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Abby McFarlin-Knight

Finance Manager

Headquarters Team, Fayetteville, GA US.

It’s a true honor to serve with Worldwide Discipleship Association (WDA). In August 2016, the Lord opened the door for me to join the Headquarters team as a bookkeeper, and in 2024 I stepped into the role of Finance Manager. I’m grateful for the way God has woven my love for missions into the work I get to do every day.

I first sensed God’s call to missions in 1997. The road since then has included some detours and long seasons of waiting. For years, I prayed that the Lord would give me another opportunity to serve in missions. Looking back, I can see His faithfulness in the way He led me to WDA, where I get to support our missionaries from Headquarters and sometimes serve alongside them in the field.

I like to think of our finance team as part of the pit crew. We work behind the scenes, taking care of payroll, tax filings, and donation reporting so our missionaries can focus on the people God has called them to serve. For me, stewarding WDA’s resources with care, accuracy, and integrity is one of the ways I get to serve the Lord.

Serving with WDA has taken me to Chennai, India, in 2022 and Nairobi, Kenya, in 2023. I look forward to returning to Kenya and am praying about opportunities to serve in Nigeria and the Philippines. I’m open to wherever the Lord leads next.

WDA has also been part of my own healing. Through Restoring Your Heart, the Lord has met me in some of the broken places in my life and continues to restore them by His grace. In 2024, I had the privilege of taking WDA’s Created with Needs class alongside the women at Headquarters. Now, as a Restoring Your Heart facilitator, I’m grateful to walk alongside other women as they experience the healing Jesus has brought into my own life.

I live in Murphy, North Carolina, and am a member of First Free Will Baptist Church in Hayesville. I love cheering for the Atlanta Braves, spending time with my dogs, and, most of all, being Bibi to my grandson, Wyatt Cash. Thank You, Jesus, for that sweet boy!

To those who pray for me and partner with me in ministry, thank you. Your support helps me continue serving with WDA, and I’m grateful we get to be part of this work together.

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