Dr. Annie Martin is a veterinarian by profession, a missionary by calling, and an author by coercion. She has owned small animal veterinary practices in Kansas and Nebraska and spent time working for the USDA in meat inspection. In between those jobs, she and her family left all to move to Kenya, East Africa where they lived for 19 years.  Annie holds a bachelor's degree and a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Kansas State University. She and her husband, John, now reside in Ozark, Missouri.

After several years of running a small animal practice in Hays, Kansas, we felt "the call of God" to sell our clinic, house, cars, EVERYTHING, and move to Africa. Dragging along, screaming and kicking, a husband and 3 children ages 11,13, and 14, we made the journey to Kenya where we spent the next 19 years. Lest you be deceived by my profession, I did not spend those years doctoring exotic animals in the bush or even cattle. Plans change. The great need at that time was not for veterinarians. There were 60,000 children living on the street without clothing, food, or medical care.