MomoCat July 20th, 2010
Bilay contacted me to request us to move a refugee family from ThaPhaPum to the refugee camp in Ratchaburi… through many police check points. Pitakkarn said it was too dangerous. So I asked UN help. They said the family first needed to register with UN office in Bangkok! I kept trying because the family were sick, frightened and they had already “lost” one daughter. Our local border police suggested I go to visit the area commander at Sai Yok. He was a most helpful person. He felt pity for the family, so he rang each check point and gave us clearance.
Yesterday morning, Darku and I travelled to ThaPhaPum area… up into the jungle we founf d them. A pitiful family. The eldest daughter had been killed at the hands of the Burmese Army while helping give medical assistance to village people. In a seperate incident, the father had received an injury on his right side. The remaining sons , wives and daughters together with three children escaped into Thailand.
We loaded them into the car, to spend an emotive day. Releif that someone was helping them move to safety; fear because they had no trust in us; awe as we travelled through police check point after check point without question; happiness as they ate good food and had milk for the children; and finally rest as the medication and realization that they were safe. A quiet worship time at Bilay’s house in the late afternoon. Today they will register at the Refugee Camp. Tired elation as Darku and I travelled back to Bamboo School.
MomoCat July 20th, 2010
The two weeks have just gone with highs and lows.. Firstly, Leslie went into pain spasms last Wednesday evening. I rushed her to Tanakarn Hospital in Kanchanaburi… They said she has a UTI, and gave antibiotics for home care. Both Leslie and I disagreed with this, so we proceeded toward Bangkok. However we had not gone too far when the pain became stronger, so we turned into Thai Muang Hospital. Here the treatment was great, and after an Ultrasound they referred Leslie to Nakorn Pratum hospital. She underwent surgery on Thursday morning, to repair a reptured Fibriod…. After recovering from surgery, Leslie decided to get a further check up at Bangkok, Sirijrat Hospital. She was admitted here last night as she continues in pain…. Po Kwarlay is with her. Please pray for them.
MomoCat July 8th, 2010
Our school and the greater Bong Ti area has been hit with an outbreak of dengue fever, of the worst kind. Two deaths so far, and many in hospital. At Bamboo Clinic we are seeing more than 20 patients a day and making about 4 trips a day/night to Sai Yok hospital. Normal people have platelet counts of 150-400,000. Some of our patients are less than 30,000. We have three of our older kids in beds at Sai Yok, one transferring to Kanchanaburi today.
We are tired!! The average of 4 hours sleep per day, some of that snatched during the day, is taking a toll. today I am in Bangkok with a patient for a CAT scan, so Leslie is hold the fort. She is also tired, with her pregnancy and lack of full rest. However Amber is due to arrive next week and Somsee came home for a week to help. God keeps us going. Pray we stay close to Him..
Bekah is now on the move… She can crawl faster than I can… we had a race across the hospital floor yesterday… the first prize was a dead fly!!!
MomoCat July 3rd, 2010
As we come into the new month, and we have more work than ever, many of you generos people have sponsored, continued to sponsor the kids. It’s time for them to write to you again. Can you send me by email or letter, an update of yor addresses, your willingness to continue to sponsor the children. It’s going to be a tough year in Thailand, as the lack of rain has caused a lack of rice within Thailand… We eat more than 100 kgs of rice a week (yes a week) so this means we need to be more self sufficient in other ways. Pray that we see the blessings from God!
Bekah and John have each had a spell in hospital during most of June, so its good to have them home again. The village has been hit with a viral infection, so our small hospital was overflowing last night… some 8 people sleeping on the floor.. Not much sleep for the team of nurses in training.. we are still alive today though.
MomoCat June 3rd, 2010
Today I was actually at home and captured this picture of the girls: Best of friends!
Dokmai misses Moremorechore now he is at Kindergarten all day… so she has made up with Bekah
MomoCat May 31st, 2010
The happy day
Today we have returned to Bangkok, and it seems normal. The month had its peaks. God kept us in his hands, protecting us from harm and dangers. Unknowingly, I drove myself into a heap of trouble, when I put Sarah on the plane…. As I came back a “shortcut” along the high motorway, I noticed not much traffic…. then no traffic in the rear vision mirror….. no people manning the tollgate… then black smoke. A policeman came alongside, telling me to put on my siren and get out of here!! God gave me a safe trip out. I was shaking when I pulled into Nakon Pratum!! God is always good, even when we are foolish!!
Today Leslie and PoKwarlay come for a pregnancy check!! Also I bring a friend from Sai Yok who has a problem with her twin pregnancy. May God show her a different type of healthcare at Mission Hospital.
MomoCat May 26th, 2010
With a hectic month behind us, here are some of the highlights:
a LomaLinda medical team during April, seeing more than 500 patients; Baby John surviving a 6 hour convulsion, returning home today after a “free” stay in hospital for 2 weeks; Rebuilding the library and boys dorm, together with a new teachers’ resource room; 7 volunteers helping out as a team, Aussies and americans working together; Baby Bekah and Dokmai both having a sick free month; 69 children in house; many new ones from the troubled Burma border; and my surviving a trip through Bangkok in the violent Sunday, delivering Sarah safely back to the airport: Last weekend 8 of us gained our 1st reponder certificates for ambulance duties! What have you been doing????
Seriously, All the volunteers leave in the next two weeks so then there will be me and Leslie.
MomoCat May 2nd, 2010
In between re building and medical teams, the volunteers and kids have built our small church at the Lakeside. This building is wall-less decorated by flowers growing in the gardens, and hanging from the shade cloth! Already we have held church there twice. This evening we will have a wedding! God is so good to us, we have been so slow to build His altar!
MomoCat May 2nd, 2010
We have had a hectic month, so no communication! At the best of times its twice a month!!
The boys dorm needed a rebuild after the roof was off. That took a heap of effort so the big boys came home from university to help. It’s together again.
Next we had a great medical team come from Loma Linda…. They played with kids and reached out to more than 500 local people with medicines. We even we into the area where Bilay is working and spent last Sabbath with him! God is good.
Now we have all kids back in the dormitory… worship sounds full bodied again! We have new kids arriving every day. Yesterday there were new orphans, then a family of four whose father had been captured by the Burmese! Mother is sick and struggling.
