Hangin' with Giorgio

Hello all, today was our second day on campus. But first, let me talk about last night. We had our guys time after dinner last night so we decided we would just walk the town while going over various things about the trip so far and future activities. Well, we were walking through one of the smaller Piazzas near our apartment when we noticed a group of about ten people singing along to a guitar. Of course, they were singing in Italian. But as we walked closer we saw Italian Bibles on the ground, so we decided to stop and talk. Through our conversations, we found out that they were a Christian group who attended a Catholic church nearby, and they were focusing on evangelism. Coincidence??? I think not. So we sat and tried out best to sing along. We figured out a few songs by the melody but we were still lost with the words. After we finished singing we all agreed to get some tasty gelato. We exchanged information and promised to meet again soon. It was like chicken soup for the christian soul. Coming here to this city that is supposed to be so dead spiritually and for the most part has lived up to its reputation, then seeing a Christian group like this singing the same songs we sing and believing in the same things we believe in. It was quite encouraging to say the least.
So, today we were on campus again and about an hour into our day we meet this guy named Giorgio and a few of his friends. We struck up a conversation and found out that he was very good at English. We talked about a variety of things and he even asked us to get lunch...we accepted of course! After lunch we got some coffee and parted ways. We hung out with him for a good 2-3 hours just learning about him and his thoughts. We exchanged info as well and have already talked again today. I believe we will be hanging out again soon in the next few days. We did get a small chance to talk about his views on religion and they were interesting, but I expect to continue to learn during our next meeting. Since it is 12:30 here I think I am going to sleep so I can be ready for whatever God has in store for me tomorrow! And if anyone is reading this in Shreveport or the surrounding areas...go see ACT's West Side Story...its fantastic! God Bless! Ciao