The Schedule for Saturday will include 6 exciting presentations by Trip Veterans, 3 from Lipscomb University and 3 from Engineering Ministries International. These 1/2 hour presentations hopefully will highlight some of the typical short-term mission trips that Lipscomb and eMi have been blessed to be involved with recently.




Kelsey Sowder - Student leader, Lipscomb Engineering Missions. Veteran of three engineering mission trips, Kelsey is a Senior working toward a double major in Mechanical Engineering and Spanish and will graduate in 2010. She will be sharing insights from a students perspective.











Caleb Rucker - Caleb is a 2007 Engineering Mechanics graduate of Lipscomb and is currently working on his PhD at Vanderbilt University. He was a student leader on our first bridge design trip. This trip was unique in that it was the first for us to actively sought a partnership with the local villagers who invested both money and time of their own in accomplishing this project.










Matt Shepherd - Matt is a 2004 Engineering Mechanics graduate of Lipscomb University and was one of the leaders on the Lipscomb Engineering Departments first ever mission trip. He will be sharing his experience from that ground breaking trip.














Brian Klauk - Brian is a Program Manager for the South Carolina Department of Transportation in Columbia, South Carolina. He participated in eMi's 2007 trip to Sampaloc, Philippines to design an orphanage expansion for the Rehoboth Children's Home. Since returning, the Lord has shattered his heart for the spiritual, physical, social, and educational needs of the world. After seeking to enter the missions ministry full-time, the Lord called him to stay--and go. He lives in Chapin with his lovely bride, Alecia, and their Fab Five--Sierra (10), Serenity (6), Summit (5), Venture (5), and Ranger (3).







Robert A. Donahue - Robert is a Colorado licensed architect. He is a year-round cyclist, logging about 3,300 miles a year commuting to work and has about 18,000 miles on his current bike. He is an Eagle Scout, love the outdoors and has climbed 40 of Colorado's 53 14'ers.

Robert has been married to Heather for 12 years and they have been greatly blessed with a 4 yr. old son named Caleb Aiden. Robert graduated from Texas Tech University in 1996 and has lived on the Oregon Coast, and now in Colorado.

His first mission trip with eMi was in March 2002 to Guatemala and he has now been on ten trips with eMi. Robert has been in 26 countries on five continents. He is passionate about the work of eMi, finally finding a place for the talents he has been given for the Kingdom.


Tim Huff - Tim is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Tennessee, working in bridge engineering as a Civil Engineering Manager with the Tennessee Department of Transportation - Structures Division. Spending 6 months in India with eMi2 as interim staff Structural Engineer, Tim worked on several eMi2 projects including: upgrades to Serampore College in Calcutta and a four-story office and worship center for Operation Agape in Ludhiana, Punjab. In addition to enjoying project work, Tim was able to work with multiple intern groups and found that aspect of his eMi experience to be most rewarding.

Tim has worked on eMi projects in Haiti for a children's hospital, in Brazil for a Kid's Camp to benefit slum residents in Recife, and in Ethiopia for Soddo Christian Hospital. Read Tim's "blurb".





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Kevin Colvett - Kevin received a degree in Civil Engineering from Auburn University and a Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. He has over 15 years experience in water-related fields, including roles as a contractor, a consulting engineer, and in the public sector. He is passionate about the several water engineering mission projects he has participated in since 2003, but also enjoys his day job as the Assistant Director of the Brentwood Water Services Department, where the mission is the same as it is in the rest of the world.