Starting in March we began to gather in Sanremo. God allowed us to meet in the Valdentsev Church. They are known in Europe since the 12thCentury. Thank God, on Sundays we have around 10 people.
We originally didn’t plan to organize a church in Italy since I focused more on Nice in France. We settled in Italy purely for economic reasons. The rent here costs half compared to France. God had other plans for us and is showing it to us.
After Easter, the church in France invited us to participate in sharing the Gospel on the streets of Nice. We received a visit from Vitaly and Inna, the children of Michael Medyanik, who came from Milan. They helped us greatly in the ministry. A week before the oldest son Benjamin came to help out in the music ministry in Sanremo. This is a great blessing for us because before we decided to meet in Sanremo I lost my hearing. This didn’t happen the last 15 years. I previously did lose my hearing for a week but never for months like right now. My hearing recovers back to 50% of the 30% that is left after my Trauma in 2002. This makes this ministry much harder.
Before Benjamin came to help us, I asked a young man to help in the ministry, but he declined. I told him that God will send a musician to us from heaven. The next day Benjamin called me and said that God prompted him to come and help us in the ministry.
At the same time, Constantin and Larissa came with their daughter Rita and the youth group from France shared the Gospel in the streets of Nice. It was an international team and we performed the song “Great God” in Russian, French and even Chinese.
On May the 12thwe went out to enjoy the nature in the mountains which is around 6 miles away from Sanremo. The cold fog was hindering us, but the warmth of our souls helped us through it. We warmed us by the fire and spend our time talking from 1 pm to 8 pm. There were 24 adults and 6 children. We had the opportunity to communicate one on one. Given the weather circumstances, we had a great start.
Pray for our ministry “The War” to continue, it’s not that simple but we are seeing that God is giving us victories step by step and that is inspiring us. Since June 15 we are looking for a new apartment. Our owner terminated our lease agreement. My family will spend the summer in the Czech Republic and I will somehow live here. Last summer I lived at my friend’s house and in the car. The summers are warm here, everything is possible to whom who believes. Thank you form the bottom of my heart for your support.
Ministry in Europe – Gennady Gavrilov