Emily Arndt

Who I Am

Emily was raised in rural Wisconsin on her family’s dairy farm in a legalistic pseudo-Christian cult.  At the age of twenty-one, she was born again.  As an adult she received years of personal, professional and spiritual mentorship while working at a local veterinary hospital with a DVM who was an elder at her church and had been the director of a veterinary technician program. She went on several short-term mission trips to Guatemala and passed the Veterinary Technician National Exam in preparation to serve long-term with Christian Veterinary Mission. For five years, she served as a Long-Term Field Worker with CVM in Uganda. After spending time in the remote area of Karamoja working with nomadic cattle keepers, she moved to Kampala where she taught practical surgical and nursing skills to students at Uganda’s only veterinary college.

My Work

Emily returned to the US where she works in her family-owned business and remains flexible so that she can continue to serve with CVM.  She continues to use her experiences, skills, and passions to encourage, challenge, empower, and mentor other veterinary professionals to serve others by living out their Christian faith. Her mission area is mostly around North America but doesn’t exclude an overseas short-term trip.

Her passions are mental health, apologetics, and discipleship. As someone who has walked through depression and C-PTSD, her hope is to be a voice of hope to others struggling. As someone raised in a cult, she knows we need to be discerning and we need to defend our faith through sound Biblical theology. We are called to know Christ and make Him known to the world around us, no matter the geographical location.

"They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor." Isaiah 61:3b