We are grateful to God that we are back in Italy and beginning to get settled in. Justin had his first day of training today at the English school where he will be working. The day went well for him so he will begin teaching on Saturday. We took some time yesterday to explore our zone of the city. The zone is called San Frediano. We went to a couple of stores to buy some groceries and supplies for the apartment. While we were out, we made a few contacts and we hope to continue to meet our new neighbors every day. Justin and I both hope to always intentionally see these simple tasks as ministry opportunities. Over the past weeks and months we have had several people ask us "Why Italy?" which is a very good question. The answer to that question is becoming clearer as the days here pass. As we look around and realize so many people are missing out on the grace and overwhelming love that is found in the Gospel of Christ simply because there is no one here to share with them the good news, Through this glimpse of every day life, we see our purpose. We know that God desires His praise among all nations and God has burdened our hearts to seek out the lost and show them the Gospel. So we have a peace about serving in Italy because we see such a great need for the Good News of God's redeeming grace. Our hope and prayer through our time here is that we would glorify God and intentionally live for Him.
We cannot express how grateful we are to have the support of our family and friends. We are so humbled at the opportunity to be here in Italy. Thank you for praying for us. Please continue to pray for us a we learn the Italian culture and language. Please consider visiting us soon.
I will leave you with this quote that now hangs above our doorway. "Only one life, 'twill soon be past, only what's done for Christ will last."
WE love you!!!
Carli & Justin
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