Dear faithful,

 

Thanks for continuing to be a blessing to us through your prayers and support.

 

We recently returned from our annual missions conference in Austria which was a huge blessing.  God was so gracious to speak in many ways.  It was a privilege to have Damian Kyle, Bob Coy and Todd Johnson share from the Word.  We were greatly encouraged.  Now it's time to put it to practice...yeah, the hard part.  God was speaking about waiting even when it seems things are drying up, being still, and trusting in His goodness which are all opportunities before us in the work here at this time.

 

Today was our last Sunday in the building that we have been meeting in for the last 6 years.  We have had the grace to sub-rent it for next to nothing from another ministry, but now God is moving them on and it is time for us to change direction too.  Transition never really seems easy for anybody but we are in it and there is nothing we could do if we wanted to so it seems that God has us right where he wants us...dependent!!  The owner of the new location that we have been negotiating on was due back from vacation today ironically.  We should hear something tomorrow or Tuesday.  Please be in prayer that God's will be done and that we walk under divine wisdom whatever the answer might be.  We are definitely in an interesting holding pattern but God has given us His peace.  Aside from God doing the Red Sea miraculous (which He of course can easily do), it is unlikely we will be in the new building by next Sunday so in the meantime we will have church in our house!!  It is easy to surrender to that when there is absolutely nothing one can do.  I don't think any of us like waiting, and yet, God often calls us to it!!  Nonetheless, the following days and weeks should be pretty filled with excitement and challenges, newness and uncertainty too.  We would really appreciate you standing in prayer with us.  Pray for:

 

- folks in the church to have grace to adjust to a new location and new time

- transitioning from doing everything in two languages to doing Italian only

- the body to unite even more than before rather than detach in any way, none to feel abandoned or left out, uncared for etc...

- super-abounding grace for me to teach in Italian and have super abounding preparation time that is focused and without distraction

- the possibility of doing an english language only service Sunday nights

- whether to do english only service in town in a house, or in our new location

- favorable decision from building owner regarding our proposal to pay less than he originally asked for

- grace and provision to prepare the building, painting, clean up, constructing walls downstairs, equipping the place with necessities, etc.

- our witness to the owner, surrounding businesses and locals to be one that is glorifying to the Lord through these processes

- if for some reason this building deal falls through, for us to be sensitive to and decisive regarding the direction to take

- Hope's brother David to be empowered by the Holy Spirit as he faces an unwanted divorce, his two kids, even reconciliation

- Negist who was bit by a dog, healing, peace

- Amy's dad Roy who fell this weekend and is in ICU, bleeding in the head to stop, healing, smooth recovery, peace for the family, God glorified

- Lidia to find a steady, fair paying job, her son Jolomi's salvation

- Sharon and Jeff to adjust well and pick up Italian smoothly

- Salvation for Vlady's wife Olga, Romina and Fabio (who came to our married couples study in July), and owner of back-up building who we witnessed to

- Sound preparation for the marriage conference Oct 25th-26th with Ken Ortiz from Spokane, book translation and publishing, myriads of details involved, graphics, printing, relationships with pastors and churches strengthened, marriages protected, blessed and edified

- Outreach teams coming in September and October, preparation, effectiveness, divine appointments, fruit, unity etc...

- The Liles family, adjustment to culture, learning of language, Italian friends for their three kids

- The Harrell girls as the start school in September

- More Personal support for the Harrell's

- Support and help for the church building

 

 

Thanks for your prayers.  We know that the effectual and fervrent prayers of the righteous avail much.

 

The Lord bless you and keep you, the Lord make His face to shine upon you.  We'll look forward to giving you praise reports in our next update.

 

By Grace,

 

Brent Harrell

Pastor, CC Rome

 

 

 

 

Stateside support:

 

Calvary Chapel Boise

Payble to: CM (Italy in memo)

123 Auto Drive

Boise, Idaho 83709