We made it! Oi from the Amazon!
Today is Sunday and our first day in the villages. After several days of travel we are really excited to finally be with the people of the Amazon.
The week started off great and we all shared amazing stories tonight after dinner! Between all three villages we had a little over 100 kids in VBS. We also started the medical side of our trip in Saint Antonio, the largest of the three villages with two doctors and one dentist. The dentist pulled over 30 teeth - ouch! Dr. Tom and Dr. Pablo treated about 150 people in the village and are preparing for another very busy day tomorrow.
The rest of the team started door to door evangelism in the villages and had great success. Success for us is defined as finding a person of peace. These people allow us into their homes and are our best avenue in spreading the gospel.
We never realized how much we love peanut butter, body wash and hair gel. Please pray God brings us our much needed checked bags for VBS supplies, protection against the sun and bugs as well as a good old American PB&J. Not to mention that some people are beginning to stink...praise the Lord for the three people who packed body wash in their carry-on bags! "They're on their way" is all we know after TAM left all of our bags in Miami.
We end the day saying Muito Obrigado Senhor (Thank You Very Much Lord)!
Prestonwood - November 2011 Team
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