No.
Swamped is like: you're drowning. That's not the way it is. No way.
Were this a personal, private enterprise, well yes: drowning.
But what a comfort to know:
- activities in no way define us
- His work is what counts and lasts
- we can REST in who He is
- we can super-involve ourselves and fully enjoy it!
So, swamped? Yes! Bring it on!
Some of recent 'opportunities'
- Annette meeting to open the Bible with a neighbour
- JD trawling around schools and other places to set up opportunities for the upcoming Thanksgiving outreach
- multiple pastoral conversations online
- multiple organisational committee meetings online (relating to Italy and beyond! - super exciting...)
- local pastoral input: conversations, visits, Bible teaching...
Pray for several urgent needs:
- additional help (long-term missionary couple, strong Christians to join our small church-plant, Italian interns?....)
- more significant contacts with 'lost' people. Its great to have a growing sense of family as a small, growing church, but we are praying for inroads into the vast 'lost community' of Palermo.
- breakthroughs; pray God's Spirit might convict people of sin and graciously draw them to salvation!
Grazie!
