Since 1981 CVM has been sending veterinary professionals and their families to serve in long-term missions in approximately 13 countries around the world from rural community development among preliterate tribes to training among the nation’s most educated at university veterinary schools. CVM veterinary professionals have used their profession to train others how to be better stewards of the animals God has given them and share the gospel of Jesus Christ.
CVM long-term staff must go through an application process in order to serve in the field. To find out how our long-term application process works, please click here.
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Asia
India
Ruminant Vet For Semi-Nomadic Groups
Work with existing ministries to reach nomads and settled families raising water buffalo and sheep/goats. Training local farmers from an unreached people group will be an important component of the veterinary work.
Term
3 plus years including language study
Veterinarian / Agriculturalist Work
Veterinarian, vet tech or agriculturalist needed to join with existing CVM fieldstaff to do animal health trainings and develop a training farm in partnership with the local church. Firsthand experience on a farm with livestock breeding and/or agribusiness expertise would be desirable. Couples, families and single women considered.
Term
2-3 plus years including language study
Limited Access Asia
Business as Missions Veterinarian
Start a veterinary related business, in hard to access places. Thus allowing opportunities to minister to staff and clients.
Swine Operation
Manage swine operation and expand extension work to rural farm community. Need individuals or couples.
Veterinarian for New Mission Field
Entrepreneur needed to assist in livestock raising enterprises in SE Asia. Use your veterinary skills to train farmers in animal heath and help them make a living, while sharing the love of Christ.
Term
3 plus years including language study
West Africa
Ghana
Veterinary School/Students
Teach subjects or clinical medicine with practice management while mentoring vet students. Help establish new program to impact the nation. Take students on outreach into countryside. Coordinate short term vets and teach Continuing Education as a witness.
Liberia
Veterinary Work
Use your veterinary skills to build livestock support for orphanage and school. Pigs, goats, chickens. Help teach in the school. Train people in animal care, driving a car, and more.
Nigeria
Veterinary Work
Fulani (10-13 million nomads spread over 17 regions) – Contribute to the development of a Fulani church through your veterinary skills. You and your family join a team already having national-wide impact through “Farming God’s Way” rotational grazing and Bible based schools.
Language
English, Fulfulbe
Central Africa
Central African Republic
Veterinary Work
Fulani (west) and Zande & Mbororo-Fulani (east), two opportunities, where the people rely on their livestock to survive and vets can open doors! Help plant and grow the Fulani or Zande churches through your veterinary skills.
Language
French, Fulfulde, Pazande
Chad
Veterinary Work
Join existing teams, build relationships and contribute to the development of the church through your veterinary skills.
Language
French, local language
East Africa
Ethiopia
University Lecturer
Teach subjects or clinical medicine with practice management while mentoring vet students at Mekelle University. Take students on outreach into countryside. Coordinate short term vets.
Language
English, Amharic
Kenya
Veterinary/Holistic Development
Boscovet Project works with 2 churches, built a school, facilitates a popular microfinance project, in addition to animal husbandry, training, and community vaccination with the local vet office. People in the Msongo area are eager to learn. Work with group leaders from 5 groups, according to your skill set; expand into adjacent groups clamoring to also participate.
Language
English, Kiswahili
Mozambique
Rural Veterinarian, Church Planting
Teach a God-centered worldview with animal husbandry and Farming God’s Way. Coordinate with local vet service and CVM short-term vets. Increase animal production for better nutrition with sheep, goats, rabbits, chickens and cows. Help people improve their lives through better animal care. Be a part of the team that is planting churches and discipling believers.
Rwanda
Revolving Livestock/Widows
Work with widows and orphans of the genocide. Use revolving livestock project and training to help them survive. Could also help teach welding, carpentry, sewing, hand-crafts and more opportunities for you or your spouse.
South Sudan
Veterinary/Church Planting
Join multi-national team impacting Africa’s newest nation, church planting while empowering livestock holders to meet their own needs.
South Africa
South Africa
Northwest University Lecturer
Teach animal health curriculum, serving racially and politically marginalized students through veterinary education and discipling; also village outreach.
Language
English/Setswana
North Africa
North Africa
Veterinary Business as Mission
Help reach some of the least accessible unreached nomadic people, who depend on their livestock for survival.
Language
English, local language
Latin America
Bolivia
Veterinary Community Development
Assist with veterinary services; develop regional veterinary inputs as well as training and discipling the Christian Community Development workers in Apolo (N. Central part of the country.)
Language
Spanish, Quechua
University Teaching/Ministry
Part-time faculty teaching or clinics and engaged in student ministry.
Haiti
Veterinary Development Worker
Coordinate animal health training and develop pharmacies in the North West.
Honduras
Veterinary Development Worker
Provide basic animal health training and development in an existing program with the Miskito Indians. This would also include project administration and marketing for local handicraft project.
Community Development Trainer
Provide livestock and veterinary training for community development workers. Assist with farmer training and discipleship of staff and farmers.
Paraguay
Station Manager
Person to run agriculture training center involving both agronomy and animal science in partnership with local Methodist church.
Language
Develop Spanish fluency
Rural Veterinary Services
Use Veterinary services as part of rural church planting team.
Language
Spanish and Guaraní
United States of America
United States of America
Native American Ministry Coordinator
Coordinate veterinary outreach to Native American populations.
Term
1-3 years, willing to relocate