Package From Italy

April 16, 2014

Wednesday we got a package from Italy and all of our dear friends in Mandela and the church in Rome. It was a welcome package for Claudia and the church sent us a card and everyone signed it. The beautiful hat and scarf were made by the lady we stayed with in Mandela that we went to church with and the baby bottle and lotion were from Marco and Sonia in Mandela where my husband worked in his pizzeria. Needless to say we were so happy to hear from everyone and I spent the majority of the day in tears after that. We miss everyone there so dearly! So now we are working on a thank you package for our church family in Rome and friends in Mandela.
The card in the package from Marco and Sonia was especially touching because after taking a lot of time to translate it, we were again brought to tears over their sweet words of how much they missed us, loved us and hoped to have us back there again soon. Words can't explain what a feeling it is to know that the people that have no hope and admit that they don't, want you there and we need a miracle from the Lord to get back there.
We have some meetings set up for this summer in NY and we are thankful! Also, the Lord has been good enough to give me some yarn for my love of crochet, and I've been praying what to do with it all. He has laid on my heart to make some coasters for our display table with the Italian flag colors so that each family in the churches we go to on deputation can take one home and remember to pray for us and the church in Rome when they see it and use it. Instead of magnets or something like that, I'm going to try and be like Dorcas in a small way and use my little gift to be a blessing to the ministry. If you would like to be a part of this effort and can help financially, please donate - haynes4italy.com - just one dollar helps to buy a skein of yarn. So here is one of the first few I've finished and I will be busy making these for the summer! 
Please pray for us 


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