In 1996, Singaporean doctor Tan Lai Yong did what many Singaporeans would never consider; he moved to rural Yunnan, China together with his wife,Tan Lay Chin and then year-old daughter, Amber Tan, to fulfill a calling.
“The going away is a small detail -- the real thing is to bring wholeness, healing, and restoration to a community,” says 50-year-old Tan, who was sent to China by his church, Bethesda Frankel Estate Church,as a cross-cultural worker.
“If my skills could bring some healing and joy to any community, then let it be my first aim.”
For the next 14 years, the doctor and his family lived in rural, mountainous Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. He met, diagnosed, healed and delivered villagers, and established a barefoot doctors medical program to give farmers basic medical training. He also helped with volunteer efforts for Singaporean schools and doctors. More...
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