Laos is landlocked between Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Rugged mountains and thick forests cover this Communist state, inhibiting even a basic railroad system from being built. Electricity and telephones are only found in a few urban areas. Economic improvement is just beginning, so much of the population still struggles under the heavy burden of poverty. Those living in rural villages are some of the hardest hit. They try to make it without access to basic medical care and clean water.

Operation Blessing sponsored programs are giving people the opportunity to lead a healthier and more educated lifestyle by:

1. Tending The Sick -- Mobile clinics consisting of both medical and dental care are conducted in villages throughout the country. Many receive de worming medicine and lice treatments. Each patient is also given basic healthcare education information. Our medical volunteers share the latest training techniques with their Laotian counterparts.
   
   
2. Equipping for Life -- We not only assist people in times of crisis, but also help them overcome forces that keep them in the vicious cycle of poverty through our Living Waters program.
   
   Impoverished Laotians living in rural places do not have access to clean water. Through Living Waters, individuals can go to the village's newly dug well when they need water for cooking, drinking and cleaning. We also teach the community hygienic practices and the importance of sanitation.

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