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My husband and I were greeted by our dear friend at the airport, who works with Mercy in Action. As soon as I stepped off the plane and onto the land of the Philippine Islands, all that was familiar hit me. The smells, the humid hot air, the beauty of the landscape. And all that was new hit me as well!<\/p>\n

We planned a very light schedule that day and went to be early. Or shall I say I fell asleep against my will at 5:00 pm due to an enormous case of jet lag!<\/p>\n

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The next day, we visited our newest clinic here in Olongapo. What a sight to behold with my own eyes. We have been waiting for this clinic to be built for a while and it is beautiful and welcoming and everything I thought it would feel like from the pictures I had seen as it was being built. Our dear friend, whom I served with in one of our clinics 13 year ago is now the head midwife of this newest clinic. I was amazed at the wonderful work she has been doing and the clinic is so welcoming. Mercy in Action sponsored clinics offer free care to anyone. This is especially important to women in low resource areas who are at high risk of complications if good care cannot be accessed.\u00a0 They are\u00a0 built and run on the values of respectful, kind and loving care. Our midwives are extremely competent in handling emergencies as well as wonderful normal labors. Each woman and baby that come to us for their prenatal, labor and postpartum care receive the highest quality service and are treated with the value and dignity they deserve. We collect donations of handmade baby hats and each mother receives a special hat for their newborn when they leave. My mother-in-law has been knitting hats and donating them since we began serving with Mercy in Action. How special it was to hand deliver her newest batch of hats to the head midwife and my friend, Marlene!<\/p>\n

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