The priest needs the Lord

I want to share with you some notes of my missionary work in the Bukovina region. How I share Good News for people of our land with the support of our brothers of the mission PIEI and Stef family. It would be so hard to work without your spiritual and financial support. We as missionaries are very grateful to mission PIEI for everything you are doing for us. God bless you always and everywhere.

We continue to study the book of Proverbs with our church. We use Christmas and New Year holidays to share the Gospel and we explain to people what do they mean.

In this picture, I am with the priest Muntian Alexey he works in the church for eight years. Every time I meet him we talk about life and biblical subjects. I talked to him that we will report before God for every bad word and deed on the last court day.

I ask him to not offense on me that I don't call him father Alexey like other people do. In Mathew is written that we mustn`t call father anybody except God. I reminded him that 15 years ago he visited our camp in the Boyan village. And at the last night, the Gospel was preaching and then a preacher called to accept Jesus Christ and you repented there. And then you entered in Kishinev seminary to become a priest. I told him that the Bible prohibits kissing icons and bow before them. What message do you bear to people? Where do you lead them? What do you read? Who is your real God? Answer to yourself, because we will report to God for the doctrine we teach others. I told him that I visited his orthodox church several times and you come to us too, don`t afraid of anybody except God.

Prayer needs:

Please pray for this priest Alexey he is 38, he is young, he tasted how good is our God, he repented, but then they directed him to another way, opposite of God. Pray may God lead him to the true path.

Pray for our Vonchacauts church may God increase the number of the members.

We are thankful for all God's blessings, for brothers of mission PIEI for everything they are doing for us.

With love to you my precious brothers in Christ, missionary Vasiliy Preutesa.

Three women and three different fates

Receive heartful greetings from our family and our churches.

Our church in Vovchanets is not big so we can meet at home and study the Bible. We read and discuss Neemi's book. Despite that a pandemic scares people I as a missionary don`t forget my goal and mission therefore the Word of God has to get to the people's hearts.

I meet a lot of inhabitants of the village and once I met three women Mariia, Anna and Valia. They all are more than 70 years. I met them often on the streets and on government holliadays. I asked them about their health, family and asked do they what to listen to some songs and histories about Christ, His love and mercy. After the songs they asked me why do I don`t wear a cross on my breast, why do I don`t make a sign of the cross on my body? I told them Gospel, about the life of Christians and truly meaning of the cross and how to wear it. The Bible doesn't ever say about the sign of the cross, so this tradition is from people but not from God. The Bible doesn't instruct us to baptize newborn babies. Then I encouraged them to read the Bible and learn the truth about the topics. Who did not have the Bible at home I granted them.

These three women attended evangelizations we held such as baptism, Chrismas, burial, etc. We always invite them to come to the church for our communication. So we pray about them and wait for their coming. I prepared firewoods for winter for them several years ago. I sang and prayed at their houses. Please, brothers and sisters, pray about Mariia, Anna and Valia may God open their hearts, may they repentant and become the children of God.

Pray that people who fear a pandemic starts to fear God.

Thank you very much for your prayers and support. God bless you and your family.

With love to you my precious brothers in Christ, missionary Vasiliy Preutesa.

Gospel to the chairman of the village council

Greetings to all of you of the mission PIE in the USA from me and our churches in the Vanchakauts and Vovchanets villages.

I visit the council of the village, to the chairman of the village council and others officials. I give them calendars, literature, and tell them about God. I have a good relationship with the chairman of the village council Igor Kokhov, we got to know each other more and I told him about God`s love, how did He create the universe. Then he replied to me that he is not an atheist though he is chief and he talks with me because he wants to know more about the future, what would be after death? what would happen to the people of the world? He reads the Bible and learned about the court of God. Therefore, he started to think about this very seriously. He realizes that he needs to reconcile with God and serve Him all his life. He knows that he will get a new job, new friends, and a new mind. But he can't leave his old life. And then I told him that once I was exactly like him, without hope, without faith and without future. And when I knew God and repented, I got a lot of friends in Christ, everywhere are brothers and sisters and now I have the meaning of my life. And now I don`t shy to tell people about God even to you too. Moses wrote that every person has a choice, therefore he can choose life or death, goodness or evil. I will pray about you and your family may God direct you to the path of the Truth.

Prayer requests:

• Please pray about Kokhan family, Igor, Aliona, son Hrihoriy and daughter Valia. May they find Jesus Christ in their lives.

