Service to the Lord during pandemic

Dear brothers and sisters from the PIEI organization, I greet you with the love and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ. I always thank and praise the Lord for the fact that He strengthens and helps me so that I can work in His Field. And I also thank the Lord and pray for you that He will strengthen you in His grace, because working together with you we see a good result and feel the blessing of God in His ministry.

We live in a time when the COVID 19 pandemic is widespread in our country, which frightens, upsets and worries all people for their future. In our village, there are already many cases of deaths from this disease and people are wondering how and what will happen next, and what does the Bible say for our time? And when I have such an opportunity, I always tell these people about Christ and present them with the Holy Gospel, what the Word of God says about such situations and what God wants to tell us, all people. I pray that the Lord will give us His Grace and Wisdom in such moments of life.

We have services in the church every Sunday and are broadcasted online. We are glad that these services are watched and listened to by non-believers from our village. We pray for them.

Once a week, in our church, a Sunday school is held where we have new young teachers who lovingly teach the Word of God to children.

Every Saturday teenagers study the Word of God which is very useful and edifying for them.

I visited the sick and through the Word of God brought them encouragement and comfort.

Prayer Needs:

-Pray with us that the Lord will open the hearts of the people to whom I present the Gospel.

-That every member of our church is a good missionary during these difficult times for us.

-For our children, adolescents and youth, so that the Lord would give them love in Bible study and that they would be faithful to the Lord and a good example for the people around us.

-For me, so that the Lord would strengthen me even when I testify to people about Christ, so that the Spirit of God would give me the words I need.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being with us in our ministry in Ukraine. We also do not forget you and pray for you. We wish you live in unity with Christ and always so that you will work diligently in the Field of God.

With love to you, the Gortopan family.

Baby in a large family

Dear brothers and sisters, I greet you with the peace and love of our Lord Jesus Christ! I always thank God for you, for the participation you take in the evangelization of people here in Ukraine and I pray that God will strengthen you with His grace so that you can serve in the future for His glory and glorification.

1. During the past weeks, we had Sunday services. We gather for worship in the house of prayer, pray, glorify the Lord, who wonderfully takes care of His ministry and cares for every child of Him. At one service in the congregation, we had another blessing of a child from a large family who had a seventh child, whose son was named Elisha. We prayed, together with this family, for the child and handed it in the hands of Almighty God. Our children from Sunday school also had a congratulatory program for this family. We also broadcast our ministries online and many unbelievers watch and listen to our ministries. We pray that the Lord will test the hearts of unbelievers so that they will repent.

2. Prayer Needs:

-Pray for those people who are looking at our church services online.

-For church members who are sick so that the Lord will heal them.

- for each member of our church, so that they are good mentors, on the path to Christ, for people who do not believe in the village.

-For me, so that I could be an example for others, with my Christian behavior and in conversation with people.

3. Thanksgiving:

- Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for the fact that you pray for us, support us in our ministry here with finances, for the medicines and sweets that you received from you.

- And thank you very much for your financial assistance that I received from you after the flood that we had in June.

I wish you that the Lord will take care of all your needs, that He will take care of you every day and in the future remain under the protection of the Lord God! With love, your brother in Christ Mihai Gortopan.

Prayer for a child

Dear brothers and sisters, we greet you with the Grace and Love of our Father God and the Lord Jesus Christ!

I am grateful to God, in my prayers, for you for being support, help and encouragement in serving God.

We have great joy that we get together again for fellowship, we can see each other, and we can worship together in the house of prayer. Young people always prepare songs, psalms and poems for the glory of the Lord. This is a blessing for us and brings us encouragement.

Two men, unbelievers who came before, before the pandemic, to our meetings, now, from the moment when we began to gather together, I saw them also at our meeting. I am glad that they have this love, come with us to worship, and I pray for them that the Lord will open their hearts to Him.

Have one blessing of our grandson, Stas, and the first-born of our son Sergei and our daughter-in-law Rosalina. They brought their first-born Stas before God so that the Lord would bless Him. Together with the church they prayed for him and handed Him over in the mighty hands of the Lord.

Prayer Needs:

1. Pray, with us, for those unbelievers who walk in our meetings, that the Lord will touch their hearts and that they will repent.

2. To make our youth even more zealous to work in the Lord's Field.

3. For me, so that I work in the Lord's Field with wisdom and love.

-Thank you brothers and sisters from the United States for praying for us and supporting us in our ministry here. You are very dear to us, we love you and we also pray for you.

With love, your brother in Christ Mihai Hortopan together with my family.

He repented before death

Dear brothers and sisters, we greet you with the love and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ! I thank God always for you, for your participation in the gospel, and I always pray for you that the Lord will strengthen you, through His Grace, that you may continue to work for the glory and dignity of our God.

1. Although the quarantine is still in force, but, together with the church, we began to gather, complying with all the requirements that were given to us because of the quarantine.

2. I rejoice that the Lord works to save many souls in different ways, even through suffering. There was a time when a 56-year-old man had cancer and in his last days before his death he called us to his home to repent before God. His believing wife is a member of our church, and she prayed for him for a long time that he would repent. This month we had 3 funerals where the word of God was preached in abundance. Many people around the world have listened to the Gospel Words and I pray for them that the Lord will save them through His mercy and grace.

3. Prayer needs:

-Pray for those who have heard the Word of the Gospel.

-For each member of the church to be good missionaries for their relatives and friends.

-Pray for me so that I can proclaim the Word of God in the power of the Holy Spirit.

We are very grateful to you for being a great help to us in our ministry here in Ukraine. For always sympathizing with us and supporting us as we go through trials and tribulations, thank you for your help.

We love you too and always pray for you. The Gortopan family loves you very much.

Our backyard is flooded

Dear brothers and sisters, we greet you with Grace and Peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ!

1. I thank God and praise Him for the fact that even in difficult times, He abides with His children and takes care of us every day.

2. We communicate with members of our church via telephone, and we have services through online broadcasts. Believers who are members of the church and even unbelieving families listen and watch us.

3. We had a funeral where there were a few believers present, our brothers and sisters, but the Word of God was preached strongly and those who were there, from unbelievers, listened attentively to the Word. We pray for them that the Holy Spirit will test their hearts and bring them to repentance.

4. In the House of Prayer, we held a service for the blessing of a child of one young family where we, a minister, prayed for this young family and their child and handed them in the hands of our Lord. Through all that we do, I want the Name of the Lord to be glorified, so that many people We knew Him, and we should be edified spiritually and more stick to God.

5.This month, June is a difficult month for us due to intense thunderstorms. From these rains, the Prut River rises and more and more water dwells in our fields and floods them. Our vegetables disappear, we have many losses, but we believe that our Lord will not leave us and will continue to take care of us.

6.Prayer Needs:

-Pray for those unbelievers who have heard the gospel.

-For the church of Christ- so that members of the church are good mentors, showing everyone the way through Jesus Christ.

-For me and my family, that the Lord will give us health, protect us from all evil and give us boldness in working on His Field.

-Pray for us. This morning, 25. 06, at 6:00, the water was again and is already growing from the garden into our yard, so that the Lord has mercy on us.

7. We are grateful to you that you, together with us, are employees on the Field of God. We love you and always pray for you. We entrust you in the hands of Almighty God!

With respect and love to you, the Gortopan family.