Hey everybody! This is a sneak peek into my next update. It has been an eventful last few weeks, but I will share more on that in the near future. Right now I want to share a short video I made from our baptism yesterday. Three of our youth decided to get baptized this past weekend and it was such a joy to witness. Believers from the churches in Feltre and Montebelluna came out to support these young men in their decision to follow Jesus and it was so precious. These believers truly love one another and I am beyond blessed to be a part of the work that God is doing here in Italy. A little about these young men. I have been so blessed and encouraged by them. All three have such unique p

March 3rd, 2020 LONGING “My heart has heard you say, ‘Come and talk with me.’ And my heart responds, ‘Lord, I am coming’” (Psalm 27:8). “My beloved spoke, and said to me: ‘Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away’” (Song of Solomon 2:10). How often has my heart heard the beckoning of the Lord only to dismiss it and choose something of far less value? The Lord, the God of the universe, the lover of my soul, is pursing me and desiring to spend time with me; why would I choose anything else? What prevents my heart from leaping at the sound of His voice? What hinders me from immediately responding: “Lord, I am coming?” Where else am I choosing to go? Where am I choosing to remain? I want to

FLIGHT HOME TO ITALY I left Reno on Friday, May 22nd and arrived back home in Italy on Sunday, May 24th (after a total of two and a half months in the states--a little longer than the 13 days I had originally scheduled--But God had another plan in mind and I'm so grateful for that season home with my friends and family). I was required to wear a mask for the entire duration of each flight. On all but one of the flights I had the entire row to myself, so planes weren't very full. Travel was smooth for the most part. The only hiccup occurred when I arrived in Rome. I hadn't yet printed my boarding pass for my flight to Venice, so I went up to the counter to obtain it and was asked for my