Kirbys in Catania

Hello from Italy.  Rachel and I are currently in the process of trying to decide what direction we want to go in life. We are currently considering three options. 1.Staying in Italy  2.Going to Albania 3. Returning to America We’re at a very interesting point in our work here in Catania. We’ve been here for three and a half years now, and I am starting to see "recycled students" - students who came when we first got here. Ninety percent of our students come because they want to leave Catania and go to England (or anywhere else) for work, which they usually do. They come for a few months to learn English and then they are gone. We try to teach them about God and tell them the good news about Jesus Christ. Many times it feels like nothing is getting through to them, sometimes (0.001% of the time) it feels like they are understanding everything. Speaking of these "recycled students," right now I have two. They came when Rachel and I first g...

 Four years ago today a young, married couple arrived in Florence Italy with plans to do some mission work for two years. Four years and two kids later, and we're still here.  We can't believe how fast this time has flown. I just want to give you a small summary of what's happened this past year, and then I'll include photos from the last year. Alan has had several new students this year.  He has had a handful of students who are genuinely interested in studying the Bible.  These students not only study the Bible in English with him, but also meet with one of our elders to do a regular Bible study in Italian. We have started a work with foreigners who want to learn Italian.  We've gotten 5 students over this year who've asked us for Italian lessons instead of English.  Four of them still come, and they come every, single day of the week. So some days they do just an Italian class, and some days they study the Bible in English and/or Italian. Can...