Dr. Patricia Lyon
My Work
Patricia serves in Haiti. She is a graduate of WSU College of Veterinary Medicine. Patricia has worked at clinics in Pennsylvania and Washington State including mixed practice (PA), small animal emergency medicine and although primarily in small animal clinical settings. Since 1998, Patricia has served on over twenty short term mission trips to fifteen countries in Central and South America, Africa, and Asia. She felt lead to serve in ministry long-term in Haiti. Patricia has made six missions trips to Haiti as both a veterinary student and a veterinarian. Since becoming a veterinarian, she has felt a specific calling through her vocation to serve, and CVM provides her the opportunity to serve using her skills in veterinary medicine.
My Partner
Patricia is partnered with a ministry in Haiti called Haitian American Friendship Foundation (HAFF). Since the late 1970’s, HAFF has been a ministry of Haitian and American friends working together to make disciples of Jesus Christ through various educational programs and ministries of compassion. Located in the Central Plateau area of Haiti, these ministries include
- Academic Education: Christian schooling for grades 7-13
- Community Education: Young Leaders for God classes, Godly Woman classes, Project Healthy Family, Financial and Agricultural Projects for Farmer Groups
- A Primary School Teacher Training program
- Compassion Ministries: medical clinic, dental clinic, ambulance service, and gift shop
- Partnerships with various projects to nurture the local church
Patricia is excited to use her many skills, including veterinary medicine, to serve the Haitians including assisting in providing training to the local veterinary agents and farmers, assisting with the on-going goat project, starting a local veterinary pharmacy, helping at the Christian school by providing science labs and assisting in the computer lab, helping to restart the Eye/Glasses clinic, leading a Godly Woman’s group, and helping train some women in the art of quilting for making crafts to sell.
- Praying for Patricia, the HAFF community, the CVM family, and the work God is doing in Haiti.
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If you are a Canadian donor, you can support Patricia Lyon through The Great Commission Foundation by clicking here and selecting "CVM - LYON, PATRICIA" from the designation list.
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