This is the leader of the Mandacaru EAB/ACEV Church in Santana de Mangueria County, far west Paraíba State in NE Brazil. His name is Antônio Otacílio, but, as so often happens in Brazil he is only know by his nick name of Sitonio, or may it should be spelt Citonio.
Sitonio became suddenly ill out of the blue on Saturday with severe haemorrhaging and I awoke on Sunday morning to the news that he had been brought to the Patos general hospital where he was dangerously ill. Contacts with doctor friends confirmed the gravity of his health situation and that he would need to be transferred to a larger more advance medical centre at Campina Grande once he could be stabilized. This was eventually achieved and this Monday evening he has arrived in Campina Grande. Please pray for our dear brother. What the cause of the haemorrhage is is still unknown. He needed a lot of blood transfusion to stabilize him.
Sunday's services went well amidst all this and were a real blessing. News also came through of Pastor Hamilton at our big second church in Campina Grande having gone down with a more severe type of Dengue Fever which is life threatening. He has been in and out of hospital and today is a bit better. Please pray for Hamilton as well. The battle is hot!
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