ALL FOR LOVE…

“Love in action is SERVICE…..Mother Theresa of Calcutta”

The Medical Mission in Pigasaan

This blogs at first attempt is solely to give information on places to go when in Samal, but then there are great stories to tell about people inside the island. Mundane and miniscule but shape up what is the real deal in our daily life.

There are few good Samalenyos whose concerns for the island should be credited and there simple act of service are noteworthy to be praise.

unsung heroes

I first went to Pigasaan to take pictures and post it in my blogs for this place is almost forgotten or unheeded for its unfriendly terrains the place is isolated. After taking pictures and talk to some fisherfolks in the village I realized that I should do something for them. The villagers were warm and very hospitable during our visit. After we left the village my friend Jepoy Labor, founder of Samal Warriors Online Community in Facebook, agreed that we should do something in that place not just merely taking pictures and post it in the internet for local tourism promotion.

I remember talking to adolescent girl, she told me a story how her father hiked 12 kilometers in the middle of the night using only a torch made of coconut leaves just to get her to the island’s nearest emergency hospital. The road from Pigasaan via Brgy. Tagbay is a tough hiked with steepness of almost 80 degrees incline, loose coralline gravel and unfriendly trails. She was carried by her father in his back with torch in his hand and a bag on the other side, he walked in his bare feet amidst the drizzling rain and darkness. They reached the Samal District Hospital at 4 o’clock in the morning and she was saved from the life threatening illness of dengue. It stuck in my mind for a while how human courage produced during tough times. The courage of her father embodied the true spirit of Samalenyos, brave, courageous and compassionate about life.

orientation on how to take the meds

the Pigasaan people

people are all ready to listen for the orientation

flock with people the outreach was indeed a success

It took us a month to gather resources for people in Pigasaan, we contacted active Samalenyos in Samal Warrior Online Community In Facebook to share something for people in Pigasaan. The simpliest goods we produced are cash, used clothes, vitamins and over the counter drugs. The cash, we agreed that we have to buy more vitamins for children and mothers and the rest we bought dental products to make the medical mission complete.

getting ready with the goods. the crew.

With 9 active members of Samal Warriors we proceed to our mission to distribute our goods to people in Pigasaan. The mission is very successful almost all the village folks received their goods and all of them are happy and delighted. We informed them that those goodies they receive came from fellow concerned Samalenyos.

Indeed, there are real people are those who want to get things done. No flaunts from their actions but act without getting noticed. No credits and no local recognitions just a simple act of doing good things

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~ by feritz on March 12, 2011.