According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary: “In physics, resilience is the ability of an elastic material (such as rubber or animal tissue) to absorb energy (such as from a blow) and release that energy as it springs back to its original shape. The recovery that occurs in this phenomenon can be viewed as analogous to a person’s

A seemingly insignificant capsule, which we will call Mr. Capsule in this story, is manufactured in a very big and very significant city. From there, Mr. Capsule begins his 11 hour journey to his first stop. Upon his arrival, he is then repacked into a plastic “tote box” together with other fellow medications, and probably some other much-needed supplies …

Babies and healthy babies are often taken for granted. We at the T-RAD clinic have walked a pretty incredible journey with one of our women, Naw Hser Ler Moo. She initially presented to the clinic with a rather sad history. 3 pregnancies, no babies. She had carried the first two pregnancies almost all the way to term, only …

Just before Easter this year, EMA opened a new clinic called Rain Tree Clinic in a remote part of the jungle in Myanmar. Before this facility, the people in the area had a hard day’s walk to get to the nearest medical help of any kind. Foreigners are still not allowed to go to this area. …

It’s tough to identify the single biggest challenge in our 6-month adjustment from Pennsylvania, U.S. to Ler Doh (Kyaukkyi), Myanmar. But I can tell you the biggest pleasure has been taking my kids to work with me. This change of a closer, more parallel life of work and family is a welcome change. If a job or profession in …

On February 1st, EMA hosted the 2019 Student Conference in Ler Doh, Myanmar, featuring for the first time four years of students. The twelve new Year One students arrived from their villages the night before. This brings the total number of students in our programs to 33! The day was filled with introductions, speeches, and …

Life is beautiful yet complex and sometimes tragic, and sometimes all of those in one. We had been notified that a woman was stuck in labor. She had been laboring for more than 24 hours with twins; what should they do? We requested immediate transfer. Well immediate transfer is all well and good when you have …

Bryce, our visiting instructor, believes that after attending the Trauma Training, EMA’s Physician Assistant students are able to confidently manage traumatic injuries in the hard environment of rural Myanmar and to bring high quality medical care to its inhabitants. “The Physician’s Assistant students were able to attend two weeks of Trauma Training which included instruction on …

This letter is coming to you from the jungles of Burma, from a brick building, down a dirt road, tucked close to the mountains and surrounded by jungle. This is my second trip into our clinic and it’s been much different than I anticipated. The old Baptist church still stands proud and tall at the …

These days, you might be hard pressed to find a moral issue that isn’t hotly contested by some group. Pick your subject and you have two or three deeply entrenched sides. I did however find one. If you look across countries, cultures, languages and orientations of all sorts, everyone seems to instinctively know that you shouldn’t hurt …

I have an American passport full of stamps. I was born in Kenya and since have lived in many different places.  From a young age God has nurtured a passion for far away sights and people in my heart. The reality however, is that passions becoming reality can be messy, and often is. Before moving …