Dear brothers and sisters, we greet you with the love and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ! I praise God for the fact that through His grace and mercy, He takes care of us in His ministry.
1. We spent a blessed time with the church when we gathered together for fellowship, for prayer and other spiritual events. Recently, 2 unbelieving men from the village of Vanchikovtsy come to our church. They study the Word of God and are interested in knowing the Truth. When we recently had a meeting with the brothers to analyze the Word of God, these men also came to the brotherly meeting. We had a wonderful fellowship with questions and answers from the Holy Scriptures. We hope that the Lord will work in their hearts and in their lives.
2. Together with a group of brothers and sisters, we visited the elderly and sick members of our church. We praised God through hymns, prayed together and had wonderful fellowship. They thanked God and rejoiced with us for our group, which brought them the joy of fellowship . They said they felt like they were in our church meeting.
3. One Sunday we had an evangelistic children's ministry in our congregation. Our Sunday school children invited their friends and their classmates where they were introduced to the Word of God about the birth of Jesus Christ the Messiah in their understanding. They had wonderful fellowship with songs, games and lessons from Scriptures. At the end of the meeting, each of them received a Christmas present.
4. Thanksgiving:
-Thank God for the peace we have in our area.
- We thank God for you too, dear brothers and sisters from the USA, who are a great blessing, support, encouragement and help for us.
5. Prayer needs:
-Pray, together with us, for those 2 men from Vanchikivtsa who attend our church, that the Lord would test their hearts so that they would repent.
-So that we don't stop praying for peace in Ukraine. Only the Lord can stop this war and this evil. So that a peaceful blessed time will come again in Ukraine.
-Pray for me and my family that the Lord will give us health and encouragement to serve Him.
We thank God for you, brothers and sisters from the USA. We are very grateful for your cooperation, together with us in ministry here in Ukraine, for your financial assistance and encouragement. And we love you and pray for you. We wish the Lord to bless you, encourage you and help you in everyday life.
With love to you, the Gortopan family.
