This morning in church there were 70 regular adults, which easily broke our old record of 66. As well as that, there were more guests than usual, and more children as well. In fact there was another record, with five children less than seven months old, and they take up more space than an adult. […]

The dinner together of the Rovereto group went well, and I could see the relationships between the members grow as there were opportunities to talk and get to know each other that there aren’t during a typical Bible study night. There were also two people who don’t come to the group usually (for my Seattle […]

A couple of upcoming events to pray for:
Next Tuesday instead of the usual Bible study, the group at Rovereto will be going out to eat a pizza together. Although the aim is not only to eat together, but also invite others to get to know us and the group: the son of one of the […]

I have finished my first week of studies for the new year, with the groups on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and the teenagers on Saturday (although Pinuccia did the study on Saturday, and someone else on Monday). And Stefania and Daniele survived the first week with me as well! I also managed to play in […]

There was an interesting study last night in the cell group, where someone was present who had been in Catholic religious orders for 9 years (as a Jesuit, as a monk, and in other forms); he is now studying theology at Trento, but believes after having read Luther and other Protestant theologians that the Catholic […]

…at least for Pinuccia. This morning she accepted a job from 2.30pm to 4.30pm for four months (although in February it will be until 5.30pm). It is in the centre of Trento, which means she has to take public transport and then walk to the school, so there is another hour of travelling before and […]

We finally arrived this morning just before 6.30am - later than I was expecting (because the children required more stops than I had counted on), but at least it was less than a day travelling, even if only just. This time it was my turn to hit the snow whilst driving, just as we arrived […]

Our time in Sicily has almost come to an end now, and today will be spent packing and trying to squeeze everything into the car. It was full on the way down, and in the last three weeks we have accumulated more things (a few things that we brought, a few gifts from relatives from […]