Category Archives: Monthly E-letter
Starting the year with a bang!
Happy New Year!! In Italy the New Year celebration is a big deal. It is traditional to have a succulent meal with multiple appetizers, at least two kinds of pasta, two side dishes (one being lentils cooked with sausage), … Continue reading
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas from the Whitmans! Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, … Continue reading
Ten Quick Prayer requests for November
As I sit down to work on my message for Sunday, I realize how grateful we are for your work of prayer during this busy time of the year. So I am stopping everything to ask for your prayers, … Continue reading
Avalanche!
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by God’s work in your life? Does your life ever remind you of those avalanches that are so common in the Alps, only a few hundred miles from here? Truthfully, I am guessing that if … Continue reading
When Peace is Nothing but an Illusion
It’s early Sunday morning. It looks like another lazy summer day here at the gates of Perugia. It’s so quiet I hear a dove coo, and then flutter away. I couldn’t think of a more peaceful start to my day. … Continue reading