Italy...first thoughts!

I have been in Italy for 3 weeks and it has been one crazy ride! Not knowing the language has to be the biggest barrier and setback of living in Italy. We started Italian lessons and have them twice a week. Anto, our coordinator's wife, is teaching us. We hang out a lot at our coordinator's house and spend time with him and his family. It's nice having them to speak English to and our new teammates, Brandon and Evan. The church family over here does not speak English so we have just been able to use the little bit of Italian we know with them. Some people there even speak Spanish so I use what I do know to try to make conversation, because I'm not so great at Spanish either :/

I'm excited to see what God will bring our way and pull us through. This is just the beginning of a great experience. Being over here, I have to remind myself everyday why it is that I'm here. The thing is, even if I wasn't here, it would be important for my to remind myself of that everyday. There is a sign in the church building that says, 'Every heart without God is a mission field and every heart with God is a missionary.'

I have obstacles here that I wouldn't have in the States. Still, I had my own obstacles there, mainly with myself that I've carried with me. Now, I'm gonna let God lead me to overcome them all. The great thing is...He can!