Dear friends and family,
What a joy it is to have fellowship with other believers and worship together! As I write this, I am attending and speaking at a Real Life Real Impact conference for veterinary students. These events are put on by Christian Veterinary Mission all across the county. Ours was held at Miracle Ranch in WA and drew students from WSU, OSU, Western in CA, and UC Davis. We had a wonderful time of worship, prayer, talks focused on our calling in Christ, vaccinating/deworming the camp’s horses, and roasting s’mores by the campfire. Now I smell thoroughly of smoke!
I had the privilege, again, of giving one of the seminars and focused on every Christian’s calling to missions. Many of the vet students here are looking forward to participating in either short-term or long-term missions in the future so it was great to give them a bit more inspiration. One vet student came up to me afterwards mentioning that she had never realized that she could combine her passions for veterinary medicine and teaching together overseas so now she is excited about the possibilities.
You can probably imagine that the students’ favorite part of the weekend was the equine clinic. They did physical exams, vaccinated, and dewormed all 35 or so horses at Miracle Ranch and then the students had a chance to practice taking several different leg and head x-rays on the horses. Thankfully, this year was much warmer than last year when it snowed!
It never ceases to amaze me how refreshing it is to be surrounded by other Christian vets and vet students; to hear the inspiring stories of how faith can be combined with our practice of medicine. I was also encouraged in my support raising efforts by several former overseas CVM workers and feel excited to continue on towards the goal. Currently, about 30% of my monthly need is covered so only 70% more to go till I can leave for South Africa and start teaching! If you would like to join with me in reaching out to the students at North-West University in South Africa through monthly or yearly reoccurring gifts, please go to www.cvmusa.org/quam and click on the green “donate” button or just get in touch with me.
