alright, I know there have been some amazing speakers and a lot of fun so far at Live The Dream, but this is where it’s at…
This picture is up in the VIP room, and this jazz band is redonkulous. Yes, I said it.
Play on boys, play on…
The Live The Dream Women’s Conference is underway as of last night, and it is rocking so far. You know, as Women’s conferences are, ;)
I’m kidding, of course. I love it, I’m glad I get to be a part of helping out, and and serving the ladies of our church and across the country.
In other news, I added some (ok, a lot) of new banners to the list of rotating banners. Most are from Italy, and the ones that are my favorites have my beautiful Italian friends in them, so I hope you enjoy.
Oh, and yes, I do plan to talk more about the trip, and show some pictures soon.
Just browsing Home Depot and saw this incredible sink. I don’t know about you, but this makes me want to renovate a bathroom.
He is my favorite Italian ever. He was our interpreter this week, and I don’t think I’ve ever met a person with a more genuine love of God and People. Praise God for worldwide family!
This picture doesn’t do it justice, but this is where we are about to play a worship concert! God is amazing!
In the middle of a service, but right now there is no translator, so I’m ok ;)
First of all, Rob, as crazy as it is, there are french fries at almost every meal (they are frequent), and they are some of the best french fries I’ve ever tasted. Wild, I know.
Working on being able to post on the Italy Team Blog, sorry about that delay. But I’ll be on mine, so that’ll have to do for now. Apparently, Sicily is not a place that has readily accepted the world wide web.
Well earlier this afternoon we packed up our stuff, and hopped on the bus to head 2 hours across Sicily to the town of Catania, to our next place we will be working. That is the church I’m in right now. I gotta tell ya, it was not easy saying goodbye to all of the friends that we made. The fact that we grew so close while learning a new language is just God.
Please continue to pray for effectiveness and wisdom, the situations we are thrown into are always very interesting ;)
Pictures coming soon I hope…
Ciao a presto!
(Goodbye, till next time!)
I should probably wait until I have more time to ponder this and make it more poetic and such, but I’ve just got to share it.
It seems like every new opportunity to travel and meet new people brings a new method for God to display not only his love for us, but His willingness to saturate our lives with it if we will walk in it. Follow me here…
We could have had many reactions to arriving in Sicily, from frustration to apathy, it was all possible and very understandable. But we chose to simply walk in the only love we knew… “ciao”, and a smile. Since my first double-kiss in the homeland, God has continued to pour favor and compassion, into us and the people we are meeting.
You would be absolutely amazed if you had just sat in the conversation Tabitha, Mark Bordelon, and myself just sat in at lunch. To start with zero knowledge and be able to communicate with almost anyone in the building is incredible! We talk about everything from music to school. Mark and I even taught them how to “TIGER BAIT!”
All this to say that God will let you do the seemingly impossible if you will simply choose to walk in His love and share it with everyone around you.
Thank you again for your prayers, they are much appreciated!
This is Scott Steelman and translator laying down the word right now during our 1st session, and God is really flowing through him.
Interesting fact… it is 11pm right now, and service just started, because we just finished eating! I love these people!
The language barrier is a very weak one here, we’re able to converse decently, and even practice our italian, and I’ve already had a few offers to move to Sicily and live with my new family :)
God is really doing something incredible over here, I wish I could take each of you here to experience the hunger and passion for God’s word that is flowing from these hearts.
I haven’t found high-speed internet yet, so the high quality pics are still on their way. But don’t worry, they are coming and trust me, they don’t do this place justice.
Thank you all for your prayers and comments! Keep them coming! We can read them, but it is a little more difficult for us to reply just yet.
Keep praying, your support and prayers are growing to fruition right in front of us!
More to come!
We are at our hotel, its midnight, and now we sit down to eat! i love these people, i knew i’d feel like home…
