Humanitarian aid for the East

Dear brothers and sisters from the USA, we greet you with the love and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ! I praise the Lord because only He cares for us and supports us in our service and the gospel that we fulfill here.

1. We continue, together with the church, to pray and help in those places in Ukraine where the war is going on. This month, brothers from our church went 2 times to the Donetsk region from a car canteen where they prepared hot food for the soldiers who defend our country there. This was also an opportunity for our brothers to evangelize our soldiers, to tell them about the salvation of the human soul.

2. Our church again began missionary service to the neighboring village of Vanchikovtsy. A year has already passed since 3 people from this village repented and were baptized. And with God’s help, we, together with them, do a service every Sunday afternoon (at 17:00). These young people from this village really want to work for God in their village. And we study the Word of God and also worship God in Spirit and Truth. We pray that people from the world will come and that they will repent.

3. From brother Valery Popov we received vegetables and food and had the opportunity to help people in need and displaced people. These good deeds tell people a lot. Then we can preach the Gospel to them.

4. Thanksgiving:

-I thank the Lord for the opportunities that He gives us to preach the Gospel to people.

-I thank the Lord for the 6 souls who will be baptized this summer.

5.Prayer needs:

-Pray with us for those ministries that will soon be in our church: baptism and Christian camps.

-Continue to pray for our Ukraine so that the long-awaited peace will come.

-Pray for me too, that the Lord will give me wisdom and the Power of the Holy Spirit in preaching the Gospel.

We thank from the bottom of our hearts all our evangelistic partners from PIEI America for your support and for your help in ministry from Ukraine. May the Lord reward you with a hundredfold blessing for your work and for your service. We pray for you and wait for you with love.

With respect to you, the Gortopan family.

Preparation for baptism

Dear brothers and sisters of PIEI America, we greet you with the love and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ. I always praise the Lord for giving us opportunities and favorable times to preach the Word of the Gospel.

1. At the beginning of the month, our church celebrated the Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. We had a well-prepared special Easter program for our church where there were non-believers among us who listened carefully to the Word of God. On the second day we organized an evangelism with children, where there were about 50 children. They had a wonderful time studying the Word of God and praising God through singing and poetry. Then everyone received gifts and they were very pleased.

2. We are very glad that in our church there are 6 candidates for baptism who want to make a covenant with our Lord Jesus Christ through water baptism this summer. Preparations are already underway, they are studying the Word of God and teaching them basic things from the Bible how church members should behave in the Church of Christ.

3. In our country, in Ukraine, a chain of prayer and fasting for victory and peace in Ukraine was organized. Our church, together with the Chernivtsi region, had a whole week from May 5 to May 12, fasting and prayer for peace in Ukraine. May the Lord hear us and everyone who prays for this long-awaited world.

4. Thanksgiving:

-We always thank God for you, brothers and sisters from the USA, our partners in evangelism here in Ukraine, our friends and brothers in Christ who help us a lot in this difficult time for us.

-I thank God for those unbelievers who visit our House of Prayer and listen to the Word of God.

5. Prayer needs:

-Pray with us for the candidates for baptism, especially pray for one girl, Evelina, who repented in the summer in the camp in Boyany. She comes from an unbelieving family.

-Continue to pray for peace in Ukraine.

-Pray for me that the Holy Spirit will always give me a zealous Word when I have to preach the Gospel among people who need Salvation in Christ.

And to you, our evangelism partners from the PIEI America mission, I am very grateful to you for everything you do for us. May the Lord reward you with blessings a hundredfold for your work in His Field. And we, in turn, always pray for you and bless you.

With love to you, the Gortopan family.

Humanitarian aid for needy

Dear brothers and sisters from the USA, our evangelistic partners here in Ukraine, we greet you with the love and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ!

I glorify and give praise to the Lord, because only because of His mercy and grace to us, He has protected us until now.

1. In all services in the church, we see the guiding Hand of God above us. Together with our brothers, we have an analysis of the Word of God, and we are now studying the parables of our Lord Jesus Christ. At the end of the study, we analyze everything we have learned and pray that the Lord will help us apply the Word of God in our lives. This study of the Gospel is very pleasing to those brothers who have recently repented. This is how they learn, and they need this for the edification of their souls, for the spiritual growth of faith. It is also necessary for all of us to study the Word of God so that we grow spiritually every day of our life on this earth.

2. Through Popov's brother Valery, our missionary, we received humanitarian aid, clothes, products and vegetables, and I took them to families in need, displaced persons and the sick. These people thanked us very much, they were glad for our visits and praised the Lord God. I really wish that through such visits to disadvantaged people, the Lord would speak to their hearts and draw these people to Himself.

3. On the last Sunday of this month, we celebrated the Feast of the Entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. Many unbelieving people attended this evangelization. Our youth, as well as children from the church, had a wonderful program of glorification through which our Lord Jesus Christ was glorified. The Word of God was also preached through the Power of the Holy Spirit. We pray for all the people who listened to this service.

4. Thanks:

- I am very grateful to the Lord for you, brothers and sisters from the USA, because you are a great support and blessing in the service of Ukraine.

