There are tax breaks - I could deduct mileage and expenses for missions, training,and meetings, as well as specialized gear purchases. I kept careful track of that stuff.

I was fortunate that my employer had a provision for up to 40 hours administrative leave for charitable organizations per year. That helped when missions ran over into the work week. I was eventually able to get a four day 10 hour work week, Tuesday to Friday, which was nice.

When people see you are for real, they will help..