Project is going to be them (the would be nurses) going to a village in Indonesia to give the children there basic health education. Sounds simple enough, but I don't think it's gonna be easy. It's quite an ulu place with no toilets/bathrooms/running water.. and we'll be staying in an orphanage.. no beds or mattresses. And this is for 2 whole weeks!! Part of me revel in the idea of roughing it out.. truly learning what it means to live in such conditions, reminding me not to take for granted what I have. The other part of me is telling me that it's going to be uncomfortable and a challenge.. which makes me wish I can escape it.. anyhow.. training for the mission field? Perhaps..
Saturday, January 17, 2009
YEP Recce 17 - 19 Jan 09
There's a YEP trip to Indonesia coming up in July (which I think I have to be there.. for the whole thing!), it's organized by the 3 NUS nursing society students. These 3 gals are amazing.. due to the different schedule of the nursing students they often cannot make the other YEP projects, so these gals out of their own time and pockets decided to create a project so people of their course can go and experience such an endeavor. I think it takes great initiative and guts!
Project is going to be them (the would be nurses) going to a village in Indonesia to give the children there basic health education. Sounds simple enough, but I don't think it's gonna be easy. It's quite an ulu place with no toilets/bathrooms/running water.. and we'll be staying in an orphanage.. no beds or mattresses. And this is for 2 whole weeks!! Part of me revel in the idea of roughing it out.. truly learning what it means to live in such conditions, reminding me not to take for granted what I have. The other part of me is telling me that it's going to be uncomfortable and a challenge.. which makes me wish I can escape it.. anyhow.. training for the mission field? Perhaps..
Project is going to be them (the would be nurses) going to a village in Indonesia to give the children there basic health education. Sounds simple enough, but I don't think it's gonna be easy. It's quite an ulu place with no toilets/bathrooms/running water.. and we'll be staying in an orphanage.. no beds or mattresses. And this is for 2 whole weeks!! Part of me revel in the idea of roughing it out.. truly learning what it means to live in such conditions, reminding me not to take for granted what I have. The other part of me is telling me that it's going to be uncomfortable and a challenge.. which makes me wish I can escape it.. anyhow.. training for the mission field? Perhaps..
Friday, January 2, 2009
HealthServe...
Is a community development organization that reaches out to the vulnerable, needy and communities that have fallen through the cracks of society. It has a low-cost clinic situated in the middle of Geylang.. Lorong 23 to be exact. So by nature of our location, we seek to help people in this area. "Who's there to help in Geylang?" some might ask.. "isn't it a flourishing 'entertainment' area? Plenty of good food?"
Like many, I've never ventured beyond the main streets, never even been here more than 5 times? I've heard about the shady business that went on, heard about its reputation as a redlight district. But what it actually is, was quite beyond me.
After being here for about half a year.. I find that I'm learning about and from this place everyday. The different sights, sounds and mostly the different players in this community. From the low-wage foreign workers, commercial sex workers, their customers, their agents to the community development partners - the passionate selfless people who give themselves to the work here to make/see change in this place. It is a place of great pain but also of great inspiration. Perhaps one day I'll truly understand how God's heart beats for this place and the people here.
Like many, I've never ventured beyond the main streets, never even been here more than 5 times? I've heard about the shady business that went on, heard about its reputation as a redlight district. But what it actually is, was quite beyond me.
After being here for about half a year.. I find that I'm learning about and from this place everyday. The different sights, sounds and mostly the different players in this community. From the low-wage foreign workers, commercial sex workers, their customers, their agents to the community development partners - the passionate selfless people who give themselves to the work here to make/see change in this place. It is a place of great pain but also of great inspiration. Perhaps one day I'll truly understand how God's heart beats for this place and the people here.
