Yesterday we met with our friend Julie for lunch. We had a good time with her. It was nice to talk with someone who knows more Italian than we do and still speaks English too! I am looking forward to knowing her better. As well as a young girl, Gabrella, (from Brasil) who is in our Italian class. She just began class this Monday, and already Janae and I have noticed that our whole learning dynamic has changed since we have a 13 year old learning with us who fluently speaks portuguese, spanish, and english. I want to get to know her more, she seems like a very interesting person and that she may have had to grow up rather quickly.
Last night we prepared a presentation to give to the team today (End of phase 3!!!). They will be at our apartment around 4:45pm (Italy time). It will be nice to find out what is next and actually meet the team!
Today was very frustrating in class. I felt like I could not understand a single thing our teachers were saying and I don't know how to ask questions in Italian. I also felt a little bored and sick of sitting in a classroom! Pray for my attitude, I know that I am constantly being pushed out of everything I like, enjoy and all that I know is comfortable. Pray that the devil will not have a foothold in any of these areas that are difficult. I was reading in Ecclesiasties last night and the hope I cling to from those chapters is to delight in the Lord no matter what the circumstance is. On the way to school today I prayed, "Lord, if it is rough, if it is good, if it is wonderful, if it is terrible, let me constantly bless Your Name." Even in these moments of frustration, I must continue to bless His Name. Wow, that is so easy to type on here, but so hard to live out!
Along with attitude, please pray for clarity of mind. I find myself drifting off in day dreams often. Pray that this would stop and that I can focus on the task before me. The worst times are on the bus. I have been battling this mind drifting since about Saturday. As Bethany and I would say, "What is on the screen saver of your mind?" I know mine isn't good. Pray that the devil again would not use this to tempt me or to discourage me.
Pray that we get enough rest. :)
Also be in prayer for the people we do have contact wtih here. That hearts would be open to hearing the Good News and that we would know what to say so they understand.
Here are some pictures from this past weekend. I want to thank you all who are praying. Please let me know how you are doing and what I can be in prayer for you about. Miss you!
This is a gate to a castle! We walked along the outside wall on a beautiful road that made me think we were in the story of Pilgrim's Progress.
Don't you wish you could explore places like these with us? :)
This is what the other side of the wall looks like on the way to the castle!
The castle! But we could not go inside. Hopefully we'll find more to explore!
There are all sorts of plants in Genova. This is alfalfa! It was just growing on the side of the road! 
On our way down from exploring the castle area, we came across this air show! (Mom, be sure to show Sam this picture please!)
This is one of the areas on the coast we saw on Saturday. The waves were huge! The blue railing in the left of the photo is how far most of the waves were. I tried to get a picture of it, but the picture doesn't do justice for what it actually was like!
This a wave, wish you could see it for real!
Ok, the plants never cease to amaze me here! This is a HUGE cactus on the coast! We have seen others, but this is the only picture I have taken!
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