A Fanfare for God

Beloved brothers in the Lord,

We thank God for every opportunity to preach the Gospel to those who do not know the Lord and are without salvation. In these difficult times we thank to God we can bring encouragement to brothers and sisters of faith. God blessed us with sister Daniela Lacatusu in Bucerdea Granoasa and Mihalt. Daniela ministers for God through her singing. I have seen these churches encouraged by the songs sung to the glory of God.

At Ocna Mures a group of brothers near Oradea sang with musical instruments a fanfare for the glory of God. Their pastor, brother Ilie Șorițău, preached a biblical message. At the concluding call a friend of the church stayed last, and the pastor prayed for her. Glory to God!

With the help of God we are now thinking about the meeting at the Christian Center in Alba Iulia at the at the end of this year. We will be working to collaborate with our partners at MIA, Mission In Action. Prayer is needed so that this work will be done with God's blessing. We can and want to provide the administrative oversight for this meeting. Pray that God will give us wisdom in all things.

Prayer Requests:

• For salvation of those who heard the Word of God in recent evangelistic outreach.

• For an effective collaboration with the missionaries of MIA.

• For new opportunities to preach the Gospel and serve people with humilty and denial of self.

Be blessed in Him!

Daniel C. Petrut - PIEI Romania Missionary

Collaborating with Mission In Action

Beloved brothers in the Lord!

     We were so pleased to meet again at this time with brothers who came from United States. Sister Gabi, Damaris and Emanuel Joldos and I went to Ocna Mures for a meeting with the sisters. It was a blessed work, which the sisters enjoyed. The fellowship in the Word ended with a feast which the brothers prepared with love for this occasion. The meeting with Rodica and Alex Popa was also an occasion of joy for us and especially for me. We thank God for the guidance of the Spirit, through which we can live in holy unity.

Increasingly, the possibility of working with the missionaries of the MIA (Mission in Action) is being conceived. After the summer’s work with the children from Mihalt, the mission director together with Iulian Avramescu  and some of the staff wanted to see the Christian center in Alba Iulia. God has arranged things so that in this exact period of time we met at the center with brother Cornel Stef, Emanuel Joldos and Walter. We hope to be good partners for the MIA missionaries and they for ourselves and together to serve the glory of God by salvation of the lost.

Prayer Requests:

• For an affective and spiritual collaboration with the missionaries of MIA

• For the complete physical recovery of the brothers who went through covid

• For the sisters who were at the meeting of the sisters at Ocna Mures 

In Him, 

Daniel C. Petrut, PIEI-Romania Missionary

Work in the Light

Beloved brethren in the Lord,

We strive, with the help of the Lord, to work while there is still day. Darkness will come when no one can work. May the Lord help us to fully understand and fulfill His will!

With the autumn season we celebrate Romanian Thanksgiving, what we call the "Fruits Festival.” We rejoiced and expressed thanks with the brothers from Mihalt, Ocna Mures and Bucerdea Granoasa for everything God has given us this year in His goodness. In Mihalt and Ocna Mures, Magerusan Stefanhere, a dear, blind brother, was with us. God has replaced this brother's lack of physical sight with a spiritual insight that provided encouragement and conviction. Also, the young people from the Baptist Church from Sebes were with us in Mihalt.

At Bucerdea Granoasa we had with us the Mesaj group of four brothers from near Arad. They praised God in singing and were also a source of joy and encouragement to the brethren. The night before, the same brothers served the Lord at an evening of evangelism at the church at Ocna Mures. May the name of the Lord be glorified in all these things. May those who have heard the Gospel message to turn to God with repentance and faith.

Prayer Requests:

• For guidance in other opportunities to reach the souls of the lost people with the Gospel

• For a contented heart and gratefulness to the Lord

• For those who attended the evangelism evening at Ocna Mureș.

In Him,

Daniel C. Petruț - PIEI Romania Missionary

Hoping for Fruit

Beloved brethren in the Lord!

We want to share with you some of the work that, by the grace of God, He has done through us in the area we serve.

I have already written to you about our intention to organize the VBS this summer, together with a team of young people from Bucharest. 

We enjoyed all that God did through us: the gospel was preached to those present at the 3 days of meetings, the children and teenagers were excited and happy, and we enjoyed it all.

We hope that the gospel proclaimed on this occasion will bear much fruit for the glory of God!

