Nell Green
Nell Green serves as the Strategic Catalyst for Muslim Internationals (SCMI) and Internationals Ministry Network Coordinator (IMNC) for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. She and her husband, Butch, work in and around Houston, Texas as Field Personnel, ministering to the Muslim community and engaging congregations in outreach with their Muslim neighbors. In her roles, she trains and mentors others in serving refugee communities. She helps connect churches and individuals with refugee families, partners with Interfaith Ministries to meet the needs of newly-arrived refugees and helps coordinate an internationals ministry network which includes an emphasis on prayer and resourcing churches.
Nell is also on the frontlines of the battle against human trafficking in Houston, a city with one of the highest rates of both sex and labor trafficking in the US. Her work includes developing partnerships and providing training for those working to combat trafficking between Texas gateway cities and destination cities. She also acts as an advisor to the Coalition to Combat Human Trafficking in Texas Gateway/Destination Cities. http://cchttx.com/ In addition to her work with refugees and anti-trafficking initiatives, Nell and her daughter Christen own and operate a clothing business, Threads by Nomad. Threads by Nomad celebrates diversity by design; creates practical and versatile designs that inspire women to fall in love with the beauty of diversity through clothing. The social enterprise also prioritizes hiring refugees in the United States, ensuring they are paid a fair wage for their work. Their business model also provides micro-enterprise for artisans overseas.
Nell and her husband have served in Belgium, Senegal, Miami, FL, North and South Carolina, and Houston, TX. They have two adult children, one granddaughter, and a family dog named Francis (after the saint).
Learn more about Nell’s work.
https://www.classy.org/campaign/butch-and-nell-green/c94734
http://www.threadsbynomad.com/
