Peggy was born in Dubuque, Iowa, where she spent the
first six months in an orphanage. Ray and Ruth Drake
adopted her as their daughter. She was born without a
left hand but that did not keep her from becoming a
nurse. She also has a Masters Degree from ATS in
New York. In 1979 Peggy left for Albertville, France,
were she studied French.
She arrived in Burkina Faso September 1980
and started by learning a tribal language, Bobo Madare,
in a small village called Santidougou. Here she spent her first term doing medical work. This was done in a mud hut for the first years.
Later a clinic was built and Peggy worked in it untill it was turned over to the government.
Birthday: January 07
Interests: Reading, Travel
Jetty was born in Brouwershaven, on an island in the
Southwestern part of the Netherlands. She is also a nurse,
specialized in surgical nursing. She graduated from Belgium
Bible Institute, not far from Brussels.
Jetty studied French in Brussels. Upon arrival in Burkina in
1983, she studied the trade language of West Africa, Jula,
and started in Tougan, a provincial town in the Northern part.
She was involved in teaching, and medical work.
Birthday: September 28
Interests: Reading, Digital Photography and Cooking
Since October 1988 Peggy and Jetty have been working in Medical Ministries and later in Field Business, Administration, Bookkeeping and Leadership. They live together in the company of a Rottweiler (Yankee), an African gray parrot (Ouaga) and one Senegalese green parrot called Cleo.
We are excited to be back into full-time Medical Work and are now working with ACCEDES, the social arm of the national Alliance church in Burkina Faso and it's Director Robert Sanou.
Peggy/ a favorite quote:
ATHEISM: An atheist said, "If there is a God, may he prove himself by striking me dead right now." Nothing happened. "You see, there is not God." Another responded, "You've only proved that He is a gracious God." Unknown
Author unknown
Jetty/ a favorite quote:
Salvation is from our side a choice, from the divine side it is a seizing upon, an apprehending, a conquest by the Most High God. Our "accepting" and "willing" are reactions rather than actions. The right of determination must always remain with God.
