CVM Fieldworkers - Africa

	CLIDE Consultancy - UgandaCLIDE stands for Community Livestock-Integrated Development Consultancy.  Located in the Karamoja and Teso regions of Uganda, CLIDE is involved in a multi-faceted approach to point people to Christ by serving local communities including revolving micro-loans in the form of goats and camels, child sponsorship through the Timothy Project, ethno-veterinary research and training, and peace and reconciliation work in this historically volatile region. See the CLIDE web page    Support CLIDE's work via donation
	Dr. Roy & Mrs. Nancy Coolman - Ethiopia VolunteerRoy was a small animal veterinarian for 42 years with a surgical referral practice for the last twenty.  Nancy was a homemaker and piano teacher. In 2007, they were called to minister in Ethiopia with Project Mercy to develop and expand a dairy cattle breeding program. The long range goal is to improve the lives of the people nutritionally, economically, and to develop relationships with the farmers that will allow the Gospel to be shared.  The project is currently under management of the indigenous Ethiopians and Roy is functioning in an advisory capacity.  The Coolman's have made 9 trips to Ethiopia over 5 years to assist in planning and vision direction, consulting, and training the indigenous workers. See the Coolman's web page   Support the work of the Coolman's via donation
	Dr. Trent & Dr. Tabitha Cox - Ethiopia Staff Trent and Tabitha work in a veterinary animal husbandry project designed to improve the lives of the Bunna people in southwest Ethiopia.  In partnership with the government and SIM, they operate a locally staffed veterinary practice and encourage local evangelists.  The primary activities of the Alduba veterinary project are (1) operating a clinic which services the local community with appropriate veterinary care for their livestock, (2) training the clinic staff, and (3) training Community Animal Health Workers from various Bunna communities outside of Alduba.  They also conduct mobile clinics, partnering with evangelists to go into new areas where the gospel has not been preached.  Other ministries include Bible translation, literacy, and church strengthening through discipleship and mentoring.       Read the Coxs' blog    See the Coxs' web page    Support the Coxs' work via donation
	Dr. Daniel & Rachel Graham - Uganda Staff Dr. Graham will be joining the CLIDE Consultancy, working primarily among the Karamojong people of NE Uganda. CLIDE uses a multi-modal ministry approach: revolving micro-loans of goats and camels, student sponsorship (Timothy Project), ethno-veterinary medicine research and training, HIV/AIDS education, and peace and reconciliation efforts among the Karamojong. As their Livestock Coordinator, Dr. Graham will be responsible for organizing and further expanding the livestock programs of CLIDE; this includes livestock revolving loans, breeding programs, and health and husbandry trainings.  Rachel will be serving with CLIDE's administration team. See the Grahams' web page    Support the Grahams' work via donation
	Dr. Julie and Steve Henderson - Mozambique Staff Steve and Julie are serving as part of a team in rural Mozambique, 1300 miles from the capital city Maputo, in a rural village called Nomba.  They are working with a non-profit organization called Malo Ga Kujilana, an agricultural resource center that works with self-initiated projects within about 8 local co-ops of 3 to 5 families each.  Julie teaches in the co-ops about contextualized animal care and seeks to boost the animal husbandry of the resource centerm.  Steve's focus is on clean water and sharing the Gospel. See the Hendersons' web page    Support the Hendersons' work via donation
	Dr. Cherie Igielski - Ethiopia StaffCherie is currently raising support to serve alongside CVM fieldworkers Barry and Colette Schwenk in Gesses, Ethiopia. She will be helping to serve the Gumuz people who are a despised people group in Ethiopia living in very primitive conditions. The women especially have very tough lives in that they do most of the work and receive very litle respect in their culture. Cherie's prayer is that they would come to know the love of Christ and that He would set their captive hearts free. She hopes to help spread this passion for Christ through teaching Bible stories, community health, and general literacy through education. See Dr. Igielski's web page    Support Dr. Igielski's work via donation
