THE BALLARDS NAMB photo

Day 1

Jim and Myrtle Ballard, Idaho: Jim serves as director of missions for Eastern Idaho Baptist Association working with Hispanic, Cowboy and other people groups.

THE McQUITTYS NAMB photo

Day 2

Michael and Vicki McQuitty, New York: Michael is a collegiate evangelism missionary at Syracuse University working through Baptist Collegiate Ministry to witness to students and help them grow spiritually.

THE McCAUGHANS NAMB photo

Day 3

Vivian and James McCaughan, Missouri: Vivian assists with multi-housing church planting and encourages churches to see these communities as mission fields. Through her work with Woman’s Missionary Union, she also challenges women in Missouri Baptist churches to live a missions lifestyle.

THE MILES NAMB photo

Craig and Suzy Miles, Georgia: As directors of Appalachian Trail Servants, Mission Service Corps missionaries Craig and Suzy hike the Appalachian Trail interacting with and ministering to fellow hikers by sharing the gospel through actions and words.

THE LIGHTYS NAMB photo

Day 5

Bill and Carol Lighty, Colorado: As area missionary for Pikes Peak Baptist Association, Bill assists churches in utilizing a variety of strategies to reach many different types of people with a wide variety of backgrounds.

THE ALLENS NAMB photo

Day 6

Michael and Marla Allen, Illinois: Michael is the senior pastor and Baptist center director at Uptown Baptist church, a multicultural and multi-ethnic church and ministry in Chicago.

THE RODRIGUEZES NAMB photo

Luis and Lourdez Rodriguez, Puerto Rico: Luis is a Hispanic church planting missionary and pastor of Baptist Church of Coamo ministering to the community through the church and the Coamo Christian Academy.

SPEARS NAMB photo

Day 8

Louis Spears, Arizona: Louis serves the Valley Rim Baptist Association in Mesa, Arizona, where he assists church planters with ministries to multi-housing communities and mobile home parks. He also encourages church planters working with house churches and Bible studies as they begin new congregations.