La Piazza Press

La Piazza Press is our newsletter that we use to keep everyone informed of our progress as missionaries with Saint's Equipped to Evangelize in Valvasone, 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 newsletter.  For more information, you can visit our website at www.littlesitaly.com

Ministry Highlights - July 13, 2010  

Greetings dear friends in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! We are so thankful for our awesome God and the ministry he has allowed us to participate in.  June was a busy month preparing for the teams that began arriving at the beginning of July.  We had our annual staff meeting the last week of June which helped us get organized for our summer evangelism teams.  We currently have over 80 team members from the U.S. helping us share the gospel throughout Italy.  These teams work with existing evangelical churches to help evangelize their communities.  They are a real encouragement to these small bodies and we are so thankful for their help.  During the day they stuff mailboxes with Christian tracts and do park ministry performing puppet shows, mimes, etc.  Last week two children prayed the prayer of salvation during one of our park ministry outreaches.  In the evenings, the teams hit the piazzas performing mimes, Christian concerts, and sharing the gospel.  This summer we have three teams working with our church plant in Udine.  Ken and RuthAnn Wells, our church planters, lead them to crowded areas for the purpose of 'open-air evangelism.  They then follow up with the contacts that are made.  We will have a total of eight teams coming this summer to assist us with our ministry.

Maureen is in Pennsylvania for the summer spending time with family and continuing with the ministry there.  Chiara, the librarian from Valvasone (our home town in Italy) went to visit her with her 10 year old son, Jacopo.  They were there for two weeks visiting Washington, DC and New York City.  Chiara is an atheist but states that someday she thinks she will find her faith.  Maureen and Chiara have had numerous conversations about what it means to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.  Chiara and Jacopo both went to church with her the two Sundays they were there.  Chiara speaks very good English and understood both sermons.  Jacopo doesn't speak much English but he and our two grandsons, Colby and Parker, had a great time together.  It is amazing how kids know how to communicate even when they don't speak the same language.  Many seeds were planted and we continue to pray for fruit.

Personal Highlights

Maureen had the opportunity to drive with her friend Chris Allan from Pennsylvania to Florida in May visiting some of our ministry supporters on the way.  They drove along the Blue Ridge Parkway and took in some spectacular scenery.  She was able to visit her mom as well as other family friends in Florida.  She is also getting all her routine medical care taken care of while she's home.  In August, we plan to visit a dear friend in Boston who is suffering from cancer as well as visit other supporters.

July/August Schedule

This month we are hosting 80 plus people who are helping us with our evangelism efforts.  Tom is coordinating schedules and assisting in the transportation of the various groups.  He will be joining Maureen in Pennsylvania for two weeks in August for some much needed R & R.

Support Update

We are at 65% of our monthly need.  If you are able to help, please 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.  Please mail your check to:  

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

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