Score International

David and Marianella were born and raised in Uruguay. Because David’s mom is a Christian, he attended church with his mom and siblings. He heard the gospel several times during his childhood but he accepted Christ as His Savior when he was thirteen years old in a sports activity at church.

Uruguay is soccer country and David wanted to be a professional soccer player. He began playing on a professional team when he was fourteen, but he left the church, making soccer was the priority in his life. At nineteen years old, David was a professional soccer player, but far away from the Lord.

Marianella grew up in a Catholic home. She knew about God and His love, but she didn´t know Jesus as her Savior and she didn´t have a relationship with Him. She met David when he was a professional soccer player. They started dating and David´s mom invited her to a special lady’s meeting at church. She heard the gospel and she understood: “I am a sinner. I need a Savior.” That day, November 5, 2000, she accepted Jesus as her Savior.

Together, they started to attend church, and David decided to serve the Lord. He still played soccer seven more years. They got married on April 20, 2002. They went to the Bible institute in Argentina (WOL) for three years, where they heard about SCORE and God lead them to serve with this ministry.

When they were planning to get married, they were grateful for God´s grace and mercy and decided to serve Him by being faithful day by day. At this time… God is leading them to follow Him in His footsteps and this is still their prayer… stay faithful, keep walking with Him daily.

After serving with SCORE in Costa Rica in 2008, they now, are in the Dominican. God called them to go serve in Panama with SCORE, and they are praying to start in 2010.

Missionaries to Costa Rica

Eric is originally from Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Christy is from Chattanooga, Tennessee. They met while attending school at Tennessee Temple University. Eric played basketball at TTU for four years while Christy was a member of the cheerleading squad for three years.

They got married in 1998 and have three beautiful children, Stone, Olivia, and Riley. The Champions are members of North Florida Baptist Church in Tallahassee, Florida.

For eleven years, Eric taught sophomore history, and coached varsity boy’s basketball at North Florida Christian School in Tallahassee, while Christy taught elementary ages and coached cheerleading.

The Champions surrendered to the mission field in February 2009 to work as the Assistant Field Directors of Costa Rica, and to focus on the sports ministries.

Dean of Admissions and Advancement

Johnny and Natalie married on February 14, 1981. Johnny has served as associate pastor, youth pastor and missions’ pastor for the past 25 years. They have seven children and five beautiful grandchildren.

Johnny has served the past seven years on staff at First Baptist Church of Woodstock in Woodstock, Georgia. He has been a College Pastor and Director of Mission Mobilization, respectively, and it was spring 2008 that Johnny and Natalie joined SCORE International. After working with Ron Bishop to establish the G.A.P. Program, Johnny is now serving full time to develop and mobilize students to a G.A.P. experience while reaching nations with the Gospel.

johnny.condrey@gmail.com

Field Director for the Dominican Republic

Tim and Ginny Craiger have been serving the Lord with SCORE International since 1999. In 1998, Tim and their son Brandon went to Jamaica on their first SCORE sports mission trip. The following year Tim and Ginny recruited 37 athletes to go to Costa Rica and while they were there God spoke to their hearts regarding coming to SCORE for full time ministry.

They are currently splitting time between serving in the USA and in the Dominican Republic. While in the D.R., Tim serves as the Field Director there. He overseas all of the groups that come down, as well as the many missionaries that SCORE has on staff there. While in the USA, Tim and Ginny recruit athletic teams, church groups, and senior class trips to go on short-term trips with SCORE.

Tim and Ginny have been married since April of 1973. They have 3 children and 8 grandchildren. They are members of First Baptist Church of Elkhart, Indiana. They praise the Lord for the opportunity to serve in this world-wide ministry!

Email – timscore@juno.com
US Cell – (574) 320-1323
US Home – (574) 389-0279
DR Cell – (829) 376-3067

Missionaries to the Dominican Republic

Brandon and Ashlee both grew up in Christian homes and surrendered their lives to Christ at the age of twelve and thirteen. They where married in 2004, and have two boys, Braylon and Briggs

As a senior in high school, Brandon traveled on his first SCORE trip to Jamaica. He has been on multiple missions trips, and worked in the D.R. during a six week internship in 2001. Brandon earned a B.A. in Business & Sports Management while playing basketball at Bethel College.

