Jerri and Bill Savuto

Kenya, Africa

Jerri Savuto is a missionary with the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church, along with her husband Bill, and served in Maua Methodist Hospital, Maua, Kenya from 1998-2003 where she was a tutor in the hospital RN program. Her responsibilities included teaching nursing students in the areas of anatomy, physiology, nutrition, pharmacology, medical and surgical nursing, pediatrics, and community health.

In May of 2003, Jerri and Bill returned to the US to begin work as the Interim Regional Executives for Sub-Sahara Africa with the General Board of Global Ministries in New York City. February 1, 2004 they moved to the Dallas, TX area to begin their new jobs as Missionary Interpreters in Residence for the South Central Jurisdiction of the UMC. They rejoice with this new position. After serving in the US and overseas as well as their work with GBGM in New York, they know how important it is for United Methodist congregations to support missionaries and Advance Projects, the areas Jerri and Bill will be working with in annual conferences, districts, and local churches. Of her assignment as a nursing instructor in Kenya, Jerri says, "RNs are desperately needed throughout Kenya. I was able to train students to care for the health needs of the Kenyan people throughout the country while witnessing to the love of Jesus Christ."

Jerri, along with Bill, previously served as GBGM missionaries from 1982-1989. From 1982-1985 they served in Belize City, Belize in Central America where she established and directed the national breast feeding organization "Breast is Best League", and under Jerri's direction, breast feeding increased from 18% to 52%. From 1986-1989 they served in Jos, Nigeria where she served as an assistant to Bill as well as doing school and rural health nursing.

A native of Santa Fe, NM, Jerri earned a BS degree in nursing from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX in 1968. From 1973-74, Jerri was campus nurse at the Navajo Methodist Mission School in Farmington, NM where she also taught health courses. She was commissioned as a GBGM missionary in 1982.

Jerri and Bill have one adult daughter, Corrie Lyn, and a granddaughter, Lily. The Savutos are members of Plymouth Park UMC in Irving, Texas.

Jerri Savuto is available for Covenant Relationship support in Central Texas Annual Conference, New Mexico Annual Conference, North Texas Annual Conference, Northwest Texas Annual Conference, Texas Annual Conference.

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Kim Hargrove

Haiti

Kim served as a missionary in Port-au-Prince, Haiti for almost three years. She is a Plano native and graduated from Texas A&M University in 2005. She worked with the St. Andrew Youth department after graduating, and moved to Haiti in September 2006 to begin working with two orphanages in Port-au-Prince. In 2007 she began working with a Christian school in Port-au-Prince, where she had the opportunity to teach a variety of subjects to students between the ages of 12 and 19. After spending three years in Haiti, Kim moved back in June 2009 and serves part-time on staff in the Youth department. She is also pursuing a Masters degree in counseling and development from Texas Women’s University.

Kim loves connecting people to Haiti, and continues to visit on short-term trips. She and her fiancé have even discussed the possibility of moving back there after she finishes school. Please keep Kim and the people of Haiti in your prayers, and follow her progress on her blog.