Thoughts on Our 1st Year in Italy
Jan 16Last Saturday, January 14th, marked the 1 year anniversary of our family arriving in Florence, Italy. We landed that morning with 9 pieces of luggage and a whole lot of jet lag. Just finishing deputation (fund-raising) was a feat in and of itself, yet it was apparent that the adventure was just beginning. This last week has had me thinking over the last year and reflecting on what has happened,...
November/December Update
Dec 12NEW FAITH IN FLORENCE The last few months have been very eventful! Your prayers and support are bearing fruit in Florence! In our last letter we talked about a young man who had many questions about spiritual things. Cody was able to sit down with him and share the gospel while answering his many questions. If you remember the last letter, he was the one who said, “Molto bella,” in response...
September/October 2011 Update
Oct 12“Molto Bella” Some great things have been happening in the last few months here. It seems God continues to bring people into our path who we are able to minister to. Here are a couple of examples: One afternoon I (Cody) took Aubrey to a large park here in Florence for her to play. I was pushing Aubrey on a swing next to another little girl being pushed by her mom. This lady, who...
Visitors in September!
Oct 06
Cody’s parents were able to come for 2 weeks in September! An encouraging and refreshing time for all of us!
July & August Update
Aug 02We have almost finished our first summer in Italy. We want to say thank you for all of you who pray for us and give so we can be here. We continually see the need and potential for gospel impact in this city and nation. Our main focus right now is to learn the Italian language. Dannielle has had private lessons with a tutor in our home while Cody just finished the summer Italian language course...
May & June Update
Jun 06We want to say a huge THANK YOU to all of you who prayed for us and sent us encouraging notes while we battled with Dannielle’s visa situation. After two trips to the Italian Consulate in Houston, we finally got the approval for Dannielle’s visa! Not only that, but we received it the DAY BEFORE we were scheduled to fly back to Florence. Our experience has always been that God always provides...
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