"io faccio una cosa nuova"

translation: "I am doing a New Thing"

this was the title of the consultation that took place here in pescara, november 21-23. about 60 people came here from all over the world to talk about the future of ywam italy. each of these people had a different reason for being here, but each one was equally as beautiful, and definitely from the Lord.

there have been some problems in the old ywam italy, and many people still felt so hurt by those things. the goal has never been to push those things under the rug, but to address them head-on and deal with each one.

so this was, in a way, the re-launch of ywam italy. the leaders of ywam western europe were here, jeff and romkje fountain, as well as other major leaders. the purpose was to cast vision for the future of ywam italy, and that is exactly what happened. in soo many ways, the Lord spoke to people.

within the next year, there are about 10 people who plan to move to italy to start ministries here or join existing ywam bases. it's incredible how God has brought this all together!

here are a few pictures that are pretty demonstrative of what happened that weekend::

here's a prayer and worship time.

a map of italy, regions, major cities, and monuments labeled.
the post its, though, are my favorite part... they are the dreams and visions that people have for the people and nation of italy. they are scriptures that the Lord laid on people's hearts for this nation. what a beautiful picture of God's plans for this country!

this is a tree, deeply rooted in ywam values, and growing leaves of vision for italy.
again.. beautiful :)

this is most of the dts team from harpenden, england. they were in pescara for the week prior to the consultation as well as a few days after it. this could not have happened without them and their help cooking, cleaning, and serving!
so this picture is of all of us having pizza on their last night here.

and these are my favorite women here :)
far left is Noelia, from argentina. (i get to practice my spanish with her!)
middle is cristiana. she's like my mom here. the woman who helps to run the base here.

and that's it.. the consultation was fun, tiring, and more than anything, it was inspiring. i can't imagine all of the damage done by the former ywam italy, but God is healing those wounds slowly, but surely. God is truly doing a new thing in italy :)
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as for me, i went to barcelona this weekend and stayed with amanda, a friend who i lived and worked with this summer. it was a great time! i'll post a few pictures some other time.
for now?
i only have 10 days left in italy. let's make the most of them!