News and prayer information from Richard and Pinuccia Wilson

We went to the hospital this afternoon (which in itself was an adventure – more on that later), and they confirmed that Daniele was well enough to undergo his operation. So it will be tomorrow at 8am Italian time. Probably he will then be let out of the hospital in the late afternoon, although if there are any problems he will leave on Saturday morning. We are still trying to work out what we will do with Stefania. A national strike tomorrow by one of the trade unions doesn’t help, as it possibly affects a friend who was going to take her to school for us.

In the meantime, on Wednesday there was a big snowfall, which has created big problems getting around. I picked Stefania up from school early (whilst Pinuccia was still at home, so I did not have to take Daniele as well), and we took a new form of transportation for both of us: I pulled her the whole way on a toboggan. When it snows, Pinuccia takes a train and a bus to school instead of the car. But on the way home the tracks were covered by snow, so she arrived home late. Then the Bible study at night was cancelled, since it was so hard to get around. And in the evening it was decided that all the schools in the province would be closed the next day (which meant that Pinuccia wasted one of the two days off that she had taken for Daniele’s operation; she didn’t have to go to work anyway). Today the snow has become rain, so it was time to start snow shovelling. I did about an hour to clear the driveway and parking spaces in front of the apartment building, then spent a couple of hours trying to get our car out of the underground garage, because the ramp was too slippery. Finally I managed (with a bit of help), just in time to go to the hospital, driving through the snow and leaving Stefania with a friend. Now I have to find out if the small group leaders’ meeting is on tonight.