I cannot believe we only have one more week left.  This trip has gone by so fast.  I thank God for opportunity to do his work here in Italy.  Everything has been going well.  Our readers have been showing us around amazing places in Italy.  Also,  our reading session are becoming more meaningful as our time here in Italy comes to an End.  I am going to miss my family here in Italy.

God is doing a great work!!!

I thank God for the awesome time we have had in Italy so far.  We are making impacts in people's lives.  Our relationships with our readers are growing stronger; we are starting to spend time with our readers out of our reading sessions.  We praise God for the great work he is doing in Paterno.

Week 2

We are done with week two.  We thank God for the relationships that we are building with our current readers.  They really enjoy the reading sessions and what we are reading about.  Also,  this week we had our first party.  It went well.  I believe everybody had a great time.  We praise God for the readers that we have and for the new readers to come. 

Hey guys,

We have had two successful info meetings.  The church is very excited because we have more readers than last year.   Can't wait until next week when we  start reading and have our first party.  I thank God for the blessing he has bestowed upon us during this project.

We are finally here in Italy.  I thank God for the safe flight.  Our apartment is great, and the people at the church are really nice. Also, I am excited about meeting our readers tomorrow.  Here is the view from our balcony.






Mount Etna (Volcano)

my journey through christ

Travis: staying at J-Rowes house at the moment, very good atmosphere. Waiting for tomorrow heading to my house hope he likes it. Other than that im kinda nervous about the trip, but i know my faith and trust in god will sustain me.

Information on Paterno

I have not been updating my blog lately; however we leave in almost a week. So here is some information on Paterno, Italy.  The picture on the left is a garden on the slope of Mount Etna.  Paterno is actually on the southwestern foot of Mount Etna.  Doesn't it look so cool?  Also, Mount Etna is the most active volcano in Europe. It has history going back to the Greeks and Romans.  When I get there I will start taking pictures and post them on the blog.  Most importantly, we have been told that we already have ten readers signed up.  The majority of our readers will come from the  surrounding schools.

 

Travis and I are going to Paterno, Italy on the 17th of May. We pray to God that he will use us to fulfill his will and witness to the lost. I pray to God for the heart of a servant. May his will be done and not mine. 

-You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:13-16