Sarah will serve through the new extension of House of Hope in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. As an educator and dental assistant, Sarah is passionate about serving women and children through ministries of discipleship, education and health.

Tara C. Jones has returned to Vanga to serve on a short-term mission assignment. She is a nurse midwife, trainer, serving alongside The Rices at the Vanga Evangelical Hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo. God continues to mold special hands to serve and receive.

Kristy’s goals are to empower local leaders, to help communities recognize their strengths and understand how to make better use of their resources and to build relationships that increase the health of populations around the world through innovation, networking and encouragement.

This project will train and equip people in South Africa who are living in poverty to breed chickens for food and income.

Tara’s journey in Vanga started April 2018. Her days can be very long, as a nurse midwife covering three health centers. Tara is also an educator in the midwifery program, helping to facilitate the Stage de Perfectionement (Final Internship Rotation) at the clinic.

Lea serves as a missionary nurse in the Center for the Development of People with Disabilities (CDPD). She works in the center itself and in rural villages as part of the center’s mobile health clinic.