Pictures...the famous Vigile, Giovanni giving out GBU flyers, Our little book table, and, a few of the students.

Hope you enjoy the pictures, having lost our cable we borrowed one off a guy from church we've now downloaded all the pictures off our camera, photos as far back as our honeymoon!

Things are going well and we have seen increased interest in GBU events. At the Bible study the other week Antonello, a guy we met at the book table, came along. He was pretty opiniated but it was great to see him open the Bible and learn more about God.

At the language exchange we have had some new people along which has been good. In a recent lesson based on the subjunctive we discussed some current affaairs, it was good to be able to share a Christian point of view with them. I've also started meeting up with one of the foreign girls to play duets together which has been a real blessing. She has an evangelical background so its a good starting point to try and encourage her spiritually.

A few weeks ago we also started a questionnare amongst students at the book table and in various other faculties. Through the questionnaire, which challenges where people get their satisfaction from, what makes them happy, and whether they believe in God, we have been able to give out a letter with our view on happiness and satisfaction as well as having many Gospel conversations with students. Over 300 students have done the questionnaire. We hope to publicise the results in the student caffeteria and have a discussion before Christmas. Praise God as well for the different students who have been helping us with the book table, they have been a real encouragement to us. Its great to see the students themselves willing to share the Gospel, be it with people on the street or their friends.

Tuesday we're holding a debate on "The Bible: fact or fiction?". We'll be looking at the trustworthines of the Bible, as many of the students we meet even if they're Catholic do not recognise the Bible as truth. I think this attitude is a conseguence of the general ignorance towards the Bible (its only been 100 years in Italy since the Catholic church permitted people to have their own Bible), and Postmodernism. Many students have been invited but its difficult to know how many will come, as people have so many obstacles between wanting to come and actually coming.

Also church wise we've been blessed with some really precious times together. We generally have wednesday and friday night free so we're trying to invite all of the young people and couples round. Its good to get to know people personally and be able to have some input in their lives, we thank God. Youth group, the teenagers, and, 9.37 continue to move forward.

PRAY

• Debate on Tuesday-that people would come, that Giovanni would be able to introduce and guide the debate well, that there would be the opportunity to share the Gospel and that this might be a challenge to students to actually read the Bible
• 9.37-Giovanni was actually in Valle d'Aosta (1 hour from turin) this weekend with one of the young peolple from 9.37 trying to work on the website. Pray for Davide who is the webmaster, that he would have time outside of his business dedicated to working on the 9.37 website. Also pray that more young Italians would be challenged by God's call to support and serve in His Mission, and that God would use this project to help support young people.
• GBU conference-Next weekend about 8 of us from Siena will be heading down south to the GBU publishing house's conference. Pray that we would have a good time of fellowship together and of spiritual growth. I'm looking forward to hearing preaching in English! Don Carson will be speaking, pray that God would use HIm to challenge, teach, and, shape all who go.
• Pray for all our students...Luca, Graziella, Sara, Veronica, Aida, Luca, Massimo, Lavinia, Saed, George, Caterina, and our new friends...Lucio, Arianna, Antonello, Melissa, Hannah, Victoria, Eugenio, Mara, Erika, Stella, Francesco, Elena, and, Alessandro