You may remember that Daniele had three health problems when he was born. Two of them fixed themselves up, but in the last week he has had a few check-ups to confirm that the third did not - his undescended testicle has still not descended (although it is there). So today he was put on […]

I’m back at home now after three days in Spain, looking at the future vision of the mission (which we will be doing again in February and April, so there are a few more trips coming up still). The rest of the family coped in my absence as well, although it isn’t easy for them. […]

It has been a slightly quieter week for me, because on Tuesday there was a meeting about the couple with a visiting speaker. So the Rovereto group did not meet, and Pinuccia went out to that whilst I put the children to sleep. So I only had the one study to do this week, plus […]

I’ve completed my first week of normal activities now, with two Bible studies and a small group coordination meeting. I should be out tonight for band practice as well, but we will instead go out together as a family to celebrate - there is a birthday today! Next Monday the small group that Pinuccia attends […]

Stefania has successfully overcome her first week of pre-school. She quite enjoyed it, and looked forward to going each day. She didn’t actually speak to the other children or the teachers (in either language), but she did at least play with some others instead of playing by herself with other children around, which is what […]

First day of school today for Stefania and Pinuccia. Stefania seemed to cope with her hour and a half, although she is so calm that she doesn’t usually let anything upset her. Daniele seemed more upset, because he wasn’t allowed to stay with all the toys. Pinuccia had a longer day than usual, since there […]