Cards for Christ

 My Dear Friends,
Greeting from Pakistan!
Thank you for visiting by website and please let me share a bit about why this website exists.
Christians in Pakistan
My name is Nadeem Feroze and I am from Pakistan.  I am Catechist in my parish and I am  Oblate Novice of St. Benedict in the Roman Catholic Church.  I am 28 Years old.
As you may or may not know, Christians in Pakistan suffer from discrimination and oppression due to their faith.
Christians do not have many opportunities to acquire jobs in Pakistan. I do not want to go into detail as to why we Christians are so economically suppressed and marginalized, but needless to say, we suffer for our faith. 
Handmade Cards and art for Christ

I have seen the suffering in the faces of my fellow Christians, and it has moved me and my colleagues to put the Gospel Message into action. Let me share with you some things about my activities and my community.
With some great effort and with honest faith, I have started a little business making hand-made cards.  Our budget is small, and so we use watercolor and oil paints, glitter, glue and some other decorative accents to express our creativity and our passion. We also make other stuff like tapestries, Saints and other bracelets, natural scenes with oil and water paints, decoration pieces, crosia (needle work) stuff, fancy cell phone covers and fancy bags etc..

  Our business is made up of 10 adult Christians who have not been able to find jobs due to their faith.  They are all hard-working people with big families, and for so long they have struggled to find hope in their lives. This project has put some light into their lives. I have taught them how to make cards and together we endeavor to build a support system for us, our families, and our community.
There are also some kids from my youth group (see below) who help out with this project.  The money earned from this project not only supports me and the other adults.  It also is an essential source of support for the children within our community, most of whom live below the poverty line.
We Need Your Help
It is our hope to see our cards sold abroad.  We are seeking out groups, churches, individuals, shops, schools, and seminaries to buy our cards and other stuff.  If you would like to support our endeavors, to help us stay afloat in the face of the oppression that we face on a daily basis, please email me.
About My Ministry
While I do dedicate a lot of time to the hand-made card endeavor, my primary endeavor is a teen and young adult youth ministry.
Group names are these below:
# Gold Star Catholic Youth:  A youth-focused ministry
# Lashker – Maryam Group: This is a prayer and Rosary ministry for children.  We go door to door to pray the Rosary with people and to conduct prayers services.  I have also prepared some of the kids how to perform and to teach Rosary to others on their own.
# Education: I also teach children that suffer the burdens of poverty ways to take care of material needs. I have been organizing different festivals, as well, in order to improve the confidence in the children. I have been working on educating people in primary health concerns and chemical dependency issues.  I also try to teach others in the importance of global peace, as well as doing conflict resolution and addressing important community concerns.
# Parish Activities & Catechism: Every year I teach catechism in order to prepare children for FIRST HOLY COMMUNION. I also am actively involved in my parish, assisting with events and pastoral work.
My Other Passions
# As an Oblate Novice of St. Benedict, I am studying the Rule of St. Benedict
# I am learning about Natural Family Planning.  I am a member of the CCL (Couple to Couple League) and am very interested in learning more about NFP because it is very needed in Pakistan.  80% people are unaware about this gift from God and the sanctity and intimacy it brings to the married couple. And I want to help people achieve this.
# I recently joined the Light Maria Organization from Medjugorje (BH). I meet in this group few people those are so spritual and always doing work for Mother Mary in Medjugorje and some other different places.  
Here is the websites of Medjugorje.
www.gospa.sk,  www.medjugorje.ru
They are doing wonderful work for Our Mother Mary, who has revealed her will.  They spread her message to the world through volunteer work.

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