Dear faithful pastors and brethren,

At the time of this writing we are in OH spending some time at our home church and also visiting some of our supporting churches in the area. We are thankful to be able to spend time also with our families, which are in the Cleveland area on both Janet and my side. Being here in OH is a midpoint for our stay in the U.S. and while we are content in this “state”, we look forward to our return to Sicily with great longing. We are excited about the work that is before us among the Sicilian people and what the Lord has in store for us to do when we return.

We are very thankful to our heavenly Father for his continued mercy and faithfulness to us. We have continued to travel many miles with safety and no trouble at all with the vehicles. The blessings along the way are too many to mention, things that we know that we are not worthy of. God is good and we sense a great debt of gratitude to him and his people who have been so gracious to us.

The meetings are going well with a good response to the preaching. Pray that the preaching will continue to edify the saints for the furtherance of the gospel.

In the past couple of months we have been asked to minister through the Word and music in three different nursing homes, one in Nebraska, one in Indiana and one in Wooster, OH. We’re thankful for the opportunity to bring joy and encouragement to the “forgotten millions”.

Another blessing has been spending time with Bro. Stetson Planck and his family. We had several occasions to spend time with them while at our supporting church, Cornerstone Baptist Temple in Dayton, OH and then again on a return trip to the area. Bro. Stetson is planning a survey trip to Italy in the month of September to assist him in discerning the Lord’s will for mission work there. Pray for him and his family in this matter. There are others who have expressed a great interest in Italy and/or Sicily and many who have said they would like to come at some point in the future for either short term help or just to get better acquainted with what God is doing there. I have mentioned in some of the churches that one of the things we would like to do when we get back is to host groups of young people (youth groups, college and career classes or just groups of individuals) to come for a short term evangelistic outreach. Some have already stated that they are interested in doing that as the Lord wills. The invitation remains open to any interested.

It was great to see Bro. Jim Lassiter and family again. He has officially started deputation with a good amount of meetings already booked and other preparations falling into place. Continue in prayer for them.

We continue to receive good reports from Sicily. We are thankful for our brethren who are labouring faithfully and for the growth that is happening with the ministry. Pray specifically for Vito who is still not saved but comes regularly to church and his wife Anna who was saved last year. He is having trouble receiving his retirement pension. We are praying that this trial might be used of God to get his attention.

We are also thankful and prayful for Bro. Jordan and his wife Linda as they will be pulling the load alone for the next several months until we return in December. Bro. Joe Sudore and family will be coming to the U. S. to raise extra support as the exchange between the dollar and euro has becoming increasingly worse. He simply needs to raise more to make ends meet. The ministry plans remain the same with Bro. Joe taking over the pastor/teacher position of the church as me and my family concentrate on evangelizing and public ministry with hope of kindling other “fires” around the island and also to assist in the church in whatever capacity we are needed. Bro. Joe has been a faithful and dedicated missionary, has worked hard to learn the language and adapt to the culture and has borne good fruit during his initial time in Sicily.

We are thankful to Cornerstone Baptist Temple, Dayton, OH who gave our children the opportunity to record a music CD in May. The CD is meant to be a blessing and if you are interested in receiving one please contact us at one of the OH addresses below. The CDs are free of charge as the Lord provides.

We also want to thank the Thom Dombroski Family from Hope Baptist Church, Toledo, OH who have faithfully handled our prayer letter for many years now. They have a vital part of the ministry by providing the line of communication between the Lord’s work in Sicily and our supporting churches.

We would appreciate your prayers regarding our traveling, our personal health, and that we would we be a blessing as we report to all of our faithful supporting churches.

We thank you brethen for your faithfulness,

Bro.Sal Galioto and family

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