Ashlee grew up going on mission trips to Haiti with her family. She graduated from Taylor University in Indiana, and is studying nursing to serve with the Medical/Dental ministries and as camp nurse at The Highlands Complex.

In 2009, God called Brandon and Ashlee to serve in the sports ministry at The Highlands Complex, for both SCORE and the Rawlings Foundation, in Boca Chica, D.R.

Their home church is Granger Community Church in Elkhart, Indiana.

Email – brandon@scoreinternational.org
ashleecraiger@hotmail.com

Vice President of Leadership Development / Soccer

Chip DeArmon recently joined SCORE International as the Vice President of Leadership Development / Soccer. With over twenty-five years of church ministry experience in the areas of youth, college, discipleship, and as senior pastor, Chip will provide leadership training to SCORE missionaries and staff while he develops SCORE’s soccer program.

Chip is a graduate of Tennessee Temple University where he was a scholarship athlete in soccer. He was named to the NCCAA Soccer All America team in 1982. After graduating, Chip coached six state championship soccer teams in North Carolina before leaving coaching to serve in church ministry. Chip also completed his MA in Christian Studies from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Sharon, reside in Clearwater, Florida, and have two children, Kyle and Katie.

I have been tremendously blessed to grow up in a Christian home where both my parents put God first in their lives. Through my parents and my extended family I have been surrounded by positive examples of what it means to live a life with the purpose of glorifying God.

When I was five years old while sitting in the living room with my dad and younger sister I accepted Jesus Christ into my heart. At this point in my life I understood that I needed Jesus Christ to enter into Heaven, but my understanding of what it meant to have a relationship with Him was very limited.
As I grew up I was involved in my church and tried to live a good Christian life, but I did not understand what it meant to really depend on God. When I was a freshman in high school my Aunt Alana, who I was very close with, died from a brain tumor. This was the first time in my life that I faced something that I could not handle on my own.

At this time God began to teach me that He wanted a relationship with me and wanted me to depend solely on Him. That summer I went on my first mission trip with SCORE International. I went to the Dominican Republic on a basketball team and God began working on my heart. I fell in love with the people, the country, and the work that SCORE was doing. I traveled with SCORE to the DR and Costa Rica for the next seven summers.

Throughout this time God called me to full time missions work SCORE International. My college years were also a great time of growth in my walk with God. I attended Grace College and through friends, professors, and staff members at the school my relationship with God and faith in Him was challenged and stretched. God has continued to mold me into the woman He desires me to be, and I am excited about the ways He will continue to do so until I go Home.

BethanyDrew1@aol.com
http://web.mac.com/bethanydrew

Dominican Republic Complex Administrator

Eddy Gil and his wife is Nancy are both Dominican natives that serve with SCORE in the D.R. They have three boys, Eddy, Erick, and Edrick.

In April of 1990 Eddy received Christ as his personal Savior. Nancy got saved in April of 1995. In August of 2001 the Lord called the Gil family to work in full time ministry at SCORE International. Eddy is the administrator at the Missions Ministry Center in the Dominican Republic.

Eddy counts it a privilege to have the opportunity to serve in this position among his fellow believers. It is one of the greatest pleasures the Lord has given him in his life. Nancy is an accountant and does all of the book keeping for SCORE in the D.R.

eddy@scoreinternational.org

Missionary Child Care Coordinator

Bethany Giroux grew up in Gasport, NY. Born into a Christian home, her parents taught the importance of a relationship with God.

Bethany’s first experience with SCORE International was in the summer of 2007 on a church mission trip to the Dominican Republic. Since then she has graduated from SCORE’s GAP Year program in Costa Rica and completed a five month internship in the Dominican Republic.

Now a missionary, Bethany is returning to the place where it all started–the Dominican Republic. She will work as the Missionary Child Care Coordinator while also working as the Child Sponsorship Field Director’s Assistant.

