Here is a portion of a report by Dr. Charlick, who tells of his experience in Myanmar:

You will be able to view the photos here: Myanmar_2006 

"I had the privilege of leading Health Teams International to Myanmar (Burma) for the third year. We had 2 MD's, 1 RN, 2 DDS's, 1 pharmacist, 1 person trained and equipped to fit glasses, 1 dental assistant and 2 helpers.

Myanmar (Burma) is a closed, 90% Buddhist, military dictatorship that expelled al foreign Christian Missionaries over 43 years ago. Myanmar also has been involved in a civil war for over 50 years with various non-Buddhist tribes, including some Christians who live in the mountainous borders of the country and want independence from the Buddhist dictatorship.

Last year there was a man who heard about our clinic. He traveled 2 hours to have a painful abscessed tooth removed. This year the man returned to our clinic. He begged our host to bring our team for at least one day to his area 2 hours away and he would host us. After investigating the area, the facilities and getting government permission, we went to his home. It was located right in the middle of a rubber plantation with rubber trees as far as you could see in all directions. There was a shell of a building they called the community center that was adequate for us to set up our clinics. Our local host fed all 10 US team members lunch and supper in his home as well as our 17 Burmese translators and helpers. We treated many people physically and with eyeglasses. This was one of our biggest and busiest days.

We usually do not know how our actions, words and deeds may be influencing non-believers watching us. We had a wonderful mission team that was happy, got along great and worked very hard. I feel the Lord has blessed our efforts in Myanmar very well and am already looking forward to returning in the near future."

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