Something was in the air at the Casa de Dom Inacio. More in the water. Wheelchairs and walking aids had been discarded, stacked to the rafters of a room in the Casa. Phoebe from the Sunshine Coast and I were among thousands who travelled here to seek help from Medium Joao de Deus. I needed him to save me from blindness while Phoebe needed relief from pain so severe she cried herself to sleep. Phoebe had seen Medium Joao before and regarded him as the next best thing to Jesus Christ. From eastern Australia, we crossed the Pacific Ocean, flew…

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