Guest Speaker: Missionaries Geoff & Carrie Jo Cain - April 12 2026
From Hope Wesleyan Church - Independence, Iowa by Hope Wesleyan Church
April 12, 2026 · 36 min
About this episode
Geoff and Carrie Jo Cain discuss their missionary work in Sierra Leone and the impact of health programs they lead.
Today we welcome missionaries to Sierra Leone, Geoff & Carrie Jo Cain. Carrie Jo is an emergency room RN from Minnesota, certified in newborn resuscitation, who grew up in Sierra Leone and speaks fluent Krio. She serves with World Hope International, leading child and maternal health programs including Helping Babies Breathe, CHAMPS, and care for Ebola survivors. During the 2013 Ebola crisis, while many evacuated, Carrie Jo chose to return to Sierra Leone permanently—training rural health workers in infection control, managing care centers, coordinating critical medical supplies, and helping design a culturally appropriate burial program that helped slow the spread of the disease. Her work has equipped hundreds of health workers and continues to save lives today. Carrie Jo now serves as the Global Partners Health Ministries Coordinator, working alongside the Director of Global Partners Health Network to strengthen and expand the The Wesleyan Church’s global health impact. In this role, she builds bridges between medical ministries around the world—fostering collaboration, awareness, and shared learning among healthcare teams and supporters. Based in the U.S., she travels…
People in this episode
Guests: Geoff Cain, Carrie Jo Cain
Topics covered
- missionary work
- global health
- Ebola response
- child and maternal health
- Wesleyan Church
Keywords
- missionaries
- Sierra Leone
- health programs
- Ebola
- World Hope International
- child health
- maternal health
- Wesleyan Church
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: World Hope International
Places: Sierra Leone, Minnesota
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