In preparation for our trip to Italy last fall, we asked for your partnership in prayer over a few specific points. Here is a report card.
Pray for us to have the right mindset
> YES – We were able to keep a positive, spiritual mindset.
Pray for our protection in physical matters
> YES – God graciously protected during the trip. A couple of minor scuffs and scrapes and a little scare with one of the kids were all the incidents that occurred.
Pray for God-honoring relationships
> YES – We really enjoyed the time with the team and the Russo family. Good conversations with good friends.
Pray for effective work
> YES – We managed to get a whole lot more work accomplished than we initially thought there was. There was extremely few delays and slow downs.
Pray for encouragement – It’s easy for us to get discouraged in this time
> YES – While there were a few things we were a bit concerned about with weather etc. The many answered prayers were a good thing to keep us in good spirits. The “return to normal” required some extra prayer but God kept us busy enough that they soon passed.
We can never cover all the details or catch up
> WAIT – God allowed some health challenges to keep us from taking on too much during the recovery period and in the next several months. Please continue to pray for a full return to health, and for us to set an appropriate ministry pace (we tend to want to do everything).
Pray for our cars to work
> WAIT – We are still in the middle of getting all the vehicles back to fully operating and maintained. Please continue to pray for our cars to work well.
