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Called to "Go Forth!"

In Isaiah 6:8, God asked, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" Then Isaiah said, "Here am I; send me."

Three weeks after surrendering and allowing God to be Lord of my life, God baptized me with the Holy Spirit. The next day He gave me a vision calling me to the ministry of Evangelism and Church-planting in Italy.

In that vision, I saw first the map of Italy, then the area of the province of Frosinone where Anna and I were born and had grown up. As the map faded away, I saw hundreds of people all dressed in dark clothing, walking around and around, but not going anywhere. The people appeared to be in pain, as if each one had a stomach ache. I asked the Lord why he was showing me this vision, why they were suffering, and if I could do anything to help them.

God spoke to my heart, "These people are suffering because they don't know where to go. No one is showing them the Way. No one cares for them! They don't know the Truth, and no one is telling them!"

Then I said, "Lord, I want to help them! What can I do for them? Please, Lord, tell me what to do, and I'll do it. Send me, and I will go!"

Downtown Forsinone

In the spirit, I saw a hand pointing toward the people in the vision, and God said, "There! That's where I want you to go! When you were young, you were ashamed to even mention My name because you were not living a good and faithful Christian life. But now I want you to go back to Italy, and start from the city of Frosinone, to preach the Gospel all over the province!"

The call had been issued and I had answered, "Here am I; send me."

Soon afterward I enrolled in a Bible School where I earned a Diploma in Ministerial Studies for my ordination. I also earned a Certification in Missionary Principles. But I did not anticipate what lay ahead.

The Challenges...
When I accepted God's call upon my life, I thought doors would fly open with offers of support. I mean, who wouldn’t want to support someone whom God had called?! But no matter where we turned, we encountered one rejection after another, and I began to question whether God had, indeed, called me to preach the Gospel in Italy.

Then the Lord spoke to my heart again, and this time He challenged me and my commitment to go. He asked me how urgent I would be to tell others and bring them into the Kingdom if I knew He was coming back for His church in two weeks. He asked if I’d be willing to sell everything I have in order to spread the Gospel all over the world as quickly as possible.

I didn't need to hear any more! I determined that I would not allow anyone or anything to thwart God's plan for my life! But that, too, was easier said than done... But I don’t wish to dwell on the past or the negatives. The fact is that I did go and God has provided all our needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus!

One evening, after facing many 'closed doors', I cried to God and asked why. Again, He spoke to my heart. He reminded me of His promise to never leave me nor forsake me, and He explained that the currennt battles were training to toughen my 'spiritual skin'. He also told me that I would find more opposition from our 'brothers and sisters' than from the world itself. And, sadly, I have found that to be true...

Moving Out in Faith...
Having decided to obey God at any cost, we sold our home in Medford, Massachusetts. With only $25,000 in our hands, we left for the mission field. We trusted God that He would provide for all our needs. And He has!

God is faithful. Praise His Holy Name!!!

God has never forsaken us... although, at times we had to search in every pocket in the closets to find change to buy milk for our children. Yet, God was always there. I am sure if we had full support from the beginning and my wife and I had not needed to work to support our family and the ministry, we could have done more for the Kingdom of God. I also believe more souls would have been saved as a result.

Our Goal...
In Paul's testimony as recorded in Acts 26, he declared before King Agrippa that he was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, but declared first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent, turn to God, and do works befitting repentance! Praise the name of Jesus! Paul was obedient to his calling... and I will be, too!

We will continue to reach out to every person in the province with the saving message of the Gospel. We have begun in this province and as the Lord guides, we will reach out to other provinces. We need to teach and train other leaders to do the same. As God leads and provides, we will share and press on to alert other pastors, churches, and ministries of the urgency which the Lord has commanded me to tell to His people in Italy!