Dear friends,

'Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.' Acts 20:32

God’s word for his people

This summer Chris took part in the IFES World Assembly, which gathers delegates every four years from the various IFES student movements (like the GBU in Italy which we work with, or the Christian Unions in the UK). This took place in South Africa, with around 1,200 students and staff present (pictured above - Chris is in a purple jumper, bottom left! The group represents 160 national movements from around the world). It was encouraging to meet people doing the same job all over the world, sometimes in places where Christian evangelism is not tolerated. To see that God is building his church in such diverse places and situations helps to put our own challenges in perspective and encourages us to make the most of every opportunity we have here in Italy.