MY MUTUAL CALLINGS TO CHRISTIAN MINISTRY AND GLOBAL SERVICE

The author traveled to Nigeria as an Operation Crossroads Africa (OCA) volunteer in 1971, and later served as a group leader and OCA's Director of Development. His OCA experiences prompted him toward a lifetime calling of global service centered on the African Diaspora, and he worked with the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church to establish partnerships between Africans and Americans. After graduating from Harvard Business School, he recognized the significant intersections between his love for Africa and the development of his pastoral ministry and accepted a call to preach. His church in Maryland has undertaken numerous mission trips and relief and development projects.