International Baseball Director

Don and Deb Gordon have been married for 24 years and have 3 wonderful children, Christine, Andrew, and Sarah.

“While serving in baseball for 17 years Don is able through God’s grace to equip believers with the tools to live the Christian life while in the game so that when they retired would become more productive, serving members of their local church body and godly leaders to their families.” Deb Gordon has had significant ministry with countless baseball wives in a Titus 2 role.

MINISTRY IN BASEBALL 1991-2007 – Serving Christ through all areas of Baseball (Players, Coaches, Umpires, Front Office, Stadium Staff), Prayer leader, Evangelism leader, Disciple & train men in sharing their faith. Baseball clinics, Chaplain to the Arizona Diamondbacks, Author: “Pro 2 Pro” monthly newsletter, Led or participated in Mission trips to 20 countries.

During his 10 years as a professional baseball player he spent countless hours with fellow ballplayers on busses, on the field and in hotel rooms, and in their homes. The lifestyle comes with much pressure and uncertainty. The game includes a wide variety of personalities, backgrounds, and religious beliefs. The issue of sin is not new but the mindset of the ballplayer is a unique one. As a part of his career he had the privilege to play ball in Latin America for 5 of the off-seasons to become deeply involved with the players that represent the Spanish-speaking world of baseball. God used this training period of his life to develop a heart for the lost, for missions, and the deep desire to build up men and their families to a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ through the Word of God.

dongordon1@comcast.net

Executive Director of G.A.P. Year

Jeff and Cindy Hackett were married in September 1984 after meeting in college. They both accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, Easter 1987. Since that time, they both have been actively involved at their church in various ministries including women’s, men’s, children’s and youth ministries. Jeff also served as Deacon/Trustee at his church from 1995-2000. After working as a consultant in the Drainage & Landscape industry for 18 years, Jeff answered God’s call to enter full-time ministry in 2000 as youth pastor at his home church (The Chapel, Buffalo, New York). During his first year, Jeff took a group of 45 teenagers and adult leaders to the Dominican Republic on a short-term missions trip. It was on that trip that God planted a seed in Jeff’s heart to have a passion for missions. Over the next 4 years, God cultivated that passion through several more trips to the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica.

November 1, 2004 Jeff came on board with SCORE International as a full-time missionary and Northeast Representative. Jeff’s responsibilities include recruiting, teaching, training, traveling and hosting church groups and sports teams on short-term mission trips. God has put a passion in Jeff’s heart for connecting the local church to the vision for missions. This vision is not only the foreign mission field, but also the mission field where each one of us lives daily. Jeff and Cindy’s hope is that people of all ages within the church would actively engage in missions and that God would raise up laborers because “the fields are white for harvest.”

Jeff and Cindy reside in the Buffalo area with their three children: Justin (21), Ashley (19), and Bethany (15).

The Hackett’s desire is that they continue to be challenged and used by God as He shapes & molds them for His purpose.

Contact Information:
5227 Genesee Street
Bowmansville, NY 14026
716-684-7247 home
716-579-2308 cell
jeff4score@adelphia.net

Missionaries to Latin America

Megan and Ryan were married on February 3, 2007. The couple met at the church that is now their sending church, First Baptist Church of Elkhart, Indiana. Ryan has been with SCORE since 2001. He graduated from the Word of Life Bible Institute in New York and Argentina. Megan has a degree in Chemical Engineering from Michigan State University.

Ryan grew up in Elkhart, Indiana and was saved at the age of 17. God called him to missions in high school and he joined SCORE in 2001 after completing an internship in the Dominican Republic. Megan grew up in Fayette, Ohio and was saved at age 14. She was called to missions in 2005 while she was on a trip to Costa Rica with SCORE. Ryan and Megan are currently working on raising full support and Megan is finishing up Bible and language training.

ryan.score@juno.com

Missionaries to Dominican Republic

Nathan and Erica Jude both accepted Christ as their Savior before the age of six. The Lord cultivated their individual relationships with Him as they grew at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in West Virginia. It was in there home church where they would learn to serve in the church, the community, and globally.

