I checked out our other pilot into a small village called Lawang Kama recently so we could pick up a patient. While waiting for the patient to arrive at the airplane, I snapped a few pictures of the people in that village. The woman above is wearing a skin whitening face mask that is very common here. Ironically, most Asian cultures go to great lengths to look whiter...while my culture goes to great lengths to look more tan.
As usual in villages that we don't land in often, most of the village shows up on the river bank to see what all the excitement is about. It amazes me how even school is temporarily put on hold while the airplane in in their village. After we leave, I'm told the kids (and teachers) all return to class.
About 5-10 minutes after arriving at the dock in Lawang Kama, the patient was brought to us in another boat. We made room for the boat between the airplane float and the dock and quickly put her, her husband, and another man on board. She didn't look very well after giving birth just hours before. But she was unable to deliver the placenta and it was obvious she didn't have a chance of recovery without being taken to a hospital. We were grateful to be able to serve in that manner that day!
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