2006 AFHE Convention Teen Track Speaker

Mike Snavely

Mike Snavely was reared in South Africa, the son of missionary parents. Throughout his life he has been fascinated with wildlife and had a wide variety of “pets” as a teenager. After graduating from Oak Hills Bible College in Minnesota in 1979, he returned to South Africa to work for the National Parks Service in the world-famous Kruger Park. Following this, he began a career as an African wildlife artist.

In 1985 he married Carrie Baum who grew up near Hershey, Pa. Carrie attended Lancaster Bible College and was an executive secretary for the Pa. Turnpike Commission before becoming a full-time mom. In 1986 they returned to South Africa with TEAM and served by teaching at Durban Bible College.

Since returning to the U.S. they have developed a ministry of teaching creation (vs. evolution) using nature and wildlife as a basis. Mike and Carrie have three children - Luke (1986), John (1989) and Laura (1991) - who are home-educated. They are all involved in the ministry, particularly in helping to take care of the “zoo”.

Mission: Imperative
(www.natureofcreation.org)