GBU Turin
Beginning this year, the International GBU and the Italian GBU have joined together so we have therefore have made some changes in how we organise the various events. We held a Welcome to Italy evening event for some people, and a Welcome to Piedmont event for others. We also translate all the various notices so that everyone understands.
It is a great opportunity for everyone to get to know new students and other cultures as a result.
This year the number of group coordinators has gone up, and they have also been supported by a committee which deals with a multitude of different aspects, some of which are more practical than others. Although many members are new compared with last year, we managed to work harmoniously from the onset, dividing up the tasks well.
We are very grateful that there are so many students, some on the Committee and others not, who help us in various ways: some cook, some go shopping, some help prepare the evening events and the studies of the Word. This group provides fundamental support, allowing each one of us to focus on one organisational aspect only, meaning that coordinating the events is compatible with the various commitments that each one of us has.
As there are numerous universities within the city, the presence of a high number of foreign students is guaranteed, which always makes us very happy and not only allows Italian students to practise their English, but also to get to know very different cultures from our own.
We’re also grateful for there being so many student believers, who may not come regularly to the GBU meetings, but are an invaluable help in creating a good atmosphere in the evening events we run.
We would particularly like prayer for the inductive Bible study evenings we are doing. Compared with other events, these tend to attract less students, but they are of course the ones closer to our hearts. Let’s ask the Lord to keep bringing more students to these evenings and that this would be a stimulating and reflective time.
