Virtual EcoMissions

Virtual EcoMissions is an unconventional ministry that works with individuals and organizations in sub-Saharan Africa (primarily Kenya and Malawi) in need of assistance with conservation and environmental concerns. As of 2024, the primary mission is to address the problem of snakebite (considered a neglected tropical disease by the World Health Organization) by doing the following:

Training individuals to become community educators that teach people about snakebite envenomation and prevention. This saves human lives and protects snakes from unnecessary killing (conservation).
Equipping teams of trainers to visit communities in snake-prone areas to educate people and minister to survivors and victims
Assisting individuals to get first aid and snake handler training
Providing educational materials for community trainers and peer trainers in snakebite prevention and other conservation-related topics
Ministering through local churches and organizations to snakebite survivors and the families of victims (medical bills, transport to doctors and clinics, wound management, food, and other necessities)
Other conservation-related projects that restore habitat and protect the remaining species

Mission

The overall mission of Virtual Eco-Missions is to use readily available communication strategies to virtually advise and educate communities and organizations on matters pertaining to conservation, the environment, and health, particularly with regard to human-animal conflicts and ecological restoration. Our teams also share the love and compassion of Jesus Christ with people who are living without hope, often in poverty and hunger and/or disabled from snake-related injuries.

Vision

We envision communities and organizations across the world with the knowledge, skills, tools, and finances to solve complex conservation and environmental health problems for the benefit of humans and other species.