News and prayer information from Richard and Pinuccia Wilson

Our super busy week end has come to an end now. First there were a couple of other ECM missionaries on Saturday from 11am to 5.30pm. Then preparation and cooking for the three teenagers for pizzas (my speciality), prayer and video until late. Then on Sunday it was church, and we got home at 12.30, about 10 seconds after Pinuccia’s brother and mother arrived, who had come up from Sicily for 10 days. So we prepared and had lunch with them, and then went for a walk around Trento (except Stefania, who is really keen on her new bike, so she rode around the town). There was a lot to do, but we are certainly happy to have had this time with family and friends. The extra hour’s sleep due to the end of daylight savings was a great help as well.

My first ever Sunday School lesson went well also. They are a good class of children. I will be doing next week as well, which will be more difficult as it is on some of the abstract qualities of God (eternal, omnipotent, and omnipresent).

This week’s events to pray for (apart from good time with Pinuccia’s family):
On Thursday night there is a meeting to introduce the church to those who have started attending recently. There are quite a few of them: I gave out about 15 invitations to individuals or families. We usually do such meetings about once a year, around this time (as a lot of new people arrive in September or October). I will be talking at the meeting this time – I had better get to work to prepare what I will say…
On Friday the family and Pinuccia’s mother will be going to Modena (2.5 hours south), to spend the day with Pinuccia’s mother’s sister and her family (including meeting Pinuccia’s cousin’s first baby, born a couple of weeks ago).
On Friday evening and most of Saturday the Young Adults in the church will be having a retreat, with talks on evangelism. Pinuccia and I will be going on Saturday morning, leaving the children with their grandmother.