Both Nathan and Erica surrendered to the Lord’s call to fulltime ministry while attending college at Marshall University. Upon graduation, Nathan pursued a Christian education in the Bilingual program at Word of Life Argentina and is currently in seminary in the Dominican Republic. The Judes are teaming up with SCORE International hosting groups in the DR, leading a weekly orphanage ministry, as well as assisting in church planting under Jay and Melly Munoz.

If you would like to pray for this couple and their newest addition, daughter Mali, please refer to II Thess. 1:11-12.

Contact Info:
www.judemisions.com
216-255-9723
judemissions@hotmail.com

Missionaries to Dominican Republic

Hugo and Sarah Liborio married on February 14, 2004, after meeting in Hugo’s home country of El Salvador in 2000, while Sarah served with the Caribbean Mercy Ship. They now have a son, Mattias.

The couple has been with SCORE in Dominican Republic since November 2008. They graduated from the Word of Life Bible Institute in Argentina in 2007.

Hugo grew up in San Salvador, El Salvador, and dedicated his life to the Lord at the age of 19. God also called him to missions at the same time in 1999.

Sarah grew up mostly in Hays, Kansas, and was saved at the age of 5.

She was called to missions in 1995, during her first mission trip. The couple’s home church is North Oak Community Church in Hays, Kansas. Currently, the couple hosts American teams that travel with SCORE in the Dominican Republic for short-term mission trips. They also are involved with discipling interns, and Hugo leads evening worship at the hotel, and on Sunday mornings for the new church plant in Juan Dolio.

Contact Info:
www.hugosarah.com
hugosarah@scoreinternational.org
785-261-9755

National Baseball Director

After retiring in 2003 from coaching baseball at the University of Kentucky for 25 years, Keith served on two missiontrips with SCORE International in the Dominican Republic and realized God was calling him into the sports ministry mission field. Sharon has also made this transition with Keith to SCORE. She ministers to coaches’ wives, writes the newsletter, keeps their home office running smoothly, and helps with Keith’s E-mail devotionals.

Keith feels blessed as he reaches out to hundreds of college and high school baseball coaches through his biweekly devotions. He spends most of his days ministering to coaches either over the telephone or in person. Since 2004, Keith has spoken to thousands of coaches and players in 14 states and the Dominican Republic. God has blessed the Madisons with many opportunities to share His Message of love and reconciliation.

Keith has also been inducted into many Halls of Fame.

University of KY Hall of Fame in 2005

KY high school Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006.

American Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 2007

Contact info:
keith@scorebaseball.org
sharon@scorebaseball.org
305 Drake Lane
Wilmore, KY 40390

VP of International Ministries

Dave and Debbie Marvin both grew up in Christian homes in Columbus, Indiana. The church they grew up in was Berean Bible Church. Both Dave and Debbie surrendered their lives to full-time Christian service in their high school years. Dave graduated from Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee with a degree in Bible. Debbie also graduated from Bryan with a degree in elementary education. Dave went on to graduate with a degree from Grace Theological Seminary in Indiana.

The Marvins have 15 years experience in pastoral ministry. Dave has served as a youth pastor, associate pastor, as well as a senior pastor of a local church. Before coming on with SCORE, the Marvins served as missionaries with Word of Life for six years. Dave and Debbie joined with SCORE in 2004. Dave currently serves as Vice President of International Ministries.

Dave and Debbie have 4 children. Jennifer serves at First Baptist Church in Elkhart, Indiana. Lori serves as a teacher, coach, and Assistant Athletic Director at Elkhart Christian Academy. Eric is married and is finishing his work at Indiana University. Matt is still at home and in High School.

djmarvin@comcast.net

Costa Rica Director of G.A.P. Year

Noel met Christ as his Savior at the Emanuel Baptist Church in Hatillo, San Jose, Costa Rica in 1982. Six months later, he entered in the Emanuel Church Bible Institute where he studied the Bible for three years. Mary met Jesus Christ as her personal Savior at the Emanuel Baptist Church in Hatillo, San Jose, Costa Rica, during an evangelistic campaign in 1984.

