Thursday, February 26, 2009

On The Road in Oz

The time in Indonesia was full of landmarks. I will be writing about many of them in the weeks to come--but for now I am in Australia. I will be seeing friends and finding new doors to open for IFC. We plan on traveling many miles while we are here and only have a couple days open--so it will be a busy time.

It is amazed how many friends we have made over the years around the world. The partnerships and dear friends that have been made are just staggering. I have to stand back in awe at the concern and goodness of so many who have stood with us in the work to help the struggle of so many in East Indonesia.

I will be just over two weeks and then back to the cold of Alaska.

Check the postings in the next weeks. I will share the highlights of this last trip to Indonesia.

Make your life count.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Nur--Fought A Good Fight

I am in Indonesia and have been too remote to get on the Internet--here is the latest news.

Nur the young Muslim woman we have tried to get to the hospital in Kalimantan was able finally get to the hospital. She was so weak (due to her extensive burn injuries) when she arrived that in only two days she died. She fought for her life and everything was done on our part to get her help. Now we need to remember her husband and 13 month old daughter. We will try to help them ass they grieve their loss of a wife and mother.

Yulens (the other burn victim) is doing very well after her surgery.

Nur fought to live and now we will stand with her family in any way we can to help.

I will send another update on Yulens later.

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Update

I leave with a team of nine for Indonesia in less than seven hours. It is exciting and also a very long trip. I have done it many times and I always have the an excitement about going to serve at our base and to see lots of my Indonesian friends. The team of volunteers is the bonus. What a privilege to be with such amazing people.

I have an update on the two burn victims (I mentioned in an earlier post). Yulens and her husband have made it to the Bethesda Hospital in Kalimantan (Borneo). She will bein the skin grafts surgeies soon. On the other hand Nur is stuck in Manado. She tried to board a flight accompanied by a one of our staff doctors and her husband but the airline officials would not let her on the flight. This is so discouraging for her.

Peter Scarborough has tried to open other doors and they have all closed to this point. MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) was not able to get their plane to Manado to help. We are back to the start and because Nur is so badly burned the airlines did not want to be liable. She is loosing hope--please say a prayer for her.