Greetings everyone, just wanted to give you the latest up date on what has been going on since I returned to Russia one month ago. I shared with many of you that I felt that the Lord was leading me to make steps to move to Italy and to be apart of the work the Lord is doing through Calvary Chapel Montebelluna in northern Italy. This desired to go in a new direction in my ministry began last August. As some of you know there is a yearly Western European missionary’s conference Held at the CC Castle in Austria. I was not planning on going since I had been the year before and would not have gone without the prompting of my missions Pastor Matt Phillips. Consequently my roommate at the conference was Pastor Craig Quam the pastor of CC Montebelluna Italy. I have known Craig over the last 11 years only by meeting him at the mission’s conference .After the conference Craig invited me to come and visit his fellowship in Montebelluna. It was those short 3 days in Italy that I recognized the very same prompting that I had experienced 13 years ago when I when on the short term missionary trip with CC Modesto to help at the Russian pastors conference in Moscow. That prompting of the Lord led to moving 8 months later to Moscow and work with CC Sokol.  So as it turned out 13 years later I received a similar prompting that I could not deny. After the conference I return to Moscow but the prompting never left. I supposed that some day in the future God may open a door to Italy. Mean while I was all set to receive another one year visa to live in Russia around the middle of September. September came and I still had not received the promised visa. I had a trip planed to come back to the states but my visa had expired so I was issued a temporary visa so I could leave the country. By the way I had to vacate my apartment 4 day before I was to leave for America because my landlord had sold the apartment. So I had to pack up all my stuff and store it at a warehouse. This was a blessing because I was stuck in the states for 4 months and so I did not have to pay rent, only a small warehouse charge. Dale my good friend and church elder in our fellowship was teaching in my absent. Two weeks after I left for America Dale was notified by the authorities that he had to leave the country immediately. We were both notified that everything had changed and that our visa process had to start all over and could take months, in which it did. That completely left the fellowship without a pastor/teacher. However this was all the great plan of the Lord. Because both Dale and I were out of the country Pastor Marat who pastors another Calvary Chapel here in Moscow. Pastor Marat who is a native Moscowvite  was faithful to come to our fellowship and teach for the next 4 months. (Interesting enough his fellowship meets on a Saturday because another church meets in the building on Sunday)  Now while I was waiting in America to return to Moscow the impression of moving to Italy became stronger and stronger so I though it might be a good idea to see if there was an opportunity to work in Italy. I went ahead and called Pastor Craig Quam in Italy to see if that door was opened and if there was the possibility of coming and working with the church there. Craig graciously invited me to come and sent me an invitation for a visa. I received a one year religious visa within 2 weeks of application. All the doors seemed to be wide open. Everyone I talked was very encouraging of this new step. Only one problem remained, I was in America and the church that I had pastored for 9 years did not know what was going on in my heart. All I knew is that I was being called to Italy.

What if I was wrong? What a huge mistake to suddenly return and announce to all the people I loved and some I have known for over 12 years that I was leaving. I thought that perhaps Pastor Marat who had been so faithful to Shepard the flock while I was stuck in America for 4 months would be the one to pastor our fellowship. I thought perhaps the Lord was bringing both our fellowships together under the leadership of Pastor Marat. This was my prayer, but was this the plan of God? I did not talk with Marat about what I was thinking and praying. I wanted to wait until I returned to Russian then I would share with him face to face what was going on in my life and. Well finally on February 7^th I returned back to Moscow. The next day I met with Marat and ask him to pray for God’s direction. Well as it turned out God was working behind the scenes the whole time. As Marat was faithful to shepherd our fellowship week after week God did a wonderful thing. He brought together Diana one of our very faithful members and Pastor Marat and they fell in love and are now engaged. I now can clearly see that God had a great plan for bringing our two fellowships together. On March 3 we had the first service as a combined fellowship and it was very sweet. Also Pastor Marat and Diana made their engagement official in front of the church. On March 7^th I left Moscow Russia my home for the last 12 years. Living in Moscow has been the greatest time in my life. I left a fellowship that I dearly loved and had the great privilege to serve for over 12 years! The Lord gave me many dear friends and I’m sorry that I could not say goodbye to you all face to face. God has done and continues to do a great work in Russia. In many ways the evangelical church is much more developed in Russia than it is in Italy. Now once again I begin learning a new language and to adapt to a new culture which is all very exciting to me. Currently I am teaching the Book of James at the CC Bible College in Montebelluna Italy and teaching the discipleship class to a group of young men. God is doing a wonderful work here in Italy. I want to thank all of you that have been a great encouragement to me while I have lived in Russia. Thank you for praying over the last 4 months as I have prepared to transition the church and to move on to Italy. To God be the glory amen!! dean

My new email is dean.malispina@gmail.com

My skype # dmalispina427

My address is Via Gazie 3/1 Montebelluna TV  31044 Italy

Mobile 389 8425971