Sunday, August 12, 2012, 10:40 a.m.
Greetings from Boa Vista! Today is Father's Day in Brazil, so they are having a huge party here at this village,
and most are not interested in coming to receive medical or dental care, much less to chat and get to
know us. Some of us are on the boat right now because of the chuva! Chuva is Portuguese for rain. This
storm is quite windy. There are white caps on the river. The rest of the team is up in the village giving a few
of the villagers some medical and dental care, distributing eyeglasses and medications. We will leave here at
lunchtime and try to find opportunities to serve in other villages. The men from our team have been packing
fishing gear and tools to give to the men of the villages. Linda and I are here writing the blog.
and most are not interested in coming to receive medical or dental care, much less to chat and get to
know us. Some of us are on the boat right now because of the chuva! Chuva is Portuguese for rain. This
storm is quite windy. There are white caps on the river. The rest of the team is up in the village giving a few
of the villagers some medical and dental care, distributing eyeglasses and medications. We will leave here at
lunchtime and try to find opportunities to serve in other villages. The men from our team have been packing
fishing gear and tools to give to the men of the villages. Linda and I are here writing the blog.
Yesterday in Sao Joao Batista, we had all of our clinics and ministries open. The medical clinic saw 44 patients.
The dentist arrived at lunchtime, and she got right to work after lunch. While the women were waiting in the clinics,
Linda, Jacqueline, and I got to hold some cute babies and meet some nice teenage girls and mothers. Late in
the afternoon, we gathered about 20 women in the church to talk with them and give them some family packs
containing soaps, lotions, vitamins, washcloths, and Daughter of the King bracelet kits. Most of the women
were believers, and we had an opportunity to pray with them and for them before we left. Right outside the church,
Cody and Ananda were taking family pictures with our polaroid camera. They put the pictures in a little craft
foam frame with stickers. They really seemed to enjoy that. The men on our team were really encouraged by the
large group of men who participated in their meeting. Francisco shared his testimony with them. Izzy preached
a little sermon. One man accepted Jesus. The children had a great time in VBS! We saw them playing with
the hoola hoops we brought from Hoola for Happiness. They were jumping rope and playing soccer, too.
The dentist arrived at lunchtime, and she got right to work after lunch. While the women were waiting in the clinics,
Linda, Jacqueline, and I got to hold some cute babies and meet some nice teenage girls and mothers. Late in
the afternoon, we gathered about 20 women in the church to talk with them and give them some family packs
containing soaps, lotions, vitamins, washcloths, and Daughter of the King bracelet kits. Most of the women
were believers, and we had an opportunity to pray with them and for them before we left. Right outside the church,
Cody and Ananda were taking family pictures with our polaroid camera. They put the pictures in a little craft
foam frame with stickers. They really seemed to enjoy that. The men on our team were really encouraged by the
large group of men who participated in their meeting. Francisco shared his testimony with them. Izzy preached
a little sermon. One man accepted Jesus. The children had a great time in VBS! We saw them playing with
the hoola hoops we brought from Hoola for Happiness. They were jumping rope and playing soccer, too.
After another delicious dinner cooked by the awesome cooks here on the boat, we had our devotion, and went
to our hammocks early. Tchau for now from Linda and Bekah!
to our hammocks early. Tchau for now from Linda and Bekah!
;)
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