It was a beautiful Sunday of February after Church service in Sitio Singawan. The rain has just stopped and the three of us; Ate Cris, Anj, and I, went to the other side of the river to visit one of the communities.
Restoring the Hilgendorf Memorial Clinic
Two decades ago, going to Bunhian will take a day journey. You have to catch the first and the last trip going to Bunhian. A world war 2 type of public transport which will drive you for one day to bring you to Bunhian , then hike for 4 hours to the clinic. If youContinue reading Restoring the Hilgendorf Memorial Clinic
HILGENDORF MEMORIAL CLINIC
Bunhian Medical Station, otherwise known as the Hilgendorf Memorial Clinic (HMC) started in 1973. I was traveling through Bagabag one day after the completion of my residency training in surgery searching out a place where my wife and I could do some medical missionary. He told me of an Ifugao group in one of theContinue reading HILGENDORF MEMORIAL CLINIC
CULTURE SHOCK
Visiting a pure Manobo village like Misulong for our scheduled immunization was indeed a real struggle of adjustment for me. Misulong is 70 kilometers from Tagpopoot, via Maniki and Sto. Nino, by jeep and motorbike. It is populated by the Talaingod Manobo tribe. To reach Misulong, you either have to climb a steep path forContinue reading CULTURE SHOCK
Reflections on a MAP Worker’s Life
Initially the worker enters the field equipped with the professional degree garnered after 5 to 10 years of sweating in college plus of course her desire to manifest her obedience and desire to follow the Lord through missions. Significantly each has his own set of ideas regarding mission work depending on personal experience and spiritualContinue reading Reflections on a MAP Worker’s Life
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