Bishop Ba "Take the Divine Commission"

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Watch Bishop Ba give his testimony and message to the attendees at the 2006 New Wilmington Missions Conference. "If you confess Jesus Crist as Lord then you must Stand up and Take the Divine Commission."

Bishop Ba offers unique insight into how a mission team from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary has impacted remote village lives in Senegal. Learn how DONE's evanglism team work results in 300 children dedicated to knowing Jesus by the village chief. Watch the video here.

Leadership Bishop Abdoulaye Ba

Bishop Abdoulaye Ba was born into a Muslim family in Senegal, West Africa. He observed the laws and regulations of Islam. In 1981 he graduated from a Military School and later join the Senegalese Army. His search for truth led him to go on an adventure. He travel to five West African countries but found nothing. In 1990 he went to Liberia where he met Doris who became his wife. Through his wife, a missionary he'd met, reading the Bible, and experiencing the love of God through Christian friends, and after months of struggle and doubt, he finally gave his life to Christ.

God called him to His service and Doris and he moved into evangelism and church planting. After completing Bible College, he felt God calling him back to serve among his Fulani People of Senegal. From here he became the African Director with D.O.N.E ministry, Discipling Our Nations Effectively. The thrust of this ministry is evangelism and church planting. The work is among 21 major unreached people groups in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Conakry, Liberia, Mali, and Senegal.

Additional aspects of the ministry include the Senegal Theological School where the Pastors and Evangelistic workers can obtain intensive training to guide them in the work in their countries.

Under the guidance of his talented wife, Doris, the ministry has started micro-enterprises in the villages to help women help themselves and to become self supportive. Doris with her gifts in music has also cut her first CD specializing with the Senegalese drum sounds to be able to reach the hearts of the Senegalese.

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International Board of Directors

The board of directors is committed to giving leaders the resources and education to do the work of the ministry. A primary board objective is to strategically raise support so West African leadership can focus on expanding and administering the ministry.

Rev. Patrick R. Novak D/Min, P.H.D. has served on the D.O.N.E. Board for three years and was recently installed as the Chancellor of the Senegal Bible College and Seminary in Dakar. He has been active in missions for over thirty years, having served as both a missionary and short-term worker in Mexico, Germany, Russia, Philippines, Senegal, and Costa Rica. Dr. Novak has trained leaders for Prison Fellowship as well as chaplains for Clinical Pastoral Education. Dr. Novak serves as Senior Minister of Church of the Valley in Santa Clara, CA. He holds a D.Min. in Analytical Psychology from Andover Newton Theological School and a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Trinity College and Seminary. He is married to Norma Y. Novak. Pat and Norma have three daughters who are "walking in a manner worthy of the Lord" (Col 1:11) and six grand-children.

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Roland Houtz a second generation Californian, Roland Houtz was raised in Cambria, California, one of two sons of a building contractor by the same name. He was brought up in the Presbyterian Church where his mother was organist for over 50 years. After High School he spent a short time with the U.S. Coast Guard and then one year at University of California, Berkeley. He worked in the construction industry for about four years until he moved to the State of Washington where he worked in and managed gasoline stations for three years. During this time he married his dear wife, Donna. They are very proud of their four adult children, nine grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. He studied accounting and then in 1954 they returned to San Jose, California and have lived there since. He has worked for the Bank of America and Bank of the West, (previously First National Bank of San Jose), as both teller and Branch Manager for over 36 years. During this time he took numerous college and banking courses. He retired in 1990. As a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Santa Clara since 1962, he has been Elder, Deacon and chair of numerous committees. During his work with the Missions Committee he became acquainted with the work of D.O.N.E., Inc. in 1997, the time of its incorporation. He was elected Treasurer at that time and has continued in this position until present.

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Douglas S. Gross, M.D., Ph.D. received his B.S. degree from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA, his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and his M.D. from the University of California, Davis. He is a Pediatrician at the University of California, Davis Medical Center and a Professor of Anatomy and Neuroanatomy at the UC Davis School of Medicine where he is also the faculty advisor for the UC Davis Medical School Christian Medical Fellowship. He has received numerous academic awards, including the UCD School of Medicine Award for Excellence in Pediatrics, the Kaiser Foundations Hospital Award, the Association of American Medical Colleges Humanism in Medicine Award, and election to several academic honor societies, including the AOA Honor Medical Society, the Golden Key International Honor Society and the Scientific Honor Society of North America. He lives in Davis with his wife, Dana, and their four children, and attends the First Baptist Church of Davis. He joined the D.O.N.E. Board in 2000 and has been involved in the medical ministry arm of D.O.N.E. He has led numerous short-term medical mission teams to many African countries as well as Guatemala, Nicaragua and Mexico.

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Evelyn Weick's spiritual journey began with her Christian parents in the Church of the Nazarene and with her conversation at age 10. She taught Sunday school at age 12, served on Youth Committees and Mission Committees until college years. As an adult served on numerous committees but always focused on Missions in the Methodist Church for 20 years. Upon retirement affiliated with Folsom Presbyterian Church, now Journey Church in 1991. Began their Mission Program in 1992. Served as Elder on Session from 1993-1997 and again 2002-2004. Served as Commissioner to Sacramento Presbytery since 1993. Both served and chaired mission committees at the Presbytery level. She has been affiliated with D.O.N.E. Inc. since 1992 and served on Board of Directors since 2003. She has a B.A. in Education & English, M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction, and M.S. in Special Education. 15 years teaching Elementary classes & 15 years Resource Specialist in Learning Disabilities in Junior High School. Served three terms as President of local education associations. 11 years on local negotiation teams, three terms as chief negotiator. Credentials include Elementary, Administration, and Special Education. Honors include Teacher of the Year 1988 for my district and 1990 WHO award from my Teachers Association.

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William N. Woodson III Bill Woodson currently lives Fallbrook, California, north San Diego County. He is a practicing trial attorney with Woodson & Allen, LLP, with offices in Murrieta, California, which focuses on employment, business, real estate and family law litigation matters. Mr. Woodson attends The Fields Church, located in Carlsbad, California. Mr. Woodson has counseled and represented numerous pastors, churches and church governmental organizations over the years, served on the San Jose Presbytery's Committee on Ministry, and has mediated many church related disputes between clergy, congregations, congregation members, and church denominations.
Mr. Woodson and his wife Sue have been involved in the DONE ministries since 1998. Mr. Woodson graduated from Stanford University in 1972 and Golden Gate University in San Francisco with a Juris Doctor in 1976. Bill and Sue have two children, Heather Cleary, now living in Austin, Texas, and William N. Woodson IV, living in Fallbrook.

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