Accept our sincere greetings from Chernivtsi and Hertza churches!

We are getting used to living in the war. Our hearts were wounded by the cases that happened in the East. We need God's healing to remove the pain from our souls. Praise the Lord for Holy Spirit He sent to us, who solaces and peaces us now.

We were glad to meet a team from the USA that came here to help us in our ministry. One family of counselors, David and Carole, came to our apartment and spent with us a week. They could join our ministry and make a great impact from their experience. We went to the street evangelization in the center of Chernivtsi and met a lot of unbeliever people and refugees. We heard their stories about how they fled from the bombing and exploding. Not only that but we were astonished and wondered how people could leave in the basement without light and heat for a couple of months. They told how all houses around them were destroyed, but their one was not. God saved them and helped them to escape from there under flying helicopters and rockets. David and Carole could talk and comfort them, pray for them and give them a hug.

We attended to some patients that are old and sick and stayed at home. They can not go to the church but have a great desire to listen to the Gospel and talk with believers. Some of them were faithful servants of God and could share their experiences.

We had some meetings with the refugees at the House of peace church. They live there since the war got started. They were glad to meet American counselors and to listen to the lecture about anxiety. All refugees loved David and Carole and freely gave them a hug with a smile on their face.

Carole had a meeting with young ladies, and also she could to comfort one young widow that lost her husband in the war.

David preached in Hertza and Chernivtsi churches. People’s hearts had a response, and they thanked for that message.

We conducted a radio program with David on the subject of abuse in the family. He gave practical advice on how to behave with such people.

So this week had run very quickly and we had a productive ministry with a team from the US. Praise the Lord for such blessed time and possibilities to serve God.

Prayer needs:

For refugees that came to Chernivtsi to look for a shelter. May they find a home here and find Jesus as a savior.
For that people to whom we talked, may God comfort those who lost houses and relatives.
For our church in Hertza, may members grow up spiritually and in quantity.

We are deeply appreciated to everyone who prays for us and support our ministry in this difficult time. Gob bless you abundantly.

Missionary in Chernivtsi and Hertza Alex Pastushak