In 1989, the Lord called the Matas to serve Him full time with Word of Life in Costa Rica. Being in that ministry, they had the opportunity to go to study for one year at the Word of Life Bible Institute in Argentina. Noel and Mary served with Word of Life in Costa Rica for five years until 1993. For the next 13 years the Mata family served God at the El Lugar Church, just outside of San Jose.

In 2006, the Lord guided Noel and Mary toward Score International where they are now doing ministry with the GAP Program and with the groups that come on short term trips with SCORE.

Noel and Mary have three precious daughters: Rebeca, born in 1985, is currently studying at the Word of Life Bible Institute in Argentina. She met Jesus in 1990 when she was five years old. Noelia, born in 1989, met Jesus in 1996 at the age of seven. Ruth, born in 1993, met Jesus in 1998 at the age of five.

nomago13@yahoo.com

Aric and Kara Mawdesley have had a lifelong desire to minister to the inner-city community. They met in college, married, and soon after began working with at-risk students in Florida.

Whether ministering to these students with their families at home or raising funds to take them to summer camp, God grew a desire in Aric and Kara to do more.

So in 2006, the Mawdesleys invited a teen mother and her baby boy into their home believing that God would use them to bring restoration to her and her son’s lives.

Through this on-going experience, both Aric and Kara have learned the challenges faced by the inner-city community, which developed their passion to become full-time ministers of the Gospel to impoverished communities in the United States.

By developing domestic short term mission trips, the Mawdesleys hope to connect the American church to the needs of inner-city communities.

Aric and Kara have two children, Mekhi, 6 and Amara, 3.

Missionary to Costa Rica

I grew up in a home with divorced parents since I was five years old. My mother, being Catholic, gave me and my seven brothers and sisters a good, moral life. One of my oldest sisters started going to a Christian church with her husband and after a little while, started getting involved there.

During the time while my mother was working, my sister came once a week to clean our house. I was thirteen when my sister told me about God’s love for me, His sacrifice for my sins, and the gift of eternal life He had for me. I don’t remember the exact words that I said in my prayer, but I do remember a change happening inside of me. I started to enjoy the Bible. I started going to church and wanted to participate in activities there.

When I was a teenager, I began to do the things that all teenagers do. I started moving away from things that were true and continued living a double life up to the age of 22. By the grace of God, He put people in my life who were worried about me spiritually. A friend of mine who was a missionary worked in my life and helped me turn back to God. After I was reconciled to God, the very first decision I made was to go to Word of Life Argentina to prepare to serve the Lord.

In 2005 I decided to serve God full-time, and later He allowed me to begin the experience of being a missionary in the ministry of Score International. I give thanks to God because now not only do I feel satisfied, but I have the joy of serving the Lord in His work and harvesting fruit for eternity.

heve30@hotmail.com

Medical/Dental Director for Dominican Republic

Bob is currently serving as the coordinator for the Medical/Dental ministries in the Dominican Republic.

Bob and Anna were married in 1972 and have two faithful children, as well as three grandchildren. Bob and his wife Anna have been active in the church and serving the Lord for more than 31 years in a multitude of roles that God has been pleased to place them in, including: Church planting, pastoring, teaching, counseling, medical missions, among others.

Bob has more than 30 years of emergency medical experience as an EMT and RN at major metropolitan facilities. Bob holds numerous national certifications: QMRP; ACLS; PALS; TNCC; EMT.

In addition Bob has completed his doctorate in Theology.

Bob and Anna have been serving with SCORE since 2001.

Their home church is Greenville Grace Brethren Church, Greenville, OH

Contact Information:
bobananilsendr@yahoo.com

Phone:
Dominican Republic
SCORE:809-526-1370
(c)809-395-7212
USA:
(c)434-258-5876

Ken and Jennifer both grew up in Christian homes, where they both accepted Christ at young ages. They attended Liberty University where Ken earned a degree in Biblical Studies and Jennifer earned a degree in Sports Management. Both played soccer and Ken continued to coach for five years after graduation.

While coaching, Ken spent his summers working at a Christian wilderness outfitter in West Virginia called Liberty Expeditions. For ten years Ken worked at L.E. and after marrying in 1998, the Lord called him and Jennifer to continue the ministry in West Virginia together.

