The Body

Amanda and I have been attending a church that meets right in Salerno. The services are completely in Italian, although Pastor Dominico does sometimes talk to us in English. The only part we used to understand are the songs since there are slides and we recognize the rhythm to be American songs that we have sung growing up. Just recently we have been understanding about half of what is said by Dominico and other church members during the service. Last week there were 5 nations represented in the church of about 20 as there were people from Turkey, France, Russia, and America. America is truly blessed in someways to have (for the most part) everyone speaking English, but we do enjoy the diversity that we found in Europe. It is sometimes confusing, but it is truly beautiful to see all the cultures and people dwelling in unity in Christ.

We are truly blessed to be a part of an encouraging body of believers here in Salerno. I have met with Dominico a few times just to have lunch as friends and we talk about things pertaining to life as well as spiritual things. As most of you know he is really interested in what we are doing. We have been encouraging each other in the ministry God has called us to. He has had some time off this summer, but during the rest of the time he works as a teacher in Naples. He works full-time and is a full-time pastor. He is extremely educated which comes out in conversations about Italian history and politics which help us understand more about Italy and how to reach people for Christ. Pray for his body of believers to grow deep in faith as well as in numbers from more people coming to faith. Pray that we can really get more students involved in his church.

Below is a picture of the church. Dominico is 5th from the left. We are all the way on the right.