Since the school year finishes a few weeks earlier than the church year, the Youth Group is the first of my regular commitments that has gone into summer hibernation. On Saturday we took the members of the group to the ice cream parlour that is under our previous apartment - the best ice creams in the area. Then on Sunday morning the group’s video which summed up its activities for the year was shown. There was also the recital by the Sunday School children - a play that Pinuccia had written and a couple of songs. Then this afternoon, along with most of the church, we went up the Valsugana valley, where one of the church members made about 40 pizzas for everybody. (He is an ex pizza cook, and a very good one too, and has built a pizza oven in his garage.) With the better weather and longer days now, it was good to be able to stay outside and chat together. With three weeks away due to our trip to Sicily, there is a number of people in the church that I don’t know now, since there are often new people attending, so it was good to meet a few of them as well. There was also the announcement of another pregnancy - there are now seven pregnant ladies in the congregation, quite a high number considering there are less than 70 regular (or almost regular) adults in the church.

Just to keep me busy, there was also a concert with the band on Saturday night, which meant a quick change into my uniform after the Youth Group before going to play in a small town in the mountains just about Lavis. It was my last concert before the summer break (although the band will be going to Germany next weekend, I will not be going), although I am not sure how many weeks we will have of rehearsals still.

As I mentioned last time, there was also a public conference on depression in the town library on Friday. It went well, with a good attendance between invited friends and people who came from the advertising, and an encouragement for the listeners to have a personal relationship with Jesus.

I should also give an update on the possible meeting place we might be renting that I mentioned a few weeks ago. The negotiations with the town council go ahead, and we have got over the problems of the low roof and a few parking places that were required. There should not be any further problems, although it will still take some time for the bureaucracy to come through. But keep praying for a solution to our hall problem. Today was quite a squeeze in the hall we currently use, and with another seven babies coming along now…

Speaking of a bit of time needed for the bureaucracy, doing the week I finally got my application for Italian citizenship accepted. It took about six months for me to get all the documents and the appropriate translations and legalisations from different offices in Australia and Italy. However, the estimated time for my application to be approved, when I will become a dual citizen, is two years, so I’m not going to be holding my breath waiting.

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