La Piazza Press

La Piazza Press is our monthly newsletter that we use to keep everyone informed of our progress as missionaries with Saint's Equipped to Evangelize in San Lorenzo, Italy.  Our vision is to see the piazzas (town squares) filled with evangelical Christians.  Would you be willing to share in that vision?  If so, please click the Subscribe button above to receive our monthly newsletter.  For more information, you can visit our website at www.littlesitaly.com

Ministry Highlights - February 7, 2008

January was a busy month.  We returned to Italy along with two new ESL instructors.  Maureen held a three day training meeting with her growing staff of five.  They then distributed flyers for the upcoming ESL classes and completed a week of registration.  We are excited to report that we have 132 adults and 50 some children registered for ESL.  Classes began on the 4th.  We also have a guitar instructor this semester who will be giving free guitar lessons with the purpose of spreading the gospel.  We have a lot of new students this semester giving us new witnessing opportunities.  Elena, a seventeen year old advanced student, is still showing interest in the gospel and is reading the Bible that we gave her at Thanksgiving.  We are very encouraged.  Please pray for her!  This proves to be a very excited semester.  We are anxious to see what God will do. 

Saints Bibles Institute just received a record number of U.S. Bible students...23.  They arrived Friday, February 1 and began classes on the 4th.  Tom is back in Florida attending a missions conference at McGregor Baptist Church and will return on the 11th.

Personal Highlights

Our friends, Fred and Louise Ruggles, are here visiting us for two months.  It is so wonderful to have friends from home.  They will be helping Maureen teach ESL as well as doing some vacationing.  We believe it is God's perfect timing for them to be here with us at this time as we have a record number of students and need all the help we can get.  Praise the Lord!

We are now in the process of obtaining our Permesso di Soggiornos, one of the many documents you need to become a legal resident in Italy.  The Italian bureaucracy is like no other.  We could write paragraphs, but we won't.  Please pray for patience on our part as we go through all the crazy red tape.  Maybe we'll write a book one day.

 February Schedule

ESL classes began February 4 and will continue through the end of April.  Maureen is busy updating the curriculum, teaching, and making contacts with unbelievers.  She holds a Bible study and staff meeting  with the ESL instructors every Monday to review the ESL curriculum for the week and to pray for their contacts.  Tom is attending a missions conference at McGregor Baptist Church in Ft. Myers, FL.  He will return on the 11th to his administrative duties.  We are also continuing with our Italian lessons.

Support Update

Our monthly short fall is $1,442.  Please pray that the Lord would provide additional monthly supporters.  Italy needs the Good News!  We are hard pressed to do all that the ministry requires without full support. 

To become apart of our financial support team, make your check payable to Saints Equipped to Evangelize.  Put our names on the memo line and indicate whether it is a special or monthly gift.  All contributions are tax deductible.  Mail your check to:  

S.E.E. - P.O. Box 587 - Bradenton, FL - 34206-0587

Praises and Prayers