Blessing of newborn

Dear brothers and sisters from the USA, we greet you with the love and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ! I praise the Lord for taking care of us every day and every moment of our lives.

1. I praise God for the fact that on one Sunday, at the end of the month of August, we had one guest brother from Romania in our church. He preached the Word of God and came to Ukraine with other brothers to work with our youth. They instructed them how to work with children who do not go to church. This organization is called “OAHA” and they work in other countries of the world.

2. We had a funeral of one elderly sister, 91 years old. I was glad that at this funeral there were many unbelievers who listened attentively to the Word of God.

3. A young family from our church brought their second child, who was recently born, for blessings. Together with the church, we prayed for this newborn girl and handed her over in the Hands of the Almighty God so that He would bless her.

4. For us ministers, the churches of the Chernivtsi region organized a two-day regional conference where there were brothers from Kyiv and from Romania. We received excellent instructions from 2 Corinthians 4:7-15. We received advice and instructions on how to carry us, the ministers of the church, ministry during the crisis and in the difficult time of the war.

5. Thanksgiving:

-I thank the Lord for helping us in the ministry for the migrants.

-I always thank the Lord for you, brothers and sisters from the USA, for always encouraging us and supporting us in our ministry here, in this difficult time for us.

6. Prayer requests:

- Pray, together with us, for those places in Ukraine where heavy fighting is going on, so that the Lord would have mercy on our soldiers and protect them.

-So that the Lord strengthens us, the ministers of the church, that we have the wisdom to serve people with the right Word and at the right time.

-For all unbelieving people who have listened to the Word of God to be tested by that Word.

Thank you, brothers and sisters from the USA, for the fact that in difficult circumstances and in our trials you are our support and help. Thank you for your financial support, for your prayers and encouragement. We wish the Lord to bless you and your families. We love you and we pray for you.

With love to you, the Gortopan family.

Candela camp

Dear brothers and sisters of the PIEI organization, we greet you with the love and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ. I always pray for you and rejoice a lot that you are actively involved in the gospel of the Word of God in Ukraine.

1. The blessed gospel was at the beginning of August in the camp in Boyany, where there were many teenagers from our church along with their unbelieving friends. I am glad that children and teenagers come in large numbers to our Christian camps, where they can hear the Word of the Gospel. From our church, there were in the camp of our mission PIEI Ukraine “Candela”, several leaders who worked, together with other leaders, with children and teenagers from this camp - Thank God for the ministries of the leaders.

2. Also at the time when this camp was, 3 brothers from the USA and from England, led by brother Cornel Steph, had guests. Together with them, we visited the families of immigrants and believers, and non-believers. We talked with these people, proclaimed the Gospel to them, and gave them help with food so that they would have something to cook for their families. Also from this group of guest brothers, we talked with our fellow villagers whom we met along the way, or in the center of the village, where they also proclaimed the Gospel to them. Thank God for the brothers who visited us, we pray for all those people who heard the Word of God so that the Holy Spirit would work in their hearts so that they would understand everything that without Jesus Christ there is no salvation and there is no reconciliation with God the Father without Christ.

3. Thanksgiving:

-Thank the Lord that He heard our prayers for our camp from Boyany and God blessed the ministries and work of all teachers, leaders, brothers from the USA and other workers at the PIEI Ukraine mission camp, which was held in Boyany from August 1 to 6. The Lord with His Holy Spirit prompted many children to be reconciled to God through Jesus Christ-Glory to God for everything!

-We also thank God for you all the brothers and sisters from the USA, for being a great support in sponsoring our Non Stop camp and in the work of serving the migrants who have been living among us since the beginning of the war.

-Thank God for the fact that it is still calm in our area and we have freedom of speech. We can freely preach the Word of God among people and tell them about the love of Christ, as well as help people who are in great need.

4. Prayer needs:

-Pray, together with us, for those who heard the Word of God in the camp and for those to whom we proclaim the Gospel so that the Lord would test their hearts so that they would repent.

-Pray for me and my family that our ministry before God will be with love and from the bottom of our hearts.

-Pray for the Church of Christ to serve with love in this difficult time of the war in support of the settlers who live among us.

Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts to you brothers and sisters from the USA for the fact that in this difficult time for us you were support and support both in sponsoring our camp and in serving the settlers. We wish you clear blessings from God and may the Lord's Hand protect you from all evil.

With Love to you, the Gortopan family.

Day camp for children

Dear brothers and sisters, we greet you with the love and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ! I praise our Lord for taking care of us and helping us in all church activities.

1. Day camp for children:

-One of the main ministries in our church was a five-day children's Christian camp. In this camp, our entire church was affected in ministry. There were teachers who taught the necessary Bible lessons, other leaders did sports and games with the children, and other young sisters prepared dinners. Older sisters and brothers supported this service in prayers. Before lunch, they held classes with children, and in the afternoon they held classes with teenagers. Every day, from 80 to 100 children came. There were fewer teenagers - 40 teenagers.

Our church supported this ministry financially by collecting a sufficient amount of money - Praise God!

2. Evangelism:

-On Sunday in our church there was an evangelization with one preacher from Romania. At this evangelization there were many unbelievers who listened attentively to the Word of God. We pray for them.

3. Thanksgiving:

-We are grateful to God for the fact that in our camp there were many children and teenagers who heard the Word of God.

-We always thank God for you, dear brothers and sisters from the USA, who serve with us here in Ukraine.

