Ecuador
Join experienced trip leader, Dr. Matthew Stachmus, on this exciting trip to Ecuador! See below for more details.
NOTE: We are looking for a large animal DVM to join the team. If not large animal, then a mixed-animal vet that feels comfortable working with horses, sheep, cattle, pigs, etc.
Local Partner: Baptist Mid-Missions
Dates: June 28 - July 6, 2024
Vet Work: There will be a vaccination, deworming, & spay/neuter clinic in the host's home as a large animal team will simultaneously be performing ambulatory medicine in surrounding villages.
Ministry Work: The clinics will be used as a means of evangelistic outreach to the community.
Number Needed: 1-3 large or mixed practice Veterinarians, Vet Techs, and up to 8 Veterinary Students; Non-vets are allowed if space remains.
Event Cost: $750 (airfare not included)
Additional Details: The weather will vary from 70-80 degrees in the valley of Santa Isabel to the high 40’s and low 50’s in the evenings in the mountains surrounding Cuenca. Bedding/food will be provided at the camp outside of Cuenca. The hotel accommodations in Santa Isabel are quite nice (bring modest bathing suit, if desired) & include bed & breakfast. Dinner can be purchased at the hotel restaurant for a cost of $9/person/night (included in the trip cost).
Detailed Schedule: Volunteers will fly internationally to Guayaquil on the 28th evening and out of Guayaquil on the 6th. You will take a van to the beautiful city of Cuenca on the 29th. There, you will work with missionary Carlene Piper, whom has served the Lord in Ecuador for almost 30 years. The team will then return travel to Santa Isabela for work during the week. In Cuenca, you will stay at a camp run by Baptist Mid Missions from which you will travel to the surrounding area for small and large animal clinics. The team will plan to work with the local Ecuadoran veterinary community as much as their schedules will allow. There will be time to see some of the sights in Cuenca and purchase souvenirs before returning to Guayaquil on the 6th morning.
Trip Leader Details: Dr. Matt is a 2003 graduate of the VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. Prior to veterinary college, he worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guatemala from 1995-1998, where he met his wife Ana Luisa. They have 2 children, Sara and Luke. Dr. Matt has served short-term with CVM four times in Honduras and was a team leader twice to Nicaragua. He and his family have a heart for Latin America and also for Haiti where he has been volunteering short term since 2009.
NOTE: We are looking for a large animal DVM to join the team. If not large animal, then a mixed-animal vet that feels comfortable working with horses, sheep, cattle, pigs, etc.
Local Partner: Baptist Mid-Missions
Dates: June 28 - July 6, 2024
Vet Work: There will be a vaccination, deworming, & spay/neuter clinic in the host's home as a large animal team will simultaneously be performing ambulatory medicine in surrounding villages.
Ministry Work: The clinics will be used as a means of evangelistic outreach to the community.
Number Needed: 1-3 large or mixed practice Veterinarians, Vet Techs, and up to 8 Veterinary Students; Non-vets are allowed if space remains.
Event Cost: $750 (airfare not included)
Additional Details: The weather will vary from 70-80 degrees in the valley of Santa Isabel to the high 40’s and low 50’s in the evenings in the mountains surrounding Cuenca. Bedding/food will be provided at the camp outside of Cuenca. The hotel accommodations in Santa Isabel are quite nice (bring modest bathing suit, if desired) & include bed & breakfast. Dinner can be purchased at the hotel restaurant for a cost of $9/person/night (included in the trip cost).
Detailed Schedule: Volunteers will fly internationally to Guayaquil on the 28th evening and out of Guayaquil on the 6th. You will take a van to the beautiful city of Cuenca on the 29th. There, you will work with missionary Carlene Piper, whom has served the Lord in Ecuador for almost 30 years. The team will then return travel to Santa Isabela for work during the week. In Cuenca, you will stay at a camp run by Baptist Mid Missions from which you will travel to the surrounding area for small and large animal clinics. The team will plan to work with the local Ecuadoran veterinary community as much as their schedules will allow. There will be time to see some of the sights in Cuenca and purchase souvenirs before returning to Guayaquil on the 6th morning.
Trip Leader Details: Dr. Matt is a 2003 graduate of the VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. Prior to veterinary college, he worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guatemala from 1995-1998, where he met his wife Ana Luisa. They have 2 children, Sara and Luke. Dr. Matt has served short-term with CVM four times in Honduras and was a team leader twice to Nicaragua. He and his family have a heart for Latin America and also for Haiti where he has been volunteering short term since 2009.