Thursday, December 21, 2006

Sayonara Okinawa!


Soon I will be leaving Okinawa until next year. Prayerfully we will be able to come back and share of all that the Lord is doing in Italy. Pray for our time in the states, we want to be led by God's Spirit in all that we do. Sandra and the kids have been there since December 16th. We will be attending the Calvary Chapel Missions Conference then departing January 16th to Italy.

Please continue to pray for our visas as we will be returning to the California in April to submitt the paperwork. Please pray that God would lead us as we begin to settle in Italy along with our language studies.

It is our hope to build long lasting friendships in Italy as we have in Okinawa. The Lord has blessed us with many friends here, friends that we will dearly miss, thanks again.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

We miss you guys so much. May God bless your time in Cali and of course Italy!!

Love ya,
The Gaines Family

Shannon Leigh said...

Hey Sandra and Fam!!

Thanks for the call on Christmas it was super sweet...my incoming call log was full so it didn't store your number...or else I would have called you back for sure. Anyways...I hope that you are enjoying you time in Cali and know that you are expectant of the work that the Lord is going to do in Italy! I can't wait to hear of the work that will go on. Anyways hope you had a blessed Christmas and will talk to you soon.

Love...
Shanny

Ps. You know for sure that I am taking you up on the offer in Italy who could pass up good fellowship, an abudance of good food and the Velarde family...not me!

Torres Family said...

We love you guys..Mona still plans on coming to Italy in the spring. Take care.

252-646-6805...Mona's cell

Torres

Anonymous said...

Come Back Velardes!

Miss you guys,
The Orpillas