So I haven't been saying much in my blog about what God has been doing in my life since I've been in Italy...and I was just thinking that needs to change because God is doing some cool things!
First, God has provided answers to a couple prayers of mine that have just revealed his love. First, the weekend I spent in Verona I was really overwhelmed at one point because the internet in our hotel would not work and we had no idea what time the trains left the next morning. So I was worried about not knowing the train times and also about check out because the people that ran the hotel we were staying at did not have a physical front desk so I didn't know when the manager would be there so we could check out. So I became really frustrated because I like being in control and I was in a situation in which I had no control over how we were going to check out or get home the next day. I finally just gave up and opened up my bible and searched for some passages about help and I just prayed that God would help me out with the situation because I had no idea what to do. And literally within 5 minutes, Brittany's phone rings and it is her mom so we were able to ask her mom to access the internet for us to tell us when the trains were leaving. And while Brittany was on the phone, someone knocks on our door so I answer and its the hotel manager asking when we would like to check out! So I just checked us out right then so we didn't have to worry about it in the morning. And within 15 minutes of finishing my prayer, everything was sorted out and taken care of. AND I didn't even realize it was an answered prayer til I was sitting down crying with relief and it dawned on me that it was some kind of miracle that I was overwhelmed and helpless minutes ago and all of a sudden everything was solved. It was obvious that God took control when I finally surrendered my control. So that was just really sweet to experience!
THEN, last week a friend was asking me if we had any bible studies on my campus in Italy and I said there wasn't and he challenged me to start one, so I said I would pray about it. So I brought the idea to God that night in prayer and asked him to show me if he wanted me to begin a bible study in Paderno. Well, literally the next afternoon I was going to the first floor of my dorm to get some coffee and I see a sign posted on the door so I go over to look and see what it says and believe it or not, it says "Bible Study, 8pm in Room 28 on Wednesday night." And I basically have a mini freak out session because it was another answered prayer and instead of telling me to start a bible study myself, God just provided a bible study for me to attend. And so I went to the first bible study on Wednesday night and found Christians I had no idea existed on this campus and I just got back from our second bible study and it is just a HUGE blessing because now we have a community in which we can talk about the word of God together and know about each other's relationships with the Lord and what that looks like living in a new country/culture.
So that's what's been happening and I love it because it just reminds me how good God is and how faithful he is in giving when we ask of him.
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