Perfect Church is shown to us

Dear brothers and sisters, I greet you with the love and peace of Jesus Christ. I am grateful to God and praise Him that even during this quarantine time, when we can’t get the whole church together in the house of prayer, the Word of God spreads and many listen to Him. We pray and wish the Holy Spirit to prompt and attract to Christ all those who seek Him.

1. Broadcast online:

In the church of the village of Tarasovtsy, ministries continue to be held online. Recently, we began to study 1 Epistle of the Thesolanikians from where we draw a lot of instructive lessons. The Thessaloniki Church, which was an example for the churches of that time, is a good example for us today, about the growing faith, about favorable behavior God, about increasing love and other instructive things that tell us a lot.

2.Thanks:

I, from the bottom of my heart, thank all the Partners from the PIEI mission for the assistance you provide to the ministry from Ukraine. You are a great blessing and great help to our ministry.

3. Prayer needs:

-Pray with us that the Church of the Lord be the true light for this world in these times of trial.

-For those unbelievers who hear the gospel on the Internet.

-For me, so that I can boldly preach the gospels.

We love you and always pray for you. Accept my heartfelt greetings from my family to all our mission PIEI partners.

With great respect and love, Pastor Missionary Gortopan Mihai.

The end of the world is near

Greetings, peace and grace from God the Father and from God Jesus Christ of ours.

I always thank God for you, and pray for you, that He will strengthen you in faith and through the grace of the Lord, so that you draw closer to Him every day more and more.  

In the local church, every Sunday, we have a meeting in which 10 people participate. This service is conducted online, and all members of the church attend the service in the same spirit.  I am very pleased that unbelievers also watch online meetings, and I pray for them, that the Lord, through the Holy Spirit, open their hearts to the word of God, give a proper understanding of it, and that the word be the path to Christ for them.  

We live in a time when unbelievers are interested in the topic that the Bible says about the last time when they ask such questions, I begin to explain to them what the Lord expects from everyone who lives on earth.  

We have prayer needs for which we need to pray to everyone:

1. For people who at this time are worried about many questions, that the Lord through the Holy Spirit will lead them to Himself.

2. For the church, so that every member of the church participates in the life of the church so that they serve.

3. For me, to have wisdom from the Lord, in preaching the word of God and in fellowship with people.

Many thanks to you, you are a great help to us in the service of our Lord. We do not stop praying for you.

With love to you, brother Mikhail Gortopan and my whole family.

Online Services

Brothers and sisters, I salute you with the love of the Lord Jesus Christ, peace be upon you. I am thankful to God, and I pray for you all the time. Because you are participating with us in the ministry in Ukraine. This month we celebrated the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, and we want to greet you with the beautiful greeting of Christ Risen.   

1. Online Services

We are in quarantine, therefore, there were only 5 brothers in the Easter service, and we conduct this service through an online broadcast, we rejoiced for our church members and those who listen to us, because many listened to this service. At our meetings, several groups participate, who sing psalms, and preachers prepare the word for the preaching of the gospel. We live during advanced technologies, a time when people can chat online, during quarantine, and also have more free time to watch the online broadcast of our services. This is a blessing for us all, because through this, unbelievers can come to the Lord at home, and we pray for them, for their repentance through online meetings. We do not have a shortage of the word of God, but rather we honor the lack of lively communication with each other. This is a test for us, in order to bring us all closer to the Lord.

2.Thanks:

-I thank you from the bottom of my heart for our gospel partners from the United States for supporting us and serving the Lord with us.

-Thank you for the seeds you sent us. Through, each gift sent to us by you, you show your love for us and for this reason we thank God for you and for your love for us.

-We also love you from the bottom of our hearts and pray for you that God bless you every day and every moment of your life.

3. Prayer needs:

-Pray that through these trials, the church will be cleansed of sin and lawlessness, and draw near to the Lord.

-To God save us from this virus, which shook the whole world.

-For me, and all the ministers, so that we make the right decisions at this time of trial.

With love to you, Pastor Missionary Gortopan Mihai.

Conference of Romanians

Dear brothers and sisters, we salute you, peace and grace from our Lord Jesus Christ.   

In the middle of this month, we had a conference of Romanians on the topic: “The Holy Spirit and His action as well as Bread refraction”, very important lessons that were of great benefit to the ministers. We had a very blessed time in which I praise the Lord. After the end of this conference, in the Chernivtsi region, the first cases of COOVID19 appeared, and the quarantine time began, after which everything stopped working, and also the services in the houses of prayer. Therefore, we contact church members via telephone and the Internet. We have a special allotted time when the whole church is praying, and we also have the Christian radio “Little Samaritan” through which we listen to sermons, psalms, testimonies, and edification stories.

Prayer Needs:

- That we pray for each other, as the word of God teaches us this.

- For those who work, this is not an easy time, especially for our doctors (in our family, there are also medical workers).

- For me, and for everyone from the church, so that we have the wisdom in the behavior, in what we said, at a time when many are in stress and panic.

Thank you for supporting us in the ministry. At one time, we do not forget you and pray for you, because this is a pandemic that has swept the whole earth. We, as in the church of God, should have the right position, we should not stop praying, for this critical situation, at this time the virus.  

We pray that the Lord will have mercy on our land, and in this test, so that believers will come closer to the Lord even more. Also, unbelievers, so that they might begin to seek the Lord with all their might.

Remain under the protection of our Lord. With love to you, the Gortopnan family.

Feast of the Family

Brothers and sisters, we greet you with the love and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ.  I thank the Lord and always pray for you, because you are a great help to us in serving in Ukraine. I praise the Lord, for He hears our prayers and answers them.

On the first Sunday of this month, the brother returned to the Lord through repentance, which was expelled from the church, and this is a great joy and reason for us to glorify the Lord.

On the same day we had Evangelism, the “Feast of the Family” in the restaurant, where there were approximately 16 families who do not know Christ, they were invited by believing families from the church. Our family also participated and we invited 3 families, whom we pray for, that the word of God touches them. We had a very wonderful time, where wonderful psalms sounded, and the word of God was preached, there were very important tips for families.   

In our village, we held two funerals, where the word of God was preached with plenty, and many people who did not know Christ heard the gospel.

Prayer Needs:

1. During this time, many have heard the gospel. We pray that the word sown in them touches their hearts.

2. For believers, so that they behave wisely during this time of the virus, trust the Lord and do not panic.

3. For me, that the Lord will strengthen me in the ministry so that I will give my mouth the right words that will be needed at the moment of need.

Thank you very much, because you pray for us and support us in His service. We wish you oneness with Christ, and prosperity in the work of God. With respect and love, the Gortopan family.