Last Saturday, our 2007 Pathways team arrived in Ancona. The team is comprised of 4 people, Jen (trip leader), Rae, April and Brian. They will be helping us out until the first part of August. Please keep them in your prayers!
Then, last night at around 21:00, my brother, Tim, and his wife Shauna, arrived by train in Ancona! Two of their bags didn't show up and they had a train delay which meant they spent 9 hours getting from the airport in Rome to our house, but they are here and we are glad! To top it off, it was their Anniversary - we are touched that they would want to spend it with us.
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The Sunken Church
This blog follows the life, ministry and adventures of the Casey family. We were missionaries in Ancona, Italy from 2000 until 2011. We are now adventuring in the US of A, experimenting with running a business, growing a garden, raising a family and challenging the Church to break outside the box and adopt new forms to reach a new generation with the truth of the Gospel.
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About Me
- Jason Casey
- Born in Santiago, Chile I have grown up on the move - lived in some 15 different homes. I am a 'word' person - enjoying almost anything to do with books and literature. I love exploring God's great world and helping people find their place in it.
sunken
The story goes like this:
There once was a church down by the port in Ancona, Italy. With the passing of time, shaken by earthquakes and beaten by the winds, the foundations of the church crumbled and the church toppled into the sea. A friend of ours shared with us that she remembers, as a little girl, playing along the pier and seeing the remains of the church under the water. She remembers seeing the cross from the top of the church under the surface. She told us that some say that if the wind was strong enough and the waves choppy enough, you could even hear the bells...
The story leads to this question:
If we were to raise her out of the water, if we were to restore her completely to what she was originally intended to be...what would she look like? If we were to remove her from all the traditions that humankind has surrounded her with and drowned her in...who would she be?
1 comment:
Welcome to Moe's! Bienvenuti a Ancona! Bienvenidos a la casa de los Casey en Italia!
Glad you got there OK, Tim & Shauna! Don't forget to record your first impressions of everything. When will you post some pictures?
Dad
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