Score International

The Birkhead family has been serving with SCORE since 2002. Wayne serves as the Director of Construction for SCORE. Wayne and Ann have been married since 1986. They have four children; Carolyn, Nick, Nate, and Ellie.

There are missionaries on the fields of the world who have begun the work of establishing a church. Their need is to have a building in which to meet with their people to hold services. The Birkhead’s plan is to go when they call and build that building for them. It could be anything from an open arbor with simple wooden benches to a full church building complete with a steeple. Perhaps they have a building, but need some remodeling done. Whatever the Lord wants and the missionary needs, the Birkheads are ready to work.

Contact them today!

2211 James Avenue Red Bank, TN 37415
423-240-3555
waynescore@hotmail.com

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

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

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

Tom & Eileen were married on April 27, 1996. They have 3 boys (Rob, Ryan & Zack). The Gilliam family currently resides in Buford GA.

Tom received Jesus Christ as his personal Lord & Savior on June 15, 1996. His life verse is Ephesians 5:15-17.

After growing up in Roswell GA, Tom went to West Georgia College and received a degree in Recreation Management. After running his own business with his father, Tom went to Kennesaw State University to complete his degree in Physical Education. After graduating, he went into teaching high school Physical Education and coaching high school football and baseball.

In the fall of 1999, Tom felt the call of God upon his life to go into full-time Christian service. In August of 2000, he joined the staff at North Metro First Baptist Church as their Children’s & Recreation Minister and served at North Metro for 7 ½ years. After conducting 2 sports mission trips through North Metro, he felt the call of God to go into missions on a full-time basis.

Tom has a love for kids and sports with a passion for the people of North America and has joined Score International as the Director of North American Missions in January of 2008. Tom believes kids and sports is an awesome opportunity to share Jesus Christ through mission trips emphasizing sports camps/clinics.

Tom’s desire is to take churches and/or individuals on mission trips throughout North America conducting sports camps/clinics for kids and sharing Jesus Christ with them and their families through a local church plant.

The Gilliam's are members at Blackshear Place Baptist Church in Flowery Branch GA.

Contact Information:
3412 Lost Meadows Lane
Buford GA 30519
678-714-9001 (Home)
678-386-8529 (Cell)
tgilliam@scoreinternational.org

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

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

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

Greg has been a youth pastor and worked for FCA in Alabama and Tennessee. It was with FCA that he began his journey as the football chaplain for Middle Tennessee State University. Being on the campus ministering to college students became his passion. Joining with Score has allowed him to be on the campus on a full-time basis.

Greg conducts weekly Bible studies with some of the football players and other athletes on campus, has a chapel service before all football games, and ministers to coaches. Most of all, he loves the opportunity to be around the campus and share God's love with those that he comes in contact with. Patsy is also getting involved with the students as well. She meets with some of the female students and helps run the home office.

raiderhart@comcast.net

Andres was born on the mission field in Argentina, saved at age 17 in the living room of his home with his father. Just a few months later, he dedicated his life to serve the Lord as a missionary. In 1993 he enrolled at the Bible Institute at Word of Life in Argentina and graduated in 1997. In October of 2000 he was accepted as a SCORE missionary where he served in Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and Argentina, with evangelism, discipleship and hosting groups.

Johanna was born in Costa Rica, and at age 18 she accepted Christ as Savior at a Word of Life camp in that country. In 1999 she started her studies at the Word of Life Bible Institute in Argentina where she graduated from in 2001. Since returning to Costa Rica from her studies in Argentina she has been serving the Lord under her church leadership and ministering to the young women and women of her church through discipleship and teaching. She has served the Lord also on short term mission’s trips in Ecuador, Panama and also United States.

Andres and Johanna will be serving in the Dominican Republic with SCORE.

Our vision:

• Share the love of Jesus Christ with the Lost.
• Disciple them and integrate them to the local church.
• Teach the new believers to love the Lord through Worshiping Him.

Long Term goal:

• Start a city of refuge for children (where they can come for after school programs) to learn the Bible, a sport, and get help with home work
• Start a Restoration home for addiction recovery.

Birthdays:
Andres - 12/17
Johanna - 12/09
Anniversary - 11/19/2005

Contact information:
andres@scoreinternational.org

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

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

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

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

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

Denny was born in the Dominican Republic in 1976. He grew up going to church with his mother. He never heard the gospel when he was young, and he thought that he was going to Heaven one day because he was a good person. The only god that he knew was baseball. It consumed his life. Denny traveled to the USA from 1997 to 1999 to play baseball in Texas. He returned to the Dominican Republic in the summer of 1999.

Once back in the D.R., he was attending a baseball game where a SCORE team shared the Gospel. It was the first time that Denny clearly heard that he needed to be saved. He accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior that day. Since that time, Denny has been involved with SCORE in some way. He started assisting SCORE baseball teams on a part time basis in 2002. Then, in 2006, he came on as a full time missionary with SCORE. Today, Denny leads SCORE sports teams, church groups, and senior class trips to share the Gospel with his native people in the 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.

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

pastortolen5@yahoo.com

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

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

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