Diary of Humanitarian Roraima Mission – Jan 2

Monday, January 2

Missionaries gather with the Commander of the Civil Defense of Roraima in the CRI – Center of Reference to the Immigrant, in the city of Boa Vista, and talk about the situation of the place.

A meeting is conducted with the refugees of the CRI, where Colonel Edivaldo Cláudio do Amaral, of the Civil Defense of Roraima, talked about the need of obeying the rules of the place for the co-existence in community.

After that a census was made to check what refugees want to return to Venezuela.

Two Indigenous Chiefs apologize for the consumption of alcoholic drinks in the turn of the year.

“They showed sincere repentance, asking for a new opportunity. Some said they want to attend mass and confess. For the whole group of the missionaries the day was of a very deep inner work, in the last days we had to work patience and non-judgment”, said Clara, a missionary of the Fraternidade – International Humanitarian Federation.

Fixing and distribution of lunch.

Health assistance to adults due to the excess of alcoholic drinks.

A child was taken to hospital due to an infection in a wound.