Sunday in August

August is the vacation month. People are out and about traveling and so each Sunday has had different amounts of people. Once it was just us AIMers, our coordinator's family, and two Italians. Other times, the Hondurans would show up which adds a good number to the group. This past Sunday we had a pleasant surprise- a visitor!

We approached the building and saw a man standing outside looking at the door and then at us. He was holding a paper in his hand. No one else had arrived at the building yet so it was locked. We unlocked it, introduced ourselves, and went inside just the 6 of us and him.
He name is Kingsley and he is a Nigerian who moved to Prato to work. He had gotten the address of the church from a friend. He was very friendly and interested in the church here. He spoke English to us and I'm not sure how much Italian he knows. It was nice to see a new face and have someone else worship with us. Since so few people come in August, we don't have bible class. We use that time to just fellowship with whoever is there. We have espresso and talk. So we got to use that time to visit with our visitor.

It appeared to be another empty Sunday with just our visitor and 2 Italians, but shortly after starting, a group of Hondurans showed up. I like getting to talk to them. It's weird because now I'm getting my Spanish and Italian mixed up more and even forgetting the Spanish words for things.

Jackson led the songs in Italian and English and Ryan helped with the Lord's Supper.

After church I got to talk with the Hondurans some and their little kids. They are so cute! I was able to talk to Alessandro who is 6 and Daniela who is 3. The kids can be pretty shy so this was cool. We talked more with Kingsley for a while and then went our separate ways. It was a good Sunday. Very refreshing.