Staff Missionaries
Dr. Duane and Jackie Anderson, Field Director
Dr. Duane Anderson is an orthopedic surgeon from Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. The Andersons have served in Soddo since September, 2005.
Duane serves as the director of the hospital and the interim director of the PAACS residency program. Jackie teaches English and Bible classes at the hospital and in the community. They have four children in the States. Duane and Jackie also have served in Cameroon, Africa, for many years on a part-time basis.
011-251-46-551-4317 Mailing address: Soddo Christian Hospital, Box 305, Soddo, Wolaitta, Ethiopia
Dr. Harry and Stephne Bowers
Dr. Harry Bowers is an optometrist from Ohio. He and his wife, Stephne, and their two children have served in Soddo since September, 2006.
Benjamin and Karmen are both ten years old and are home-schooled. Stephne works for CWA, an adoption agency with a local orphanage home. Harry plans to open an eye clinic in the next six months.
A link to Stephne Christian World Adoption CWA.org report
Dr. Kelemu Desta
Dr. Kelemu Desta is a general surgeon; he was trained in Ethiopia and did a plastic surgery fellowship in Great Britain. He grew up in Soddo across the street from the original SIM hospital where he met Dr. Harold Adolph. He was instrumental in helping Soddo Christian Hospital be built. Dr. Kelemu is married with four children. His oldest son is in medical school in Addis.
Dr Ruth Droppers
Arrived at Soddo May 30, 2007....She comes from the
She is serving in the Outpatient department and internal section of the hospital and in a rural clinic.
Arrived at Soddo May 30, 2007...."I'm the fourth doctor and also work in the clinic, first aid, children and internal section. An Ethiopian doctor and I are heading this part of the hospital.
There is a room available for me to see patients. Fortunately a translator was found to assist me, because sometimes patients speak a language that none here can understand. Apart from Amharic (the national language) there are ten other languages."
Psalm 18:31 ruth.droppers@gmail.com
For her latest newsletter and photo’s see: -link-
Dr. Ashenafi Getachu
Dr. Ashenafi is the medical director of the hospital. Born in Soddo, he was trained in Ethiopia as a general surgeon. Dr. Ashenafi also teaches the five resident doctors in the PAACS program.
Dr Paul Gray
A quote from their September newsletter: "we thank God for His mercy and grace...we have been here for a month...Soddo is a delighful place to live and work. ... we are looking forward to the blessings the Lord has in store for us as we serve in Soddo. Our time with the leadership of the hospital has invigorated our anticipation of what is to come. There will certainly be challenges but we are trusting that Christ will be with us, as He has promised. Looking forward to updates from abroad!
This has been a humbling process and I suspect it will continue to be so. Given what the Bible says about humble people, I thank God for this humbling experience and pray He will mold me into the kind of man He wants me to be. Thank you all for your prayers and concern, your prayers are being heard. http://paulandbecca.wordpress.com
Dr Asle and Kari Aarsland came to Soddo in September 2009. He is an anesthesiologist who spent most of his childhood in Ethiopia along with his parents who were missionaries there. Both Kari and Asle are from Norway, but have lived in Texas for the last fifteen years. Theri three children currently go to school in the Lone Star State.
There blog can be fround at: www.soddoproject.com
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