John & Ann Blackburn

Meet John and Ann Blackburn, and their kids Jessica, Luke, Avonlea and Bryan. John and Ann have served twice in China as missionaries, once for a year in 1988, then for five years from 2002 to 2007. They made friends with many wonderful people, both foreign and Chinese.

In May of 2007, after much thought and prayer, by John and Ann and many others, they accepted a position on the Go Verona team.

They were thrilled to be a part of the prayer survey trip to determine where the new work would begin. They were amazed at all they learned of the need for those declaring God’s great love and grace in Italy. They were charmed by the place and the people (not to mention delighted by the food!).

Below you can read about John & Ann's primary roles for the Verona team.

John

• Language Learning
  
• Culture Study
  
• Artistic Outreach – theater, art
  
• Adult Curriculum
  
• English Outreach
  
• Men’s Outreach
  
• Building Relationships
  
• Administration

Ann

• Homemaker
  
• Language Learning
  
• Culture Study
  
• Artistic Outreach – theater, skits
  
• Children’s Curriculum
  
• Pregnancy Ministries
  
• Building Relationships
  
• Administration