At the insistence of my bud pastor Jeff, I’ve been following the blog of a character (I say that in a nice way đ ) by the name of Vince Antonucci. Vince’s contention is: âWe absolutely suck at reaching people who are far from God. There are lots of things our churches do well, but […]
A request
I talked with Ăudrey last night on the phone.Their belongings still have not arrived and they don’t have any firm information as to when they will arrive. They are literally living out of their suitcase. They have no furniture, no cooking utensils, none of the things that are necessary for your day to day living. […]
Uptown we are
We’re really uptown in downtown UbaĂșna! Ăudrey just emailed me and told me that he’d been given a glass pulpit. A glass pulpit! In the middle of the desert? I can’t wait to see pictures!
Elvis in UbaĂșna
It just dawned on me, Elvis and Brasil (and therefore UbaĂșna by extension) have a very close connection. On August 16, 1977, two very important events took place: the King of Rock died sitting on a toilet in Memphis and a really young Joe Carr got on an airplane in Memphis bound for the jungles […]
Chairway to Heaven update
Wow! (I’ve got to find another word… I’m about to wear this one out! đ ) A week ago we started this little campaign to raise $2,000 to buy chairs for UbaĂșna; as of today we’ve at $1,500 — that blows me away! For full details, check this out. Want to help us push it […]