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women from all over the world meet twice a year. It is also his home where he resides with his wife, lonely elderly and 31 adopted abandoned children (plus five of their own).
Paiva’s message was one of unconditional love and service. He stressed the importance of doing, that praying is not enough and that “we all must stop seeming to be and start living our beliefs.”
He said it is no accident that he has found himself in Rappahannock, although the story is quite remarkable. Throughout his travels speaking in the U.S., he has been searching for a place that resembles the ancient sacredness of his land. He told the audience that he has found it here. He said he has been told that “where the river runs south to north, there is a sacredness in the land.” The Vilcanota, that runs through the sacred valley of the Incas, The Nile River and our Shenandoah River all run south to north.
His home, called Samana Wasi, was founded in 1988. It’s purpose is to serve street children and lonely older people by
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