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Italian Mission

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About Me

Stef is my aussie version name from the Italian Saint Stefano. My registered name is Stefan with the o taken off...please call me Stef!

Born in Wollongong, I was brought up in an Italian(Roman)family. I was quick to tell my parents we are in Australia now so speak English...don..t embarrass me or be rude to my friends "Speak English!" Then of course we were the generation which missed the opportunity of becoming Bi lingual.

I had a tremendous upbringing, I loved the people and the culture. We were never without, Dad worked hard and steady, Mum did the same, so today they are sitting comfy and secure. My problem was, there has to be more to life than strawberries and cream, marraige and boats. So I went on a whirlwind of a time to find the answer to life.

The search ended on heroin addiction and drug dealing. Depressed and dissatisfied I travelled the east coast with my friends, surfing and drugs. I was generally a happy person but I lacked character, I had a distorted view of what manhood looked like. I didn..t have my own identity, I followed the herd and became a market for the rich con men and an advertisement for a name brand.

Something had to be found on my part and I was determined to find it...God was always there, but the 2 did not connect. I recalled an experience my friend shared years before my conversion, this had me wondering about the Christian factor. I read an add in the newspaper "Jesus Is The Answer!" I went to listen and that was history..Jesus broke my addiction overnight.

From here I tasted, studied, tested and then fell in love with a Man who was brave heart enough to put His life before mine and suffer the torture of a Roman style death...the Cross. The 2 became connected, no longer did I have to look for this freedom of life, the truth became a person and its all about Jesus.

God placed a woman in my life whom I see as the most fruitful woman in the world. She shares my love for people and she had Italy written in her heart from when she was a little girl. We have forged a strong marraige, 23years now and our dream to be missionaries in Italy is here and feel God is leading us at this stage, to Napoli... to help with a Church and Drug Rehab there... Thank you Jesus...


CONTACT DETAILS

[email protected]

and if you would like to send a package .....

Stefan e Debra Lee Casadio
C/o Centro Betel
Via Roma, 509
80017
Melito di Napoli (NA)
Italia.......

Please mark ‘no commercial value’, if you happen to send a parcel at all… This is the central workshop address, and it is always manned during working hours. A much safer alternative than sending to home addresses. Please be sure to send any letters, parcels etc with THOSE EXACT NAMES – OR EITHER NAME. Italians are very particular about ‘identity’ apparently, and need to see exact names, or it’s a big problem.

Debra Lees mobile number is (0011 39) 3494 57 1126

Stefans mobile number is (0011 39) 366 4272 472

Our home number is (0011 39) 081 894 6689

Best time to phone is AFTER 2PM PERTH TIME, OR 4PM SYDNEY TIME!!! VERY IMPORTANT!!! We are 6 hours behind Perth, so if you phone at 8am Perth time, that’s 2pm our time!!! The walls are thin and you will wake up the whole appartamento building if you phone in the middle of the night!!!

If you would like to hear the first ‘tourist part’ of our journey, feel free to read Debs Bloggs, then follow on from there… Here are the links, just 'copy and paste' in your browser.

Roma.... #1 http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&f riendID=197850840&blogID=393673645

Florence #2 http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&f riendID=197850840&blogID=393675821

Naples... #3 http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&f riendID=197850840&blogID=393676526

If any feel to take the Casadio Family to heart, and share the journey in a financial way, we'd be very blessed too... Sally and Greg George are overseeing our finances, if you have any questions... Their contact details are... [email protected]

Our bank account details are...

Members Equity
BSB 944 300 Acc 011489847
or care of the Vineyard Church,
Bunbury, Australia,
marked ‘Italian Mission’

Or simply make a secure 'Paypal' donation, any time you like...

Our love and prayers to you all...

Stef, Debra Lee and Daniel Casadio.... XXX

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Eagles that lift me up when the goliaths of life come my way. Also Adam the husband of Eve... to ask him if he was happy in the garden while Eve took the bait or was he right there alongside her???

My Blog

GOD DOES IT WITH STYLE

GOD DOES IT WITH STYLEAfter hearing our brothers testimony at a rally, I thought this has to be read in Aussie land and around the world. So, we arranged to meet at a café bar, and as we started  to t...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:33:00 GMT

SEE NAPLES AND DIE

Arrived home late recently, feeling wide awake and wanting to give you a catchup on whats happening. Its one big school for us as we learn much of the culture, the Napolitans speak their own lingo, so...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:01:00 GMT

Betel Campeggio Bari 2008

Betel Campeggio Bari 2008 Betel hosts a camp every year, and this year it was in Bari, directly across on the other side of Italia. It takes about 3 to 3 ½ hours to drive there, through some of the mo...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:32:00 GMT

Napoli Update... 23rd May, 2008

Friday 23rd May, 2008 Buon Giorno Amici (Friends) Well, what a week we've had! I feel like we've been here for months, and it's actually only been a couple of weeks. Another full, rich and abundant we...
Posted by on Fri, 23 May 2008 07:44:00 GMT

Recovered Drug addicts from Naples in Betel (House of God)

Ciao Fratelli e Sorelli, (hi bro.and sis.) Our mission began with the Betel crew taking us on board as their own. Through them, a missionary family who have gone to the U.S. have opened thei...
Posted by on Sat, 17 May 2008 10:58:00 GMT

The Adventure Begins.. XXX

Well Buon Giorno Friends, Romans and Countrymen!! We've arrived in Napoli, and are incredibly blessed to be here... We are very much in the 'settling in' stage, and Stef will take over this site with ...
Posted by on Wed, 14 May 2008 23:53:00 GMT

Italian Mission Departure!

Well 'gudday there', the last time for a long time! Next Sunday, 4th May, 2008, Stef, Debbie Lee, Tiffany and Daniel Casadio will be departing for Italia!!! At last !(Finalamente!) For those intereste...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:44:00 GMT

Colour Conference Comments...

Good morning all... or should I say "Buon Giorno’!! It’s Debbie Lee here... Stefs wife... I had the wonderful pleasure of meeting a number of lovely ladies at the Colour Conference in Sydn...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:49:00 GMT

Thoughts about Italy and Naples...

I have been reading a lot about Italy, Naples in particular, over a period of time and feel to share some thoughts with you... They're from a wide variety of sources, but I just want to give you a gli...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 14:55:00 GMT

The Heart of Napoli... X

The incredible journey that God has opened up to us in Napoli, is all about connecting with 'hearts'... We have been very blessed with the connection with the Betel Church there, and I would like to s...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 14:36:00 GMT