Gaining independence from Russia in 1991 did not improve the nation's economy or curb crime and corruption. Yet with government restraints lifted, the number of Pentecostal worshipers has quadrupled to 28,000 people in 200 churches. The Pentecostal church in Moldova, a country of 4.4 million, has grown under a plan developed by Pavlovski. On Sunday evenings, entire congregations travel to unreached neighboring communities for services. Twenty groups from Pavlovski's church, Emmanuel Pentecostal Church in Chisinau, have visited 20 villages on Sunday nights.
Every member is involved, with various people preaching and leading worship.
Forty million visitors are expected, half under 25 years of age. The German YMCA, the German Evangelical Alliance and World Vision Germany will sponsor the pavilion, built in the form of a whale. POH and the German YMCA will also sponsor a youth camp for young EXPO visitors, and seek 2500 volunteers worldwide to participate in pavilion and youth camp activities. Australian students prayed through megaphones when unexpectedly large groups of their classmates turned out for See You at the Pole. Teachers said they were astonished that students actually would gather and pray in front of classmates and teachers.