The following is an email update that we sent out on
Tuesday, November 14

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Hi everyone,

We wanted to send out an email update filling you in on our ever changing lives here in Italy and ask for some prayer regarding our Visas. As of recently, laws have changed here and we can no longer just leave the country and reenter every 90 days to renew our tourist visas. The new laws require that when we leave the country we can not reenter for another 90 days. Therefore, we are going to need to apply for religious visas in Miami. So with all of that said the Agape Italia (Campus Crusade in Italy) leadership has decided our team must fly back to the states on November 28th and apply for our religious visas in person at the Miami consulate. Fortunately, we will have lawyers with Campus Crusade waiting to help walk us through the process. Please pray that the Italian government will have favor on us and grant us our visas without problems.

We could also use prayer for our time home. We are very excited to see our friends and families, but it is difficult to have an unexpected trip home when we have prepared our hearts and have said goodbye to everyone for a year. Please pray that God would allow us to come back refreshed and rejuvenated!

Now for some really encouraging news... last week another student prayed to receive Christ and just yesterday another student came to know the Lord as well! We have been so amazed by the student's openness to engage in spiritual conversations. They are so willing to share their hearts as well as hear what we have to say. We are also preparing for a Thanksgiving dinner outreach to give Italians a taste of a good old fashion American tradition. We have learned that the way to their hearts is definitely through their stomach! Please pray for this outreach as well.

We will keep you up to date on our progress with the Visas. Thanks for your prayers, we are feeling them!

Love,
Justin and Gayle