Day 8 – Ricardo L. Walker

February 8, 2021

This devotional is part of the Black Missionary Heroes Past and Present Series.

Ricardo L. Walker

Missionary to France

Read Psalm 96:1–3

Ricardo is a missionary serving in Paris, France, to start church-planting movements while conducting one-on-one discipleship ministry. He assists in facilitating group Bible studies and community service projects. He is the winner of the 2020 George Liele Missionary Award from the National African American Missions Council (NAAMC).

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Wanted: Black Missionaries, but How?

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Ricardo L. Walker

Missionary to France

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