Florence Muindi is the Founder President of Life in Abundance (LIA) International. She provides strategic oversight over the work in 12 countries in Africa, 2 in the Caribbean. She also oversees the support offices in the US, UK and Europe. Dr Florence is considered the industry leader in transformational community development work. A medical doctor specialized in public health by training who has pioneered LIA’s transformational development model. She is a wife to Dr. Festus Muindi, mother, author and an ordained minister.
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Dr Rick Paul
Rick Paul is a retired general thoracic surgeon in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. With his wife Ineke, also a doctor, he served as a medical missionary in Nigeria (1986-1989). Has been involved in ICMDA since 2010: First in helping to organize the Rotterdam 2014 World Congress and from 2015-2020 as Regional Secretary for the Eurasia Region. Ineke and Rick have four children, all teachers, and nine grandchildren.
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Dr Mamusha Fenta
Mamusha Fenta is a Bible expositor and conference speaker residing in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He has been in full-time ministry and has been serving in different capacities since 1992.
He currently leads a vibrant ministry that supports and promotes Christian leadership development, church planting into all areas of the country, and mission efforts from Ethiopia to the region.
Received his BTH degree from Evangelical Theological College in Addis Ababa, his MTH from University of Wales through Mattersey Hall in the UK and completed a DMIN at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in the USA.
Prior to his current role, Dr Mamusha Fenta gave leadership to the Pentecostal Theological College in Addis Ababa for 15 years. Mamusha and his wife Leke are parents of four beautiful children.
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Dr Vinod Shah
Dr Shah was trained in India. Served as CEO of ICMDA (2014-2019). He is married to Dr. Shalini & are blessed with 3 children. He’s passionate about medical missions. He served as Executive Director (CEO) of Emmanuel Hospital Association (E.H.A) New Delhi, India. Was Head of the Department of Distance Medical Education at Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
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Dr Mike Chupp
Mike Chupp is a US Board certified General surgeon. Together with his wife Pam served a 20 year career as medical missionaries with World Gospel Mission at Tenwek Hospital in South West Kenya. There he practiced general and orthopaedic surgery and served as the Medical Superintendent for many years.
In September 2018 the Board of CMDA selected Mike to become the next CEO-or ‘Chief Encouragement Officer’ -of CMDA, the position he has held since September 2019.
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Dr Jelena Sivulka
Trained in Psychology & Theology, Jelena is married to Greg and blessed with Benjamin, Sara & Hana who has autism. She is the Founder & Director of Hana’s Hope. Jelena has worked as a counselor in Serbia’s schools, social centers, medical clinics, and she is currently teaching Biblical Counselling at Baptist Theological College in Novi Sad, MENA Region and doing Ph.D. research on the topic of Mental Illness and Suffering.
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Prof John Wyatt
John Wyatt is Emeritus Professor of Neonatal Paediatrics, University College London, a Senior Researcher at the Faraday Institute, Cambridge and President of the UK Christian Medical Fellowship. He has a clinical background as a paediatrician caring for sick and premature infants and also a medical scientist researching into the prevention of brain injury in newborn babies.
He has always been interested in ethical dilemmas raised by advances in medical technology and has frequently engaged in public and professional consultations and debates from the perspective of the Christian faith.
His book Matters of Life and Death– human dilemmas in the light of the Christian faith has been translated into more than 10 languages. His most recent book is The Robot Will See You Now, and he has contributed a chapter to a new book Healthy Faith and the Coronavirus Crisis. He and his wife Celia are longstanding members of All Souls Church in London.[wcs-schedule id=31]
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Dr Voddie T. Baucham, Jr.
Voddie Baucham wears many hats. He is a husband, father, former pastor, author, professor, conference speaker, and church planter. He currently serves as Dean of Theology at African Christian University in Lusaka, Zambia.
Dr. Baucham holds degrees from Houston Baptist University (BA in Christianity/BA in Sociology), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div.), Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (D.Min.), an honorary degree from Southern California Seminary (D.D.), and additional post-graduate study at the University of Oxford, England (Regent’s Park College).
Voddie and his wife, Bridget have been married since 1989. They have nine children: Jasmine, Trey (Voddie, III), Elijah, Asher, Judah, Micah, Safya, Amos, and Simeon. The Bauchams are committed home educators.
Away from the pulpit and the classroom, Voddie is also a voice actor, and an accomplished Martial Artist. He has won numerous tournaments and titles, including winning the 2014 Pan American Championship in his division.