We’re heading out…with all our suitcases and they gave us a row of four. Go Alitalia!
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Mission Accomplished!
THANK YOU
Thanks to all of you who played a special part in this wonderful furlough. By the time you read this, we will probably be heading back to work.
Yes…furlough is tough work, but nothing like what awaits us as we re-enter our mission field.
Pray for us as we re-adapt to the Italian ways, to meeting the needs of people, to bringing hope to those who are without hope.
Here are a few good prayer requests as we return:
1. Safe travels. We will be traveling with a quasi-two-year-old on our lap. Pray that they would be able to offer us a free seat.
2. Health. As soon as I get back I have my checkup. I have to get a request from my doctor for bloodwork that I need for CAT scan that I need for my checkup. In socialized medicine this seems almost impossible.
3. Citizenship. I hope to complete documentation to apply for Italian citizenship.
4. Ministry Re-Integration. Pray that we can understand how the ministry has developed in the last six months and how we must adapt.
Grazie!
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Getting the Blog in your Inbox and other cool news
Noah and his “Chimp”
Well…it’s official… You can now receive our blog articles in your inbox!
This should allow you to be even more connected and informed!
In other news, if you receive our updates, you will notice that we have switched to a new great provider: mailchimp. Not only do they have a cool name, but they are great to work with. Let us know what you think!
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Happy Thanksgiving 2012!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Our Thanksgiving Tour is coming to an end with a great time of family, fellowship and food.
Now we get to enjoy a few days of relaxation with Melodee’s parents in Florida before we head back to Italy.
Certainly we feel that God has answered our prayers for this furlough in so many ways…
1. We have had great times of communion with our partnering churches and individuals. So many people have committed to pray for the 88 unreached townships of Umbria. We know that God is going to do something great with this sacrifice of supplication on their behalf.
2. We have had enriching time with many of our mentors. They have helped us evaluate our spiritual lives, our expectations, and our life mission.
3. We have had the opportunity for Noah to get to know his cousins and aunts and uncles on this side of the pond. And, of course, it has been so special for Melodee and me as well!
When preparing for furlough, it was easy for me to focus on the importance of reconnecting with so many people who make our ministry a reality through their prayers and giving. I probably spent the good half of six months preparing the scheduled and the presentation.
The one day it dawned on me…as a missionary kid, furlough was special because it gave me the opportunity to see my grandparents, my aunts and uncles, my cousins and some of my parents’ best friends, as well as the people who support the ministry. So we have made every attempt to see family, including a special visit to see Melodee’s grandfather in Pennsylvania before he passed away, days after we arrived. And our family and friends have reached out to us, making special memories.
God has been good to us, and He has given us above and beyond our expectations.
Thank you to each one who had made this possible.
To Hell with the Devil and His Destructive Lies
If you have heard our presentation, you know how important prayer has been to our ministry and the work we have seen God do in our midst.
John Piper recently said it so eloquently in this article where he is quoted by Justin Taylor, of the Gospel Coalition, that I decided to share it here.
How many times have we been deceived to believe that we shouldn’t pray, for one or more reasons! In the article’s title John tells us where this lie belongs. Enjoy! It might just change your life. To Hell with the Devil and His Destructive Lies.