Dear friends and family,
For many of you, this letter is probably a surprise
(hopefully pleasant :). Or perhaps you
have kept up with my plans on Facebook or through our conversations. Either way, I’m excited to officially
announce my partnership with Christian Veterinary Missions and North-West
University.
The desire to use my veterinary education and skills
as more than just a means to a salary has long been on my mind. Since I graduated as a veterinarian five
years ago I’ve helped out with veterinary aspects of our local county fair and
had a veterinary 4-H club for several years, but now I have the opportunity to
move to South Africa and teach Animal Health Technician students at North-West
University. I am so excited about this
opportunity to share both my veterinary knowledge and my love for Christ with
hundreds of students over a three year period.
I will be working at the university’s small animal
hospital with groups of 5-8 students on 2 week rotations. These students are in their final year of the
Animal Health Technician program and are learning veterinary nursing
skills. This structure provides an ideal
environment for forming relationships with students on a personal as well as
professional level. That relationship can then open the door for me to share
God’s love for them through my words and actions.
This past April I traveled to South Africa and spent
a week touring the campus and surrounding area and meeting with the Animal
Health Department staff. God truly
confirmed my call to South Africa during that visit and I can’t wait to
return. Every staff member I met was
excited about my upcoming involvement and very welcoming. I feel as though I already have a family
awaiting my return.
So, when will I be returning to South Africa? Well, this letter is the first step in my
deputation process through Christian Veterinary Missions to raise the prayer
and financial support I will need before I can return to serve at North-West
University. Although the university is
able to provide me with safe housing, I am responsible for raising the
remainder of my living expenses through donations. I have both a one-time expense budget (car,
flights, setting up my apartment) and a monthly expense budget (insurance, food,
gas/petrol, etc.) that will need to be met before I can return. All financial support is tax-deductible
through Christian Veterinary Missions, a member of the Evangelical Council for
Financial Accountability. I encourage
you to pray about committing to support me through regular prayer, monthly
financial support, or a one-time donation.
If
you feel led to partner financially with me in this exciting opportunity to
support South African veterinary technician students both spiritually and
practically, please donate through Christian Veterinary Missions at www.cvmusa.org
or by mail at:
Christian
Veterinary Mission
19303
Freemont Ave N
Seattle,
WA 98133
Project name: Go, Speak, Live Boldly
Over
the next few months I’ll be sending out further updates about Christian
Veterinary Mission, North-West University, and my role in the small animal
hospital, but I would also love to speak with you personally to answer any
questions you may have.
God bless,
Rebecca Quam
…and pray on my behalf, that utterance
may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the
mystery of the gospel… Ephesians
6:19
