Thanksgiving in Rome!

"Do not be anxious about anything,
but in every situation, by prayer and petition,
with thanksgiving, present your requests to God"
Philippians 4:6

Today I got to celebrate Thanksgiving with some friends from the Campus Crusade Stint Team in Rome. I haven't really talked about them in this blog but these friends of mine here are a true blessing. I met them through a friend of a friend of a friend of mine named Andrew Lisi who did a Stint with Crusade in Salerno, Italy. The Stint Team are here for a year sharing the Gospel with students at University of Rome La Sapienza (uniroma1). Many of you know I go to University of Rome "Tor Vergata" (uniroma2).

I've gotten the chance to hang out with these guys and girls from the Midwest region of Crusade a few times and gotten to go to church with them a few times as well. I feel somewhat connected to them because as many of you know I spent a summer in Cincinnati on an internship with G.E. Well they invited me to have Thanksgiving dinner with them and they prepared a really really great meal including Turkey, Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Green Bean Casserole, Sweet Potatoes, Cranberry Sauce, Pumpkin and Apple Pie, and Jello!(See below) I couldn't believe they found a whole Turkey because they aren't so common around here. They found one but had to shell out 55 euro for it. To even make the holiday even more authentic, Joel had American TV streaming via a slingbox and we got to see snippets of the Macy's Parade in NYC and some of the Turkey Day Football Games.

On this Thanksgiving, I was thankful to be able to share it with Americans and to enjoy many of the American parts of it. I was especially thankful being able to share it with other Christians and to have the chance to thank God for everything in prayer while holding hands around the food (as I love to do!).