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A doctor, humanitarian, wife, ‘aunty’, gardener… I’ve never quite fit into neat boxes—a square peg in a round hole. But perhaps that’s the point: we are “strangers in a strange land, only passing through” (1 Chr 29:15). My aim is simple: to travel light, walk the narrow road, and use the time given to be of service. (https://www.passingthrough.net/meeting-our-founder-dr-laras-journey-from-cape-york-to-ukraine/)

Wild Atlantic Ireland Pt 7

Arrived in Killarney (Ireland)  after two buses and a train. Had a walk around the quaint old town and bought a couple of gifts. The Claddagh is a traditional Irish…

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Wild Atlantic Ireland Pt 8

Despite the rain, today was a wonderful day that made up for yesterday. Walked for 32 km through beautiful forests, lakes, abbeys and castles. Started off at Ross Castle which…

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Malawi Pt 1.

13/6 Flying to Malawi the scenery on the way looked like vast areas of Cape York where I work, in the dry season. But as we approached Malawi the landscape…

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Malawi Pt 2

16/6 This morning we had planned to visit a mission hospital in Koche – a visit arranged with the Christian Hospital Association of Malawi. But the sister in charge was…

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Tanzania Pt 2

22/6-23/6 The next couple of days were spent at the conference with some inspirational sessions hearing from doctors all over the world doing some amazing humanitarian work. We heard from…

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Poland 2023

28/6 John and I went for a walk around Warsaw while Elsie continued to recover. We came across a cathedral that had been used to shelter people during World war…

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Ukraine (1)

1/7 Today was the day we were heading to Ukraine from Krakow. Rudi had arranged for a car to pick us up. Unfortunately the driver Denis was a bit of…

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