About Us

Teach to Transform was founded in 2013 by Dr. Tom, an ER physician, and his wife, Karen. After more than 25 years of serving on short-term mission trips, they embraced a new philosophy.

Rather than go and do, why not go and teach?

Dr. Tom began equipping local pastors and community leaders in basic medical skills through hands-on training, empowering them to care for their own communities long after the training teams returned home.

We have since added four additional branches to meet felt needs worldwide. Today, our mission is to help communities thrive - physically, financially, and emotionally - while opening doors for the Gospel to be shared and received.

Our Branches

Addiction Recovery

Students learn how to help their communities find freedom from addiction by the grace of Jesus.

Our students:

Learn about addiction, its effect on the brain, and how recovery is possible
Learn how to walk alongside those in recovery
Receive guidance in how to start Christ-centered support groups

Basic Medical

Our students are given tools to show compassion for those with the least access to clinics and hospitals by learning:

Health and hygiene practices
How to take vital signs
Wound and burn care
Cholera care
Newborn care at birth and beyond

Discipleship Through Economic Empowerment

We strive to uplift the impoverished by providing tools to start small, scalable businesses to support themselves, their families, and their communities.

Our students have started businesses in:

Vehicle maintenance and repair
Clothing and food retail
Construction and woodworking
Retail of agricultural surplus

Emotional Trauma Healing

Our students learn about the science of trauma and how it effects the brain, the grief journey, and the nine steps to healing.

They share the freedom they've found with their communities using Biblical principles and therapeutic tools.

What trauma destroys, Jesus can restore.

Farming God's Way

We teach our students how to sustainably use the resources God has given them to rise out of poverty, providing food for their families and communities.

They learn:

Planting without ploughing
100% coverage with God's Blanket
Biodiversity
Feeding plants from the top
Ensuring canopy cover
Permanence

About Us

Teach to Transform was founded in 2013 by Dr. Tom, an ER physician, and his wife, Karen. After more than 25 years of serving on short-term mission trips, they embraced a new philosophy.

Rather than go and do, why not go and teach?

Dr. Tom began equipping local pastors and community leaders in basic medical skills through hands-on training, empowering them to care for their own communities long after the training teams returned home.

We have since added four additional branches to meet felt needs worldwide. Today, our mission is to help communities thrive - physically, financially, and emotionally - while opening doors for the Gospel to be shared and received.

Our Branches

Addiction Recovery

Students learn how to help their communities find freedom from addiction by the grace of Jesus. Our students:

Learn about addiction, its effect on the brain, and how recovery is possible

​Learn how to walk alongside those in recovery

Receive guidance in how to start Christ-centered support groups

Basic Medical

Our students are given tools to show compassion for those with the least access to clinics and hospitals by learning:

Health and hygiene practices

How to take vital signs

Wound and burn care

Cholera care

Newborn care at birth and beyond

Discipleship Through Economic Empowerment

We strive to uplift the impoverished by providing tools to start small, scalable businesses to support themselves, their families, and their communities. Our students have started businesses in:

Vehicle maintenance and repair

Clothing and food retail

Construction and woodworking

Retail of agricultural surplus

Emotional Trauma Healing

Our students learn about the science of trauma and how it effects the brain, the grief journey, and the nine steps to healing. They share the freedom they've found with their communities using Biblical principles and therapeutic tools. What trauma destroys, Jesus can restore.

Farming God's Way

We teach our students how to sustainably use the resources God has given them to rise out of poverty, providing food for their families and communities. They learn:

Planting without ploughing

100% coverage with God's Blanket

Biodiversity

Feeding plants from the top

Ensuring canopy cover

Permanence

Students learn how to help their communities find freedom from addiction by the grace of Jesus.

Our students:

Learn how to walk alongside those in recovery

We strive to uplift the impoverished by providing tools to start small, scalable businesses to support themselves, their families, and their communities.

Our students have started businesses in:

Our students learn about the science of trauma and how it effects the brain, the grief journey, and the nine steps to healing.

They share the freedom they've found with their communities using Biblical principles and therapeutic tools.

What trauma destroys, Jesus can restore.

We teach our students how to sustainably use the resources God has given them to rise out of poverty, providing food for their families and communities.

They learn: