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March 19, 2009 (Justus, PA)

// March 19th, 2009 // 2 Comments » // updates

In the past few months the Ransoms have been on the move…
- trip to Italy to take care of a residency permit for Liz, while enjoying time with family and staying busy with various ministry opportunities at our church in San Sisto, Perugia (Centro Evangelico Battista) we had documents that needed to be taken care of having at appointment at the police. We were able to encourage and work alongside the believers there, and reconnect with our friends that are not a part of our church. Unfortunately there wasn’t any time to relax and take a short vacation as we had hoped!
- trip to Germany: while in Italy we took a 10 day trip to Germany where we presented our ministry in 3 American military churches. We traveled by plane, car, train and bus… Cristina adapted well and learned to sleep in many different situations!
- work team from Summit: we helped out with a work group from our sending church that came over in the beginning of February. We praise God that lots of work was completed, the men really worked hard!
- Cristina is growing up: she’s not a baby anymore! She is walking and talking some… she knows at least 7 words in Italian and about 5 in English as well as 10 signs… she knows how to communicate what she wants when she wants it! She continues to be a joy and a blessing although traveling isn’t her favorite thing to do anymore and adapting to different places and people is more difficult for her now.
- return from Italy: we hit the ground running with meetings in different churches almost every weekend now for the next several months!
- Our support has been on the rise: 55%
Thanks for staying updated with us!

December 2008 Updates

// December 16th, 2008 // No Comments » // updates

The Christmas season is here and everyone is busy getting ready for the various activities that are a part of this season! It’s easy to focus on the details and not the reason for this season, our Christ and Savior’s birth! We are looking forward to Christmas with our daughter, since she is now old enough to enjoy the day and the season with us. In the last few weeks we have been traveling and ministering in churches, we also spent time with Daniel’s family for Cristina’s birthday and Thanksgiving, and have had some days at home. It’s always nice to get back into a routine, especially for Cristina. She turned one on November 26, and is now walking and loving her independence… most of the time! Learning how to walk has its challenges. We have now officially reached 35% of our support, with more promised support in its way. We look forward to the next months to see what God will do in raising our support as we continue to be faithful in serving Him in our deputation journey. God has blessed us by bringing in the support and filling up most of our calendar from after the holidays until May! God is good! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

November 2008 Updates

// November 18th, 2008 // No Comments » // updates

At times God answers prayers in ways we don’t expect… We had been praying for a bigger car since our Civic was packed to the max with all the stuff we needed between us, baby, and deputation items, but we had arrived at the conclusion that God wanted us to just pack smarter and lighter and be content, so we stopped thinking about it. Well, about a month ago God decided to make a way for us to get another car… Daniel (traveling alone) was hit by a deer and our car was totaled! So we were able to purchase a bigger and newer car. God works in strange ways at times, but we are thankful. In October and November (so far) we have ministered in 8 churches, all in the state of New York. We had the opportunity not only to present our ministry and burden for Italy, but also to provide music for various occasions. We enjoyed sharing our passion and being a blessing to others! If you haven’t read our latest prayer letter… check it out! We have almost reached 34% of committed support. Cristina is doing really well, she’s growing up too fast! In just 8 days it will be her birthday; it’s hard to believe a year has already gone by! She took her first steps on her own just a few weeks ago, and she continues to make progress in walking (with some bumps and bruises along the way). We continue to be thankful that God gave us a very happy, smiley, and flexible baby! She is a joy and a blessing to our lives each and every day. Happy Thanksgiving to all… remember to thank God for everything He brings your way, He always has a purpose for it!

September 2008 Updates

// September 19th, 2008 // No Comments » // updates

Well, August flew by and September is half way gone… recently have been enjoying the stability of more days at home than on the road, but we have been busy. Liz’s dad, Fred Whitman, spent a few weeks with us, and we were able to join him in presenting an update on the ministry in Italy to six of his supporting churches. We have been scheduling meetings for October and the month is quickly filling up; we are still working on scheduling for the rest of the Fall and Winter months. We have been enjoying watching Cristina grow up, although it is happening too fast! She is now proficient in crawling, pulling herself up, and walking while holding onto furniture or someone’s hand; she’s also learning to stand on her own, and likes to practice quite often. She is still a very smiley and happy baby, although her first two teeth are coming through, so that makes life hard at times for our 9 month old. Our next travels will take us to the state of NY, so we will still enjoy the stability of being home during the week and getting work done! Check back for more updates!

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