Our 10-Day Quick Update from Italy! Included: seems we have our first convert in Mestre city, 5-year anniversary. 5 years ago we got married here in Italy, where we met. We are in awe of how the Sovereign Lord directed our steps towards one another in His timing and grace. We remembered our wedding day this past weekend and how the small church family of Reggio Calabria made it all happen for us; everyone giving a helping hand to make it a small but sweet and heartfelt day in God's presence. I Jesse, was a very poor missionary at the time and am grateful for all of you supporters who also chipped in to make it possible. Also, thank you again Kathleen for your personal contribution to make it possible for us to get Jeryvee a wedding dress. <img height="22" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5e9922_c812a646f00a4a9eb04d1d8f44771c57.png_256" width="22"> Thank you for your participation and God bless you!<img height="22" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5e9922_3e7ee5aee11248989143650c9d1e3ee2.png_256" style="font-size:18px;text-align:center" width="22"> Jesse & Jeryvee and Cornelius |
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ANSWER TO PRAYERS: We received a call from a man named Fabio. We talked then we met in person. In short - he has been searching for the TRUTH for years (pulled by the Father) but has not been able to find answers! He met with numerous priests. None of them could give him the answers to his questions. He has been reading the Bible and seeing how the church (Roman Catholic Church) is so contrary to all he reads. We had a great conversation, and by God's grace Fabio has found the answers he has been looking for. He is very excited and we will now begin meeting regularly, Lord willing, to study the Bible. It appears to us that we have now met our first convert in Mestre city. To God alone be the glory. The Holy Spirit is at work. We thank the Lord for the continued and daily open doors, for both of us, to evangelize here in Venezia Mestre, Italy. We are still getting more phone calls now than ever from people receiving our new tracts!!! Praise God. |
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PRAYER REQUESTS: 1. Pray for FABIO and HIS WIFE and TWO BABY DAUGHTERS- pray we can continue to meet with him and that the Lord protect him from all the works of the enemy that would come against him as he now comes to the Lord for salvation. Pray for salvation also for his wife and that the Lord bless them in every way! 2. Continue to pray for the THOUSANDS OF OTHERS receiving tracts but not yet reaching out to us. Pray the Holy Spirit save. Pray for the others calling in daily out of curiousity. 3. Continue to pray for COURAGE and BOLDNESS in evangelism and OPEN DOORS to evangelize through our literature distributions and for HEART CONVERSIONS. 4. Pray GOD BLESS US with another 5 YEARS OF MARRIAGE and that He protect us here on the mission field from all opposition of the Enemy. |
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Italy has 60 million people of which less than 1% are evangelical! Living in America we assure you that this is a reality you absolutely cannot fathom unless you actually come to Italy and experience this dark reality for yourself. On that note, we invite you to consider coming to visit us on the mission field in Italy to spend some time here, meet the people that make up Italy (real Italians) and see first hand what the Holy Spirit is doing through small and broken vessels even like us. |
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Cornelius is now standing. We went out to eat at an American-style restaurant here in Italy to celebrate our anniversary, this time with little Cornelius. |
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Thank you so much for your personal love, prayers and support! Your participation through generous and sacrificial giving makes all this happen <img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5e9922_f08e343127774efe8d9971ba20f4b6e6.png_256"> To God be the glory and honor, Jesse & Jeryvee and Cornelius | | |
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It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God - Heb. 10:31 If you look carefully you will notice that in our times many preachers paint a picture of God focusing only on His attributes like love and mercy. They ignore the preaching of the 'wh0le counsel of God'. Love and mercy are important attributes, they all are, but we must never forget that God is also wrathful. Knowing and understanding God's just wrath helps us better understand the greatness of His salvation to sinners like us. It makes us better and more grateful and more humble Christians. Too often believers and whole churches get tired of the main point, salvation, because they have not yet comprehended God's wrath. This ought not be... |
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Like Jesus driven to His cross so we drive ourselves to the singular task of the edification of new church bodies in Italy. - PMc 2016 |
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