Today was Reformation Sunday (the Sunday before the anniversary of the day in which Luther nailed his 95 thesis to the door), and is our custom we had a special service. This year it is particularly special in Italy, as it is also the 400th anniversary of an Italian translation of the Bible, which has […]

A couple of highlights from the last few days. One was the first combined Young Adults and Youth Group meeting, which was also the first “Youth Retreat”. There were nine from the Young Adults group and three of the teenagers, plus a few leaders, and we met from 1 to 7pm for lunch (can’t have […]

It is back to normal programming now, after being quite busy in the last few days. On Monday the whole family went to Desenzano, an hour and a half south of here, for a meeting with the other ECM missionaries in Italy. We got back at 7pm, and a bit more an hour later I […]

Today Stefania had her birthday party with her friends of the same age. At least that was the idea, but two of them came down sick, and although one of the mothers did come (whom I have known for many years in both bands I have played in), only one almost two year old could […]

Today we give thanks for the first two years of Stefania’s life. Today we will celebrate in our extended family (since my mother and brother are still here), and on Sunday there will be a small party for some of her friends of the same age. Stefania has in fact been receiving gifts for the […]

There has of course been more time with the family in the last few days, although on the weekend it was also mixed with some of my other normal commitments. On Saturday the Youth Group had its usual monthly social event, which happened to be cooking. So when we got around to planning it and […]

My brother and mother arrived on Tuesday afternoon, although since the first half of the week is when I do all my Bible studies I was not able to do that much with them. But since my mother knows the area well now after lots of visits, she has been able to show my brother […]