	KACHEP - UgandaIn March 1998, Karamoja Christian Ethnoveterinary Program (KACHEP) began a project in Bokora, Moroto district. The project focuses on livestock development with the goal of promoting native and herbal livestock medicine with the initiative of the pastoralists. The program seeks to promote peace and build the capacity of traditional livestock healers through participatory conflict resolution. KACHEP is committed to the improvement of livelihoods of the Karamojong rural households through re-establishment of a sustainable agro-pastoral society. View the KACHEP web page    Support KACHEP's work via donation
	Dr. Jean and Tom Reed - Uganda StaffJean and Tom are in the start-up phase of a church planting project among the Karamojong, a traditional, pastoralist people whose associated ethnic cluster stretches across the borders of Uganda, Kenya, Sudan and Ethiopia.  They are in the process of building a team, locating land and focusing on learning language and culture. Through the use of local methods, like orality (story, debate, song, dance, proverbs, riddles) and ethno-veterinary (traditional) medicine, they hope to gain entrance to the social networks and speed the flow of the gospel through them, in conjunction with both animal and human health. See the Reeds' web page    Support the Reeds' work via donation
	Dr. Troy and Rebekah Sammons - Kenya Staff Troy and Rebekah live and serve in Nakuru, Kenya with an organization called ROHI. ROHI is named after YAWEH Rohi meaning the Lord is my Shepherd found in Psalm 23. ROHI’s primary role is to provide love, shelter and education to orphaned boys and girls that would otherwise live on the streets in Nakuru, or in homes unable to care for them. Troy uses his veterinary background to work in several capacities.  He manages onsite dairy and poultry projects for the nutritional needs of the children, and he provides animal husbandry education and hands on experience for the ROHI students. He also develops animal projects within the communities and families that the students come from. Rebekah’s role continues as a mom to their girls Dakota and Kate. Read the Sammons' blog    See Dr. Sammons' web page   Support Troy and Bekah's work via donation
	Dr. Barry & Colette Schwenk - Ethiopia StaffThe Schwenk's work with the Gumuz people in a village called Gesses in Northwest Ethiopia near the Sudan border. The Gumuz are traditional hunter/gatherers with animistic beliefs.  Barry and Colette use the skills God has given them to serve in any way they can.  They strive to provide education and training with every aspect of ministry, insuring sustainability and encouragement.  They have seen great results in relation to food security and neonatal health programs. This year they will be transitioning two successful primary schools to the government.  They are also engaged with training and empowering women in areas of health, agriculture, literacy and economics. Through Bible storying, Gumuz believers continue to grow and change their communities in anticipation of the Bible. See the Schwenks' web page    Support the Schwenks' work via donation
	Dr. Val Shean - Uganda StaffDr. Val seeks to inspire the local pastoral communities of Karamoja to spiritual growth and peace building through capacity building in wholistic livestock health and husbandry.  She partners with traditional healers and women in the villages to develop improved formulations for the traditional, herbal veterinary medicines and other livestock related micro-enterprises as a way to provide alternative livelihoods for the pastoralist families.   A new peace program between the warring Karamojong is beginning to show fruit as well.  She also assists local churches with outreaches to widows and children of AIDS affected families and refugees from the rebel war. See Dr. Shean's web page    Support the work of Dr. Shean via donation
	Drs. Tim and Paula Ulrich - South Africa VolunteerDrs. Paula and Tim Ulrich arrived at North West University in South Africa in June 2008.  Paula served as a volunteer lecturer in Animal Health program and chief veterinarian of the University Small Animal Hospital. She taught students in both the Diploma (3-year) and Degree (4-year) programs.  While there, the Ulrich's mentored and encouraged students and local pastors, while also sharing the love of Christ through campus Bible studies.  The Ulrich's now reside in the states. See the Ulrich's web page    Support the work of the Ulrich's via donation