My New Home in Italy

Dear Everyone,
ITALY IS AMAZING! I was in love with this country before I got here and I can't believe how amazing it is. I have the complete joy of waking up each morning to the sounds of the beach and the occasional moped honking, haha. I can also see a castle overlooking beautiful Salerno from the front of my hotel. Last night we went downtown and divided into teams for a scavenger hunt throughout the entire town. How fun! We saw the city and had a blast. I even ran into two older Italian ladies and when we told them why we were there they were so appreciative of "what we are doing for the Lord". How refreshing! All of the students with me from other universities are wonderful-truely inspiring brothers and sisters in the Lord. We all bonded immediately, before we even arrived in Italy. Although we have had a couple of setbacks (especially in the Roma airport), things have gone fairly smoothly. I have two Italian friends already and both seem eager to learn more about Americans. What's amazing about Italians is that they are so loving and passionate about life. If they had half the passion about Christ that they did about life, Italy would be continually drunk off of Christ's word. I know that this will be a life changing summer, and just being here for a few days has really given me a heart for Italia. I am so happy, I don't even have words! I miss all of you in the States but thank you for your prayers and support and know that I am praying for you all as well. I can't wait to tell you what happens over the next few weeks! We will be on campus approaching students about Christ and being more bold about faith than I ever have so please keep our team in your prayers. Love you all! Ciao!