There is an American Military Base a few miles from the city of Catania in Sicily. It has a small branch of military members. The missionaries can't teach on the base unless someone specifically invites them to come and teach them in their home. However, they are allowed to teach an Italian course at the church complex. (Many different denominations use the same church.) We are excited about our new English course, but on the base the missionaries have reversed the procedure and use it to teach Italian to the English speaking people on the base. Some of the people who attended are members of the church and some just want to learn Italian but aren't interested in the church. Quite often class members want to know why the missionaries are in Italy and why they speak Italian. It's a perfect opportunity to teach about the gospel. I attended the class with them while Michael was doing interviews.
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