Flavor. Every little place has it. Unfortunately, the flavor can be sour. Ubaúna is in the middle of nowhere, a sleepy little villa, rural, even “hick.” There is no police presence, no civil authorities, no ability to maintain law and order except the good will of the people. For years, scores of decades, that has […]
The Farmhouse
Of notoriety on par with that of Jesse James, “the farmhouse” in Ubaúna is the base of operations for mission trips into this region. Often made out to be worse than it really is, the farmhouse is primarily used for sleeping, or at least what passes for that. Wildlife abounds; frogs in an amazing variety […]
Júnior
“What’s your name?” “Júnior” “So, how do you say it in English?” “Junior” And with that began our relationship with our artist-painter-teacher who would go to Ubaúna with us to help the children express themselves artistically. Júnior, who had no idea who we were before this encounter, had volunteered to go somewhere he’d never gone […]
Joe’s kids
We have many people who are sponsoring children through Gospel for Brazil’s Seed of Hope program. I wish there was some way that I could adequately express my thanks to each and every one of you. I wish you could physically see the difference that you are making daily in the lives of these forgotten […]
Ubaúna Warm Fuzzies
Passing along some more photo-love from Ubaúna, Brazil. Of course, you must click here to get the warm fuzzies.