Sarah Santillan in Veneto, italy

Hello, my name is Sarah Santillan and I am a missionary that you are supporting in Italy. Things are really growing here in Italy, here is what is happening ministry wise. At the moment I am serving alongside 2 amazing ministries! One is called Senza Vergogna which translates to "without shame" this ministry addresses arguments that are often not talked about and or considered "taboo" in the church. This ministry is designed to help others and address these arguments through God's word as well as providing resources to help people whether that is connecting them with a church close to them, prayer, another ministry, or even a book based off of the struggle they are dealing with. The other ministry is called Piú Forti, it is a ministry that creates christian music for kids and youth. Up until 2 years ago no christian music for kids was ever created in Italian. We are hoping to release the youth album in April! It is such an exciting time! Along with the songs, music videos and a bible study/Sunday school curriculum are also being released. The heart of this ministry is to share Jesus with all who listen!

Prayer requests: In April, the Senza Vergogna team is going to start a counseling training by the help of a ministry from the states called Authentic Intimacy. Our prayer is to walk in wisdom, we are prayerfully hoping that this training will help us walk in the right direction as we deal with sensitive topics in this ministry. Also with Senza Vergogna, we are praying that in maybe May or June we will host our first webinar discussing gender and God's design. Please keep us in prayer as we go forward in this. For Più Fortì, please pray for all of the people involved in the album, curriculum, videos, etc. The heart of this ministry is to share the word of God to anyone who listens. A personal prayer request: God, has given me an opportunity to teach English as I have been here and it has been wonderful! But if I am being honest the workplace can be draining, here in Italy especially Veneto (where I live) it is normal everyday language to curse God and call him horrible names, literally blaspheming. It can be very wearying. Please pray for endurance but even more so for God's love to be shown and for opportunities to share the gospel; even while I teach. A couple of schools are okay with me and another teacher (another missionary) teaching bible stories and sharing Christianity as a religion class. Another personal prayer request is for my driver's license and a car; that God would provide it all in his timing and even more so that I would trust His timing. Thank you so much for your prayers and support in this time! I am beyond grateful for all of you! I would also love to have opportunities to pray with anyone from the church even if it is through zoom. God Bless you all! Sarah Santillan