Taking God to the people: evangelical Christians in Italy – in pictures
The American founder of the ministry, Clark Slone, prays with members of his group. Slone was a young banker who became a travelling evangelist along with his wife in 1974, and later moved to Europe to establish a tent ministry, living out of buses and tents from city to cityPhotograph: Max Rossi/ReutersConverted shipping containers, tents and caravans make up the campPhotograph: Max Rossi/ReutersCarmelo, a member of the ministry, preaches on the streets of FlorencePhotograph: Max Rossi/Reuters
Volunteers prepare food Photograph: Max Rossi/ReutersLuca, 23, plays with a hamster while a friend looks onPhotograph: Max Rossi/ReutersA copy of the Bible on the table, as members of the ministry have lunchPhotograph: Max Rossi/ReutersA worshipper at a prayer meeting in a tentPhotograph: Max Rossi/ReutersA member of the group reads passages from the Bible on an iPad mini Photograph: Max Rossi/ReutersA member of the group walks through the camp at night Photograph: Max Rossi/Reuters
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