“THAT ALL MAY MEET AND HAVE FELLOWSHIP WITH THE PRINCE OF LIFE”

In November 2007, we and three other Evangelical Christian missionary families settled in Genoa with the aim of preaching the Gospel and bringing the person of the Lord Jesus Christ to the knowledge of all. However, we tried to be more concrete in carrying out the works of mercy towards our neighbour that the Lord commands all his disciples to do, and with this in mind, in March 2011 we founded the voluntary association ‘Mani del Maestro’ (Hands of the Master), set up to help needy families in Genoa, with a particular focus on the Valpolcevera area. We are the Hands and the Master is Jesus Christ. We aim to be the Hands of Jesus, attentive to the practical and spiritual needs of the population.
Thus over the years the small community of the Gospel Meeting with Jesus has taken shape, officially a project of the ‘Hands of the Master’ association.
Encounter with Jesus, proposes to expound and teach the Bible, to bring people who are interested in a personal encounter with God in the person of Christ Jesus with the work of the Holy Spirit, with the aim of a true integral transformation of people so that they can get closer and closer to the image of God to glorify Him with their lives. When the Master becomes your Lord!

We are Stefano Bonavolta and Irene Amodio, married September 2, 2014 and parents of a beautiful little girl named Elèna. Together, in Pozzuoli, in the province of Naples, we work full-time in fellowship and service at the local church Fiume di Vita which leaders are Alec Catchpole and Salvatore Varriale.
Our vision is to make disciples of Christ of the young people the Lord has placed in our path. Accompanying kids to the knowledge of Christ first and in a journey of maturation later is an expression of the burden we have always carried in our hearts. Of course we are also involved in other things (teaching, church leadership, evangelism, home church, sports), but our greatest commitment is among the younger generation, in the desire that God’s glory will shine there too with all its power.

Facciamo parte di Impatto (Acts29 Italia) condividendone la visione e l’impegno per la fondazione di chiese e GL fa parte anche del Consiglio di Italian Ministries.

Diversi anni fa la luce del Vangelo ha illuminato la mia vita e quella di mia moglie e da quasi 20 anni serviamo insieme il Signore, con la passione di condividere il Vangelo, fare discepoli di Gesù maturi e fondare chiese, affinché il nome di Dio sia onorato.

Come scrisse l’apostolo Paolo:

“Noi infatti non predichiamo noi stessi, ma Cristo Gesù quale Signore, e quanto a noi ci dichiariamo vostri servi per amore di Gesù; perché il Dio che disse: «Splenda la luce fra le tenebre», è quello che risplendé nei nostri cuori per far brillare la luce della conoscenza della gloria di Dio che rifulge nel volto di Gesù Cristo.” (2Cor 4:5-6)

In short, our missionary story begins with a strong desire to give more and more to the Lord. In the year 2013 we matured the desire and the call to start serving the Lord full-time. We decide to go to Argentina where we attend a Bible school. During this time we realize that our nation, while considering itself Christian, is one of the least Christianized, and a strong desire matures in us to return to Italy and dedicate ourselves to church planting. It also matures a project and a burden, which is to establish churches where there is no denomination, and God puts it in our hearts to start in Assisi.
Our project is to form a sending church that forms other sending churches. Today (year 2017) God has formed a small community of about 30 people in Assisi. Pray that it may grow that we may form pastors and deacons for the spiritual independence of the community. May missionaries be formed to go and start other churches, and may the local church have the weight and strength to sustain and support itself. Mt. 28:19, Go therefore and make disciples of all nations. God bless your work.

Since 2017 Massimo and Lidia have been members of the Evangelical Church of Sovigliana, with Massimo serving as the Pastor. He and Lidia also work for Youth for Christ Italy. Located in Tuscany, our goal is to reach young Italians by sharing the Gospel with both passion and dedication. There is a great opportunity to make a difference in Tuscany because many individuals will define themselves as Christians, but do not have a personal relationship with Him. We envision a group of men and women who are transformed by the Gospel, are Christ-centric, and who become disciple makers. We envision these disciple makers to help multiply for the Kingdom and Glory of God.
Our hope is that one day the members of the Evangelical Christian Church of Sovigliana can become a pillar of the Sovigliana community and be a people who embrace their true identity in Christ. As a result, we hope our members learn to be the salt and light of the world as mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew.
We serve the Lord in two ways: Involvement at the Church of Sovigliana and as employees of Youth for Christ Italy. Our goal through both of our ministries is to develop programs for young children through teenagers by showing good example of Christ-centered evangelism.
Some of the current programs offered by our ministry are: Rock Solid Club (ages 10-14), Stranger Teens (ages 14-18), Summer Camps (ages 18-28), Evangelistic Events, Other ministries.