Terimah Kasih Tuhan!
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Wow! Around the world and back in 15 days. What a whirlwind of God's faithfulness, help and mighty hand in the trip to Indonesia and back. On July 27th I started the long journey to Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), Indonesia with my North American team. Our team consisted of 4 medical students, 1 resident, 1 physician and 2 nurses – 8 team members in all. I arrived on the island 54 hours after leaving Portland (yes, I was exhausted) and it was then that the real adventure began. We met our Indonesian partner physician, Dr. S. and his family as well as another Indonesian physician. The next day we were flown into the mountains of Papua to begin our medical ministry to three remote villages. When we arrived in the first village we had the privilege of meeting the tribal evangelists that would also serve as our translators from Indonesian to the local dialects. We started in the first village by doing clinic for one day there and t