My, what a wonderful Easter Sunday we had here at the Bible Baptist Church in Naples Italy. Our services were in what I call our "Holiday Format," meaning our morning services were followed with a "meal on the grounds" which was immediately followed by the last service. Since our morning preaching service here normally goes at 1000, we were completely finished (with just some clean up left) by 1340. For the second preaching service I was able to use my sketch board (Open Air Campaigners) and preached "Forgotten Facts of Calvary."

Though the Italian Public Transportation System was truncated here for Easter, and some key American military and family members were away, we still had a good turnout with our African refugees, and there were even some visitors for the service. Additionally, one American young lady trusted in Christ for salvation. She is the wife of a 1st Class Navy Petty Officer who is a cook stationed at the base here. Colby is from San Diego, and is still recovering from the birth of a new baby several weeks ago. Both Colby and Joshua were chef trained at a civilian school in the States, and they have been attending our services for several weeks now. Joshua trusted in Jesus Christ for salvation when he was a boy, but today is Colby's New Birth!

Our relocation to Italy is not complete yet. (1) Our Sojourner's Visas aren't finished, and we are still not able to live in our house. Please pray for those things to happen soon. (2) Also, we haven't yet found a new location for the church; with our key personnel away it's hard to accomplish such things right now. Please also pray for that to come to fruition.

I truly want to thank each of you who has had a part in helping us to move. There were certainly a lot of folks providing physical labor; there were also some individuals and churches that helped a lot monetarily (3) -although we are yet far from out of the woods financially. Remember that the souls saved and ministered to are a result of the faithful support that has been provided; without your support we are nothing. You certainly have a part in it, and remember that The Lord's rewards are eternal - Hebrews 6:10!