Wally Turnbull

Betty Turnbull earned her degree in education from Rockford College in 1970.  With her husband, Wally, she served as a missionary in education and self-help development with the Baptist Haiti Mission from 1972 to 2002.

During her 30 years of service in Haiti, Betty developed the first rural preschool program which, today, has expanded into hundreds of schools across that nation, following the model she established. Betty Turnbull  received an award of distinction from Rockford College in 1983 for her development and education work.

The Mountain Maid Self Help Project Betty helped establish continues to provide training and income to over a thousand families in the mountains of Haiti.

Betty is Vice-President of Light Messages and CFO of Triangle Medical Solutions. She is the author of Creole Made Easy Workbook.

Betty and her husband, Wally, currently reside in Durham, NC.  They have three children, Rhet, Andrew, and Elizabeth, all of whom were born and raised in Haiti.