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SHARING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TO THIS GENERATION

Sicily Background

SHARING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TO THIS GENERATION

CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES SERVING THE PEOPLE OF SICILY AND ITALY THROUGH THE GOSPEL

Giuseppe & Pennie Collesano
Giuseppe & Pennie Collesano

Giuseppe was born and raised in Castelbuono, Sicily (province of Palermo), in a Catholic family. He went to church only for holidays, baptisms, etc., until his First Communion when the Priest told him that he was now a soldier for Christ. He never set foot in the church again because he had no desire to hear about a God who was going to punish him by sending him to hell. He was afraid of death, and he was scared of the Christ that was up on the crucifix.

When he was 19, the first two believers that told him about the gospel befriended him. He kept listening to them until he ventured into a small meeting room in his hometown where people there studied the Bible and who could explain it to him. He became a regular attendee but still had doubts about what the missionaries were teaching. One night, on his way home after getting into a fight with his 2 best friends, he decided to find out for himself whether or not what the missionaries were saying was the truth. He found a Bible that his father had brought home from Germany one Christmas and began reading it for himself.

The Holy Spirit spoke to his heart, and he broke down crying and told God that if He was who the Bible said he was that he wanted him to take over his life because he couldn’t go on any longer the way he was living. In a split second, God came into his heart, and his life was changed. So now what? He asked. He and his 2 buddies decided that they would have to be the ones to tell the others in their town that they had found the truth and thus started his quest to evangelize his countrymen. Two years after he was saved, he went to study in Rome at the Italian Bible Institute; 1978-1980… Read More

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PRESENTING THE WORD OF JESUS CHRIST IN THIS TIME OF UNCERTAINTY

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed – a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”

Christians Standing on the Beach

In cooperation with the local churches and also:

  • To preserve fellowship and mutual recognition of all evangelical Christian churches, acknowledging their complete autonomy with regards to internal matters;
  • Establish and coordinate the reinforcement of social and religious projects and institutions having as their goals evangelism, instruction and diffusion of the evangelical culture, assistance and charity;
  • Encourage the planting of new local churches in Italy;
  • Entertain and maintain positive relationships with other national and international religious organizations.
ABOUT ACT NOW MINISTRIES
Act Now Ministries
Act Now Ministries2 weeks ago
Good morning. Buongiorno.
Be kind. Do we find this characteristic in today’s world?
Seldom we might see an act of kindness ; everyone seems in a hurry toward something . Tragically that something won’t be found in places where we search for it . But you can find “ that” Someone that can satisfy your longings. Yes , Jesus Is that Someone believe it or not . Or to put more strongly ; has anyone asked you for forgiveness ? Be real. And be honest , if you have been forgiven in your lifetime by someone . I have been forgiven by the One that truly forgives and forgets . Truly forgives , no matter your sin . And yes you too can forgive someone with the Power of his love . Again John 3:16 tells us of His love for you and me . Only then you will have the power to forgive someone that has hurt you . By the way “ only” in Christ is this power and you can have it just by asking . Why you wait ?
Liberated by the power of sin and empowered to forgive one another . Trust Him .
God bless you .
Act Now Ministries
Act Now Ministries2 weeks ago
Grateful for a pallet of literature that arrived this month to share it with a couple of Navy bases and helping our friends in the local community . Thanks for all your support .
God bless you .
Act Now Ministries
Act Now Ministries1 month ago
Good morning .
Our brother Hossam from Egypt sharing in how to present the gospel to Muslim in Naples Italy . Act Now Ministries provided the literature for this event a week ago . Thank you for praying so that we can reach one more for the One .
God bless you .
Act Now Ministries
Act Now Ministries1 month ago
Buongiorno. Good morning.
This is a rhetorical question , the answer is implied here.
There plenty of religions in the world , with their own gods. Here the writer described who God is . Different than the gods of this world . These gods are man made ; God is eternal . These gods have to be visited in some far distant land. God instead visited us by sending His Son . These gods require constant offerings of many kind . God instead offered His Son ounce and for all as a price for our sins. These gods cannot forgive sin. God does forgive and forgets . These gods have eyes and cannot see; hears and cannot hear; mouths and cannot speak . God speaks, God hears our prayers, God sees everything; and Jesus is coming back again .
Do you Know God?
He is alive and well in the Bible , by faith you can go to Him, speak to Him; and you Will see Him . Decide today how .
God bless you .
Act Now Ministries
Act Now Ministries1 month ago
Thank you for your prayers and support . With the help of a donor we were able to send three pallets of food with few pallets of clothes to Palermo . Also we sent funds to buy milk , flour ; sugar and other needed staples . We were notified also of the purchase of a breathing machine for a month old baby . Praise the Lord .
Thank you for answering our plea to help the needy and homeless in Palermo .
God bless you .
Act Now Ministries
Act Now Ministries2 months ago
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From Palermo ( Pastor and President at Act Now Ministries ) . Take this opportunity to thank our sister Erin Oginsky , CEO at Joy Foundation Michigan that gave us the opportunity to do all of this . From the bottom of our hearts we thank you .
Thank you for praying and to giving us.
Pray also for the possibility of sending 21 pallets of food from California to Palermo .
God bless you .
Giuseppe Collesano ,President Act Now Ministries