The Jesus Shield

Well, we went to Assisi today. It was about a two hour bus ride and when we got there, we got to just walk around the city (gorgeous by the way) and even went to St. Francis Church. I traveled around with Anna M. the whole time and we were actually really disappointed with the church...sad I know. Afterwords, we were getting hungry and had stopped by a restaurant that was a little more expensive, but had an AMAZING view over the city in the valley below us sooooo, we decided to treat ourselves and ate there. It looked like it was going to rain and the restaurant owner was like "as soon as it starts to rain, we go inside" so we were like ok.

Well, we sat down, had lunch (pasta with wine and then a tirimasu for dessert) but the whole time, there was a weird kind of sprinkle going on so we just sat there and prayed to Jesus, asking him to just hold off the rain until we were finished. Then I said "Jesus, show us your love and your power and hold off the rain until after we eat and leave the restaruant, then let it downpour so we know you did it just for us".

So then, we start watching the valley and slowly see the entire valley being encircled with the rain, but we're in this little dome of protection, not getting hit at all. It was like Jesus was right there with us, holding back the rain. Once we finished eating, we went inside to pay, hit up the bathroom, and when we get outside, BAM it's pouring rain! It was so amazing. Probably the best experience ever.

When we got on the bus and left, I was sitting there, listening to some music (Anthem thank you very much :-D) as well as some sermons when there was this beautiful sight. The sun was behind some clouds and was at the perfect angle where there were rays all around the clouds and that beautiful golden lining. I just prayed to God that everyone on the bus would see it and that some people would look at it and start to wonder where such beauty could come from. Then I look around and there were many people staring at it, and some were taking pictures so I do home that God has answered my prayers in that. Woot!

So, something to pray about. Please pray that my roomies and I can find some balance. We are doing very well I promise, but you know how it can get, spending every moment with the same people...sometimes it can get a little intense haha. So please pray for that!

I miss you all and pray for you :-D

Ciao,

Anna