Amor E Espiranca blog 7/14

    It is Tuesday early morning, Bom Dia! 
The Amor E Esperanca medical clinics are up and running at a brisk rate.  We are averaging 150 patients every day, in villages that are relatively small.  People are coming from all over.  Today we will be at a larger village with several hundred people. As always God is keeping us supplied with the exact medicines we need to treat the illness we are seeing. The medical needs in these villages are great.  We are seeing many infected wounds, and respiratory infections, as well as the usual parasites, worms and rashes. We have made numerous "house" calls to people who are too sick to walk the short distance to the clininc area.  Pray for healing for these sweet, appreciative people- that they see the power of God first hand.
"Kay"
     Monday was the best day yet for VBS.  We had beautiful outdoor classroom and over 70 children attended with open hearts.  There were fun games and crafts including newly decorated foam visors. Several of the teens helped with VBS and helped make the songs and games fun for the children.  Most of the children prayed to receive Christ in their hearts.  After the prayer of salvation the children made irridescent butterlies to represent how they are changed into new creatures in Christ just as the caterpillar changes into a beautiful butterfly.
"Sue and Barbara"
     We have also had some free time and several brave teammates have gone alligator hunting in the evenings after worship service.  Yesterday we also had some free time in the afternoon and went swimming in the river near the village.  It rained last night and this morning at sunrise we woke up to a beautiful rainbow to remind us of another of God's promises to us all. 
     Please continue to pray for our health and that the Holy Spirt will soften the hearts of these  beautiful people.
"Deb" from onboard the "Amor E Esperanca"

blog 7-12

Bom Dia.  It is Sunday morning and we arrived safely Friday very 

early morning with all our luggage and supplies.  We spent the

first day on the boat traveling all the way to Mounte Sinia,"Mount

Sinai," which truly did feel like the ends of the earth. While

traveling down the river we organized our supplies and started

bonding as a team.  We are all from different churches and at

different places in our walk with God, but the one thing we have

in common is our love for God and the desire to share his love

with others. Saturday we stayed in Mount Sinia and had 25 men

attend the mens ministry and 25 women in our womens group. This

village has a sweet spirt and beautiful view. The people expressed

gratitude for the love and services we could offer.  There were

several salvations in VBS with the children. The doctors on our

team noticed several of the villagers were ill with amoeba and

discovered the well with the clean drinking water had been broken

for over a year. Amazon Outreach will be sending back a well

drilling team in a few days to see if they can repair the well or

dig them a new one.  Two years ago on this trip a well was built

in another village and dedicated to George Oakes who spent many

years as a missionary in Brazil.  His son, Tim  was on that trip. 

Another son and grandson, Philip and Caleb, are with us this time.

 We can see first hand how seeds planted can bloom and grow. 

Please continue to pray for us and our safety and health as we

travel.
Deb from onboard the "Amor E Esperanca"