A 27-year-old man from the city of Changchun, Jilin province who has two years of experiences in disaster relief and emergency rescue work in surrounding areas, is involved in the Nepal relief work.

Ren Hongjun explains that rescue work calls for a demanding and exhausting effort but adds that he hopes more people can understand that aid workers are willing to help others and expect nothing in return.

Ren joined the city's Blue Sky Rescue Team, a non-governmental organization, right after it was established in 2013 at a time when similar rescue teams were being formed across China, and, over the past two years, he and his colleagues have gotten more professional training for various circumstances, including searching for people buried under collapsed buildings.

And, the rescue team members have grown up not just through training, but by applying their skills in disaster zones, spending almost 20 days in helping dispense rescue goods and materiel in neighboring Heilongjiang province where there were floods in 2013.

Ren Hongjun, a Changchun relief worker, getting ready for work in Nepal. [Photo by Li Na/365jilin]

It was this expertise and experiences that prepared Ren for work in harsh conditions, and allowed him to join 60 other rescuers as the only member from Jilin province, on behalf of the Blue Sky Rescue Team, to deal with the aftermath of the earthquake in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, on May 3.

He will work with other international relief workers in distributing goods and coordinating other Chinese aid workers and local aid agencies.

In commenting on the arduous work, Ren says he knows he made a right choice in spite of the danger involved, and, "I'm ready for the job and firmly believe that helping others really makes me happy."

This sense of altruism and faith can be seen both in his words, and in his actions and he bought some equipment that he might needs on his own before departing for Nepal.

China's Blue Sky Rescue Team members fly to Kathmandu with relief goods and equipment, on April 26. [Photo by Zhang Hao/chinanews]