Damon Tripp, Medical Operations Manager & Bruce Nisely, Medical Operations Specialist – Samaritans Purse
Speaker Bio
Damon Tripp – Damon began as a medical missionary in 1994. He was born and raised in the state of Oklahoma, attended a Christian school for most of his childhood and graduated Valedictorian of his class. He went on to receive his bachelor’s degree in Biology and Psychology and Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration. While working at a large hospital in Austin, Texas he felt the call of God to leave his secular work and serve God full-time in missions work. His first mission’s work was in Kiev, Ukraine where he started a self-sustaining Christian clinic. He later moved to Mexico to work with pastors and missionaries and traveled extensively organizing medical personnel from the United States and Mexico to do campaigns throughout Mexico. He began a bi-lingual church, facilitated a children’s home, directed two youth camps (building one of them), and other ministries in Mexico. In 2019 Damon and his wife, Delight took their first year long furlough. During that time they attended a Samaritan’s Purse conference where they were called to be a part of this ministry. Damon’s lifelong desire to start hospitals around the world is being fulfilled in the Emergency Medical Response area of where he manages a team that sets up and runs Emergency Field Hospitals and supports medical programming around the world. Delight works for Samaritan’s Purse in the lab with World Medical Missions. Damon has been married to Delight for 35 years, has three children who live in two different countries, and has four granddaughters and one grandson. They live in the great state of North Carolina and are privileged to be a part of what God does around the world through Samaritan’s Purse.
Bruce Nisely – Bruce has had numerous careers ranging from ranch management to nursing. He was born and raised on a farm in Nebraska. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science from the University of Nebraska. After spending time as a hunting and fishing guide in Montana, he went on to receive Master’s degree in Agriculture from Montana State University. He later became a ranch manager, Christian camp director, and then college professor. In 2007 he moved his family to Uganda to direct a college academic program. Upon returning the United States he obtained his Bachelor of Science in Nursing then worked as a registered nurse, surgical first assistant, and Surgical Service Director. Bruce once again returned to the field education and became the agricultural program director at Laramie County Community College in Wyoming. During that time, he started working part time with Samaritans Purse Disaster Assistance Response Team and then accepted a full-time position with Samaritan’s Purse as a Medical Operations Specialist. His wife of 34 years, Sonja, is also a nurse and has served internationally and domestically with Samaritan’s Purse. The have three grown children whom have all relocated to North Carolina and Virginia.
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