Justin and Abbey Valiquette
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  • April16th

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    Insieme Newsletters, April 2010

    Posted in: Ministry, Newsletters

    I wanted to take another moment and encourage each of you to join the email list for our national updates. We will be sharing what’s going on locally here in Salerno, and in our lives regularly. But, it would be great for you to have an idea what is going on with Agape Italia (Crusade here in Italy) across the nation. The updates are only quarterly, so don’t worry… they won’t flood your inbox!

    Click on the image below to view the most recent update. Also, click here to sign up to receive email updates when new ones are released.

  • April12th

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    Did you know…

    Posted in: Culture, Prayer

    Some interesting facts about the spiritual reality here in Italy.

    DID YOU KNOW:
    • 32,000 (out of 33,500) Italian communities have no established evangelical witness
    • Only 10% (of expatriate missionaries) on average return for a second term
    • there are 616 official religions in Italy
    • there are an estimated 100,000 recognized fortune-tellers
    • less than 5% of Catholics are actually practicing
    • Islam is the second religion in Italy. Jehovah’s Witnesses are as numerous as all Evangelicals put together
    • 2.6 million foreigners live in Italy
    • in Milan alone more than 1000 teenagers commit suicide each year

    Would you take a moment and pray about these things?

  • April10th

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    Easter Traditions

    Posted in: Family, Video

  • April9th

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    Culture at a Glance

    Posted in: Culture, Just for Fun

    Infographics are a fun way to relay information quickly and creatively. This “map” of Italy is made from words that describe the culture of differing areas of the country. We live in Southwest Italy. I have to admit, its not perfect. Our region is known for the best pizza, pasta and espresso too.

    (click to enlarge)
    Fun graphic illustration of Italian culture

  • April7th

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    101 Fun Facts About Italy

    Posted in: Culture, Just for Fun

    I came across some facts about Italy. Some are reminders of things you already know, and others may be new insight into this fabulous country we live in. As well as some hilarious new realizations (such as how many pounds of pasta the average Italian consumes… shocking!). I’ve quoted a few here to peak your interest, but you can find the entire article at Life in Italy.

    1. Rome is further North than New York City. New York is about the same latitude as Naples, Italy.
    2. In Rome and Naples, it only snows briefly once every several years, while in New York, snow is very frequent in the winter.
    3. Italy is slightly larger than the state of Arizona
    4. Almost 20% of Italy’s population is over 65 years old.
    5. Italy borders Austria, France, Vatican City, San Marino, Slovenia, and Switzerland.
    6. The average Italian family has 1.27 children.

  • March30th

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    eCiao, Take 2

    Posted in: Ministry, Prayer, Video, eCiao

    Take 2 of our video updates. Hope you’re encouraged by it, and will be moved to pray!

  • March18th

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    Facebook and the Mafia

    Posted in: Just for Fun

    Came across an interesting article about the Italian government using Facebook (gotta love social networking) to make a mafia arrest. Apparently he was responsible for killing a rival mafia guy with a portable rocket launcher.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8570796.stm

  • March11th

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    Spring Break Visitors

    Posted in: Ministry, Pictures, Prayer

    We are in the middle of our first week welcoming a group of American spring-breakers who decided to not go to the beach, but rather come to Italy and serve along side of us. This week our alma mater school, The University of Central Florida, is joining us.

    One of the main things we try to accomplish while they are here is to find creative ways for them to interact with Italians at the University and engage in spiritual conversations that hopefully lead to sharing the gospel. So for the past two days, we’ve setup large photo exhibits that allow students to come and observe. While observing, we engage in conversation asking how these pictures relate to their life, and their relationship with God. It has opened up some neat opportunities for conversation that we would not have had otherwise. Pray for more opportunities like this in the coming weeks! Next week we will host a group of 25 from Mississippi.

    How about you? Which photo represents your relationship with God right now?

  • February22nd

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    Singing before bed

    Posted in: Family, Just for Fun

    Most nights before bed, the kids insist on singing a song after we finish reading a book or two. This particular time, I caught a recording of it. The vocal talents performing “Jesus Loves Me” are Addison (our 2 year old daughter) and Bryce (our 3 year old son). Addison is the lead singer, but Bryce steps in to help her a bit. Enjoy!

    Oh, while you’re here, be sure to subscribe to our updates via RSS or email. You can do that by hovering over the “Subscribe” button up top on the menu bar and clicking either option. Thx!

  • February15th

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    Insieme Newsletters

    Posted in: Ministry, Newsletters

    I wanted to take a moment and encourage each of you to join the email list for our national updates. We will be sharing what’s going on locally here in Salerno, and in our lives regularly. But, it would be great for you to have an idea what is going on with Agape Italia (Crusade here in Italy) across the nation. The updates are only quarterly, so don’t worry… they won’t flood your inbox!

    Click on the image below to see the most recent newsletter. Also, click here to sign up to receive email updates when new ones are released.

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