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Our church really is growing to capacity and we were blessed to have a full house on Easter, plus more with people having standing room only in the back! 

As most of you know we have been praying, looking and hoping for a building of our own one day. Well it seems the Lord may have provided that place for us! Its still up in the air as it will take a big amount to make the down payment in July, but up to this point we have had nothing but favor and open doors with the owner and realtors and they even let us have the keys and go on Sunday by ourselves as a church to go see the place and also worship and pray over the place! 

This place would be a rent to own, and in need of some construction to make it useable, but we trust the Lord would provide the resources as well as the hands to help make it happen. Please be praying with us for this building and the Lords will, and also Gods provision if it is meant to happen by this July. ( Pastor Dave will be taking a trip across the states visiting churches in June in order to also share about Calvary Torino and share what we believe to be the Lords leading for us, An extra positive thing about this trip is Indigo will be joining him for one of the weeks as he travels from Utah to California to meet with different church leaders, and he is very excited and grateful for this opportunity to support and come alongside Dave in this way and is looking forward to see you all again!) 

This month in our meeting it was all about helping parents understand the main reasons why kids watch or use regularly porn and how to also prevent and respond in godly and healthy ways. We had a nice turn out of about 11 families from our church, and I was also blessed to have Dan and Angela from Liberati in Cristo “Freedom in Christ” come to share in the discussions and Q&A time. I know the parents were genuinely grateful for this opportunity to learn, and also share openly about personal experiences they have had already and felt encouraged to hear from different couples, knowing they weren’t alone in facing some of these tricky and difficult conversations with their children, both young and old. In the end we had a sweet time of prayer together and parents also are already asking for a similar event for their teens. ( Please pray with me for wisdom as this is a great idea, but one I know that will have to be for the future and something that can only happen if other people on the S.V team also feel the call and desire to help organize it and make it happen). Right now the team, alongside 8 additional participants from collaborating ministries and individuals who are praying to be involved in S.V in the future, are all involved in a training being down by Authentic Intimacy helping us to understand more deeply Gods design for biblical sexuality and even sexual discipleship. Please be praying that these next 3 sessions ( every Friday evening ) will have a deep rooted impact in our hearts and lives, and we would be able to understand how to apply it, and share it-first personally but also in our churches, homes, and relationships. 

For those of you who remember the first Più Forti Project ( Stronger Together), the idea was to collaborate with different churches to create music based on bible verses for kids in Italian, but something also a bit more modern that was enjoyable for kids of all ages to listen to, and watch.  There were 10 music videos created to go along with each song, plus a sunday school curriculum and additional materials, all put online for free, for all the churches and believers in Italy. 

Well this new project is all about reaching teenagers for Jesus with the same idea. This month the album was officially released and videos are now being recorded. New songs, new sounds and this time a lot more focus on creating the videos for social media, since that is where the kids are found these days. There is also another Sunday school curriculum that goes along with each song, and I had the privilege to write one of the lessons. Once again this content is all for free online and I will link the website so you guys can check it out and even share it if you like. 

Please pray these resources would really be a blessing to the Italian believers, but especially that the message would reach the young hearts of this country and it would draw them into a relationship with Jesus for the first time, or a deeper understanding of His Word and love for them,

This Month in our kids clubs we got to teach the kids about having a forgiving heart like Jesus, as well as learning about cultures around the world. The kids got to see different objects lessons about how God washes away our sins and forgives us,( We had special Jesu soap!)  so that we can then forgive others. Most of the kids come from Christian homes, so they already had a good understanding of sin, and salvation, but we pray that seeds are continually being planted and that they would have a genuine relationship with Jesus one day, not just a head knowledge. 

The kids also got to each share about thier country of origin when we had our show and tell at the end of the month, and it was really fun and encouraging to see how many of them have grown in their English comprehension and speaking abilities. 

Please continue to pray for the school as these kids clubs come to a close at the end of May. ( the 24th will be my last day as well). They are still hoping and praying for more kids to sign up, and in need of an administrator, as well as wisdom on how to move forward, especially if numbers remain small.