Missions
Jim
Born: October 28 in UNITED STATES
Missionary Work: Medical, General Surgery
Kathy
Born: March 28 in UNITED STATES
Missionary Work: Teaching, Marriage Enrichment program.
Anniversary: June 12
Home Church: Xenia
District: Southwestern Ohio
Children:
Josiah Daniel---June 18, 1996
Lydia Joy Anne---December 28, 1998
Priscilla Christine---July 27, 1992
Timothy David---November 214
Rebekah Elizabeth---June 5
Benjamin---October 14
Summary of Service Record:
1985 to Present--Papua New Guinea
Home Assignment Dates:
May 27, 2006 to Dec 26, 2006
James & Kathy Radcliffe
Papua New Guinea
PO Box 456
Mt. Hagen, Papua New Guinea
Jim and Kathy Radcliffe are global missionaries with the Church of the Nazarene in Papua New Guinea.
Jim is a general surgeon. He received the B.A. degree from Mount Vernon Nazarene University in Mount Vernon, Ohio, in 1976. He graduated from Ohio State University Medical School in Columbus, Ohio, in 1979 and completed his residency in General Surgery in 1984.
Kathy received the A.A. degree from Mount Vernon Nazarene University and the B.S. degree in medical dietetics from Ohio State University in 1977. Prior to their missionary assignment, Jim served in Guatemala and Kathy served in Belize with Youth In Mission in 1974. This is a program designed by the Church of the Nazarene to give students practical mission experience. The Radcliffes spent a short term in Papua New Guinea while Jim was in medical school. Both of these mission experiences were affirming of their call to missions as a career.
During their years of service, the Radcliffes have been involved in church work, women’s ministries and family ministries, in addition to James’ work at the hospital in Papua New Guinea.
The Radcliffes have six children: Benjamin, who was married to Katherine Stevens in 2004; Rebekah, who will be married to Joel Potter in 2006; Timothy, who will begin university studies in 2006 and Priscilla, Josiah, and Lydia who are still at home.
James and Katherine Radcliffe
PO Box 456
Mt. Hagen, Papua New Guinea
Scot
Born: March 10 in UNITED STATES
Missionary Work: Assistant to Field Director
Jill
Born: November 29 in UNITED STATES
Missionary Work: MK High School Teacher
Anniversary: July 31
Home Church: Xenia
District: Southwestern Ohio
Children:
Aden D.---February 18, 2006
Wiley -- October 9, 2007
Noah Timothy -- September 21, 2009
Summary of Service Record:
2000 to Present--Papua New Guinea
Home Assignment Dates:
Sep 18, 2006 to Dec 17, 2006
Scott & Jill Riggins
Papua New Guinea
Scot and Jill Riggins are missionaries for the Church of the Nazarene to the Melanesia Field (Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, East Timor, and Vanuatu) living in Papua New Guinea. Scot was appointed in August 2000. He serves as the Field Administrator for the Melanesia Field. He is involved with assisting the Field Director in the areas of administration and finance for the field. Jill went to Papua New Guinea as a Nazarene in Volunteer Service (NIVS) in August 2002 to teach high school missionary kids. Scot and Jill met in Papua New Guinea and were married in July 2004.
Scot grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma, on the Northeast Oklahoma District. He graduated from Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma, with a B.S. in Accounting. He received his M.B.A. in International Finance from Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio. His call to full time missionary service was confirmed through serving with NIVS in Bulgaria, Israel, Portugal, and Germany/Switzerland (in the Eurasia Regional Office).
Jill grew up on the Northeast Oklahoma District and the Northeast Indiana District. She earned a B.A. in Spanish Education from Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Illinois. Her call to serve as a missionary was confirmed through various short-term missions trips to Central and South America.
The Riggins have their residence in Ohio on the Southwest Ohio District, and their home church is Grace Point Church of the Nazarene in Fort Wayne, Indiana.