.

If requested we can:

  • Offer advice In the preparations for the new field of service, e.g. early language training, health requirements, visa applications and communication with interested supporters; schooling, bookkeeping, banking.
  • Suggest ways of keeping in touch with your supporting church and other things you need to consider in your place of work, factoring in holidays, evaluating your health, schooling, and family issue.
  • Offer pastoral assistance by way of advice only. Should professional help be required we may be able to recommend a counsellor.
  • Handle donations for you, making available our Gift Aid registration for UK taxpayers.

 

We are prepared to:

  • Handle large, one-off gifts, but will charge a 1% handling fee for gifts over £5,000.
  • Consider fundraising for major projects.

 

We will:

  • Circulate to Avail supporters a monthly a 30-word prayer request (‘Prayer Prompt’) which you must agree to send us every month.
  • Circulate to Avail supporters a monthly expanded 200-word prayer prompt (‘Prayer Prompt Extra’)
    which we ask you to contribute to not more than once a year.
  • Feature you on our website (unless your location or work is sensitive).
  • Try to visit you in your place of service if possible.

 

We hope to prepare a professionally made video of you and put it on our website.

When you return home after a long time abroad, we will require you to attend a debrief counselling session (available only in UK) which we will pay for. For those of you whose home is not UK or Ireland, we will need to rely on you to recommend somebody.

If we suffer lean financial times, we reserve the right to charge you £200 per annum for administration – but we haven’t done that in nearly 40 years!

  • Help in preparation for the new field of service.
  • Prayer Prompt: A monthly 30-word prayer request
  • Prayer Prompt Extra: An expanded prompt (200 words), at best once a year
  • Pastoral assistance: Advice only, but if professional help is deemed to be required we will give you some recommendations. However, you will be responsible for the cost of professional help.
  • Visits: These are not promised but if we are nearby we would endeavour to call in to see you.
  • We are happy to receive designated gifts for you and to make available our Gift Aid registration for UK taxpayers.
  • We will consider fundraising for major projects.
  • Large, one-off gifts: We are prepared to handle these, and will charge a handling fee.
  • If we suffer lean financial times we reserve the right to charge you £175 per person per annum – but we haven’t done that in 40 years!
  • We hope to prepare a video of you to put on our website.