Earth Mission

08/24/2025

Our Year 2 PA students had their History and Physical Exams. Despite the raging monsoons and ongoing conflict in the area, they still powered through! We love seeing these young Karen men and women turn into genuinely proficient medical providers.

That said, a test is a test -- that kind of pressure doesn't change with geography! 😁

08/21/2025

Here's a peek into our life out here in Karen State over the last month or so. "Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing." - 1 Thessalonians 5:11

08/16/2025

This was an LSCS (Lower Segment Caesarean Section) performed by our staff recently. It's hard to imagine anything more special than helping to bring a new life into this world ❤️

08/14/2025

Our staff are willing to risk their own lives for the sake of others, but they don't want to risk the education of their children. Nor should they! That's why we have a preschool set up for the kids of our staff who live in Karen State full time. This will continue to grow as we do.

08/12/2025

Each of these numbers represents a life. While our focus remains on training and exponentially growing quality healthcare throughout Myanmar, it’s an honor to directly serve as well.

08/07/2025

Sterilization out in the jungle isn't easy!

It’s yet another good reason why our E-Tech (Engineering) program exists. The machine in this video is an autoclave. It needs electricity and a structure to protect it from the elements so that its various control, heating, and pumping components remain operational and accurate. These are exactly the kinds of tasks our engineering graduates can handle as we expand healthcare infrastructure throughout Karen State.

08/01/2025

We get patients to our hospital that sometimes have to be referred out for advanced care. When all else fails, these guys will carry a patient via "bambulance" for huge distances — days of it, if they have to.

07/29/2025

Here's a peek at our lives over the last month or so. Rainy season has been coming down hard, but it won't stop us!

07/26/2025

Myanmar is the second most dangerous place in the world as of December 2024, according to data from ACLED. This ranking places Myanmar ahead of more internationally recognized conflicts like those in Syria, Sudan, Mexico, or Afghanistan.

The Myanmar government is intentionally targeting civilians, including schools, hospitals, and subsistence farmers who have nothing to do with the war. They likely hope that doing this will crush the spirit of those who oppose them; it's had the opposite effect, from what we can tell down here on the ground.

ACLED defines conflict exposure with data points like direct proximity to battles, explosions, remote violence, violence against civilians, riots, and excessive force against protesters.

07/22/2025

Have you ever wondered how one feeds a hospital in the jungle? Take it from us — it's no simple matter.

In Earth Mission's early days, our hospital and mobile units relied almost exclusively on hunting and foraging in the jungle. Foraged veggies, such as bamboo shoots, and wild pigs and barking deer provided meals for our staff and patients.

Now, with RTC hospital having become a much larger operation, we still hunt and forage — you might catch our PA students collecting bamboo shoots during their free time — but we have to bring in outside supplies, too. We're also in the early stages of keeping our own livestock and growing a vegetable garden on site. When October rolls around and the garden starts to sprout, we'll open our new Nature Farming program.

07/19/2025

Here's what we accomplished last month. None of this is possible without our donors. Every number on here is a life (or in the delivery cases, two lives!) with hopes, dreams, and loves ones, and you helped give them a fighting chance at a better life. Thank you.

07/15/2025

The Karen people in Myanmar need well-trained medical professionals and supporting infrastructure more than ever — the war here has come at such an immense human cost. Our friend Matt Blauer put together this excellent documentary showcasing the work we do here and why it matters. Give it a watch.

I made this for my medical friends on the frontlines in Burma—for those who have sacrificed everything for others, and for those who will. May this film insp...