Email: Tom Ravasio

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Tom Ravasio is a Mon Valley native who comes from a large family of nine brothers and sisters. Tom grew up with a passion for horses, which led him to work after school and on weekends at a ranch in his community. There he became an experienced rider and owned two of his own horses.

He left home at the age of 18 and moved to Florida to pursue a new life. Tom took employment at a restaurant where he met a man who eventually earned his trust and led him to faith in Jesus Christ. That took place on July 4, 1982. A radical change was evident in Tom's life and he immediately began to serve the Lord through his local church and then with the missionary organization "Operation Mobilization" on their ship "LOGOS".

That experience took him to over 20 countries through Central and South America, the Caribbean Islands, the Eastern Coast of the United States and Canada. It was during this two-year term that Tom met his wife Karen and they were married in December of 1986.

Late in 1991 Tom began to sense the Lord leading him to return to the place where he grew up. He and his wife and first child returned to Monongahela, PA in July of 1992.

Tom and his wife planted the Mon Valley Community Church of God in 1993. He also serves as president and founder of the Shekinah Ranch.

Tom and Karen have three daughters and two grandchildren. The Ravasio family lives on a 20-acre farm where Tom enjoys caring for his horses and spending time with his family.