“Particularly, my good friends I made at ACU have been a constant source of encouragement and assurances that ‘you are making a difference’ when it often feels like I am not,” Will said.Īllison recalls the influence of Dr. They both were encouraged by the culture at ACU that emphasizes making a difference for Christ in the world. At ACU, both took part in Spring Break Campaigns. For Will, that was in Edmond, Oklahoma, while Allison grew up in Dallas. Both participated in mission trips growing up. The Caires are no strangers to the mission field. Will and Allison knew each other at ACU but didn’t date until later and were married in 2000. Haley McNeese (’17), a registered nurse , will begin serving with CHSC in northern Mexico in spring 2020. Kent (’03) and Amber (Carroll ’06) Brantly. Jared (’07) and Jenny (Fulkerson ’07) Brockington and Dr. The Caires are among several ACU alumni practicing in underserved parts of the world through Christian Health Service Corps. She also is head of the International Language Department for the academy. Allison teaches upper-level and Advanced Placement Spanish at Rift Valley Academy, a boarding school in Kijabe for children of missionaries. Will is a family medicine consultant serving with Christian Health Service Corps at AIC Kijabe Mission Hospital in Kijabe, Kenya. Today, the Caires are in East Africa, a long way from Peru. “We thought we would be in Peru forever,” Will said, “and yet God made it clear that there was something different for us.” That experience taught them to forget about long-term plans and leave things in God’s hands. They expected to be there long term, but then God intervened. Will (’93) and Allison (Smith ’95) Caire learned something about God’s timing while serving as missionaries in Peru.

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