One time while loading the aircraft for a flight, a doctor going along and I were discussing some of the details that pertained to his rather rough and frustrating day. Feeling slightly desperate but not completely hopeless, he apparently was not as concerned or scared as some of the other doctors whom rather would not…
Category: Adventure Travel
The Little Adventures
Although my experience here in South America is intended strictly for serving through humanitarian aid with no days off, occasionally a few little adventures come up. Mostly it is only when there is a reason I cannot fly, such as weather, waiting on medical technicians, or waiting for aircraft parts/tools to arrive. So to help…
Principles to Live By
“For I know the plans I have for you, delcares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” – Jeremiah 29:11 NIV At times people challenge others as to why another would live differently than how they live themselves. The lens in which they judge…
“We’re going to Gunns”
There are some places so far isolated off the beaten path from the rest of the world one would never think they would visit it often. But in this kind of work, one does. The village of Wai Wai has become mine. Separated from the rest of Guyana by dense Amazon jungle, “Gunns” as we…
The Rupununi – Another World
Mix aspects from the films Out of Africa and Crocodile Dundee and you would have the Rupununi. The scenery and dynamics of the two blended together would well describe the place. Surrounded by jungle and separated by the Kanuku Mountains, the Rupununi is split into two savannah regions in Southwestern Guyana and Northeastern Brazil. It…
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