Team Members
Desert Tree Ministry is fundamentally a volunteer ministry. We are thankful for each person whom God has sent to work together as a team to accomplish the mission that God has given us.
Chad
Beni
Evangelism
Beni spends much of his time with the patients at the hospital and running the library there. He is involved in a variety of other ministry activities.
Thierry
Literature Evangelism
Thierry is developing our literature evangelist training program. He is also growing in skills as production manager.
Timothée
Translation and Editing
Timothée manages translation teams and editing work in multiple different languages.
Regis
Accountant
Regis is helping us with our accounting needs, as well as helping with production.
Edson, Gloria, Jasper, Jeremy
Missionary Family
This family from Rwanda answered God's call by moving to Chad to assist the ministry in many ways.
- The Chad Mission. We believe that by working together as a team, we may accomplish more than working by ourselves. We appreciate the collaboration of the administrators and pastors of the Chad Mission.
Support
Dietrich Family
Director General
The Dietrichs are the founders of Desert Tree Ministry in 2013. Jonathan and Melody met each other in Chad in 2009 and got married soon thereafter. They have four children.
Rick and Shawn Dietrich
Public Relations, Shipping Logistics
Rick and Shawn contribute their talents from America. Rick is our professional packer for air-freight pallets of supplies, and more recently a 20-ft container. Shawn maintains contact with donors and helps spread awareness of our ministry.