Another August event was an evangelistic evening organized at the Bethel Baptist Church in Ocna Mureș.  This event took place on August 28th. The missionary choir and orchestra from Arad, served God through singing. For the biblical message was provided by Pastor Marcel Bota from Nepos.

We greatly enjoyed the blessings God poured out on us on this occasion as well. We pray that those who heard the Gospel on this occasion will turn to God in faith and repentance!

Prayer Requests:

1. For guidance in more opportunities to reach lost souls with the Gospel

2. For those who attended VBS that the Lord brings salvation to those who heard the Gospel

3. For those who heard the Gospel at Ocna Mures to come to faith in Jesus Christ

Daniel Petrut - PIEI-Romania Missionary

Confessing Through Baptism

Beloved brethren in the Lord!

We had the joy of a baptism when our friend Toader decided to be baptized only a few days before the event. This man's story is interesting. His wife postponed her baptism for a long time, hoping that he would be baptized at the same time with her. Although she always postponed, sister Maria did decide to be baptized without waiting for him. A few years passed like this. By the grace of God, now brother Toader has also decided to confess his faith in the Lord Jesus publicly through baptism.

We are also preparing for this summer's VBS, which will be (with God’s help) on August 6-8. This year we will host VBS together with some young people from a mission in Bucharest called MIA - Mission In Action.

Another project we are thinking about for August is an evening of evangelism organized at the Bethel Baptist Church in Ocna Mureș. By the grace of God we hope to organize this event by the end of August. At this time we intend to invite the missionary choir and orchestra from Arad, and hear a biblical message from Pastor Marcel Bota, who is from Nepos.

Prayer Requests:

• For the spiritual growth of brothers Ruben and Toader

  For VBS - may the Lord work and move the children's hearts

• For the evening of evangelism at the church in Ocna Mureș

“For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen. [Romans 11:36]

Daniel C. Petruț - PIEI Romania Missionary

Reasons to Rejoice

Beloved brethren in the Lord!

By God's grace we want to keep you informed how God is using us in His work.

The Covid-19 pandemic was and remains one of the biggest challenges we face in the mission field. We ask the Lord for wisdom; we ask Him to make us efficient in use of the time and resources available to us in this time of global unrest and disorder. People are suspicious, many of them close in on themselves. Others fall into the opposite extreme and are guided by the Epicurean philosophy: "To eat and drink, for tomorrow we will die!" We pray to God for help to have a proper approach for each person with whom we come in contact!

Through all the challenges we face, God gives us reasons to rejoice and encourages us not to fall into exhaustion in our souls. Some time ago I wrote to you about brother Elemer and how his whole family was hard tried because of his health. By the grace of God, our brother feels much better now! Their joy and mine are even greater due to the fact that the youngest member of the family, Ruben, decided to publicly confess, through baptism, his faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. With God's help, the baptism will take place on July 18, 2021.

Beyond missionary activity outside the church and the pastoral activity in the churches, we get involved in visiting people who can no longer come physically to the worship at the church due to their health. In ”Craciunelu de Jos” church we have two sisters who are over 90 years old, and in ”Mihalt” we have a sister, also over 90 years old. We also have a 92-year-old brother in ”Mihalt,” brother Cornel, but in his case the approach is much more difficult.

Prayer Requests:

1. For the spiritual growth of brother Ruben

2. For wisdom and spiritual discernment - guidance by the Holy Spirit

3. For working with older brothers

4. For new opportunities to proclaim the gospel to the unsaved people

5. For my family - spiritual and physical health

In His service,

Daniel Petrut, PIEI - Romania Missionary

Lights in This World

We are especially thankful to God in these times for keeping us healthy everyday. He gives energy and ability to do what we do. We appreciate your support; and we are glad to know that together we are redeemed and called to be lights in this world.

School has started again. Filip-Emanuel and I are actually going to school. Teodora is still doing online school. She is involved in a couple of Zoom Bible Studies, as a spiritual mentor. One Bible study is about Abraham and his life and how he was God’s friend; another Bible study is about the book of James. (Filip is also participating in this one, but as a student); and the final Bible study is about prayer in which she is a student.

PIEI missionaries surrounding Alba Iulia have started having monthly meetings again. These face-to-face times encourage us, and we have a good time in fellowship and prayer.