• Pray that God awake my close family, our villages and our region.

I sincerely appreciate the mission PIE for your support and prayers.

With love to you my precious brothers in Christ, missionary Vasiliy Preutesa.

Teacher had found out about Christ

Peace and grace to you brothers and sisters in Christ. My family and our churches send your heartfelt Christian greetings.

The school in our village had opened this month. It is a very hard time for children and for teachers with online and offline programs. There are so many confuses.

In this picture is Paladiy Stella she is the teacher of junior grades. She had been teaching my granddaughter. They made the reconstruction of the classroom and by the new program, they will put desks in other order. I can talk with her a lot because she taught my granddaughter. She is a very good teacher, she gives knowledge to children with a rejoice and a great experience.

For four years we talked with her about God, His love, about Jesus Christ, and His sufferings, and about repentance. Every year I had made an evangelization in their class group. We had an interesting program for 40 minutes with my granddaughters Lillia and Valery. We sung, read poems, I preached the Word of God and in the end, we gave little presents for children and for teachers and granted them the Bibles.

We took this picture and then I prayed for her health and her power to start a new study season. I visited her house with her husband Valery many times. I told them how great is our God and how He endures us when we are not obedient and how He gives us daily bread though we don't seek Him. They call me Mr.Vasia Preacher.

Prayer needs:

• Pray about this family Valera and Stella, their son Kolia and mother Varvara. May Jesus comes to their hearts and home.

• Pray about the awakening of Ukraine and our villages.

Thank you very much for your prayers and support. God bless you and your family.

With love to you my precious brothers in Christ, missionary Vasiliy Preutesa.

Gospel at the school

To all who concerns about the salvation of people heartful Christian greetings.

People very rarely talk with each other during this hard time They afraid of this pandemic more than sin. And they are scared to get infected and die. Nevertheless, children of God have to spread the Word of God.

In this picture is the physical education teacher Oleg Muntian. For 7 years I drive my two granddaughters Lilia and Valery to school every day. Therefore, I have many meetings with many teachers at that school. Oleg is very open to me thus I talk with him more with others. Once he asked me how did I remain lived after so many surgeries? You had almost 20 hours of anesthesia and you did not lose your mind, you can drive your car, tell about God, and help people. I replied to him that everything that happened to me it was only merc and love of our God. He knows every one of us. Then I started telling him from the creation of the world, Adam till nowadays. I mentioned many verses from the Bible and he was very serious and attentive. Then he replied to me that he realizes that many people do not afraid of God and there are many Christians who have to be the light to the world but due to their bad deeds and life unbelievers do not want to become Christians. Why God does not punish such hypocrites? He wondered me a little bit with this question. I told him that everyone will give a report before God for his own life. Every who tell one and do another will be punished by God. Only true faith gives salvation to man.

Prayer needs:

• Please, pray about Oleg and other teachers who don't know God.

• Pray about Ukraine where is a war for 6 years already.

• Pray for people who despite on pandemic don't seek God.

• Pray for all missionaries may God gives them health, wisdom and boldness to share the Gospel.

I thank the brothers of the Mission PIEI for the material and spiritual support

With love to you my precious brothers in Christ, missionary Vasiliy Preutesa.

Worship God everywhere

Peace of Jesus Christ to all of you who prays of awakening and repentance of the lost people in Ukraine. We send to you brothers and sisters of the mission PIEI sincere greetings from Vovchanets and Vanchakauts churches.

People in Ukraine have panic, fear, and trustless to each other. We pray in our church that people keep calm, trust God, and don’t panic. I talk to the different people every day as a missionary I explain to people what does the Bible say about the last days. What changes have to be in nature and people. In this picture is a young doctor dentist Sergey Dubinskiy. I have some problems with my teeth so I came to his cabinet and told with him and his assistant Alla about God, about His love and blessing from Him which we don’t deserve. Sergey asked me: Why all people don’t believe in one God? Why so many faiths? I replied to him that people don’t read the Bible and believe in many things and gods in their lives. Can you see the air that you breathe? Can you see the wind? Can you see your mind? He answered: No, I cant! And I told him that we can not see God because He is a Spirit and a Truth. Truly parishioners worship Him in spirit and the truth. I visit them often and I pray that they recognize who is truly God. He is the only creator of the earth and mankind. It was a pleasure to talk with these people.

We continue to research the Bible in our church with questions and answers. We want that everyone could understand the holly truth.

