It has been a great week in Italy! God is blessing in such a great way. I spent four days in Naples, and it was great! Naples is the second largest city in Italy, and one of the largest Metrapolitan areas in all of Western Europe. I spent Thursday and Friday in down town Naples, and that was definitely a new experience. Their culture is completely different then what we as Americans are use to. There are pretty much no laws concerning driving. They are big on seafood, including squid and octopus, and everything is fresh. Naples is made up of 21 neighborhoods, and there are 5,000 people per spuare mile. In the entire Metroplex of Naples there are 4 million people.
94% of the people do not attend a church of any kind (that is about 3, 800,00). There are about 1,000 catholic churches in the entire city. The people are very friendly, but they are still lost. Please keep praying for the city of Naples. There is a missionary team working there, but the work is slow because the people do not want to get saved. It is not that they are cold to the gospel, but that family is superior to faith, and they do not want to lose their family or offend them in any way. The Lord is starting to work, though. The people here are starting to grow tired of the Catholic church, and I believe that they can be won, with much prayer.
I also had the opportunity to preach on Sunday at the Bible Baptist Church, in both the am and pm services, at a military church. The Lord blessed in a great way! Please pray for the Bible Baptist Church of Casal de
Principe. They are without a pastor right now, and they are praying that the Lord will bring them one. They are great people, and are seeking to do what is right. It was very encouraging to be with them for a couple days. Thank you to all who were such a blessing in Napoli.
I arrived safely in Grosseto on Monday and I will be working with Paul Childers for about six weeks, so please keep praying. Thank you to all of you who are praying, because your prayers are getting through. Lord willing I will have pictures later this week for you to see. God bless
Astounding! What a great place to be a witness for Christ! I'll be praying that God blesses your efforts in Italy, Jordan. Take care, my friend!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea you were to be in Italy this summer, what an amazing opportunity! Will be praying for you that the Lord will bless your efforts there and will teach you many new things that will benefit you in future ministry. God Bless!
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