- I thank the Lord for peace and tranquility in our region where we live. Without the arrival of rockets and without bombings, we can safely serve the Lord here.

5. Prayer needs:

- We will pray for unbelieving people who listen to the Word of the Gospel, so that the Lord may test their hearts to repentance.

- Continue to pray for our country, for peace, because only through our efforts and persistence in our prayers, the Lord will give us the long-awaited peace in Ukraine.

- Pray for me and my family, that the Lord would strengthen us in faith and protect us from all evil during this difficult period of the war in Ukraine, so that we could serve the Lord zealously and boldly, not looking at the obstacles that surround us, but looking to our Lord Jesus Christ-Glory to Him forever!

From our family, we wish you, dear brothers and sisters from the USA - our partners in the gospel here in Ukraine, that we continue to serve the Lord together and that the Lord blesses you with health, peace, joy, success and many more blessings from the Lord in your families, in to your churches and to your country of the USA. We, through our brother Pavel Petihachny, are always informed about your prayer needs and will always bring these prayer needs of yours to the Lord in our prayers. We are always grateful to the Lord for you and for what you do for us.

With love to you, the Hortopan family.

Family came to Christ

Dear brothers and sisters of the PIEI organization, we greet you with the love and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ! I praise the Lord for the fact that He cares for us in all the ministries that we perform for Him.

1. On the first Sunday of this month, we celebrated in our church the feast of the Holy Communion, the remembrance of the death and suffering of Christ, which unites us and reminds us of the feat and death of Christ for all people and for His Church. Also on this day we visited the sick, members of our church, in their homes and also had communication with them from the Word of God. They were very happy that they were able to participate, together with the church, in the sacrament of remembering the death and suffering of Christ.

2. We also had the blessing of a child in our church. Our daughter Tatyana and her husband brought their baby daughter to the blessing, where together with the church they prayed for her and entrusted her in God’s hands. The children from our church also had a good program for this family. There were also unbelievers who listened to the Word of God. We pray for them.

3. I am glad that several people attend our meeting, and this month one family, husband and wife, repented - Glory to God! We also pray for other people who go to church but have not yet decided to give their hearts to Jesus.

4.Thanksgiving:

-We thank the Lord that we live in quiet and peaceful places where we don’t hear the roar of bombs and missiles. Thank God for that He has mercy on us and protects us from these arrivals.

-We are very grateful to God and for you, dear brothers and sisters from the USA, because whenever we go through trials in this difficult time of war for us, you are always our support and help: both through your prayers and through material help.

-I thank God for those non-believers who visit our house of prayer.

5.Prayer needs:

-Continue to pray with us that the Lord will have mercy on Ukraine and that our war will end.

-Pray for this family who recently repented, that God will strengthen them in faith and bring them even closer to Him.

-Pray for me and my family, that the Lord will strengthen us in faith and in the power of the Holy Spirit to serve God.

-We thank you from the bottom of our hearts, brothers and sisters from the USA, who always pray for us, support us financially and always stand by our side when we go through trials. We, together with our family, are very grateful to you for your support and for your help. We wish you from God much health, Joy in Christ Jesus, the peace of God and other heavenly blessings. And we love you and are always praying for you.

With love, the Gortopan family.

Blessing of a child

Dear brothers and sisters, we greet you with the love and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ. I praise and thank God for the fact that He wonderfully takes care of His ministry here in our region.

1. At the beginning of the month, one young family brought their little child to church for blessing. Two of the sister’s friends also came there and sang beautiful songs to the glory of the Lord. There were also relatives of this young family from non-believing families. Therefore, it turned out to be a good evangelism where everyone heard the Word of God, and the children from our church had a good prepared program for this family.

2. This month we also had the funeral of one sister from the church. All of this sister’s relatives were non-believers, but they attended this funeral both in the evening at the pre-funeral service and in the afternoon during the funeral and listened to the Word of the Gospel which was preached in the power of the Holy Spirit.

3. Our youth from the church are very active in ministry. They always prepare worship programs with psalms and poems. We have 2 more young men who are studying at Bible college and are already starting to preach. We are very happy for them, and they need our encouragement and support in prayer.

4.Thanksgiving:

-I thank God for all the good circumstances we had to preach the Gospel.

-I thank the Lord for this area where we live, for the fact that it is quiet, calm and peaceful here.

-I thank God for you too, because when we go through trials and various hardships in life, you are always our support in prayer, in your encouragement, and also support us financially.

5.Prayer needs:

-Let us pray for everyone who heard the Word of the Gospel this month.

-For the youth, teenagers and children from the church, so that the Lord will protect them from the evil one and keep them from any bad influence of modern technology that is acting on the psyche of children and youth in our time.

-Pray for me and my family that when we go through trials, that we will not become weak spiritually, but rather that we will be strengthened in Christ Jesus.

And to our brothers and sisters from the USA, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your prayers for us and for your support when we go through trials and problems in this life. May the Lord reward you a hundredfold with blessings from heaven for your goodness and mercy. And we love you and are praying for you. We wish you much peace and joy in Christ Jesus!.

With love to you, the Gortopan family.