After leaving Liberty Expeditions, God moved them into local church ministries in Christiansburg, Virginia and Huntsville, Alabama, working with youth and college students.

The Perkins’ currently live in Huntsville, Alabama with there five children: Mackenzie, Micah, Sienna, Sydney, and Trey. They are excited about helping SCORE develop its soccer program while also leading sports teams overseas.

Field Director for Costa Rica

Jose was born in Costa Rica. He was involved in sports and politics but the Grace of God saved him in 1984. After that, he went to study the Word of God at Word of Life Bible Institute in Argentina. There, he met Gaby, and they got married in 1992. Gaby was born in Argentina, and accepted Christ as her Savior in 1980. Jose and Gaby have three beloved daughters, Melanny, Michelle, and Melissa. The Prados served the Lord with Word of Life Costa Rica for 10 years. They now we have the challenge to continue sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with SCORE International.

Jose now serves as the Field Director of Costa Rica for SCORE. He and Gaby plan, organize, and lead all of the short-term groups that travel to Costa Rica with SCORE. Jose also directs the full staff of missionaries in Costa Rica.

Contact Information:
Jose – jose@scoreinternational.org
Gaby – scorecr@racsa.co.cr

Missionaries to Dominican Republic

Abyzhadwl (Aby) Prado was born in Costa Rica in 1966. He went to Argentina in 1987 to study the Word of God at Word of Life Bible Institute, where also he received Christ. He married Gladys Justo in 1990 and went back to Costa Rica where he served for 11 years with Word of Life Ministries. During that time, God started to show the Prado family the need of planting churches in places where no one else was working. Since 2001, the Prados have been planting local churches and discipling believers through classes at the Bible Institute, radio programs, materials, conferences, camps, etc.

Gladys Justo was born in Argentina. When she was 8 she received Christ as Saviour. She grew up in a Christian home, and went to WOLBI in Argentina to study in 1988. While at the bible Institute, she met Aby. They got married and she went with him to serve the Lord in Costa Rica. God has blessed them with two children, Joel who is 13 years old, and Sophya who is 11. They just adopted Jordan who is 9 years old.

They have being serving God as full time missionaries for the last 17 years now, always partnering with SCORE. Now they are directing the GAP Year program.

Mid West Region Recruiter

Dave joined the SCORE team in March of 2009 as a recruiter. For nineteen years he directed the NACA National Tournaments in Dayton, TN, as well as summer camps for Fort Bluff Camp. Dave also taught the Auditorium Bible Class at Calvary Baptist Church in Red Bank for the past 14 years.

Dave is a graduate of Pensacola Christian College where he was a four-year starter for the Eagles basketball team. He also played seven seasons for the Crossfire Ministries basketball exhibition team who play a college schedule including the annual ACC All-Star Classic in April.

Crossfire plays abroad as well sharing the gospel at half-time of their games. His tours overseas as a player now motivate him to take young people to the mission field where they can enjoy the same life-changing experience in sports ministry through SCORE International. Dave’s partner in ministry is his beautiful wife Stephanie Vipond, whom he married in 1992. They have one daughter, Allison, who was born in 1999.

G.A.P. Mentor Directors

Andrew and Jessi met in their youth group at a church in up-state New York when they were teenagers. On September 23, 2002, they married.

Andrew grew up in a Christian home in up-state New York, and was active in street evangelism and short term missions. During a ten day mission trip to Russia, God planted a seed in Andrews heart that would change his life forever. Jessi accepted Christ at the age of fourteen, and was also active in her youth group. She knew from the time she was a teenager that God had called her to work with students.

Since 2005, Andew and Jessi have served in the youth ministry at Southside Baptist Church in Warner Robins, GA. In 2006, they got involved in with Life Hurts God Heals, which is an eight step out-reach ministry that teaches hurting students from 6-12th grade how to Biblically deal with the pain that life often brings. Andrew and Jessi have now been the directors of the growing ministry for two years.

