Born and raised in a Christian family in South Korea, Kyungmin studied Chemical Engineering at university. During his college years, he received missionary training through YWAM and joined several short-term mission trips, where he felt God’s calling to become a missionary. Although he had a dream to serve through dental missions, the opportunity did not come immediately.
In 2014, he came to Rwanda as a volunteer science teacher for two years. Through that time, God opened the way for him to study dentistry at the University of Rwanda. During that time, he met Dr. Thomas, who was preparing to begin His Hands On Africa’s dental mission in Rwanda. Sharing the same vision and passion, he joined the ministry in 2021 and now serves as the Dental Mission Director.
He lives in Rwanda with his wonderful wife, Minhee, and their two daughters, Celine and Arin, joyfully serving God and the people of Rwanda for the advancement of His Kingdom.

Deborah is a dedicated Dental Surgeon born and raised in Rwanda. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Surgery from the University of Rwanda. With a strong commitment to improving oral health, she’s currently serving with HHOA, helping patients access dental care and promoting oral hygiene awareness. She is passionate about advancing the kingdom of God with her dental skills, delivering excellent patient care, and contributing to positive change in the healthcare field.

Pauline UMUHOZA is a dedicated dental assistant at HHOA where she has been a full-time team member since 2021. But her story with Dr.Thomas started back in 2013, when she was first his patient and then his interpreter, where she discovered her passion for dentistry. Dr. Thomas generously became her mentor, teaching her the fundamentals of dental assisting, and this even led her to assisting him on several short-term missions before officially joining the HHOA team.

In addition, she holds a Bachelor's degree in Finance from the University of Kigali. She grew up and lives in Kigali, Rwanda, happily married to Yves Fidèle. They are proud parents to our wonderful daughter, Emika.

She enjoys organizing things for efficiency, cooking and tasting diverse new cuisines, helping people in need, connecting with new people from around the world, and most importantly, enjoying quality time with family and friends.

Born and raised in Nyarugenge, Kigali, Clementine is a proud Rwandan and a devoted wife and mother of three — two daughters and one son. She currently lives in Ntarama, Bugesera.
For the past four years, she has been serving as the receptionist for His Hands On Africa’s dental department at Nyamata District Hospital. She considers it a great honor to be part of His Hands On Africa. When she first joined, she thought she was simply taking a job, but soon realized she had become part of a meaningful mission to serve others with love and compassion.

Alphonsine was born in 1991. She is from Nyamasheke District in the western province. She currently lives in Bugesera District in the Eastern province where she is married with one child.
Since 2021, Alphonesine has been working with His Hands On Africa as a cashier in the Dental Department at Nyamata level two teaching hospital. She is grateful to the founder of HHOA for accepting the difficult call of God to come to Africa to care for those who need dental care.