Costs and Finances
FinACE: New Zealand
Your Adventure Begins
Congratulations on taking your first steps towards a new adventure with God in Mercy Ships. The Mercy Ships New Zealand staff members are ready to help you with the details of your grand adventure that are uniquely Kiwi. We have all served on board, and are excited that you may be a part of bringing hope and healing to the poorest of the poor through this amazing ministry.
The HR department in Texas handles all applications internationally, and has the Big Picture and final say about acceptance and timing. One of our roles as a national Mercy Ships office is to facilitate New Zealand applicants like you who dare to step out of the ordinary. Once you receive notice of acceptance, we urge you to call us so we can help with the following:
• Fundraising and receipting questions
• Materials and resources to help you prepare presentations for colleagues, churches, service groups and family, to promote your work with Mercy Ships.
We would love to hear from you as you prepare to leave. If you have any questions while you wait to hear from our HR department, please call or email:
Mercy Ships NZ
Toll-free 0800 637 297
Other Particularly Useful Information for Kiwis
Travel
As you make inquiries about the route to travel to that best suites you, please be aware that despite the Brussels Airlines discount mentioned in your acceptance packet (which requires you make connections through Brussels), the cheapest route to travel may be through Dubai, Dakar, or another city. Your travel agent can compare these for you. Try and arrive at the earliest date given to you by HR so you have time to get over jet-lag. Your first work day will be a busy one including several orientations.
Financial/Receipting
Mercy Ships New Zealand is able to accept donations forvolunteer’s crew fees by online banking, cheque, Visa or MasterCard, or by monthly Direct Debit.
If donating through online banking,please ensure the donor phones or emails our office to give their contact information for their receipt. They should enter the following info online:
• Reference the donor’s surname
• Code their Mercy Ships NZ code (if they are a repeated donor)
• Particulars YOUR name
The Mercy Ships NZ acct number is 03 1549 000014100
Cheques must be made payable to Mercy Ships, with a separate note indicating where funds are to go, with your ID number if possible. No personal name should appear anywhere on the cheque.
Our Mailing Address:
Mercy Ships
PO Box 13673
Onehunga, Akld 1643
Toll-free telephone: 0800 637 297
General donations to Mercy Ships may also be made online.
International Donations
The Mercy Ships national offices can accept donations according to the ways of means of each country. Please check online for country-specific information for your supporters in other countries donating through their national Mercy Ships offices, including the International Operations Centre in Texas.
Be sure and check out our New Zealand Mercy Ships website for our crew stories in the media, and other locally relevant articles.
