1 00:00:05,131 --> 00:00:08,251 My name is Tayana Nascimento da Silva. 2 00:00:08,251 --> 00:00:11,971 I am a dentist, and I live in Belém, in Pará. 3 00:00:18,690 --> 00:00:20,260 My name is Íris Sena. 4 00:00:20,260 --> 00:00:22,862 I am a physician, specializing in family medicine, 5 00:00:22,862 --> 00:00:24,514 and I live in Belém, Pará. 6 00:00:29,254 --> 00:00:31,928 I am training as a dental surgeon, 7 00:00:32,454 --> 00:00:34,742 but my routine involves academic study. 8 00:00:35,693 --> 00:00:37,734 I am studying medicine as well. 9 00:00:41,319 --> 00:00:44,110 I am a doctor in a town in the interior of Pará. 10 00:00:46,814 --> 00:00:50,814 We assist families in a health center called The Family Health Strategy. 11 00:00:52,278 --> 00:00:54,398 As a doctor and a dentist, 12 00:00:54,398 --> 00:00:57,228 Dr. Iris and Dr. Tayana were excited 13 00:00:57,228 --> 00:01:00,948 when they heard an invitation to join the Luzeiro 29. 14 00:01:07,886 --> 00:01:10,168 I have seen people sitting in a plastic chair, 15 00:01:10,168 --> 00:01:13,705 in the middle of the countryside, living in poor conditions, 16 00:01:14,068 --> 00:01:15,865 and we did what we could. 17 00:01:15,865 --> 00:01:18,505 Sometimes we could only make fluoride applications 18 00:01:18,505 --> 00:01:20,805 and essential services. 19 00:01:20,805 --> 00:01:24,335 When I arrived on the boat, I almost fell back when I entered 20 00:01:24,335 --> 00:01:26,125 and saw the clinic structure. 21 00:01:26,125 --> 00:01:27,295 I was so excited. 22 00:01:27,295 --> 00:01:29,588 I would make videos and send them to my family. 23 00:01:29,588 --> 00:01:33,325 I would say, "Guys, there's a whole office inside the boat." 24 00:01:33,325 --> 00:01:36,539 I thought I was going to get here and not find that.” 25 00:01:38,007 --> 00:01:40,204 A very capable structure for the services. 26 00:01:41,190 --> 00:01:43,878 There's a lot of collaboration with donating medicines, 27 00:01:44,267 --> 00:01:46,931 with supplies for the work in my area and others. 28 00:01:48,577 --> 00:01:50,265 It was very encouraging. 29 00:01:51,497 --> 00:01:54,049 Also, the work itself, which is the best of all. 30 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:06,335 In the most remote places, 31 00:02:06,335 --> 00:02:08,756 there is a lack of basic health information, 32 00:02:08,756 --> 00:02:12,321 so an essential part of the doctors' job is to educate people 33 00:02:12,321 --> 00:02:14,013 with good health practices. 34 00:02:16,608 --> 00:02:20,873 The most common thing that comes in is decayed teeth. 35 00:02:21,736 --> 00:02:25,336 We do a lot of restorations, and unfortunately, 36 00:02:25,336 --> 00:02:27,480 we do a lot of extractions. 37 00:02:28,113 --> 00:02:32,251 If I find someone without cavities, I think they are infrequent, 38 00:02:32,251 --> 00:02:33,536 just a few cases. 39 00:02:34,072 --> 00:02:36,492 I think I can count them on one hand. 40 00:02:38,127 --> 00:02:41,520 The most common in children, young people, is germs. 41 00:02:42,661 --> 00:02:46,774 We talk about the purification of water, about the correct way to wash your fruits, 42 00:02:46,774 --> 00:02:49,504 vegetables, legumes, and everything else, 43 00:02:49,504 --> 00:02:51,214 to avoid contamination. 44 00:02:52,406 --> 00:02:54,674 There is no point in giving medicine today. 45 00:02:56,187 --> 00:02:59,157 Next week, they eat poorly again, use untreated water, 46 00:02:59,157 --> 00:03:01,549 and unfortunately, they can get the disease again. 