Mark and Allison Karnes

Mark and Allison moved from Muskegon, Michigan, to Soddo Christian Hospital in Soddo, Ethiopia, in 2010. Mark is a board-certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist dedicated to training Christian African doctors to become surgeons through the Pan African Academy of Christian Surgeons (PAACS). These surgeons are committed to serving Christ as physicians in their home countries. Allison is passionate about education for girls. She teaches several Bible studies for female students and has formed a ministry called WRAPS (Washable, Reusable, Affordable, Pads). WRAPS is dedicated to improving the education of girls by educating and providing sanitary pads to girls in Ethiopia at a very low cost.