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Dear
RCCM Family and Friends, A few
of you may know that Stephen Galvano Worldwide Ministries traveled
to the nation of Pakistan on February 4th. For the sake of security,
we were advised not to share the news of our trip until we were
safely back in the USA. We are now within a few hours of leaving
Pakistan and headed to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates - a US-friendly
nation. Our experience
in Pakistan was nothing short of life-altaring. In the midst of
the chaos that we in the USA are so familiar with, lies a beautifully
unfamiliar place-- with even a more beautiful people, rich in color
and culture. We held
very large open-air crusades as well as many other large evangelistic
meetings in several cities. We visted RCCM education centers and
7 of the 30 RCCM sewing centers...where 822 girls are presently
living that have been rescued from oppression and hopelessness.
Many of these girls have been raped and are now considered outcasts
by society. Others are homeless or have been forced into a type
of slavery due to family debt. The majority of the locations that
we visted are in strongly controlled muslim areas. We offically
opened the newest RCCM sewing center on February 7th. This sewing
center is in such a deeply controlled extremest area that the center
is surrounded by a thick stone wall and sandbags. As we were, there
were dozens of guards atop the wall and on the grounds each holding
a semi-automatic weapon. This was the norm during our time here.
Even considering the circumstances, all questions about why we do
this are answered immediately upon entering the center. Coming here, to a place where preachers can be hanged for converting muslims to christians (there are some lawful exceptions) and seeing all that we've seen, gives a deep appreciation for what our RCCM Pakistan team does everyday.
Earlier
today (Feb 11), Pastor Galvano had a first-ever meeting with all
20 RCCM Paksitan pastors that came in from all over the country.
It was the fist time that the entire delegation was together at
one time. It was a unforgetable time of vision-casting and affirmation. RCCM
is part of something very big that is happening in this region.
Through the dedicated RCCM people here headed by Pastor Tahir Saleem,
RCCM's reach has extended throughout Pakistan and into Afghanistan,
The United Arab Emirates, Nepal, China and Bangladesh. Much
more information, photos and a documentary film are to come. To
stay informed, please add your email to the RCCM mailing list. http://www.rccm.org/news/request.shtml We thank
you for linking with RCCM. With your support we are able to share
the great message of hope with those who need it most. For the
SGWW team, Steven
P. Galvano
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