Prayer requests:

1. Please, pray for these doctors Sergey and Alla and other doctors that they could find a path to God.

2. Pray for our villages may people in this hard time seek God and receive salvation.

I thank the brothers of the Mission PIEI for the material and spiritual support

With love to you my precious brothers in Christ, missionary Vasiliy Preutesa.

He fears God

Our church sends the fraternal greeting to all members of the mission PIEI.

In this picture is Leonid Papuk, he was born in 1955, his wife`s name is Zina, and daughter`s Marina. I attend this family for many years. They are very kind and polite people. When we talk about God I explain to them a lot about Bible, church, Christianity, where traditions came from, how to release from them, who created them, and for what reason? He has a fear of God. He attended an evangelization in Chernivtsi on the Bukovina Stadium. Since that time we often meet and have a conversation, I tell him how I left the orthodox church and all the wrong traditions and deeds. How I left old bad friends and how I received new brothers in Jesus Christ. They became true friends by faith. I taught him how to pray and sing for the glory of God. We need to have long work with people and then God changes their heart and turns them to Himself. I pray that this family comes to Christ as soon as possible.

Prayer requests:

1. Pray for Popuk family may they recognize the path to God.

2. Pray for our villages Vovchanets and Vanchakauts may through this pandemic people come to God

I thank the brothers of the Mission PIEI for the material and spiritual support

With love to you my precious brothers in Christ, missionary Vasiliy Preutesa.

Gospel in a pharmacy

Our church sends the fraternal greeting to all members of the mission PIEI. I visit very different places in our village like a school and kinder garden and have a great opportunity to talk with people about God in those places.

In this picture, I am in the drug store with the owner Anatoly. Twice a week I come to this pharmacy and we talk about Jesus and His love. His family is orthodox but they are seeking God. Different people come here for medicine and the Holy Ghost tells me what to say to them. Some people shouted on me with bad words but it is as usual. Anatoliy with her wife attends our congregation some times.

We have a research of the Bible we read a Psalm.

Prayer requests:

• Pray please about Analtoliy`s family and his parents may they open their hearts to God.

• Pray for my son Ivan and his family may they return to God.

• Pray that through this pandemic residents of our village would come to Jesus.

I thank the brothers of the Mission PIEI for the material and spiritual support

With love to you my precious brothers in Christ, missionary Vasiliy Preutesa.

Young missionaries

We send sweet greetings to all families and partners of the mission PIEI from our churches and my family. We gather with all congregation for four weeks already.

In this picture, my granddaughters have a program for service, some songs, and poems. There were several nonChristian people on that Sunday service. I tried to make them evangelists from their childhood.

We visited 6 times school and 8 times kindergarten with the program, even teachers invite us to come again. But now due to quarantine, it is impossible because everything is closed.

In the other picture is Kostia family grandmother Nadia and granddaughter Mariana. I visited their home, I preached from God`s Word and we sang together. I come to them often and I believe that they would come to Jesus very soon. We learn the Psalm book with our church every week.

Prayer needs:

1. Pray for my granddaughters and grandsons in America, may God give them wisdom, strength, and desire to become missionaries from their childhood.

2. Pray for this Kostia family may they come to God.

I am grateful to all of you for your finance and spiritual support. We love you and pray for you.

With love to you my precious brothers in Christ, missionary Vasiliy Preutesa.

The Atheist might become a Christian

The good news from the Bible in Ukraine in cities and villages with the support of the mission PIEI and family Stef.

I regularly go on the streets to meet people and tell them about God. In this picture are Grisha 74 years old and Victor 64 years old. Victor`s family doesn't have children. They asked me many questions, for example, why there are so many confessions? why Christians help each other so freely? Why Mary is not so important but she was a mother of Jesus Christ? etc. I replied on each of their request with Word of God. Sometimes they come to the congregation and listen a Scripture. I pray for them and believe that God will open their hearts. Grigoriy had surgery on his leg five years ago. I visit his house to pray with him and encourage him. He was a communist, but when USSR fell he looked at Christianity with another eye. We talk very often and his family is close to God.

Prayer needs:

1. Please pray for these families of Victor and Grisha.

2. Pray for our relatives may they seek God.

3. For my family may God give us strength and health to preach a Gospel.

I am grateful for your spiritual and financial support.

With love to you my precious brothers in Christ, missionary Vasiliy Preutesa.