How to help: giving without infrastructure
- How can listeners help support Vanek's ministry?
Vanek says he has no donor agency — only friends, a Singapore cell group that supports him after visiting, and personal supporters. Vanek mentions that Ben had asked about donor agencies on the drive over. The hosts encourage listeners to support faithful individuals directly even without nonprofit infrastructure: check it out, but it is fine to give through networks of friends and small churches. One host notes he skipped 501(c)(3) overhead this year — no office buildings, no t-shirts and logos — and offers the show's phone line, (515) 517-0085, as the contact point for anyone wanting to reach Vanek.
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No overhead of office buildings
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