The 2013 Team!!
Sarah Beaver
Sarah is a Physical Therapist who lives in Spanish Fort, AL. She is looking forward to meeting the people in Rwanda and learning about the culture. In her words, “It is always eye-opening to meet people who are different from ourselves!”
Jamie Partain
Jamie is originally from Mississippi and is now a NICU nurse at South. In her free time she likes to read and participate in church activities and mission. She attends Dauphin Way Baptist Church. She says that she “is most looking forward to serving the people of Rwanda using the skill set God has blessed me with in nursing.” Jamie has been on several mission trips in the past but has not yet had the privilege of doing any nursing on them and she is really excited for this medically driven trip.
Keith Peevy
Keith was born and reared in Baton Rouge and “bleeds purple and gold” especially because his dad was a professor at LSU. His hobbies include a lot of reading and some writing. You can check out his blogging from last year’s trip here: kjacksonp.blogspot.com. His favorite thing about the trip last year was getting to know a group of students on a day to day basis for a whole month. He describes it as “a great experience and one I will always remember with gratitude for getting to experience it.” As far as Rwanda itself goes Keith loved the beauty of the country and the climate. He also enjoyed getting to know and work with the Congolese and Rwandan staff and seeing the long hours they put in daily to care for the people there. Finally, Keith says that the gorilla trek was a great experience (unfortunately we will not able to do that this year which is a huge bummer!).
Keith went on the Rwanda mission last year with his wife,
Micki Peevy
Micki was reared in Cullman, AL. At home she is a closet Alabama fan although she gives lip service to LSU in support of her loving husband.
Meagan Pate
Meagan is a 4th year medical student who will be starting an internal medicine residency in July at Baylor Medical Center is Houston. She plans to pursue a career in Pulmonary/Critical Care medicine. She considers herself as being from all over since her husband is in the military. It’s a good thing they love to travel whenever they can and are looking forward to a big anniversary trip after Meagan graduates. They also love to cook (and eat!) all sorts of foods.
Anna Foust
Anna is from Birmingham but she will be headed to Pennsylvania in July for a residency in combined Medicine and Pediatrics at Geisenger She loves to cook but baking is her true passion. Otherwise you can probably find her curled up in a chair with a great book. In preparation for this trip she is re-reading the Hunger Games so she can get in the mood to survive the jungles of airports as well as Africa. Anna is most looking forward to meeting new people in Rwanda.
Joseph Sewell
Joseph is a 4th year medical student who has loved South so much he just couldn’t leave and will be staying next year to do a residency in Internal Medicine. He isn’t too far from home either which is Dothan. Joseph has many interests including film, literature, theology, and college football. He has also taken a special interest in entomology and even tried to bring along a few of his insect friends on the trip. Mission work is a big part of Joseph’s plans for the future and he is thankful for this opportunity to give him more hands-on experience serving patients in locations with limited resources.
Daniel Smith
Daniel is a native of Guntersville, Alabama but is headed to Jacksonville, Florida in July for a residency in orthopedic surgery. Duane is already looking forward to the 5-6 bedroom B&B where he will gladly host the Baxter family on many occasions. After his big times in Florida, Daniel hopes to return to a small town when his training is finished. He is interested in theology and computers but most importantly he has a passion for fitness and is thankful for all of our supplies and luggage so he can keep up with his training. Daniel is looking forward to serving the people of Kibogora especially by assisting Dr. Albertson with orthopedic surgery.
Duane Baxter
Duane is our fearless leader (also known as El Capitan) and is making his 3rd trip to Rwanda. He is a father of 4 and when he is not serving USA COM by running our Christian Medical Doctor’s Association he likes to hang out with his family or you can find him at that park on Stanton Road hanging out with his bunko group.
Laura Jelf
Laura is originally from Midland, Texas but has called Mobile her home for the last 9 years and will be making a move to Baltimore in July to do a surgery prelim year at University of Maryland aka Shock Trauma. In her free time she loves to hang out with her dog, Nala. They especially love to go running except for when Nala tries to tries to play “who can trip who first” which she thinks is funny.
Nala: unofficial team mascot
Kristin Hummel
Kristin is currently a 3rd year surgery resident at South. She is really looking forward to this trip because she is planning on making missions the main focus of her career. Although she is not yet sure where she wants to go first after she finishes training, she is currently thinking Sub-Saharan Africa.
Katy Lalor
Katy is a 4th year medical student who is headed to Nashville next year for a residency in Pediatric Neurology at Vanderbilt University. She is originally from Birmingham. In her free time she loves to read as well as cook and craft things she has found on Pinterest. Katy also really loves to sail and spend as much time as possible on the water. She has a passion for experiencing new cultures and connecting with new people which she is looking forward to on this trip. She is also hoping to gain valuable experience practicing medicine with limited resources.
Andrew Bright
Andrew is a 4th year surgery resident at South. After he finishes this part of his training he will serve two years in the Navy and then possibly pursue a fellowship. When he has free time he likes to hang out in the great outdoors, especially if it is in the form of long walks on the beach. He also enjoys exercising his second amendment rights and hanging out with his wife who is also in the military. Andrew has previously spent time in Kibogora and loved it so much he decided to come back. He has a passion for mission work and will probably want it to be a part of his future career.
Mary Margaret Clapp
Mary Margaret is a 4th year medical student who will be moving to Tuscaloosa with her daughter, Angel, and her fiancée Townsend for a residency in Family Medicine. In her free time she likes to play with her 5 rambunctious cats. She is also interested in photography and loves to scuba dive when she gets the chance. Mary Margaret cannot wait to experience this Rwanda adventure!
Carter Edwards
Carter is a 4th year medical student who is originally from Huntsville and will be moving to Greensville, SC in July with his wife to continue his training in Internal Medicine. He really enjoys photography and has been unofficially elected our official trip photographer. Carter also loves to mountain biking when he gets the chance and is looking forward to being closer to the mountains.
Jon Simmons
Jon is a Trauma/Critical Care surgeon at South. He originally hails from the Mississippi Delta. When he has free time he enjoys playing tennis. Jon is looking forward to hanging out with and getting to know everyone on the trip but he is regretting agreeing to take the 13 hour plane flight.
Carl and Francie Albertson
The Albertsons are making their 3rdtrip to Kibogora, Rwanda. They live in Fairhope and Carl is an orthopedic surgeon at Thomas Hospital. The couple loves to sail and travel. When they are able to travel they are usually either visiting one of their 5 children or going on mission trips which they have been doing since 1997.
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