June 2005

30/5/05-4/6/05

Myanmar Medical Mission Trip

Last year when I joined the shortmission trip to Cambodia,Ii saw some patients in need of medical service but I could not deliver that to them. Therefore I joined the medical mission trip to Myanmar this time and looked forward to helping the patients in someway. I was not disappointed. It not only widened my horison - to understand the Myanmar village families and their cultures, but also encounter numerous patients' diseases which were as classical as described in textbook which you will not normally see in developed countries- wet beri-beri, very ill malaria, marasmus, extensive tenia. When I attended the marasmus 2-month-old baby, I had strong compassion for the baby and mother, this feeling seldom surfaced when I practice in Hong Kong. To be able to deliver God's gospel to them and introduce the eternal life to the local people, I am really gald that I could help in someway and I saw God's wonderful arrangement and almighty power throughout the trip.

這是我多次出門一到?後會想致電回家報平安的第一次。在出發前兩三星期，緬甸發生了爆炸事件，所以整隊短宣隊用了兩小時去靜默禱告，禱告神:「我該去麼?」

參加今次的緬甸醫療短宣，是因為我希望以自己的技能去幫助落後地區的人，並將福音帶給他們。去年以信徒身份去過柬埔寨短宣，看到有需要的人，但我卻不能幫上什麼忙，所以要決定嘗試一下醫療短宣的滋味，我亦相信神必會保守我們的平安。

在鄉村開診，大部份的時間都可以給村民一點適當的治療及葯物，但是因為香港很少會見到嚴重的營養不良、瘧疾、皮膚病等，還有不太熟悉當地的流行病學，所以有時不能確定診斷，而且對於一些束手無策的病人，也只可以籌錢送他們到醫院求診，及為他們每一求診的村民禱告，因為耶穌才是最偉大的醫生，祂能醫治人的身體及心靈的每一個角落。

整個醫療短宣中，有好幾段情境還久久的留在腦海裡:

1) 村裡的孤兒以我從未見過如此深情的眼神、表情、歌聲唱出首首動人的、活潑的詩歌，震撼我的心。 想不到他們年紀小小，在唱著抒情的詩歌時，面上的表情竟然像飽歷滄桑的成年人們那麼投入，相信他們過去必定曾經經歷過不平常的事情，才能有如此深情。

2) 村民十分留心的聽健康及福音講座，並且一次過有很多人舉手要相信主。

3) 運送醫療物資的車子不能在被雨水沖刷到爛爛的泥濘路上開到教堂，於是短宣隊數人一組將重甸甸的物資抬起，走過那泥路，大家扛著揹著大大小小的物資，小心翼翼地踏著前路，以免一不小心絆倒，令那些物資被污泥沾濕。那段路雖然不到五百米，但大家背著的重量令整個過程變得十分艱辛及漫長。　在臨時診所工作時，我覺得那些看病的工夫並不太辛苦，不需要付出那麼多汗水。　但當我扛著那些沉重的物資，我才知道在這個短宣中，神還是安排給我們體力以及意志的考驗。那段路我曾經想過放棄不走下去，但是最後憑著意志，大家的合作和村民的幫助，我們成功將物資運送到教堂，完成了「贈醫施藥」的任務。

縱然這陣子緬甸的局勢不大穩定，但掌權的神還見証我們在短宣的過程中一切順利及平安，並給予我們與祂一起同工的機會。

11/6/05 This is a time limit

Since we are in the phase one training to prepare for the World Tournament in Oct...Baseball practice , practice and practice.
I came back home with a really tired body cuz after the practice we have extra running exercise, 6 laps, 500M each, 3 min -> 2 min 40 sec -> 2 min 20 sec x 4…I sweated a lot and panting for my breathe…most of the teammates can finish that, but I gave up in the 4th lap...with coach's encouragement, I endured and managed to finish the last 2 laps just within the time limit.

p.s. Well, most of the days of June...practicing baseball...still not yet reconcile with my sister...silence...feel insecurity for I get lost in my career goal...