In November of 2008, Andrew and Jessi surrendered their lives to full time ministry. They are teaming with SCORE under the G.A.P. Year program as the Mentor Directors in San Jose, Costa Rica. They will be mentoring the G.A.P. Year students and helping plan events such as street evangelism and short term missions trips to surrounding countries. They currently reside in Georgia and have two children Noah Christopher and Jaymin Andrew.

andrew@scoreinternational.org

Mihai Cristian Stan, was born and raised in Romania in a orthodox family, at the age of 16 he met Christ as his personal Savior. Since then and until 2003 he served with the ministry of Word of Life in Romania, presenting the Gospel to thousands of young people trough programs in the high schools of Bucharest, street evangelism, bible clubs and camp ministry.

In the year 2007 he finished the four year course of the Word of Life Bible Institute in Argentina, were the Lord opened the door for him to start working with the ministry of Score International in Costa Rica. Now he is looking at starting the ministry with Score International in Romania. Organizing and taking short term mission trips to serve God, help the local churches and preaching the pure Gospel of Christ especially in Bucharest were the evangelical group does not reach 0,5% of the population.

mihai@scoreinternational.org
www.mihais.tk

Medical Missionary for Dominican Republic

pastortolen5@yahoo.com

Missionaries to the Dominican Republic

Manny was born in Dominican Republic on January 16, 1982. He received Christ through a SCORE missionary when he was 16 years old. From that moment forward he dedicated his life to be trained in the Word of God and serve Christ in church planting.

God has used Manny to start more than 10 churches. Currently he is a missionary of SCORE International and the pastor of one of these new congregations. Together, with other missionaries of SCORE, he is dedicated to planting churches and teaching the Bible in Dominican Republic.

Manny married Olga in November 2008. She serves with women ministries and leads children’s Sunday School in the church.

Dan was born to missionary parents who served for twenty-five years in Haiti. He learned Creole before English–missions is in his blood. He attended Word of Life, received Child Evangelism Fellowship training, and attended The King’s College for a degree in Elementary Education, also meeting his wife, Ruth.

Dan and Ruth were saved young and raised in Christ centered homes. They were married in March 1983, shortly after Dan became a local director for Child Evangelism Fellowship. Dan and Ruth both got their MA degrees in teaching from SUNY Geneseo. In 1991, they moved to the Buffalo area, ministering with CEF. In 1997, the Lord blessed them with their son, Benjamin. Dan and Ruth are foster parents and are in the process of adopting Seth, and possibly his brothers Anthony and Adam.

Dan and Ruth met Jeff Hackett from SCORE, and went on a missions trip in 2007. In 2008, they joined the SCORE team with a vision of partnering US churches with overseas village churches. He is also eager to minister in the sugarcane villages using the Creole he learned as a child. He hopes to use his knowledge and love of Child Evangelism by training believers in the villages to teach their children about the Lord.

Cell Phone: 716-864-5759

Sports Director for Dominican Republic

Giovanny and Carolina serve as missionaries with SCORE in the Dominican Republic. They have two sons, Giancarlo and Gianssen. Giovanny was born in a catholic home, and basketball was his god. He started playing basketball when he was 5 years old and was playing professionally by the time he was 16 years old. Giovanny played on the Dominican National Team for several years.

In 1995, Tennessee Temple University sent their men’s basketball team to the Dominican Republic with SCORE International and played against Giovanny’s team. After the game they shared the gospel of Jesus Christ. Giovanny received Jesus as his personal Lord and Savior that day. After that GOD blessed him with a scholarship to play basketball at TTU. After his time at TTU, Giovanny went back to the Dominican Republic.

The Valdez family has been serving with SCORE International since 2003. Giovanny is a product of what GOD is doing in D.R. When he married Carolina, she was not a Christian. She received Christ as her Saviour in 2005.

Giovanny now serves as the Sports Director in the Dominican Republic. He plans and arranges all of the games for SCORE’s athletic teams that come to play in the D.R.

gvaldez5@hotmail.com

G.A.P. Student Life Directors

Dan and Alissa were married on October 2, 2004. They grew up attending the same church in Norton, Ohio.

