Pistoia

This morning we made our first visit to another congregation! We went to the church of Christ in Pistoia.

Pistoia is only about a 30 minute drive from Florence. The congregation was so friendly and welcoming! Actually, everyone we met in Pistoia was extremely friendly! I really liked both the congregation, and the town. Roger and Heather Mahan are the American missionaries there. They have 2 adorable children, Noah and Elena. When asked if he was the Noah that built that big boat, Noah said, "I'm not THAT Noah, I am the kid Noah from the United States. That's an English place!" They have several children's English classes that they are teaching during the week with some help from some A.I.M. workers in Prato. I was asked to come back and help with the classes, so I am very excited about that!

You can see more pictures of Pistoia by clicking here. By the way, I put all my pictures on Photobucket in albums, so be sure and click on "main" to get to a different album.

The building of the church of Christ in Pistoia

Pistoia

Fruits and veggies

This is Santo Spirito. I took is last night. It is right next to where I lived when I studied abroad here in Florence, and just happens to be one of my favorite church buildings here.

I also took this view of Florence last night

Tonight, we had an amazing worship service with the HUF students at the villa. It is always so good to have a lesson in songs in English, especially after it has been a while. It makes me realize how often I might take worship for granted, and how blessed we are to have the freedom to come together with our large church families in America for worship and fellowship 3 times a week!