Baptism and Brief Family Update

We had the privilege to baptize a brother and sister in Christ last week. Tony and Tiziana first came into to our lives through their daughter's participation in our teen club that is held every Friday. It took months for them to come around to listening to how the Lord loves them and wants to have a personal relationship with them. Little by little we began seeing the Lord work on their hearts and it has been a beautiful gift to walk through the Bible with them. We were thankful to have many believers and non believers at the baptism to hear their testimonies of how the Lord is changing their lives. It was a sweet time for our church to come around them and embrace them as their family. Please continue to pray for them in their walk with Christ and their three children.
Above is a video of the Baptism.

As a family we are doing well. Luca will be turning two years old this week. We daily remind ourselves how blessed we are to have him in our lives. He teaches us so much and gives us lots of laughs. Carli's pregnancy is going well. Lord willing the baby will be here in two more months. We still do not have a name chosen for him yet, but we have a short list that we are working through. We can't wait to have him join our family and experience life as a family of four. Ministry is going well and keeping us busy. Justin is working in the schools on Mondays and working with his private students on Thursdays. His teaching roles continue to open doors and conversations for us. We are thankful for those opportunities. Our church family is doing well. We are looking forward to continually growing more unified as one body and serving our community in the coming months at various events.  Please pray that in the midst of busier seasons we would not lose sight of the purpose of us being here and that we would take moments of rest to continue serving.