our girls in a love moment

Hello everybody,

I am back! This month was kind of interesting since Josh was in the USA for a week attending the Shepherd's Conference. It was a blessing for us considering that the trip was completely paid, a supporter paid for Josh to be there :)

It was a good time for Josh to study and learn from MacArthur, S.Lawson Jerry Wragg and others, a time to marvel and grow. On the other side of the Ocean I was taking care of our girls, driving around Acireale (my biggest phobia) bringing the girls to school and other activities. We thank the Lord because He took care of us during this time, towards the end of the week the stomach bug hit our house, so I was stuck home with Hannah that wasn't feeling well. Even in this situation the Lord blessed us with a sister in Christ that just moved near our house and was able to get some medicine for us.

Josh and Phil Johnson

Josh and Giuseppe, a coworker here in Acireale, both at the Conference

A choir at Grace Community Church

So Josh is back now but the sickness is moving around our family, so please pray for our health.

Last week we had a group from Agrigento, a town near here, they helped us doing distribution and going at the exit of high schools to distribute invitation for an evening program at the church, the movie showed was the one on Jim Elliot's life. I couldn't go because Hannah was not feeling well.

The group from Agrigento with their special blue t-shirts, on them it is written "saved to serve"

the team sang some songs for the church

The team also performed a mime on Sunday after the potluck

The past months were spent trying to become friends to the parents of some of Hannah's friend in order the share the Gospel to them. We have also tried to be active in their school life. We are gonna be able to teach English in another district of Hannah's school up in Pennisi, the town where the Academy is. Also a private school has me teach there once a week. I teach 21 little kids and at times it is so crazy but it is good to get to know some of the teachers, to show them first we are different and then letting them know why. One of the ladies at this school, a Montessori school, is a little older than I am, has two kids and is divorced. In her eyes I can see sadness and I pray that God opens the door to share the Gospel. Her name is Grazia.

Pray also for the English school, we are suppose to start this coming week, but for some reason there is something that doesn't work, we don't have as many students as we normally do.We teach at the church building and it seems like an hindrance to the people, so please pray for wisdom and that we can just find ways to get to know people and have opportunity to share the Gospel.

Thank you for all your prayers.