Dan graduated from Baptist Bible College in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, with a B.S. in Bible. Since then, he has worked in Christian camping ministry and as a youth pastor. Alissa attended BBC as well and has enjoyed working as a kindergarden aide in Elkhart, Indiana.

Because they have always had a desire and interest to work in missions, they are very excited to be a part of SCORE by ministering in the G.A.P. Year Program in Costa Rica as the Student Life Directors. First Baptist Church of Elkhart is their sending church.

Missionary to Costa Rica

Hi my name is Damaris White James. I was born in Costa Rica in the province of Limon March 6, 1968. I was born in a Christian home. My parents love God and always served Him. I always went to church and learned about the love of God and how that love led Him to die on the cross for my sins.

When I was 26 year old, missionaries form Word of Life came and worked in my church with the youth group. I saw different people that loved God and people, and Juanita Alvarez began to challenge my life with the Bible. Also Rita Coto influenced my life and I began to have a desire to go to Word of Life Bible Institute in Argentina. But I really was afraid and six years passed in my life telling the Lord, “next year I will go.”

In 2001 my dad became very ill with a sickness he had been fighting for 12 years, and God used that time to speak to my heart. My dad’s testimony really impacted my life. Many times I heard him say, “I am ready to go home with my father.” But I didn’t know if I was ready to die.

During that time I finally made the decision to go to the Bible Institute. I said to God, “when my time comes, I really want to go home in peace with you.” On March 6, 2002 my father went home to be with the Lord. And on March 29, 2003 I went to the Bible Institute. It was a hard time because three months before my sister had called me form New York and told us my mom had cancer. For the first time, I put my mom’s life in the hands of God and I went to Argentina. God was so faithful. My mother has been fine and is doing well today!

Three months later in the Bible Institute, I became sick but didn’t understand why. During that time God began to be real for me. I saw His love and His presence and I really started to know Him more on the 28th of September in 2004. I talked with my mentor, Sonia Santander, and believed in Him and received Jesus as my personal Savoir. Two months later in a special conference I dedicated my life to serve him.

I graduated from the Bible Institute in 2005 and as I was looking for the will of God he opened the door to work with Score in Costa Rica. I have been serving him full time with SCORE since 2005. I enjoy so much the ministry that God has given me.

dama.1112@hotmail.com

Missionaries to Brazil

Tim and Evelyn are serving with the Medical/Dental ministries in the Dominican Republic.

They were married in 1975 and have a son living in Ashland, Ohio and a daughter in Westerville, Ohio. They currently have four grandchildren with another child expected to be born in August 2007. They attended church most of their lives but did not give their lives to Christ until their late 20s. Since that time they have participated in numerous short-term mission projects until being accepted as full-time missionaries with SCORE in April of 2006.

While in government service, Tim and Evelyn moved frequently across the country completing various leadership roles dealing with people and funds in service to the Air Force. Each move meant being involved with a new church and Tim was involved on several occasions starting new AWANA clubs and serving on mission committees. Evelyn worked for many years as a respiratory therapist at a children’s hospital and worked in doctor’s offices in several locations. She also took leadership roles in AWANA clubs over the years.

After 24 years of government service, Tim retired at the age of 52 and the couple immediately began with a 2-month mission service in Brazil. That started a series of trips until God called Tim and Evelyn to commit to full time missions in 2005. Tim and Evelyn consented to the Lord’s call to a new career as full-time missionaries with SCORE in 2006. After selling their home in Florida they went to Costa Rica for 10 months of Spanish language training and then to the Dominican Republic to serve with medical ministries. In addition, Tim has accepted the role of overseeing the project of receiving and distributing food, clothing and medical supplies to support the various church plant ministries associated with SCORE in some of the poorest areas of the DR.

They consider their current home to be the Greenville Grace Brethren Church, Greenville, OH.

Contact Information:

timothyfwolfe@yahoo.com

Internet phone: 937-548-6749

Mailing address:
Unit 3026-INTDR
3170 Airmans Dr.
Ft. Pierce, FL 34946

Dominican Republic:
SCORE:809-526-1370