Dr. Thach Winslow

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Who I Am
“It just so happened that…” a young New England native and son of a stockbroker fell in love with the Wyoming mountains and the rural lifestyle so much so that my career became focused on livestock production and agriculture communities.

I grew up in a typical religious family, going to church on the important holidays and when time allowed. Never properly schooled on God’s word I was more than satisfied with a very strong belief in an all-knowing all-powerful creator and had no use for the arguments between differing faiths. My faith was self-centered rather than God-centered - I believed that God was here to serve us, not that we are here to serve Him.

I lived and worked in Virginia during undergraduate and veterinary school opening a large animal practice upon graduating. On call 24/7, Virginia remained home for me and my family for seventeen years as a practice owner, and another five with the VA Dep. of Agriculture, still not knowing Christ. Yet God remained faithful to me, showing ever abundant mercy, as He spared my life in a flash flood, and eternal grace blessing me with a great practice, family, work ethic, and career.

The Lord then directed my steps back to Wyoming in 2013 as Assistant State Veterinarian for the Wyoming Livestock Board where I “just so happened to” fill in for a colleague at a meeting in Mississippi and met a Christian who “just so happened to” ask about my faith…. And this began my transition from believing in God to knowing Him. 

In 2019 He sent me to Tennessee as a Beef Cattle Technical Consultant with Elanco Animal Health where I found and attended a church that “just so happened to” have a mission in Haiti. And I “just so happened to be” - “On Call”.

After my first short-term missions in Haiti the Lord asked me to sell my condo to be debt free and ready, on the second trip to Haiti He made it clear through another series of divine encounters that I would soon be serving Him long-term in Haiti.

On my third trip in January of 2023 to finalize plans, I was baptized. My words to my pastors, from the song Goodness of God, were “With my life laid down I'm surrendered now I give You everything”. I have been serving long-term in Haiti since May 2023.

My Partners

The majority of Thach’s work will be at the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) in Les Cayes which offers both college-level courses and certifications to residents of Haiti. Thach will be working with AUC to develop and teach certification and credit classes in animal husbandry with a focus on cattle and collaborating on their CEMARCH grant.

Thach will also be using his time to support the work of Housetops for Haiti. Housetops for Haiti is a mission in the Les Cayes area of Haiti planted by Thach’s sending church, Calvary Chapel Smoky Mountains, and Calvary Chapel Mercier, a strong and growing church plant near Les Cayes. Calvary Chapel has an expansion project for their property with future plans for a school and clinic to serve the areas of Mercier and Duces. Thach will be as a liaison to the Housetops and CCSM leadership overseeing the construction.

Additionally, Thach’s work will support the Good Vison Farm, a mission of the Apostolic Church in Torbeck, Haiti providing crop services, a milking center for local farmers to bring their cows, and processing facilities to enhance milk sales. Thach will be providing veterinary services, training, and outreach to the farm and the people it serves.