-We thank the Lord for a peaceful sky over our Bukovina and we can safely serve here both the settlers and all people in need.

-Thank you for praying for our camp and for peace in this time of war.

4. Prayer needs:

-Pray with us for all the people who have heard the Word of the Gospel these days: for the children and teenagers who visited our day camp, for the people who attended our evangelistic meeting and for the settlers from our village whom we visit, that the Word of God would touch their hearts.

-Pray for me that the Lord would always give me the Power of the Holy Spirit so that I would always have the right Word for the gospel.

-Pray for an end to the war in Ukraine.

We thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for being a great support for us, especially in serving with the migrants. We wish you clear blessings from the Lord and that God's Almighty hand will always accompany you.

With love to you, the Gortopan family.

Visiting settlers

Dear brothers and sisters of the PIEI organization, we greet you with the love and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ! In all our prayers to God, we remember you with joy and pray for you that you participate, together with us, in the gospel of the Gospel here in Ukraine.

1. This month, I, along with a team that came from the USA, sisters Martha, Elizabeth and Sarah, visited several families from immigrants who live in our village. We had a conversation with them and each migrant told his story of wandering during this war, painful and difficult stories, from which we cried with these people. People left everything: their houses, and some of them had no houses left due to the Russian bombing, and fled from the war in our area, where it is calm, in order to save their lives. After our conversations with them, and we told them about the love of Christ for all people, gave them each a book of the New Testament to read, invited them to our meetings, and their children to our Christian day camp, and then we gave everyone a package with those that we received from the brothers and sisters from Romania. These settlers were very happy and praised God that He does not forget about their needs through good people. We promised them that we would continue to help with food, and they promised us that they would contact us to us, to faith for help when they need it. We are grateful to God for being able to comfort and help unfortunate people, and we also pray for them to accept Christ in their hearts.

2. Then, in the afternoon, Sisters Sarah Steph and Sister Elizabeth had a special program with our children from the Sunday School, in the premises of our church. There were different games and they were told about Jesus Christ from the program "Bible without Words." There were also several children from the settlers whom we invited in the morning, during visits to their families. Especially one boy from them was very active and boldly answered questions from Sarah. They said that they would come to our camp, which we will hold from 11 to 16 July, also in the premises of our church. We also pray for these children.

3. This week we also had the funeral of one woman who recently repented. There were 2 pre-funeral services, and at the funeral, many unbelievers who had the opportunity to hear the Word of God. We are now living in difficult times, during the war and I am glad when I see that people are willing to listen and attentively listen to the Word of God.

4.Thanks:

-I am grateful to the Lord for helping us, together with a team from the USA, to spend a blessed time where the Name of God was glorified.

-Thank God for you, dear brothers and sisters from the USA, for the fact that you, at this difficult time for Ukraine, help and care for the displaced people who live among us. This is a great help for us to proclaim the Word of God among the displaced people, and also among people who live in poverty because of their illnesses.

-I thank the Lord for the fact that we have the opportunity to freely proclaim the Word of God to people.

5. Prayer needs:

-Pray with us for those people who listened to the Word so that the Lord would test their hearts for repentance.

-For our children's Christian camp which will be from 11 to 16 July.

-For the Non Stop youth camp, which will be held from August 1 to 6 in Boyany. So that the Lord protects all children and leaders, all teachers. So that the Lord protects the team from the USA that will come to us. there were bombings in Bukovina. We believe that the Lord will protect us all from everything bad.

-For me and my family, so that the Lord would support us spiritually, so that we would work for His Glory.

We are very grateful to you for everything that you do for us and for the fact that by doing this you help us in serving for God here. We pray for you that the Lord bless you and return you a hundredfold blessings for your families, your churches and for your country where you live. My family sends their heartfelt greetings to you in the Name of Jesus.

With love to you, the Gortopan family.

Baptism in our church

Dear brothers and sisters, I greet you with the love and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ. I am always grateful to God for you and pray for you so that the Lord will strengthen and support you in your work in His Field.

1. Together with the church, we continue to give the necessary assistance to our refugees in our village. There are also families who live very poorly and need our help. We try to always be aware of their needs.

2. At the beginning of the month of June, we had a baptism in our church. We organized a big holiday and a festive service, where the relatives of the unbelievers of those candidates who were baptized were also present. Thank God, we pray for all the people who visited us that day, that the Lord would touch the hearts of the unbelievers of people.

3. 2 more festive services were held on the feast of the Ascension of our Lord and on the Day of the Trinity - the Descent of the Holy Spirit on earth and the creation of the Church of Christ. At these services, the church, both old and young, glorified God and His Son Jesus Christ, for the great feat of the Salvation of Mankind from the yoke of sin, for the birth of the Church of Christ, where we are among them - Glory to God!

4. Thanksgiving:

-I thank the Lord for a calm and blessed time where we were able, during these holidays, to preach the Word of the Gospel to people.

-Also, I always thank the Lord for you, brothers and sisters from the USA, for the fact that you are a great help for us and for ministry in Ukraine.

5. Prayer needs:

-Pray with us for those who have received baptism so that the Lord strengthens them spiritually.

-For the younger generation, so that the Lord would give them zeal and love for God, as well as the desire to study His Word.

- For me and my family. For our son Sergei to rehabilitate his hand after a big injury.

- For the Lord to help us, so that this war would end, let there be peace.

Thank you brothers and sisters for always taking care of us through your help and your prayers.

My family sends you Christian greetings.

With love, the Gortopan family.