Italy Trip

In October, Chris and I will have the awesome opportunity to travel to Italy to bring the good news of our Savior to those precious people. We would love it if you would partner with us- we need prayer more than anything, and of course it takes money, too.

Here's why we are making this such a high priority in our lives:
**Did you know that every major religion except Islam is declining in Western Europe? Did you know that more than 250,000 cities, towns and villages in Europe have no Christian church? Did you know that Europe is now labeled as "Christophobic" and "anti-religious"?
**With the help of missionaries, the church in Africa is growing 50 times faster, and the church in Asia is growing 43 times faster than in Europe.
**In measuring church growth over the last century, Europe's rate was the lowest in the world. In fact, a new study shows that fewer than 7% of people go to church each week, and by 2040, the number of churchgoers is projected to drop to just 2%. ?
**TIME magazine called it (Europe) the darkest place in the world, spiritually speaking. (TIME magazine, June 8, 2003 Issue)
**More than 250,000 cities, towns and villages in Europe have no Christian church. (TIME magazine, June 8, 2003 Issue)
**Only .1% of Europe is Evangelical Christian

We are partnering with an awesome project called Italy for Christ. They have been around for over 20 years, dedicated to penetrate the country of Italy with the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are on this earth to populate Heaven and plunder Hell- That is why we are each raising $3500; that is why we would spend hours upon hours doing whatever it takes to raise that money; that is why Chris is taking off 8 days of work; and that is why it will be worth every penny we raise. Someone has to go there and tell people about the love of Jesus, and I am honored that God would choose to use us.

Please join with us in prayer for this amazing opportunity!!!!