Refuge in Italy

How precious is your steadfast love, O God! All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings. -- Psalm 36:7

Finding Refuge in Italy

For centuries people left Italy to find a better future. About 20 years ago the tide turned; immigrants began flooding into Italy seeking a better life for themselves and their families. They come from Eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia fleeing poverty, war, and oppression. Their lives are hard and filled with insecurity.

They receive the least-desirable jobs, often live under difficult circumstances, and do not enjoy the full benefits of Italian society. They live as third-world workers in a first-world economy. Many of these immigrants are women and children who were trafficked into the country to work in the sex industry.

Jim and Debbie work with Italian Baptists to welcome these immigrants to their new home, to provide communities of refuge. Their mission is to provide places of refuge in the shadow of the Lord’s wings.