We support a number of missionaries in countries abroad, such as:
Claire Bedford (BMS World Mission) - Chad
Claire Bedford has served with BMS since 2013. She works in the BMS-supported hospital Guinebor II, in Chad. Claire heads up the pharmacy service at Guinebor II and supports many other aspects of the hospital, too. Claire is originally from North Devon and trained in Pharmacy at the University of Bath and Torbay Hospital. Claire has worked as a hospital pharmacist and as a prescribing advisor for GP practices. Her home church is Upton Vale Baptist Church, Torquay.
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Andrea and Mark Hotchkin (BMS World Mission) - Chad
Andrea and Mark are surgeons in Bardai, a remote region in the north of Chad, where they work in an understaffed government hospital. The Hotchkins previously worked for ten years with BMS in Guinea, West Africa. They then completed six years work in the NHS during which Mark pursued further specialist training in emergency medicine and Andrea in obstetrics and gynaecology. In 2010 the Hotchkins moved to N'Djamena, the capital of Chad to work in the BMS-supported hospital Guinebor II, before moving again to serve God in Bardai. As well as training in numerous medical specialities, Andrea and Mark have learnt Arabic and the local Teda language. Andrea and Mark have two children, Ruth and Rebecca.
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Kalbassou Doubassou (BMS World Mission) - Chad
Kalbassou Doubassou is a Cameroonian Advanced Nurse and Surgeon, and Director at the BMS-supported Guinebor II hospital in Chad. Before joining BMS World Mission as an International Mission Worker, Kalbassou was chief personnel co-ordinator at Meskine Hospital in Cameroon. In June 2016 Kalbassou started working at Guinebor II hospital, and after working there for a year, Kalbassou began his service with BMS World Mission as an International Mission Worker. Kalbassou is married to Maimouna, and they have four adult children and five other younger adopted children.
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Ingrid and Roger Hamlet (BMS World Mission) - Chad
Ingrid and Roger Hamlet joined BMS World Mission as specialists in orthotics and prosthetics. On completion of their missions and language training, they will serve at Guinebor II hospital in N’Djamena, Chad, where they will set up a Prosthetics and Orthotics Department in 2025. They met at university, where they both studied prosthetics and orthotics. They felt God’s call to mission work before they married. As a teenager, Roger wanted to use his education to serve in mission work and Ingrid chose her degree so she could be useful in a developing world context. Roger enjoys rock climbing and river kayaking. Ingrid loves drawing and painting. In recent years, they have spent a lot of time at the playground with their two children, Mark and Joel!
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Lucia Bastos (BMS World Mission) - Chad
Lucia began her time with BMS World Mission in 2022 in West Africa. In January 2024, she joined the BMS team working at Guinebor II Hospital in Chad as their Projects and Partnerships Officer. Her responsibilities include managing relationships with international partners, foreign embassies, and local offices of INGOs or UN agencies. Lucia, whose home country is Brazil, had 15 years of mission experience before joining BMS. Her involvement with mission organisations has focused on equipping local Christian organisations and individuals with managerial knowledge. She also developed strategic plans to achieve sustainable community development. Lucia has a passion for encouraging Christians to find creative, godly ideas to make a positive impact in the lives of those around them.
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Guinebor II Hospital (BMS World Mission) - Chad
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