Dr. Markos Zemede | President, Horn of Africa

Dr. Markos Zemede was born and raised in Ethiopia. He immigrated to the USA as a refugee in 1984. After taking the Perspectives course in 1999, his life was ruined for the ordinary. In 2002 he started Horn of Africa Mission to plant Christ centered and culture...

Dr. Tewodros Kidane

  I am originally from Ethiopia, Africa, where I practiced medicine for five years. In 2000, I received a Master of Science degree in Community Ophthalmology from the University of London, UK. In 2003, I moved to the United States to be with my family. I completed my...

Doug Case

Doug has been a member of the Horn of Africa board since 2013. He has been married for over 28 years and has three children. Doug and his wife served with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Asia for over a year. He has led short-term mission trips to Asia and Africa, and...

Bob Christopher

Bob and his wife Rhonda have been married for over 30 years and have three wonderful children and an exceptional son-in-law! They make their home in Florida where Bob works as  President of the Corporation and “Chief Bottle Washer” for General Industrial...

Becky Durstenfeld

  Becky serves on the board of Horn of Africa because she loves to be part of God’s Kingdom work. She is excited to hear of the fruitfulness of the work, as God’s Kingdom is being expanded and God is being worshiped by more people.  She also appreciates that Horn of...

Tim Edwards

Tim Edwards lives in Chico, California with his wife Ann, and has 3 adult children and 9 grandchildren, one of his grandsons having been adopted from Ethiopia. Tim was an elementary school teacher for a few years, then went into retail for a few years, and eventually...