Tired but Blessed

It was a long trip back from remote East Indonesia but an awesome experience. The team went via Tokyo--Bangkok--Jakarta--Manado. The return trip was Manado--Jakarta--Seoul--Tokyo. We heard about the problems in Bangkok and were thankful we did not return to Bangkok on our return trip. The Bangkok Airport was closed and we would have been stranded somewhere in Asia.

We accomplished everything we planned as a team. The LAN system is in place and the clinic and ward are now connected. The best part of the trip was to meet the people. I will write more about Tison the seven year old burn victim and his friends. I called them the "three amigos". The 21 bed ward was open and just packed. I will share a couple stories about what the ward means to the area.

I am blessed to know everything is moving forward and the compassion shown to the poor and injured is changing things for the good. Remember even though the economy is challenged hunger and sickness continue without change. The people in the remote region of East Indonesia do not know about a world economic crisis. They just know they have the same struggles to live and survive.