Paul Chandler’s MonthlyNewsletterFrom Castanhal, BrazilAugust, 2008

Well another month has past. It has been a good busy month. So lets get started.A little ditty about the end of July; the Trezise Family and I went to Mamaoto do teaching and to have a Medical Mission Retreat. Ken, Leslie, and Ihave some very encouraging conversation, among many thingsdiscussed one was about me returning to Brazil full-time to work with theever growing medical mission here in Castanhal. We prayed and talkedand prayed and I am going to be returning to Castanhal as a full-timemissionary. (photo: Moju River at Sunset.)We started out the month where we ended July teaching basic first aidto the Salt Water Area, Maruda. We had four people in the class andhad a lot of fun with them. I taught the bandaging and splitting class,where I bandaged up Wes and then let the class practice on the other Trezise kids. When we returned to Castanhal a team from New York wasthere finishing up their mission trip. I got to hang out with them and getto know some really great people.On Friday August 8, Ken, Micah, and I helped take the team to theairport and waited with them for their flight back to the USA. Then the3Hs’ went to the Senior Pastor house from the Belem Igreja da Paz tohave a meeting about starting medical clinics with them in their church plant areas. We were able to setup a trip with them later inAugust.We had about a week to get ready for the trip with the Belem Igreja.Ken and I purchased medication and organized and packed our medical kits. It was kind of hard packing, not know what we wouldencounter. When we go to do clinics we go to places we have been before and know how many people toexpect.Monday, August 18, we, Ken, Micah, Kezia, and I left Castanhal to meetup with Pastor Marcel and his wife Thelma, Pastora Leida, Dra. Ana Paula,and Jucia in Belem. After boarding the boat we cross the bay to a smallriver and went to a village call Piramanha. Tuesday and Wednesday wedid medical clinics at Piramanha and consulted about 110 in the twodays.It was an awesome trip in every aspect. We got to meet, talk, and get toknow people from our sister church. Went to and saw a new area that wehave never been to. And care for and show Jesus’ healing power tomany people who have never had health care before. We had enoughmedication for everyone we saw, praise God. (photo: Micah & Pastora Leida. Ken, Kezia, Dra. Ana, Me, andJucia.)August 25 we, Ken, Micah, Kezia, and I set out for another medical clinic. Thistime we went to the Moju River area. Monday’s clinic was at Aqua Pe wherethere were several people already waiting for us. We work from about10:30AM to 3PM consulting close to 120 people. It was very hot, but very goodclinic with a couple of interesting cases. (Photo: From where I was sitting justas we were getting start, there was already a crowd.