School The new year has definitely started with a bang. Despite the fact that we were in orange zone (descreased mobility and social interaction) for over a month due to increasing COVID numbers, life was still busy. We resumed Italian class after a couple weeks off for Christmas break. We've been studying pronouns and learning about the workforce, résumés, and job interviews here in Italy, and just started the past perfect tense. I started driving school the second week

Journal Entry on Genesis 34 November 15, 2020 How do we respond in the face of injustice? I would say there is absolutely a right way and a wrong way, neither of which dimmish or increase the wickedness of the injustice. If we yell and scream and make a big fuss, it doesn’t make the injustice any more evil than if we remained silent. The act of injustice is, by definition, unjust. It is not right, it is not okay, regardless of how we respond to it. However, it should by no me

PRAISES: I picked up my Permesso (Visa) on December 15th. I was approved for a two-year visa!!! WOOHOO!! Thank you for your prayers! Our Christmas service on December 20th was such a blessing. The youth led worship and the children sang a worship song, dressed up as biblical characters, memorized and recited scripture, and shared a small testimony about their biblical character. It was precious to see the younger generation minister to the body. Our current church landlord ex