2 vans at home and ready to load.
it's freezing cold here today - we're about to have a cooked breakfast before loading the vans throughout today
tomorrow we drive to our new home - anything up to around a 6 hour journey, and unload them
on Saturday we return the vans and drive back to our new home - around a 11-12 hour day
our car engine started playing up yesterday, but Jo made it to her last day of work and back, and we made it to the van hire place this morning.
we need another 500 miles or so out of the car, as we have no money for repairs (we suspect the last two, original, fuel injectors) and will need to find a garage once we've arrived at the new house. even if we had the money, garages are booking many days into the future anyway
plenty to pray for, and into, over the next 72 hours or so!!
we're certain God hasn't brought us this far to fall at the final hurdle, so we're holding to hope and Jesus!!
Andy B
Hi.
I update you on the situation in Italy.
In beautiful Italy, the surprises are not over yet.
Before telling you the news, I will remind you of what is currently in force.
1) Healthcare personnel, police forces and teachers are required to be vaccinated in order to work. And the doses must be three. Those who do not have the three doses, for the Italian state, can also die of hunger.
2) All other jobs can be done with a negative test every two days.
The news, on the other hand, are these:
1) All over 50s are required to take the vaccine, workers or not. If they don't get vaccinated they will get a fine.
2) To enter supermarkets and pharmacies no vaccine is required but for everything else the three doses of vaccine that are controlled by means of the green pass are mandatory.
3) A negative test is required to go to banks, post offices and public offices.
Those who do not have any vaccines are not allowed to do almost anything.
Electricity and gas have risen by 50% and consequently everything else has soared.
Thousands of Italians are in quarantine at home and therefore there are many closed shops.
Restaurants and hotels are empty and risk bankruptcy.
A mask is mandatory on the street and in closed places.
There is a strange atmosphere. People all have sad and worried faces.
There is a campaign of discrimination and denigration against those who are not vaccinated which leads to thinking and saying very unpleasant things against what they call "no vax".
Think that today in Italy those who have done up to the second dose of vaccine are called "no vax". So even those who have been vaccinated but have not taken the last dose are a "no vax".
I have tried to best summarize what is happening but the reality is worse.
@faith20 I'm so sorry for what's going on in your country
I don't know what else to say, other than to keep praying for you
@faith20 @Berrybunchfamily I'm so sorry!! I continue to pray all of you in Italy.
@MaryMamuzich @Berrybunchfamily
Thanks so much. Knowing that there are brothers and sisters who pray for us is of great encouragement and, beyond that, we believe that God answers the prayers of his children. God bless you.
@Berrybunchfamily God hears all our prayers!
All will be well.
@Berrybunchfamily We will pray that God assists you at every stage of moving to the new home and that he will provide you with everything you need. God bless you.