This was a great way to spend the Carnaval holiday...out on the river! We were blessed to have Silvia's dad with us on this trip doing eye surgeries for Pterygium. He was assisted by fellow missionary Micah Gregory as surgical technician and they completed about a dozen procedures! This was a huge blessing for these people! Everybody was thankful to have Dr. Ribeiro in town!
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| Dr. Ribeiro, Micah, and Isaura in surgery. |
Also on the trip were a couple visiting doctors from Southern Brazil, one general practicioner and another plastic surgeon. They also attended people with varying sicknesses as well as removing cysts, moles, and other skin diseases. Mission nurses Isaura and Katie assisted with various surgeries and attended patients as well. Adriano, Silvia and I helped with the pharmacy and various other logistical needs for the clinic. I'm not sure how many patients were seen but it sure seemed crazy!
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| Katie assisting the Doctor to remove a mole. |
We participated in the local Sunday worship service as well as showed an evangelical film on Monday night. We had great gatherings and so there is no doubt in my mind that this even will bear fruit in the weeks to come! Pray with us for the local pastor, Genêsio, and his wife who will follow up and care for these God-hungry people! They were so thankful to have us!
I was able to spend some time getting around with Pastor Genesio to the various surrounding communities where he is supervising new churches and cell groups. We visited four communities yesterday via speed boat and five more today via motorcycle. I was able to gather GPS coordinates for them to help us get more data for our Church-Plant Mapping Initiative that I am leading for PAZ.
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| Making our way through the grass in the river to get to the next community! |
Thanks for your prayers for this great work in the Amazon Basin! The Spirit is moving here and we're all taking advantage of the Great Harvest!
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| Our Team! |
Boasting in Christ,
John
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