After some much needed rest at the hotel on Saturday afternoon, we walked to the church for dinner. We were welcomed by our hosts, the congregation of La Chiesa Cristiana Evangelica Battista, Ariccia, Italy, led by their gracious pastor, Gabriela Lio.
We were served family style with our new friends. The food came course after course, and it was all delicious.
Tomorrow we will join the church for Sunday worship. Our group will sing several songs, with Solo's by Bill Miller, Katie Perkins, and Philip Riley, as well as some group ensemble pieces. Welford will preach and lead the Lord's Supper with Gabriela Lio translating into Italian. After worship we will share an Agape meal with the congregation. It promises to be a wonderful day!
Blessings on your worship back home!
Sounds like God has taken care of all the details for your trip!!! That is AWESOME!! I can not wait to hear about the worship service tomorrow! I will be praying for each of you tonight-may you feel the love and grace of Jesus as you worship! Cherish every moment you guys have in Italy. Dont put any limits on what God is going to do in your lives as well as the people of Italy!! God is so much bigger than anything we could imagine so just allow him to work through each of you!! Sharing God's love and grace with others is just AWESOME and it is so much FUN!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, you guys look like you will gain approx 3-5 pounds worth of pasta and bread this week. I can see it now!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your safe journey stories so far. I pray that God will challenge the group to get out of their comfort zones and reach out to those in Italy and those amongst the group the good news of the Gospel.
Please tell Max, Ivana and everyone hello for me!
Blessings upon you!
Happy fourth of July! What a treat you have to celebrate with some of God's Italian children. What a remarkable place to visit on your faith journey. I hope you will be listening for God's signs and whispers this week. You are an inspiring group! Blessings on you all!
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ReplyDeleteLove to all my friends (and family) in Italy!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy 4th of July!
God bless you!
I'm reliving the tastes of their wonderful Italian cooking!! Yum!! Give all the cooks a hug for me!! Blessings on your 4th of July Italian style. Praying all hearts are open to God's touch in their lives this week. Tell everyone hello for me especially Max & family.
ReplyDeleteLove you Peyton!