A last minute change in plans, I love those. So apparently this last week the leaders the New Life Cambodia Medical Team have found themselves in quite the predicament. It seems that process to get all the permits to set up clinic in Krava, as per the original plan, was taking much longer than anticipated, hefty bribes were also being demanded. We as a team don't have the money to pay the bribes anyway, so it was off to find another site.
On Sunday we received confirmation from a leader in Ratanakiri that we are able to set up clinic there. Ratanakiri is in the northeast corner of Cambodia on the border of Vietnam and Laos. It is the poorest area of all of Cambodia and inhabited by mostly tribal people. This is great news for us as we will be able to serve in the area with the most need. Unfortunately, this also means that we will need to go through 2 interpreters; one will translate English to Khmer, and one to translate Khmer to the local tribal language.
I am told that Ratanakiri is mountainous jungle, unlike the rest of Cambodia which is mostly flat. Scott, our team leader, describes this trip as an Indiana Jones adventure.
2 comments:
What a wild adventure. Be careful out there and remember our prayers are always with you!
Sooooo jealous!!
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