Our Adventure Getting Home and The Concert

Work wise this week was definitely a little bit slower but it's good.

We still did some cool stuff tho so I'm happy.

Tuesday night we went out to eat with our English course students ha-ha.

I ate a pizza with anchovies. Even in Italy it sucks.

Saturday we went with a member to a concert. He has a 13 y/o brother

in it. And it's like the Phil Harmonic Orchestra thing or something

like that. Idk they were singing in Italian most of the time so only

understood a bit.  It was really cool though. It was a 3-hour long

concert but I felt much more cultured after.

Sunday we had an adventure. So we went to a member’s house and he lives

in another city. Chieti. It's like a 30 min bus ride from the Pescara

train station. So we were supposed to catch a train back to Pescara at

9 and be home no problem. So we got there at 9.....9:15.....9:30 no

bus. Swag. So we try and catch a train going back. The only train was

at 10:10. (Mind you we are supposed to be home at 9:30) soooo we were

like swag. We went out and waited till 10 for a bus. No bus. So we got

the train. It was 15 min late though so we finally get back to Pescara

at 10:40. Just in time for all the busses to be gone and no more

coming for the rest of the night. So we had the privilege of walking

all the way home. Walking into the house at 11:55. It was a long walk.

And so cold. Not fun. Would not recommend it. But it's cool. We made

it. That's a blessing!

In other news. Italy is in full Christmas mode right now. It's crazy.

Obviously they don't celebrate Thanksgiving so Christmas comes early

here. Also their nativity set game is super string here. I will send

more pictures but they have the hugest and most accessories for big

nativities that you will ever see in your whole life. It's cool but

also a little ridiculous but it's still cool.

Anyways have a good week fam. Love ya ;)

Anziano Yskes

Sunrise in Pescara

How We Do House Finding

The Concert

The Planner

The Dog...

The Nativity Game Here is Really Strong

Our Walk Home

Divine Revelation and Zone Conference

So this week has been really weird. We've pretty much just been figuring out what we can and can't do to help these refugees come unto Christ. So I guess what the decision now is, is that we can teach them but they cannot be baptized until they have their permesso. Well, at least I think that's what it is. I'm not really sure and we get different messages from different people. It's whatever though. 

In other news, Christmas lights have started going up here in Italy. They don't do Thanksgiving so they just do Christmas right after Thanksgiving. I haven't started listening to Christmas music yet though. We don't really know what we are going to do for Thanksgiving. Probably make a turkey. We will need a recipe tho. Ha-ha we told the students in our English course last week that when we bake our turkey you pour Coke over it to give it more flavor. They thought we were kidding. Since my comp is from Missouri #themidwest we understand these kinda things. We connect through food ha-ha. Llike nobody in the mish that's from out west knows what fried pickles are. We both love fried pickles. So as you can see we get along great as companions. It's good though. But we will need a good turkey recipe. And the mashed potatoes one too and any other recipe that you think we could use or that would help us. 

What else. Ummm the whole Paris vs Isis thing is pretty crazy. People in Rome are kinda nervous cuz like the Pope. But I guess we will see what happens. It's kinda crazy though because I heard that Isis is getting people into the US through refugees from Africa. So if anything it was a huge testimony builder of divine revelation when I heard that because not a week before this stuff goes down the leaders tell us to start moving away from them. Mostly for our safety. And now if anything, it's given us a good reason and I guess a "scapegoat," if you will, to help our investigators who are refugees why they can't be baptized right now. It's for our safety, their safety, and the safety of the church. 

Well that's about it for this week. I love y'all tons and hope you have a good week! 

Also if any packages want to be sent for Christmas the only way they can be guaranteed to arrive to me before Christmas is if they get to the mission office by Dec 1. So yeah. Also I'm making a package to be sent home. It will have stuff in it for the Fam and also a little Christmas gift for Derrick and Tyler so you can add something too it if you want and then send it to them. But yeah. If ya want anything let me know and put money on my card :) Love you have a good week. 

Anziano Yskes

Zone Conference

The message...

Singing

Cheese!!! and My Companion Anziano Houseman