{Thanksgiving Day — One}

Thanksgiving proper was a bizarre experience here in Rome, mainly because Italians don’t celebrate this holiday. So, outside of our apartment, it was a normal Thursday here in Rome! Within our apartment, however, we were preparing potatoes and corn for our American celebration. I am so blessed here by our Agape Families!! It was sweet to spend this Thanksgiving with two of the families who live and work here with Crusade, the Pattersons and the Lyles. It was also amazing to split the workload of food prep, seeing as I’ve never made a Thanksgiving dinner by myself before… The Pattersons have 4 amazing boys, ranging in age from 6 to 12. The Lyles also have a 3-year-old little girl. It’s amazing what these kiddos can do for a holiday away from home!! The guys on my team in particular really connect with these 4 boys. They enjoy doing many manly activities together, as you can see from the following video:

(Jimmy, Chris, and Patterson boys love them some Disney Karoake… especially the Cinderella “It’s Magic” song…)

They really are manly men and boys though — they spent Thursday morning playing American football in Circo Massimo :)

It was a sweet day of giving thanks and enjoying what God’s given us to celebrate here in Rome — which is a lot… and includes each one of you!! Thank you for being a part of what God’s doing here in Rome!

An incredible meal with amazing friends here in Rome!

An incredible meal with amazing friends here in Rome! (You can see all of the fun kiddos at the end of the table...)

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