10 dicembre, 2009
“from the mouth of babes....”
Adriano and I both wrote e-mails to Giuseppe to encourage him in his new faith. I want to share with you his response which we received yesterday. How precious the words of spiritual babes, taught by the Holy Spirit.
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Dear Marco, dear Adriano,
I'm writing to thank you both for the words which you shared with me, and to thank you both and all of the other people who have prayed for me, Rossella, Francesca and Sabrina. Once again, the good God has heard the prayers of his true children, which you both are.
I must say that in these recent days, more things have happened to me that have happened in 20 years, and what a strange "coincidence" that in the same period,He has touched my heart and has allowed me to find him. I have never prayed as I have in this period, and even more wonderfully, I have never felt God so close to me as I sense him now.
Last Sunday morning, I felt as if He was running alongside of me, and almost without realizing what I was doing, I asked him forgiveness for all of the sins that I have committed. I felt as if the hand of Jesus was pushing me to repentance, I thanked him for that which He suffered in my place on the cross, and I entrusted myself completely to Him, for whatever time I still have to live.
That which I feel in my heart is impossible to put onto paper.
I'm not good at remembering verses, but now I feel freed from my heavy yoke, from my burdens, and as Jesus says, I've taken his yoke which is light and easy to bear.
Now, I will continue to pray to him that He would strengthen my faith even more, in light of the difficulties which each one of us will face.
I will also continue to pray to him that the three loves of my life would draw near and recognize Jesus Christ in their hearts as their Savior, so that He would take them and make them safe in his arms.
I thank you both truly from my heart,
Your brother, Giuseppe, (it sounds strange to call myself that, but it's wonderful to say it and hear it)
Giuseppe, Sabrina, Rossella and Francesca
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So, if you prayed for Giuseppe in the months that I asked prayer for him, he thanks you from his heart for those prayers, and he thanks God that God has answered!
Do join him in praying for the salvation of his wife and their two daughters, the three “loves” of his life.
We continue to rejoice in God's work, and pray that we'll see it repeated again and again. Pray with us for this, as we are seeking new ways to get the gospel to more people!
Laboring in HIS strength, for his glory,
Marco (and Sherrie/Serena) in Italy
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thank you for taking the time to read this, and thank you for praying. We pray that what we have shared will encourage you in your own walks, and will cause you to give thanks to God for what he is doing here in the midst of us. It is always an encouragement to us to hear what he is doing elsewhere, and so for free to write to us if you would like to share. We live by grace, and find our strength in God. Our prayer is that he will be glorified in us and through us, as we await the appearing of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Rejoicing as we work and wait,
Marco and Sherrie (Serena) deFelice