02Jun

Moon and Stars

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January nights in the high jungles of Burma are cold. Not the kind of cold that kills quickly, but the kind that slowly numbs as the blood flees limbs and stiffness seeps into muscle and joint. In this season, even sleep turns traitorous. Those who don’t have blankets get up in the middle of the […]

20May

Vital Difference

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Earth Mission Asia

Recently the Year 3 and 4 students at Rain Tree Clinic were faced with the challenge of multiple trauma patients within a very short period of time. One was a patient who fell out of a tree while cutting branches. He fell about 20 feet and struck his head on the rocky ground. The patient […]

13May

Sharing is Caring

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Earth Mission Asia

Thailand… people usually take Thailand as a place for a getaway or a party. For me, it’s been totally different. My time in Thailand has been interesting and life changing for me. I was born and raised in a Christian family in a Muslim country, Pakistan. Fortunately, I was introduced to the faith at a very early age. […]

18Apr

Three Karen Vignettes

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Earth Mission Asia, EMA students

Over and over before coming to work at Earth Mission Asia I heard about how wonderful the Karen people are. Having never met a Karen person I just took it in and nodded my head. As an example of just how wonderful they are, here are a few vignettes from one student, but the stories […]

12Mar

LAB Classroom – Ler Doh, Myanmar

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Earth Mission Asia, EMA students, Medical, Physician Assistant

In the Lab classroom at EMA’s T-RAD Clinic, Year 3 PA students are gaining confidence in the lab. Using four microscopes, including an Olympus CX 43 with a camera port for digital imaging, they can learn in real time as slides are prepared. A cell count will be wrong if the slide is not perfectly […]

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