I have been back in the States for almost three months now. My mom has taught me that you should find the best in every situation you find yourself in, so I have made home, "home" again. I get to be with my closest friends and family everyday, serve beside my longtime pioneer partners in the ministry, and enjoy the many conveniences I missed in Italy. I can honestly say that I have been truly happy since I have been back home.
With all that said though, I longed to be back in Italy. While there is a need in every congregation, I really felt used in Bologna. I miss all the studies and the great friends I made in the congregation. Since I had left all my friends and family behind in the States, they became my new friends and family!!
When I got back (and even before I left) I started plotting my return to Italy. I can not tell you how many prayers Jehovah heard from me about it!! It seemed pretty hopeless though considering my complete lack of funds. I was (am) barely getting by as it is, so saving a few thousand dollars for a three month stay in Italy was a long shot. I couldn't even imagine how I could do it.
Well Jehovah could! On my way to work a couple weeks ago I got a phone call from my friend. She had worked for an Italian family last summer watching their son at their family's beach home in Tuscany. Long story short, she offered me the job for June and July THIS YEAR!! It seemed pretty perfect and an answer to my prayers!! My trip to Italy is now paid for, I get to brush up on my Italian, and get to spend a couple months on the beach in Tuscany!! Not a bad deal. I decided that since Jehovah provided a way for me to get to Italy, I might as well stay there and return to my congregation in Bologna! My current plan is to go to Bologna in August and stay until the end of October sometime. I am still working out details about where I will live once I get there and extending my visa, so that is where my prayers are directed now. Plus I am in a mad dash to bust out some major service time here before I leave and make some money. I am sure Jehovah will help me with all that, but it is definitely a bit overwhelming at the moment.
I still have a bunch of people here at home asking me about my experience in Italy, and I am TERRIBLE about keeping in touch with a ton of people by e-mail and the like, so hopefully this blog will be a good way for me to share my experiences and not be too homesick when I hear from all my friends at home!!
Out for now world!
Kimbologna
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