Member Sowing

Ron, a former world-class sprinter, police officer, military veteran, and US Postal Inspector, and Star, a retired postmaster, founded Sowing Seeds of Joy Ministries. Their passion to engage more African- Americans and people of color in global missions led to the creative birth this active ministry. This endeavor of faith catapulted them into total commitment and participation as mission mobilizers. Working as a dynamic husband and wife team, they bring tremendous zeal to this work.

Over the past 23 years, they have educated, equipped, engaged, exposed, and empowered some 1400 individuals, laypersons, pastors and their wives, church leaders, youth, and young adults to experience short-term missions and to do humanitarian outreach. As members of churches in Arkansas, Florida, and now Texas, Ron and Star have been instrumental in igniting the fire for missions where there has been no fire. They have assisted churches in starting mission ministries. They are both encouragers and tremendous leaders. For 5 years, Ron gave oversight to six ministries as director of evangelism and missions at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship, Dallas, Texas, where the senior pastor is Dr. Tony Evans.

He has presented at Dallas Theological Seminary’s WEC Conference, Missio Nexus’ conferences, Mission Waco’s No Needs Among Us Conference, the South-Central Evangelical Missiological Society (EMS) Conference, and countless venues around the world. He and Star have collaborated with Columbia International University in South Carolina and formulated partnerships with organizations like TEAM (The Evangelical Alliance Mission), SOE (Standards of Excellence in Missions), Perspectives, and NAAMC (The National African American Council), among countless others. Ron and Star are requested speakers; they have presented at chapel services on the SIL. Wycliffe campus in Dallas and in the pulpits of innumerable churches in the US and abroad.

Ron currently serves as board chair for Missio Nexus. They are the creators of a Missionary Certification Program designed to develop and mobilize leaders, and as ambassadors for missions, Perspective coordinators, instructors, and Trauma Healing facilitators, they have welcomed opportunities to further God’s kingdom through these various avenues. Their travels have taken them to Haiti, Brazil, Belize, Kenya, South Africa, Australia, Philippines, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, and numerous cities throughout the US. Taking their call to disciple and mobilize others to the nations very seriously, Ron and Star seek to be a bridge to the nations, filling the gap between the whole body of Christ and the world's hurting communities. Their maxim is: whatever you do, make it count - experience God! Married for 42 years, they are the proud parents of two, and the grandparents of four.