The Promise of Sunrise

       Set in the Maasai Mara plains of Western Kenya, a team of healthcare professionals from California returned to begin their sixth mobile clinic among the Maasai Tribes.    The eighteen dedicated individuals, who were a rich blend of professional excellence and distinctive personalities, met the formidable challenges of rural clinic life.   Their differences were their strength as they negotiated their shared gantlet of drama, intrigue, romance and tragedy in an ancient land of majestic beauty and inherent dangers. 

       Undaunted by the atmosphere of political unrest within the country, the volunteers were determined to provide the needed healthcare to the native population. They were humbled by the sincere trust and gratitude of native people who walked great distances, seeing care for  their children and elders. They found an “exhilarating exhaustion” with a deep satisfaction, as they gave their professional best. Bonded through six years of shared experiences, this cohesive group of individuals also supported each other through personal sentinel events of health and heart.  

       The clinic team was an unwitting participant in a covert intelligence operation by the United States and Great Britain. The Mara Mission was one of several strategic global locations which monitored terrorist activities throughout the world.  Under the entity of “The Mission Group”, healthcare clinics became a successful cover for the project.

       An Iranian supported terrorist group was determined to make a major anti -American statement in the form of a lethal catastrophic event.  This targeted clinic team of physicians, nurses, dentists, and optometrists was propelled into a life threatening experience which required them to share their resourcefulness and determination.  They discovered their capacities to love, endure, forgive and survive.  The trajectory of their lives was forever changed.

       The British and American covert intelligence project in the Massai Mara was reconstructed, enhanced and implemented under a new identity ─“Healthcare Teams International”.  Foreign espionage and intrigue embroiled young CIA agent Jason Matthews in danger, drama, and passion── testing his inner strength and courage.