FTTA Gospel Trip (2025) in Veneto Region and Related Cities
- Chiesa in Vicenza
- Feb 11, 2025
- 6 min read
Updated: Mar 1, 2025
“How then shall they call upon [the Lord] into whom they have not believed?
And how shall they believe into Him of whom they have not heard?
And how shall they hear without one who proclaims Him?
And how shall they proclaim Him unless they are sent?
As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those
who announce the news of good things!”
— Romans 10:14-15 —
Last January 30 until February 06, 2025 groups of trainees from the Full-time Training in Anaheim (FTTA) joined into the work and entered into the burden of the saints in the Veneto Region and the nearby cities. Together with the local saints, they visited the cities of Vicenza, Padova, Venice, Rimini and Bologna. They distributed gospel tracts and Bibles, visited warm doors and contacts, and blended together with the saints. The general theme of the saints' enjoyment is on what the Jubilee is and how it is realized in one's experience.
Vicenza
In Vicenza, the trainees blended with the saints for the Lord's Table meeting, the home meetings and visitations. They experienced Acts 2:46 in breaking bread and enjoying the fellowship among the saints with simplicity in heart. During the meetings and fellowships, they shared their experiences and enjoyment in the Full-time Training on how the Lord has saved them, how the Lord carried them through in their Christian life and church life, and how the Lord has arranged in His sovereignty in bringing them to the training. Together with the saints, they shared on the message on the Year of Jubilee where they gave testimonies of their experiences and enjoyment. They also joined the prayer meeting and coordination meetings for the release of the Lord's will and move in Vicenza and the nearby cities. Through the fellowships and meals together, the saints also shared their testimonies, experiences and enjoyments in mutuality for the encouragement and building up of one another. The time spent together was very sweet and supplying. The trainees with the local saints also prepared together the materials for the gospel and Bible distribution as well as a young people song “What is the Jubilee” was translated into Italian for the gospel outreach and for the visitations.
The trainees with the saints and young people also went to the city center to distribute gospel tracts and Bibles. They experienced the blessing of the gospel and quickly ran out of Bibles. They had many conversations with the locals and had singing of hymns wherein a local young man even played the guitar with them during the singing. Follow up contacts and appointments were also arranged with the local saints for the shepherding of the positive ones. The trainees also visited a few historical sites where they heard some of the Lord's history in using the city of Vicenza as a beachhead for the reformation in Italy.
Summary of the Distribution:
Tracts: 279
Bibles/Rhema sets: 10
Contacts: 39
Prayed to receive the Lord: 3
Visitations: 1
Prayer Burdens:
For the strengthening, shepherding, perfecting and building up of the saints for the Lord’s testimony and interest in Vicenza
For the continuation of the gospel work and shepherding work, and for the increase of the church, especially in gaining the local Italians
For the young people and children’s work, the recovery of dormant saints, and for the saints to rise up in function in doing the Lord’s work in Vicenza
For a possible meeting place for the church to contain the meetings and activities of the church
Padova
In Padova, the trainees with the local saints distributed the gospel tracts, Rhema books and the Bible at the city center near the university buildings. The Lord blessed the distribution as the prayer of the saints laid the tracks for the time to be incredibly fruitful and invigorating under the Lord’s grace in His superabundant supply. The people of Padova were captivated by the joyful singing, even one Christian sister stopped to sing with them. The Bibles quickly ran out and they had many long pleasant conversations with the people. Another Italian student also received the gospel, the Rhema books and the Bible, and even stayed with the saints to have coffee together who also set up a follow up appointment to hear more of the Bible. They also met one of the classmates of the student saints and they prayed together with her regarding her situation.
At the end of the day, the trainees and some saints cooked dinner for a group of five university students in Padova who are mostly Italians. They had great conversations with each of them about both human and divine things, in order to get to know them and touch on the matter of God’s economy as revealed in different passages in the Bible. The evening ended with singing the newly translated song “What is the Jubilee” and a few of the saints shared their exeriences on how they enjoyed the Jubilee in a practical way. They enjoyed it very much and sang with us, and many of them wanted to meet again for follow up appointments.
Summary of the Distribution:
Tracts: 353
Bibles/Rhema sets: 16
Contacts: 43
Prayed to receive the Lord: 1
Visitations: 1
Prayer Burdens:
For the continuation of the gospel work and shepherding work at the University of Padova, and for the gaining of key students to open the way for many Italians to be gained
For the strengthening of the student saints studying in Padova and for the gaining of their classmates to be remaining fruits for the church life
For a meeting place to contain the student meetings and the campus work
Venice
In Venice, the trainees with a few saints went early in the morning to go to Ca Foscari University to distribute the tracts and the Bible. They sang hymns while passing out tracts and Bibles with the Lord blessing them with gospel contacts, open hands to receive the Bibles, and conversations about the Lord. They also went around to visit the city to enjoy the historical sights of the city.
Summary of the Distribution:
Tracts: 217
Bibles/Rhema sets: 4
Contacts: 9
Prayed to receive the Lord: 2
Prayer Burdens:
For the Lord to gain the city of Venice and gain local Italians and students in the city
Bologna
In Bologna, the trainees and a few of the saints distributed tracts and handed out Bibles at a busy intersection near the city center. Although it was raining, many people passed by our table under the porticos and received tracts. One believer traveling from Puglia, Italy even received a Bible and enjoyed Romans 8:1 with the saints at the table. They also visited a sister and her son as well as another sister who was working. In the evening, they had dinner and blended with some saints from Bologna. They shared their testimony of how they were saved, entered into the Lord’s Recovery and how they continued to take this way. The fellowship was sweet and focused on the divine love expressed in the Body of Christ and how it keeps us in the church life and builds up His Body for fulfilling God’s purpose.
Summary of the Distribution:
Tracts: 500
Bibles/Rhema sets: 1
Contacts: 15
Visitations: 5
Prayer Burdens:
For the Lord to strengthen the saints in Bologna and bless them with more increase and for His kingdom to spread in Bologna to raise up His testimony in this city
Rimini
In Rimini, the trainees with the saints met with a group of believers who have been with the saints. They have left religion and religious systems, and are seeking for the true church. In the sweet fellowship there were much singing, giving of testimonies, and sharing of the experiences of Christ as the reality of the jubilee. Although there is currently no lampstand in Rimini, the saints in Italy have been meeting with these seeking ones who have been open to have continual fellowship and enjoyment of the ministry together. These ones have been regularly visited and shepherded by the saints, and they testify of the hunger of the people in the area for the Lord Jesus. A sister who is taking care of the Ukranian refugees in the area also shared the need of caring for many families who are very open to receive the Lord and to be brought into the church life. The trainees also distributed gospel tracts for a short time in San Marino, a small country within Italy, where they also had a few conversations.
Prayer Burdens:
For the gospel to spread in the city of Rimini and the nearby cities, and for the Lord to find the sons of peace in that region
For the Lord to gain the increase in this region and to prepare the saints for the raising up of the Lord’s testimony in Rimini
For the families of the refugees in that area to be gained by the Lord, be shepherded for the Lord’s interest and be ushered into the church life
Young People’s Blending in Milan
On February 1, 2025 the young people from Northern Italy gathered together in Lecco to enjoy the blending among the saints. There were much singing and sharing of testimonies for mutal encouragement and building up. The trainees shared their experience and enjoyment from the gospel trip thus far, especially related to the experience of Christ as our real jubilee. Praise the Lord for the next generation of the churches in Italy!
Prayer Burdens:
For the young people in Italy to be blended, built up and knit together for the Lord’s purpose and move throughout Italy
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