...Continued

Our building continues to be such a wonderful blessing and joy as we have been able to hold all of these various events according to our own needs and just spend quality time in fellowship, worship and prayer.  Pray that we could grow in numbers and in financial giving so that as we get weaned off of our home churches financial help for the building rent in the coming months we could carry the load all on our own.  This can tend to be an interesting challenge for Evangelical churches in Italy unfortunately.  We pray for that gracious work of God's Holy Spirit in maturing the body in this area.  We also pray for God to prosper people with good jobs and consistent pay so that they can honor God with the fruit of their labors.   

On the 13th of February we are kicking off a new type of outreach for us with offering English lessons and Guitar lessons for free in an effort to be a blessing as well as simply bring people in.  Pray for Claudia as she will be teaching the English lessons, for Vincenzo as he leads the guitar lessons.  The lessons will carry on every other week until mid June.  We see this as a great opportunity for many in the fellowship wanting one or the other, maybe even preparing future worship leaders.  Either way we pray for the Lord to draw people and use it for His glory and His purposes.  Pray for divine appointments as we do flyer distribution and registration for the next couple of weeks.  

Lastly, on a personal note, Hope's grandpa Lowell Bennett, who is 90, and has had an amazingly full and Jesus glorifying life, seems to be very near the end.  His lungs are super weak, taking on some fluid, and his body just seems to be giving out.  Please pray for him and the family as it is still hard to think of letting him go.  Our prayer is that God has his way and shows mercy either way.

Thanks for your faithfulness to pray and give to our efforts here in Rome.  We can't thank you enough.

By Grace,
Brent and family, CC Rome