Last Friday, November 9th, our studio opened a new exhibit, featuring the work of one of the new journey guys, Caleb. Since he finished language classes Caleb has been looking for ways to engage with other artists in Rome, several of which came to the opening.
Caleb did something really interesting for his self portrait- he wrote "morirò" (meaning, "I will die") repeatedly on the canvas to create the picture. The exhibit as a whole was created to get viewers to reflect on life and mortality. Caleb has truly been gifted with a talent to communicate the gospel through art!
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| Amazing, right? God has blessed him with serious talent! |
Check out our gallery website to see a few more pieces from Caleb's exhibit! While the site is all in Italian, I'm confident you can find the pictures at the bottom of the main page ;)
http://accendere.org
In other news Taylor and Jason are in full swing at the university, Jason as my replacement. This summer Jason tried out for the semi-professional Rome rugby team and made it (on his first time playing!) so that opened a huge door for relationships with some guys. He was badly injured a month ago, but hopes to pick up with the team in the spring and still meets up with the guys.
Manuela is growing in her walk with Jesus, and it is beautiful! I cannot wait to hear her stories about Silvia, Sara, and Claudia as they see the changes of the Spirit manifest in her life.
One month from now a few of the UGA college students who hosted Veronica, Silvia, Marta, and Marco in August will be heading to Italy for a week, so prayer for opportunities during their time there are encouraged!
If my stories from the past year have sparked an interest in missions in Rome, you can check out these two blogs
http://calebdowbooth.wordpress.com
-his updates are always shorter than mine were, promise!
http://karrsinrome.blogspot.com
-Kyra writes more about daily life in Rome (so anyone can read), then saves the spiritual updates for newsletters. The Karrs are currently stateside in America, but their blog gives you a good idea of assimilating a family to Italy!
As for me, I'm almost done with my first semester of law school.Strangely enough (except not so, because the Lord knew) my time in Rome prepared me in big ways for the social scene and relationship building in this stage. Thank you again for all your love and support. God has blessed me through you!
