Summer developments, 2009

July 12th, 2009

Website created July, 2009

The Italian Memorandum website was created to facilitate our need to do fund raising; provide memos; photos; and other relevant functions.  By now the idea of going to Italy and learning the language was common around the house.  The Cape leadership was appraised of these developments.  We put our house on the market.

A shift in strategy August, 2009

A major shift in our strategy occurred about this time.  We were now being directed to look at Milan.  Milan is a city compared to New York.  Lewis and Tammy Short were the Americans there.   Marla and I were also included in the two-week European training seminar in  Searcy, Arkansas under the auspices of the College Church.

Grandview congregation to sponsor Bob and Marla

The Grandview church of Christ in Des Moines, Iowa agreed to sponsor the mission work of the Housbys.  The excellent protocol of the Grandview leadership towards Missions was a primary reason why Bob formally requested their participation in this extended effort to Italy.  Grandview coincidentally has a handful of members who have traveled throughout Italy.