I recently heard a new song by one of my favorite artists. The artist is Jason Mraz and the song is “Have it All.” (see below). It caught my attention because it is an upbeat and catchy song that is full of positivity. I looked up the lyrics and found the origin story behind this …

I recently read an article titled “Human Rights Beyond Survival” by Hermine Hayes-Klein. Her writing struck me with its obvious statements yet floored me with the reality that it is not obvious in so many instances. I found myself profoundly affected with the reality of what our team is working towards in regard to the …

The first year of EMA’s 5 year Physician Assistant Program is held in Chiang Mai Thailand. In order for our students to stay in Chiang Mai for a whole year, the best process is for them to apply for Education Visas through a local English School in Chiang Mai. By doing this, they not only …

Our clinic in Kyaukkyi Myanmar is located just next to a large Baptist church run by the Hsaw Htit Baptist Association. In fact, the land and the clinical buildings belong to the Baptists. Graciously, they are allowing us free use of the facilities for at least the next 10 years. Besides their tradition of spiritual …

Recently, in a remote village in Karen State, Myanmar, a couple added two new babies to their family, now totaling eight children. All seemed well for the mother and twins for the first week. Her recovery was as it had been with all her other births – some bleeding that would go away within a …

April 25th is World Malaria Day. Before I started working in South-East Asia, Malaria Day would have been just a matter of statistics: “Malaria 2015:  212,000,000 new cases globally.  429,000 deaths.” Or perhaps Malaria Day would have inspired me to review a bit of esoteric medical information, knowing I would probably never use it in the …

My wife and 9-month old daughter traveled with me for a week in Kyaukkyi. This is where the clinic associated with Earth Mission Asia’s health practitioner program is located. We traveled there in early January of 2017 to train the local clinic staff members, as well as, finish up Anatomy & Physiology and Medical Math …

Last week, seven of us set out from Chiang Mai, headed to a couple of villages in the mountains. Our task was to help provide shelter for a pair of Karen widows. We traveled in one truck – crammed full with people, tools, and backpacks. The seven included Nathan, a friend and fellow leader at …

Over the past several months, Earth Mission Asia (EMA)’s dream of starting a healthcare training program for practitioners in rural Myanmar has blossomed like magic. Of course, God’s plan often looks like magic so I’m sure it’s His power that I’m seeing. It’s been just a year since EMA walked through the first major door God …

We all have to die someday.  I get that.  All of our lives hold a measure of suffering. I understand that.  But not this.  For a woman to die from obstructed labour is an unimaginable horror that still happens here in the jungle.  This is actually an almost unheard of event in our modern world. Women do die from the surgical complications …

Almost every time I do my month long rotation of medical teaching at the Jungle School of Medicine (JSMK), I end up with a case that is way over my head. This time, he was already waiting for me before I even arrived.  A stoic 5 year old Karen boy lay quietly on the first floor space …

Saw Poe Kaw Moo comes from a remote area in Karen State, Burma. His family, like most Karen families in Burma, provides for their livelihood through subsistence farming. They grow rice and all the food needed …