Serving the Lord in Italy

We feel that our first week here has just flown by! We have been busy learning the “ropes” from Denny and Jeannie. They have been such a blessing to the Hospitality House and will be missed very much!

We have met so many wonderful people! The community is so loving and supportive. They have made us feel welcome and are already blessing us with their acceptance and caring.

The busy week begins on Wednesday with a women’s bible study at the Chapel on post in the morning, shopping for the weekend and then dinner at our apartment with a family or soldier. Thursday we begin cooking for Friday night and have a men’s and women’s bible study in the evening. Each study has about 10 people attending. With Friday comes more cooking and decorating and preparing for dinner and bible study for approximately 60. Everyone is welcome on Friday nights; families, singles, unaccompanied soldiers, local Koreans, everyone! Saturday is a good day for a fun field trip or event during the day. We serve another smaller dinner on Saturday night and have time for fun and fellowship with games, movies or whatever. On Sunday we attend Chapel in the morning, Sunday dinner at the House twice a month, and Chapel in the evening. There is a brand new youth group that Katie and Claire went to on Sunday afternoon and met some other kids from the post. Then on Monday and Tuesday we recover!

Last week we shopped at the Korean grocery store. They had good produce, some that were unrecognizable. Katie was impressed with the hind quarter of a pig hanging in the meat counter that still had his tail! Lot’s of stinky dead fish, some dried to be eaten as snacks like we would eat chips. On Saturday we ate at a Korean restaurant to celebrate Rebecca’s birthday. We sat on the floor and ate mini octopus! Then we shopped at the outdoor market with all of the smelly fish although, the strawberries were delicious.



The air and water quality are terrible here but the people are kind and gentle. It is very safe here. We are so excited to be here! Thank you for praying for us and for supporting us. We pray that the Lord will bless each of you for becoming a part of this ministry with us!