the mission ...... impact beyond imagination...

The trip was a stunning one for me. Handful of team members, limited supply of drug. Poor lodging and the worst part, restriction of food, we were told that not to eat any food outside any food shop and only drink from bottled liquid. I had to refrained myself badly to laid my hand on whatever street food being sold. One of the team members was a lady pastor who had been there for more than 4 times, she told us that she had once eaten those food sold by seller along the roadside and she ended up sitting on the toilet for 2 days…… I had a mission to complete and I have no room for error so I told the local pastor that I would try those foods later when I go back to the homeland.

I had seen over 160 patients at the small village over the 2 days of stay. We had stalked the pharmacy around that area and grabbing whatever supply that they could provide us.

It was an amazing tour….I had learnt to appreciate what I have.

I left the team on D5, I travelled 140km to the local airport, took a domestic flight to N city and later hopped onto a flight back to HKG. While transiting, I had a deep thought about my journey and my future plan about serving the great one….

I picked 2 boxes of moon cake[black bean sand….my favorite] during my transit at HKG; the only prize that I got during the whole journey. I bought some gift for Xian and Yun on the plane. 

the mission.....A passage to .....

Unlike the previous few trip, I had lack the driving force to do drug preparation. The drug list proposed by me was being discounted and discounted….well, truly speaking, I don’t know what I could do with the limited stock..

I brought some of my stock and prepared for the impact when I arrived at my destination.

Malaria was one of the threats I am facing and since I am heading to the more secluded country side, I presumed I needed some prophylaxis. The choice from expensive Malarone to the cheapest doxycycline. Well, I opted for the later. I knew we definitely needed a lot of ointment but reluctant to do so as I was not sure if I would be stuck at the custom.

There were so many uncertainties waiting ahead and I was helplessly holding on with prayer. The day had come and I woke up early as I had an early flight to catch. It was not a smooth start. I discovered that I left out my phone after 1km away from my house. I driven back recovered the phone and noticed that my priority pass card was missing from my passport holder….

Well, everything was in chaos on my start. I left home 30mins late from my schedule after picking my phone with an eventful search for the card. Arriving at the airport and found that my PP card was in my wallet hidden slot, a relief but not good enough for a comfortable trip. The PP card would be a great tool on return trip as the transit time was more than 8 hrs.

The stopover at the HKG airport was a short one and I met my team 1+ hour prior to the departure….

the mission ..... pre flight

After 1+ years of burying my head like an ostrich, I finally decided to hit the road again for mission….

There had been invitation from time to time but I had denied them with lousy excuses. The decision was actually a conflicting one as Ving did not fully support my involvement.

After the Lanka, Ving had given me a go and an offer came in not long after that.

The offer came from the NGO which I had worked with few years ago in Satun.

It would be difficult for me to join the group on departure as they always use CKS as their departure airport. The departure time is always in early in the morning and arrival is late in the night. It would take me two more travelling day to complete the mission.

Luckily on this trip, they need to get a transit in HKG. I told the pastor I would get the flight ticket myself and I would meet them in HKG. The ticket was far more cheaper compare to the quotation from the travel agent. The visa part was a difficult part as I am not comfortable handing my passport to the travel agent and “mail” it up north for application. I did it over the net. The process was a tedious one, with all the detail to complete. I manage to do a full upload after a few attempts. The approval came few days later and I was all set to go….well, almost all set….