EUGENE, Ore. - Curt and Cathy Bradner check their e-mail account, getting the latest news on conditions in Myanmar before their trip the country Wednesday night.

Within three hours of learing about the cyclone, the couple booked their plane tickets.  Armed with medical supplies and water purification tablets, they will be one of the only foreign aid groups allowed inside.

Curt will travel in and out of Myanmar with supplies while Cathy works with residents to set up water distribution centers.

"We'll just have a bank of filters and someone to keep them full and just start handing out water," she explained.

The water filters are what got the Bradners access to the country in the first place.  For the past two years, their organization Thirst-Aid has been in Myanmar, educating people about safe water.

The Bradners taught residents to create simple, ceramic filters from clay and corn husks.  The filters remove bacteria and protozoa and cost about $15 to make.

Their help is needed now more than ever. 

"Cholera, typhoid, the outbreaks of water bourne illness are going to be over the top, and there's no medication to treat it," she said.

The Bradners are greatful they'll be allowed to help out, but say it's just a small fraction of what the country needs.

They hope their work will encourage the Myanmar government to allow foreign aid groups inside the country. 

To help the Bradners' efforts, head to the Thirst-Aid website.