We left the hotel Tuesday at 6:45 am and would not return until 1:00am Wednesday morning. The 3 hour bus journey to Maua took us to a different face of Brazil. Tall, rolling hills, deep green woods, highly industrialized... and very poor. The average income in this area is about $300 American dollars.


Maua carries a reputation for being the slums and possibly dangerous. Yet, the reality didn't seem to fit that reputation. It is very old and somewhat primative, but the people appear to be very happy with what they have. A clear indication of it's difference was the absence of fireworks. A few fireworks are set off by dealers to give notice of a new arrival of supplies. This is a familiar noise in Campinas, yet was absent in Maua.

No known mission group of our size has visited Maua. Children took off from shcool to meet us as we arrived. This was a big day for them. Groups were assigned and sent out to great, invite and share the Gospel. the people were very receptive and responded well.


Many people gave their life to Christ on the streets. The Sports team split off to go to a local juvenile jail. No cameras were allowed, if fact the two photos in this gallery are the only photos they allowed. Fourteen boys gave their life to Christ from the jail. Two concerts were given that night, ccomplete with the Gospel message. Both were packed, with many standing outside. The energy outside matched that that was present inside. The Sports and Evangelism teams witnessed to those standing around and over 35 were saved. We know of at least 130 people who were won to the Lord that day in Maua.