PRAYER REQUESTS

• For spiritual discernment in this confusing world

• For God to teach us how to be more attentive to the needs of those around us

• For peace and understanding, especially between members of our churches

• For those who have lost someone or have been affected by this virus

Daniel Petrut – PIEI Missionary

Updates From Family Members

Dear brothers in Christ,   

Hello! We are so glad to be part of this great ministry, to spread the Good News for the lost people. We are thankful to God for all of you and your support. We believe that your prayers have a massive impact in the spiritual world, so we are glad to know that you are praying for us. However, nothing is the same as it was half a year ago.

A couple of weeks ago, school started, we have to follow a lot of new rules, some of them are easier, some are harder, like wearing a mask for about 8 hours a day and social distancing.   We, as a family, are pretty good, praise the Lord. We are able to have services in our church, but there must be a certain distance between each family, we have to wear masks and disinfect ourselves at the entrance to the church and at the exit. Even with all these rules, we are so happy to go to church and praise the Lord with the brothers and sisters there.

Rachel

During this challenging time, I have tried to help some elderly widows from our church that I knew needed help. Along with Daniel, the children, sometimes even alone I would visit them, help them with their house chores, work in the garden or just talk to them. Most of the widows in our church lost their husbands over 20 years ago and as their children live pretty far away, they often feel lonely. Teodora likes listening to their old stories about how our village used to be when they were young and how much it changed over the last 50 years.  Praise the Lord!    

I have also used this time trying to get closer to God, reading the Bible more and listening to pastors preaching the gospel. It is truly amazing how God can reveal Himself to us. 

Teodora

Last summer I went to a camp and kept in touch with some of the leaders there. At the beginning of this quarantine they asked me if i wanted to participate in a study group as a student. Its title was: I choose to be courageous! It lasted about 6 weeks. Later on, I started another study group about Joseph’s life. This one was in English and it was really exciting! When I finished both of them, they asked me if I wanted to start a study group about the book of Romans as a leader. With God’s help, this study is going to last until around November. It is quite weird, but still amazing how you can become really good friends and praise the Lord with some people, from all over the country, without meeting them in person, just through some Zoom meetings. 

I have also started to cook more, but both me and Filip like sleeping a lot so by the time we wake up (around 10- 11 am), our parents have probably already eaten. Thus, breakfast is not my strong point, but I like baking a lot. I have made Cinnamon Rolls, Croissants, Pasteis de Nata, Mini Cheesecakes, some cakes and a lot of cupcakes. Some of them were really good, some of them not so much from the first attempt, but they were all pretty much eatable.

With our hope that our Lord will come very soon, let’s work together for His glory. Amen!

Prayer requests:

• Please keep praying for brother Elemer. After surgery, the doctors told his family that he has cancer. He and his family really need to be prayed for.

• Please pray for us, to be able to keep doing His work here.

• For the children to be safe at school.

• For the elderly brothers and sisters to be encouraged by God

• For guidance in the Holy Spirit and for an efficient ministry

• For my family: for spiritual and physical health

• Answered prayer:  Thank you for praying for my parents-in-law. God has worked amazingly. Their health has improved a lot!

God bless you all!  Best regards,

Daniel C. Petrut, PIEI-Romania Missionary

Call For Your Prayers

Dear brothers and sisters, 

We appreciate your desire to stay in prayer for our needs. The events that we are confronting with right now show us that we need to be able to discern God's will for our lives. So, please pray for :

  ~ for us to be humble and to be able to see very clear God's will.

  ~ for wisdom to be able to take the right decision in any circumstance in life

  ~ for kindness, like God's kindness, in our relationship with the other people

  ~ for determination and courage to stay firm in our faith in Lord Jesus Christ

Please stay in prayer for my parents-in-law ( Constantin and Persidia) . Both of them are really sick. We also have a very precious brother in hospital ( Elemer). He underwent an emergency surgery and is hopefully recovering well.

  Best regards, 

PIEI-Romania Missionary Daniel Petrut

Trust Our God

Dear brothers, 

   It has been a long time since I sent news from us. During this hard time, we trust our God and we wait for His mercy. We are sorry for everything that is happening in the whole world right now, but we are happy in the same time because our Savior told us all those things have to happen. Moreover, all those things are just confirming the fact that the Lord is near to come. We are glad because in all four churches that we are involved in, there are no Covid-19 cases. Praise God!

  We hope that you are alright!  

  Prayer request: 

~ for spiritual and physical health

~ for the elderly brothers and sisters to be encouraged by God

~ for guidance in the Holy Spirit and for an efficient ministry

~ for my family

In Him, 

Daniel C. Petrut