Bonjourno!

Two days have passed since we said "Arrivaderci" to Vancouver and "Bonjourno" to Pescara. Tuesday morning at 5:00 we arrived and checked in for our flights at the Portland Airport. (I love flying out of Portland, because its SOOOO easy!) Kaylyn and Alisha (our friend from church who is on this journey with us) and myself (Brady. And yes, it will usually be me that is writing these.) arrived in Washington DC at 3 pm EST. The girls were on a 6pm direct flight to Rome's Fiumucino Airport, and arrived safely in Rome around 8:30 AM local time. Then on to Pescara by bus (about a 3 hour bus ride). I took the scenic route; through Brussels and 8 hours later, landed at FCO as well, taking the same bus route into Pescara. After little or no sleep for nearly 48 hours, the end of my itinerary was a welcome sight! Although it was 10pm local time when I arrived, I was able to see a bit of the city as we drove from the bus station to our new home. The family we are going to be living with are Brazilian, but are making their home here in Italy. It has been fantastic to catch up with them after 5 years. (They were staff for my DTS in Kona in 2005) Arriving at their condo on the hillside in Pescara was a like a breath of fresh air. The Lord's faithfulness in this adventure of ours is ever apparent as we begin to settle in and have our expectations of what life would be like here absolutely blown away! From our un-problematic travel (all luggage arrived unharmed and all flights were on time) to the sense of community we're already feeling here, we see the true fingerprints of our Maker! As I posted on Facebook earlier, "This is Right". We want to thank you all for your prayers. We do really believe that when God's people pray, He moves in huge ways. That being said, we would like to remind you and urge you on to prayer for Luke Jensen (Kaylyn's cousin) and the Jensen/White/Spencer clan. (Luke is battling Leukemia again. See Luke's story here) We are believing God for a complete and miraculous healing of this boy, for the Glory of God's name! Thanks for stopping by and stay tuned...