Love God, Love People
April 22, 2021
Dr. Dick Linn Do you have a certain friend or colleague who you call after a long day? A person who helps you look at the bright side, or see the forest past all the individual trees? Dr. Dick Linn, long time CVM friend and volunteer fills this role for many area professionals and students... Read More
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No nerves. No fear.
March 29, 2021
By: Kellie Pernula Has the Lord ever blessed you with the feeling of being completely at home when you were in a place or season of your life that was unfamiliar or uncertain? This moment for me was in another country during a global pandemic. Myself, three other veterinary students, and one veterinarian had been... Read More
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How Staying Apart Has Brought us Together.
February 5, 2021
Dr. Debbie Hoffele We will all remember the year of 2020. New words entered our vocabulary like “social distancing” and “physical distancing” and we were encouraged to stay apart, not to gather and stay safe. Christian Veterinary Mission has been able to use this environment of staying apart to come together. One of CVM’s affiliate... Read More
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Just a Glimpse
January 14, 2021
Just a glimpse…just a glimpse of what real-life long-term international missions look like, feels like, sound like is what I needed, and the CVM Apprenticeship program facilitated just that. As a [then] rising 3rd year veterinary student at North Carolina State University, I was seven years into what I believe is a call on my... Read More
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How Deep Are Your Roots?
December 7, 2020
By Dr. Rebecca Quam Meet Nicole! Nicole is a cheerful, enthusiastic participant in our Acts 29 witnessing group at the North-West University campus in Mafikeng, South Africa. She is also active in our Bible study and Sunday evening house church. After three years in Acts 29, she is now one of our student trainers, helping... Read More
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Days Journey to Long Term Missions
October 16, 2020
And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ. Ephesians 3:17-18 In September 2018, at Short Course, John and I first began exploring the option... Read More
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Remembering Thizbe
September 15, 2020
As CVM region reps, we are privileged to work with fantastic students from all the veterinary colleges in Canada, US, and the Caribbean. It is so special to watch them grow sometimes from even pre-vets, to veterinary students and then new DVM’s. While we try to develop relationship with as many students as possible, there... Read More
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Mariah’s Renewed Calling
July 30, 2020
Last summer, I had an amazing opportunity to travel to Honduras with a mission outreach team. I knew that while I was abroad, I wanted to be helping other people, but I also had great expectations for what God was going to do in my own life. God is faithful and as I went with... Read More
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Be like the Mangrove.
June 29, 2020
By: Dr. Julie Mosher As a native Floridian and an alumna of a marine biology lab, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the mangrove tree as I think about being rooted in Christ. The mangrove tree has always been fascinating to me because of its beautifully intricate above ground root system. In order... Read More
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God is working all the time!
December 13, 2019
One of the great things about being a veterinarian is that we can use our veterinary skills to go places where we wouldn’t go otherwise. Drs. Paul and Barb O’Neill travelled to India to serve among the Gujjars, a nomadic people in Northern India. Paul and Barb write: We almost didn’t go…our intended destination was... Read More
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Missions do not just happen on mission trips.
November 15, 2019
By Jenna Noordenbos: Despite a drought during the rainy season, the Agalta valley, in its green and mountainous beauty, the people of many communities, and the animals scattered everywhere, revealed God’s grace and his infinite love. This past summer I spent two weeks with a great group of people working with Honduras Outreach Inc. Each... Read More
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