Doug Born Obituary

Doug C. Born CHARLESTON - Douglas Charles Born, 69, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday July 7th, 2016. A celebration of Doug's life will be held on Saturday, July 30, 2016 at 5pm at The Bridge Church, underneath the I-26 overpass on Huger St. in Charleston. At the conclusion of the service, hotdogs and other refreshments will be served. Doug is survived by his son, Ricardo Goncalves (Beatrice); siblings, David (Gloria), Terry (Angela), Nicholas, Beryl (Stan), Anne (Brian), preceded in death by siblings, Peter (Janice), Brian (Helen), Christopher (Geraldine) and Margaret; two grandchildren; and 17 nieces and nephews. Doug was born in London, England in 1946. After completing his education, Doug became a leader at an IT company in London, which included a generous salary and a very comfortable lifestyle. Doug then received a call from God to leave it all and become a full time missionary in 1986. As a missionary, he served his Lord in India, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Israel and here in the United States to California, New York and finally to South Carolina. The majority of his work concentrated on orphaned street children, sex slaves, persecuted indigenous tribes, drug addicts, pimps, slum dwellers, criminals, the forgotten and the hopeless. Once in South Carolina, Doug began walking the streets of North Charleston, looking for those in need of God's love and assistance. In recent years, Doug founded Barnabas Ministries which supports and started the Next Steps of Barnabas Ministries, located at St Matthew's Lutheran Church Community Outreach Center on Marion Square. Barnabas Ministries/Next steps have and will continue to provide food, clothing, prayer and life coaching to those in need. Doug was also very involved in starting a Hot Dog Ministry and The Bridge Church where the homeless are fed five nights a week. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory can be made to Barnabas Ministries of Charleston or Scripture Union India. The website where you can make donations to Barnabas Ministries is www.barnabascharleston.com or PO Box 14166, Charleston, SC 29422. This is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and 100% of the funds will go towards the Next Steps program Doug worked so hard for to provide a "Hand-Up" while sharing the "Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ". The address to mail donations to Scripture Union India is 27, First Main Rd., United India Nagar, Ayanavaram, Chennai - 600023 India. Doug was affiliated with many churches in the Charleston area and was a member of St. Michaels Episcopal Church. ARRANGEMENTS BY TRI-COUNTY CREMATION CENTER, 11000 DORCHESTER ROAD, SUMMERVILLE, SC. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston