Leon and Melanie Best served in South Africa, serving in the USA

Leon and Melanie Best Leon and Melanie met when in college, Rice University (Houston, TX). While in college, they were leading the Impact Movement at Rice as Bible Study leaders and Evangelism coordinators with Cru. They graduated and married in 2000. They started the African-American ministry called the Impact Movement at Rice University; joined the … Continue reading Leon and Melanie Best served in South Africa, serving in the USA

James Priest served in Liberia

On July 8, 1819, James M. Priest was born into slavery in Kentucky. Jane Anderson Meaux, who owned him as a slave, provided him with education before dispatching him to Liberia to investigate the opportunities available in that colony. After returning to the United States, Priest continued schooling and was eventually called to serve as … Continue reading James Priest served in Liberia