Erin Wallace is currently raising support to move to Ivory Coast where she will be serving with the PIM Clinic and Women Together programs. One of her greatest passions is living relationally and helping remind others of their worth, especially women and young girls. She is excited to be able to combine this passion with her work in Ivory Coast as she learns and lives in this new culture and way of life.
Rylie Farr is amazed at all the incredible opportunities she’s had to do hands-on ministry during her time in Ivory Coast as a REACH intern.
Her team has focused on four different areas of the CMF work in the Abengourou area: the PIM Clinic; a home stay with an Ivorian family;
Ashley Johnson has jumped right into her REACH summer internship in Abengourou, Ivory Coast, and describes what she’s experienced so far with one word: LEARNING!
When Ian and Kristin Isely brought their young daughter Sofia back to the U.S. for their furlough from their ministry in Ivory Coast, they were surprised at how she reacted to some of the everyday features of life here.
Soon after her arrival on the field, Kristin Isely, a young mother and CMF team member in Ivory Coast, began hearing difficult stories about the challenges faced by young women in her town of Abengourou.
A young West African man who has been mentored by CMF teammates Brian Hauser and Ken Hoch, has taken the big step to serve as a missionary, answering the call from the church association in Ivory Coast to go to an unreached area in that country.
Janeen Newman’s skills and training as a women’s health physical therapist and Neil’s interests in developing churches and leaders make them a natural fit for the work of the CMF team in Ivory Coast.
Savanah has been passionate about missions from a young age, when she counted down the days to the short-term trips she made to Missions of Hope in Kenya with her church.
As they listened to the news and stories from their families in the U.S., Ian and Kristin Isely knew that the virus would soon be coming to their ministry area in Ivory Coast. But when the airports closed, they figured that they would have to ride it out in their little town of Abengourou.
Rachel Batter looks forward to learning how to speak French and milk a goat when she joins the CMF team in Ivory Coast! She’s an experienced teacher and will use her skills to homeschool the four children of Ben and Hannah Devenney, who serve there in medical missions.