Days Away!

As the days are quickly approaching for my departure to Italy, I have been super busy attending graduations and a wedding. This has included much travel and seeing many family and friends. The most asked question I have received is, "what will you be doing in Italy?". I respond to this by saying that I will be with a church planting team of about 10 adults. They each have different roles they play in the church planting process, I as the intern will shadow each member as well as do anything they ask me to do. I do not know more details right now, and that is fine. I am willing to be flexible and learn from the missionaries!

Yesterday I attended a wedding for a couple that I met at Moody. Both of them are my good friends, and it was a joy to spend the day with their families and the rest of our friends. The groom's brother is one of the missionaries in Italy on the team I will be working with. I was able to meet him, his wife, and one of their little boys. I was happy to put faces to people I have been emailing and I think meeting them has helped mentally prepare me for the reality of what is to come in a few days.

Please be in prayer for:

• Good weather conditions concerning travel.
• Safety in travel
• Spiritual readiness for me and Janae
• Physical rest in these last few days before we leave
• Our hearts to be open and ready to be taught and that God would go before us, preparing the way
  

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