Day 10 Mongkol Borey

This is Karen again. The team hasn't posted in several days. Hopefully that means they are busy getting things done in Poipet. Rick has texted me several times. Everyone is well, and they had a lovely thanksgiving dinner with 21 people at the Copelands. Rick has been busy at the lab calibrating equipment. He also got to ride along on an ambulance call. It will be interesting to hear how that was.

They were planning to go to Mongkol Borey to visit the orphanage today. I haven't heard if they made it there, we'll try to post pictures here later.

They will be going back to Bangkok on Sunday evening (Sunday morning Minnesota time). They will stay at the CMA guest house overnight. Their plane to Narita, Japan leaves at 5:40 am Monday (4:40pm MN time).

Your continued prayers are much appreciated.

Day 7, A day at the Poipet CAMA Clinic

Rick and I (Greg) are currently at the CAMA office in Poipet. Dr. Kent sees patients here every Wednesday.




Teresa is at the Copeland home helping prepare for the Thanksgiving meal tomorrow. We understand that 22 are expected for dinner. (note from K: I think this is a picture of the Thanksgiving entree, at the Copeland home, not to be confused with anything happening at the CAMA clinic.)

Rick and I have been here all morning working on our specialties. Rick is setting up lab equipment and I'm working on procedures for the I-131 therapy program.

Rick was even pressed into duty helping Kent. A patient needed a blood draw so Rick jumped right in. He even made the stick in 1 try! (another note from K: Gregg, don't believe Rick if he tells you that he can do brain surgery... he always wanted to be a brain surgeon, but has no actual training in brain surgery.)

Another patient needed an x-ray. One of the CAMA workers, Matay, came up to perform that. I must say that Kent gives very personalized service to the patients. He made sure to take plenty of time to ensure the patient understood the information learned from the x-ray.

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On Monday, Kent and I visited the Thai Office of Atoms For Peace or OAP and met with the Secretary General of OAP. We also toured some of the OAP facilities and the I-131 therapy department of a large Bangkok hospital. The meetings were very good and we anticipate Thai approval for our program to be obtained.

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Yesterday, all 10 of us (the Copeland clan included) and our luggage, shoehorned our way into a 10 passenger van for the trip here from Bangkok. Along the way, we stopped for lunch and had the most wonderful roasted chicken. Tonight, Teresa will be doing English training with some of the church youth. We met some of them yesterday evening and they are really looking forward to it.

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More to come....

Day 4 Reunited in Bangkok

As I write this, Rick is on a plane preparing to land in Bangkok. God is good, and within hours (after going through customs, picking up his luggage, and finding a ride) he should be at the CMA guest house. It is almost midnight in Bangkok. I am sure he will be able to relax better once he is there, and the medical supplies are in a refrigerator. Sweet dreams, Ricky.

Here is the website of the guesthouse... aghbkk.com

It is set up as an inexpensive place for short term missionaries (like the CCC team) to stay at, also for missionaries from all over Asia to meet at for conferences. It is wonderful to see the huge web of people who are a part of taking the Gospel to people of every nation. Thank you, Lord, for each one, and the role that they play.

1:37 pm Sunday
Another update... Rick is snug in his bed now at the Alliance Guest House in Bangkok, and the medical supplies are safe in the refrigerator. Praise God, the ice was still cold when they unpacked the cooler.


Now if the Vikings could just make a big comeback in the 2nd half. This would be quite a day.


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