47 00:03:05,224 --> 00:03:08,716 Sometimes, one toothbrush is used for the whole family 48 00:03:08,716 --> 00:03:11,126 or more than one person in the house. 49 00:03:11,126 --> 00:03:12,256 That's common. 50 00:03:12,256 --> 00:03:15,076 Then, "No. Look, here's a toothbrush for you, 51 00:03:15,076 --> 00:03:17,716 one for your father, one for your mother. 52 00:03:17,716 --> 00:03:19,716 Don't let everybody use the same brush 53 00:03:19,716 --> 00:03:22,867 because the disease you have will pass on to others." 54 00:03:23,133 --> 00:03:25,673 The lack of information is so significant 55 00:03:25,673 --> 00:03:27,175 that this information-- 56 00:03:27,175 --> 00:03:30,391 super simple for us, that we were born knowing-- 57 00:03:30,391 --> 00:03:32,503 practically, for them, it's new. 58 00:03:33,916 --> 00:03:37,216 Íris and Tayana's stories began in different places. 59 00:03:37,502 --> 00:03:40,922 They first met on this Luzeiro 29 adventure. 60 00:03:41,167 --> 00:03:43,958 Their story is about how they cared for people, 61 00:03:43,958 --> 00:03:46,289 but it is also a story of love. 62 00:03:50,556 --> 00:03:54,296 I came as a dentist, and he came as a doctor. 63 00:03:56,224 --> 00:03:59,534 We met for the first time in the van, going to the boat. 64 00:04:02,388 --> 00:04:05,012 There, we started talking and started a friendship. 65 00:04:06,375 --> 00:04:09,239 When we left, we did academic work with the data from here, 66 00:04:10,562 --> 00:04:11,792 The friendship continued 67 00:04:11,792 --> 00:04:13,969 until we started dating a few months later. 68 00:04:15,305 --> 00:04:18,555 Then, after that, a little bit later, we got married. 69 00:04:35,422 --> 00:04:38,358 Sometimes I feel like I'm inside a dream. 70 00:04:39,057 --> 00:04:41,387 I don't know if you've ever had that feeling-- 71 00:04:41,387 --> 00:04:44,269 like you’re looking at your life from the outside. 72 00:04:44,896 --> 00:04:48,406 You look, and you say, "Wow, it even looks like a dream. 73 00:04:48,406 --> 00:04:49,626 Is it really true?" 74 00:04:50,726 --> 00:04:53,284 When I look at the opportunity to be working here, 75 00:04:53,284 --> 00:04:55,418 I feel like an active part, 76 00:04:55,418 --> 00:04:57,936 like being an extension of God's arms. 77 00:04:59,894 --> 00:05:03,602 I can tell you that it is a very great feeling of gratitude. 78 00:05:05,493 --> 00:05:08,456 From Dr. Íris and Dr. Tayana's perspective, 79 00:05:08,456 --> 00:05:10,471 it’s heartwarming to do good. 80 00:05:10,471 --> 00:05:13,751 However, they recognize that there are still thousands of lives 81 00:05:13,751 --> 00:05:16,232 that need care and the love of Jesus. 82 00:05:17,017 --> 00:05:20,167 It will still take many miles of sailing and many years 83 00:05:20,167 --> 00:05:24,576 to continue seeing, feeling, and living Project Luzeiro. 84 00:05:25,514 --> 00:05:27,185 At the end of the day, however, 85 00:05:27,185 --> 00:05:28,945 when we lay our head on the pillow, 86 00:05:28,945 --> 00:05:31,105 we feel that sense of mission accomplished, 87 00:05:31,105 --> 00:05:32,485 of duty fulfilled. 88 00:05:33,869 --> 00:05:37,129 To be able to remember that I was able to help someone, 89 00:05:37,129 --> 00:05:39,644 that there were people who left here smiling, 90 00:05:39,644 --> 00:05:42,851 thanking me because they weren't feeling pain anymore, 91 00:05:42,851 --> 00:05:45,421 because they were going to be able to sleep at night-- 92 00:05:45,421 --> 00:05:47,439 that's the best payoff, I think.