Hi dear friends and faithful readers :)

I cannot believe that it’s December 13!! Where is the time going?? In two days, I will be in Rome for 3 months… that is CRAZY!! As always, there are approximately 1.485 million things that I want to tell you all about, but there is neither the time nor attention span for all that. Sorry.

BUT, I have a list of things that I will tell you about really soon… and to get you pumped for those future posts, here is a little taste: God + Italian lessons, that long-awaited apartment video, and a hopping dance/Christmas party with Italians!

For the time being, be encouraged that God is doing sweet things here, even this week!! I spent my week getting more training/encouragement as a leader in Rome (I lead the STINT team and a missional team… maybe more about our structure later :) ). My days this week (Monday-Thursday) were spent with amazing followers of Jesus who want to help me grow, both in my relationship with Jesus and also in my leadership skills. One of my favorite parts of these days was being reminded that my hope is not in results or in what I see here, but rests completely in Jesus Christ!!

While I was being developed, my teammates were having an AMAZING week on campus!! My buddy in ministry, Kanda, was busy meeting with students on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. She spent significant time with a different student each day, all three of which are Christians!! These girls are such answers to prayer!! And this week, Kanda had the chance to build into their lives, continuing to encourage them to live their lives for our Savior who is worthy. I am blown away by how God’s working here, raising up disciples of Jesus!!

I was also really encouraged by the amount of relationship-building that took place on campus this week!! I’m not sure if this is good or bad, but 2 different students skipped class to spend time with my teammates this week… relationships are building!! After one of those students spent time with Kerry (a teammate) all day, she texted Kerry that night to say that she had been having a bad day, and spending time with Kerry was just what she needed that day. God is facilitating relationships between our team and Italians!!

I pray that these updates are encouraging to you! I am so proud of my teammates for hitting campus hard this week, and I’m rejoicing with them in what God’s doing in our midst and with us :)

praise HIM, from whom all blessing flow…

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