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Standing Firm

Standing Firm

“T-RAD Clinic began as a single clinic project treating patients in the Kyaukkyi district of Myanmar, but it has expanded to include a variety of healthcare projects to support and implement Earth Mission Asia’s mission. As the project progresses, the emphasis is on providing people in Karen’s remote areas with high-quality healthcare. Before COVID and […]
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PASSION WEEK

PASSION WEEK

“Passion … a dangerous word in our world today where it seems passion for some little thing or next to nothing burns like a raging forest fire ending in widespread destruction. Broken politics, broken lives,  broken families, broken countries. The world would be better off without it. And yet, by some  definitions, this kind of […]
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Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunt

Karen Revolution Day 2022 was celebrated on January 31st at Rain Tree Clinic (RTC).  Our staff and students had the day off in observance of the holiday. As a Year 1 teacher, I coordinated with our RTC on-site teacher, Naw Khu Paw, to develop a fun activity for our 13 current Year 1 students. We decided on […]
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Another Year has gone by

Another Year has gone by

Thankful to be able to see so many of you when Mitch and I traveled to the US in October and November. We had not been able to travel internationally for 2 years.  We met Gwen in person (now 15 months old) and really enjoyed seeing our other grand girls, our kids, our 4 parents […]
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Pu Saw Kyar Htoo – Patient Story

Pu Saw Kyar Htoo – Patient Story

Pu Saw Kyar Htoo (70) is a Buddhist from Hsaw Ohn Htar Village, Shwe Gyin Township. After he felt tired and difficult to breathe, he was diagnosed with a Lower Respiratory Tract Infection.  He received treatment in Hsaw Hti Township Hospital for about one month. Eventually, he felt better and went back home. However, after three weeks […]
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NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE

NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE

Start by doing what is necessary,  then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.-Francis Assisi Much of my work is behind the scenes, making sure finance, legal, and people systems are in place. Our Chiang Mai office is the headquarters of EMA for finance, HR, and education.  Nan has been working with us […]
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Being a Teacher

Being a Teacher

As with so many other ex-pats living abroad, I had made plans to go home to the United States, for a short stay, to participate in a family matter in March of 2020.  My short stay turned into 10 months.  To keep myself occupied during my stateside time I decided to go back to college […]
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Karen Medics Week

Karen Medics Week

I have been thinking recently about encouragement. It’s easy these days to feel dark, gloomy, and depressed with all the bad things going on in the world, the global pandemic, and the ugly effects it has had on humanity. Recently, in the USA, we Emergency Nurses were celebrated on our annual Emergency Nurses Week. The wonderful […]
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Naw Lay Lay Poe’s Journey

Naw Lay Lay Poe’s Journey

“My name is Naw Lay Lay Poe. I am a Physician Assistant Year 5 student at Earth Mission Asia (EMA). Before I came to EMA, I heard that EMA was doing physician assistant training by Thara Ray Kaw and Dr. Mitch. Then I asked them how many years this training would be and they said […]
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New Experiences

New Experiences

“I spent almost four months at Rain Tree Clinic (RTC), consisting of many good experiences and I am going to talk about three things that I learnt there. Those are similarities, differences, and new experiences.  All of the people who are located in the surrounding area are Karen and they practice the same language and […]
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