Crepes!

One thing I have come to love in Italy is the crepe. My personal fav is Nutella with rice crispies. You can get them with all kinds of candy and fruit. It's awesome! Tonight we had roomie dinner and my roommates and I went to get dinner and dessert. Here are some pics!

So it has been 13 days since I have washed ANYTHING..basically... I smell...which I mean isn't a big deal here but for my own sanity...I finally found a laundry mat! The washers are sooo tiny they hold like 2 pairs of jeans...well kinda...we MADE them hold a lot more! :) It is such a great feeling when you can make your clothes smell fresh again!

Romans 1:16

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation...this week was great! I met a lot of Italians this week. They are incredibly sweet people. Thursday, I sat down with a friend with two Italian girls to eat lunch. We just asked what their names were and then asked what their families were like. We talked about school..politics..the church (big deal here!)..then Jesus..I was able to share the gospel..it was great..the girl that was really good in english was agnostic..she seemed to like the idea of having her own relationship with the Lord..a lot of these people don't realize they can have this. It's so exciting to bring that news to them. I will be praying for her as she processes the gospel:) next we talked to a girl taking a smoke break (everyone smokes here..ill prob be addicted to nicotine when I leave haha) she asked if I had some sort of message to tell..I said yea!!! She said she didn't think she would go to heaven at first..maybe after time in purgatory..I was able to tell her that Jesus took care of everything on the cross..if she would believe that..she was soooo excited! It was great..I'm so thankful to have the opportunity to be here:)

Coloseo

Here are some pictures from the week. It has been a good but long and busy week. We've had some good conversations and are hoping to be meeting back with the same Italians for the next few weeks. I can't wait to see what the Lord does in my life and the lives of the Italians. Monday, Aprill and I went exploring. We started at the coliseum and then made our way to the Pantheon. We went through little back roads and spent 4.5 hours learning the city. I definitely feel confident in my ability to use the bus and metro to get around now. The group in front of the flowers is the group of girls that go to my campus. The girl on the far left with blonde hair disciples me while I'm here. :)

Christ!!!!

Praise the Lord I get to go seek the lost on a university campus for the next 5 weeks! I'm so excited despite the times of rejection and fear that are sure to come my way. The Lord has entrusted ALL believers with taking his gospel to the nations! 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 tells us that the love of God controls us and if we are in love with him, we will take his message to the ends of the earth. We are ambassadors for the God of creation! What a privilege! Pray for me and my team as we enter the battle for the lost on our campuses tomorrow!

funnies

What I've decided to do with the scary/embarrassing things in this culture is just to laugh. For instance, Italian men are very forward. It doesn't matter how bad you think you look...they WILL comment. Yesterday my friend Aprill and I walked to the internet cafe. One man looked me in the eye and said ooooooh myyyy gaaaaaaaaaaaah!!! Very good!! As creepy as that was, I laughed so hard...his accent in the gah part was hilarious! Now, anyone who has traveled to Europe understands that the buses can be ridiculously packed. I experienced this some in SK but not to the extent I have here. Today my friend and I were riding the bus back from lunch. There were seriously close to 75 people on board and the bus driver was breaking unusually hard and fast and making sharp turns. I was holding on to the bar above my head when he made a sharp turn. I was standing right at the door and almost lost my life!! Haha my feet literally left the ground as I held on for dear life with one arm! Aprill and I died laughing which is another cultural no no :)
It was great fun! Laughter is great!