Resurrection Sunday

We had a wonderful Resurrection Sunday in our church on the 27th. Many visitors came (even though we had poor weather AND the Daylight Savings Time “spring forward” of one hour which we do 1 week before the US in Europe). We had American, Italian, African, Ukrainian, and Filipina guests with us. We also had a whole group of Spanish speaking friends. Afterward, we had a banquet for a little over 100 people. It was lovely & honoring of the Risen Lord from start to finish.

A couple points of rejoicing are that the Italian congregation (only a few weeks old) conducted a beautiful lesson from Isaiah 53. In the group, there was a couple who had lost both of their young daughters to a tragic accident about nine months ago. Brokenhearted, they asked for prayer among the Italian believers. There, in their language, a mantle of care, peace, and Truth was wrapped over their aching spirits. Later, a few of us delivered flowers to them at their home and prayed with them before they went to the cemetary to visit their girls. While there is a long way to go for Mauro & Gabriella to come to true repentance through submission to the Word of God and biblical Christianity, the chains were rattled. Please pray that they will yearn and ask for the Key.

Also, another young lady named Carolyn has been with our church for about eight months now. Sandy, her ladies’ small group, & a deacon’s wife opened their arms to friendship and help. Through the ministry of the small group, teaching & example of the Lord’s Supper, and genuine Spirit- conviction, Carolyn broke in sorrowful repentance and turned her life to Jesus Christ in the service.

Carolyn is one that we know about and there may have been others who turned toward repentance that leads to eternal life.

I have uploaded two new albums of photos in “The Serenissima Ministry Group” folder & our personal family folder in our Gallery. I’ve included pictures of the flowers that we delivered to the Italian couple and a picture of Carolyn in the album. Also, we’ve included photos from our family Easter.

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