women, joined together to serve as a medical missionary
team in Thailand. The following are condensed e-mails
(from the 2006 trip) that Dr. Chin sent while on their
journey.
but my Thai stinks so far.) Speaking of stinking, I think the
medical/dental team literally stinks right now. We have
been traveling for 30 hours and no one has had a shower.
Missouri, and Dr. Obregon on the plane. Luka, our host,
met us and provided the transportation to the Golden
Triangle Inn. Richard was the brave soul (Nanette, you
may not want to hear this, so cover your eyes) who hung
on the back of the truck and blocked the luggage from
falling out of the cargo bay since it wasn't very secure. He
held on for dear life for a 30-minute drive at speeds of 50
mph. I, for one, feel he is entitled to hazardous pay.
modern conveniences. We will be going to
outlying villages an hour from here. We will set up some
clinics in churches and some in schools. Some may be
outside. Rain may limit what we can do or where we can
go. The Golden Triangle Inn is...well, let me quote Bill
Ho, "It looked nicer in the brochure..."
and opportunities to touch others physically and spiritu-
ally. Our pastors and members of the team each have
their God given talents and hope we have an opportu-
nity to optimally utilize them in the conditions that are
presented to us.
We miss you all. Love and hugs to all our loved ones. On
behalf of the medical/dental team...
the new time zone. We ate breakfast, and we are armed
with our Imodium and Pepto-Bismol. Having been
nourished with food, we set out to be nourished spiritu-
ally. Then we headed for the hills about an hour away.
Beauty Lady" lying on her side in the mountains. Mark, a
plastic surgeon, made some suggestions on how to
improve the terrain and topography in strategic areas to
enhance her profile. Many of the homes were small huts
with tin roofs. We set up a clinic in a Christian church
about 15 x 40 feet. The room was barren with a portrait of
Jesus on one end. The dental team set up 3 stations to
treat patients after blowing a few fuses. Pharmacists
were located with the medical side, which comprised 4
stations. We saw about 60 plus patients, young and old.
great job translating. Keep in mind that there are 4 or
more languages involved. Arlene and Gerry triaged the
patients. The medical docs treated children and adults
with colds, bronchitis, anemia, abscesses, tendonitis, etc.
The dentists extracted teeth and provided restorative
dentistry and cleanings.