Thursday, June 26

This will probably be the final blog from Brazil. The Medical Team is back in Cuiaba and will be departing tomorrow afternoon. The clinic could not have been smoother. The team saw 2176 patients which is a record. The Lord allowed us to see 880 people pray to receive Christ which brought the total for the two weeks to 4600!!!. We look forward to returning if the Lord will allow. Thank you for praying for us. Please pray for my assistant Kay Crafton in the loss of her husband, Bill. This trip would not have been possible without the tireless efforts of Kay. The journey home begins.

Wednesday, June 25

Each day while updating this blog I try to think of ways to effectively convey the magnitude of what God is doing. Words cannot completely express how the Medical Clinic has changed an entire community. Over 600 people have prayed the prayer to receive Christ. If the Lord allows we will see over 800 professions of faith in just a few short days. In a community of 3000 +/- that is an impact that is unexplainable. Yesterday the team saw 540 patients bringing the weeks total thus far to 1669 patients. The professions of faith for the Evangelism week and Medical week has now reached a miracle level of 4400 sweet dear souls for Jesus Christ.



Today is the last day of clinic. The team of course has mixed emotions as their hearts are torn between leaving the Brazilians they have grown to love and returning to loved ones in the states. Each year this is a beautiful struggle. Its has been a great two weeks with many lives changed and people helped.



The work for the Brazilians has just begun as they strive to make sense of all the decisions and attached those individuals to churches, etc.



I mentioned to you yesterday about praying for the church building next door. We are researching it and trying to find the owner. My thoughts are that the Well Drilling team that will be here in October could journey over for a day and clean up the building, paint, etc. Just dreaming a little.



All the team is well, a little emotional today, but doing great!!

Tuesday, June 24

Yesterday was a day filled with many blessings. The clinic was a beehive of activity as the team saw 551 patients of which 207 prayed to receive Christ. The Medical Team has provided care to 1129 patients in two and half days. The community is very appreciative of the ministry the team is providing. As I shared in earlier blogs, there is a great need for an evangelical church in the community. Right next to the school is a vacant church building. It needs some repairs but I can´t get it off my mind. I have no idea who the owner is or what it would take to place a church family there but would you pray about this with me? I just can´t help but believe there could be a connection between our being here, needing to start a church here, and there being an empty church building right next door.



The total people who have prayed a prayer to receive Christ as Lord and Savior over the last two weeks is 4197!!!! There is no way to comprehend what that means. Just one soul getting saved would be worth all the time and effort but 4197, well that´s a miracle.



The team is all doing well. Pray for them!!

Monday, June 23

Today is the second full day of clinics here in Santa Elvira. Yesterday the team saw 413 patients of which 181 prayed to receive Christ!!! God is moving in the hearts of the people in this small town. Through the first day and a half of clinics the teams has served 578 patients and the Lord has added 270 to His Kingdom. If you have been keeping up with this blog you know that we have been here for two weeks. The first week our evengelism team worked very hard and saw many to come to Christ. When you add the Evangelism decisions for Christ to the ones we have seen through a couple of days here the total is 3990!! The 4000 number has already been surpassed today but we will wait until tomorrow to give that update. Have a great day!!

Sunday, June 22

Saturday´s half day clinic went great. The team was able to get their feet wet as they prepare for the next four days of 8:30 - 6:00 pm clinics. During the half day clinic the team saw 165 patients. Of those 165, 89 prayed a prayer to receive Christ as Lord and Savior!!!! The two week total of professions of faith is now at 3809!!! What an awesome God we serve. We are so blessed by the response of the people who up until now have not been very open to the message of Salvation. There is a Catholic church across the street from the clinic and they have asked for us to show the Jesus film tonight!!! Barry Lane will share his testimony and I am sure he will manage to work the Gospel into his time of sharing!!!! Pray for that meeting as we seek to build bridges with the community and share the hope that is found in a relationship Jesus Christ. All the team members are well and having a great time. The showers are cold but the fellowship is as warm as ever.

Saturday, June 21

Sorry for the delay in updating. Yesterday, Friday,June 20th, was a busy day as the Evangelism Team began their journey back to America and the Medical Team arrived in Brazil. The Medical Team was late in arriving, about five hours. The Evangelism Team was really looking forward to greeting the arriving team but their planes literally passed each other on the tarmac in Cuiaba as one arrived and the other departed. The Medical Team then began a three hours bus ride to the city of Santa Elvira. Santa Elvira is a heavily catholic community with little evangelistic influence. The Medical Team sorted medicines this morning and began seeing patients around 1:00 pm eastern time. As I am typing, they are seeing patients and will see about 300 patients this afternoon before their first full day tomorrow. As of this morning, including the Evangelism Week, the Lord has allowed us to see 3720 people profess Christ as Lord and Savior. The teams have been incredible, with a heart for Brazil and more importantly a heart for Jesus Christ. Pray for the MedicalTeam especially the evangelism portion of the Clinic as the `soil´ here, in Santa Elvira, is much harder than we are used to in Brazil. Hope to be able to update again soon. Ate Logo!!

Wednesday, June 18th

Seems that each day the Lord´s goodness continues. His mercy truly is new everyday! The weather was much warmer but still a nice breeze in the air. The Lord allowed us to see over 600 professions of faith today bringing the total to 2628 for the week!!!! That is hard to believe. The country of Brazil seems more open than ever to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Tomorrow will be our last day in the schools, homes and churches. It will be a full day and usually ends with tears of joy for the journey and some sadness as we leave friends behind. The Medical team will arrive on Friday.