Mission Blog of Chuck and Cheri Lambson

  The month of Ramadan begins tomorrow. Last night Sister Lambson and I were invited to attend a community event called "The Meaning of Ramadan". We attended with our interfaith group called INSAF, pictured on the right. People from many the cultures and religions of Malaysia were in attendance to learn more about Ramadan and to share their views. You can't see them here, but they had set up little booths all around the perimiter of the hall that served many local foods so we also enjoyed a delicious dinner of a variety Malaysian foods. The brother in the center of our group photo is Dr. Amir. I will mention him later in connection with the Dalai Lama.  A wealthy man in the community commissioned the scroll seen here. It is the longest scroll of the Holy Koran in the world. This is the first time it was unveiled. It is 208 meters long (not all of it is shown here because the hall was not long enough). It took 70 artisans 3 years to complete. The letters are cut in black p

This week Cheri and I travelled from our city, Kuala Lumpur, on the Malay Peninsula to the city of Kuching in Sarawak, East Malaysia. The East Side of the island of Borneo belongs to Indonesia and the Western part belongs to Malaysia and Brunei. We went there to attend one of the humanitarian handovers and also to work on an important event that will be held there in May. We are holding a Humanitarian Partner Appreciation Day to which we have invited 13 of our humanitarian partners and some community leaders to come to the District Center in Kuching where we will recognize the great work of our partners and then enjoy high tea in the cultural hall. This is a rare opportunity to bring so many people together with the common desire to help their fellow men.   The picture above is from the handover of new equipment that is used to perform cataract surgery. 500 lenses were also donated. This equipment will be brought to remote places in East Malaysia where doctors will restore sight for ma