09.07.07

Night Life

Posted in church, culture, ministry at 7:05 am

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Sometimes being a missionary means doing some very different things than what you are used to.

Our team is currently without Josh, and we are about to lose Marcus, both because they will be in the US on furlough. Unfortunately, that means that only old, married people will be in Ancona. Night life is such an important part of Italian culture, and even though the old, married people aren’t used to going out on the town after dinner, we want to make it a priority to be a part of the community.

Last night we met at Piazza del Papa, and under a cloudy sky and the watchful eye of Clement XII’s statue, listened to La Piccola Banda Ikona play “Klezmer” music – which sounds kind of eastern to me. I’m still not sure what Klezmer means. But we met some friends and enjoyed the music and the cool breeze coming in off the Adriatic. We listened to another friend tell funny stories about his experiences at work. One friend introduces us to another friend, and the web of community grows a little bit.

On the surface, it looks like all we did was attend a concert. But looking deeper, it’s easy to see that these little interaction, these little bits of time, all add up into something that could someday bring a person further along in their relationship with Christ.

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