Midway into the July 2014 EMAS mission to Vietnam I remember getting on a bus full of exhausted volunteers for an hour ride back to where we were staying that night. I sat next to a window, looking out into the fields and roads of Vietnam. There were no skyscraper buildings, no malls, no Starbucks, nothing but land and the people tending to it.
Recently, two surgery teams, one dental team and one medical team, visited different cities in southern China. The surgery teams operated on more than 120 patients with severe conditions: burns, congenital deformities, etc. The audiologists performed hearing tests and fitted people with hearing aids. This holistic approach often resulted in dramatic improvement in their quality of [...]
In 1968–69, EMAS Canada sponsored Nancy Wood's medical student elective to a placement in the Congo. This article, which appeared in the Toronto Star on August 21, 2012, describes her 40-year journey since her EMAS mission.
The Ecuador Team related the following stories from their 2013 orthopaedic surgery mission trip: A 61 year-old Quechua woman needed to be carried and lifted onto the hospital bed by her daughter. She had not walked for two years. The day after her hip replacement, she was up and walking with crutches. The future did [...]
Article by Chris More Haiti is the poorest country in the new world. When I think of it, images of hurricanes and the devastating earthquake that rocked it only a few years ago come to mind. As a 4th year medical student from the University of Manitoba, I had the absolute privilege and pleasure to [...]
We are grateful to welcome Dr. Peter Agwa to EMAS Canada as our new Executive Director. With roots in Africa, a wealth of experience both hosting and sending short-term mission teams, and a passion for Christ-centred healthcare, we pray for the Holy Spirit's empowerment as he takes on his new role in this position. A [...]