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Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus

My family and the churches where I work (Ponorel and Sohodol) await the holidays that lie ahead of us - Holy Week and the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus with real soul searching.

I wish before the Easter holidays to reach with the Lord's Supper every member of the two churches who are sick and cannot come to our meetings, this being a great opportunity for evangelization to unbelieving members of these families.

For the orphans from Abrud, I always buy them new clothes (with the help of brother Beni T), fruits and sweets (photo: orphans 1 and orphans 2). Many times in the eyes of these orphans I saw tears of joy, something that touched my heart. I discussed with them and with the teaching ladies about the sufferings of the Lord Jesus during Holy Week, about His death on the cross for our sins, as well as about His great victory on the day of resurrection.

Every time on the occasions of these holidays, I invited non-believers from Ponorel and Sohodol to the divine services and we all prayed that they would be examined by the Holy Word and choose the path of salvation.

Support in prayer

-for a powerful word through the Holy Spirit that will touch many hearts on the occasion of these holidays

-for sister Vetuta (Sohodol) very ill hospitalized in Campeni

-for brother Todor (Ponorel) must be operated on for the third time in the last two years (photo.f.Todor)

-for evangelization in unbelieving families in the Brazasti locality

-for young families (believers) in my area of ​​work who want to work for the Lord

With all love in the name of the Savior, we wish you blessed holidays with peace, health and heavenly joy alive every day. Through you we are blessed, encouraged in the work with the Gospel and for this we appreciate you very much and we pray for you every day.

Botar Florin - PIEI Romania Missionary

People receiving grace from God

Dear HCBC Church

This March I visited several families of believers and non-believers in Ponorel and Sohodol.

New prayer requests have appeared on my prayer list (please support me in these prayer requests for both believers and non-believers)

In Ponorel our sister Viorica - please pray for her daughter Mariana (her only support in her old age) - May God give her good health (Mariana has had many health problems for a long time)

-we also have sister Dorica - please pray for her brother Titu and her sister Livia(both non-believers)-May God give them salvation, may He search them through the Holy Spirit so that they may understand the sacrifice of Lord Jesus

-a friend of our churc, Mrs. Iulica - please pray for her grandchildren Sergiu and Alex who have several difficult exams at school this year. I visit this family all the time and I can share with love the call of the Gospel (Mrs. Iulica came to our church several times).

- At Sohodol - Sister Lidia wants us to pray for her health (liver problems, dizziness, stomach problems) also for her grandson Dani-special health problems

- Sister Vetuta please pray for her sons Dan and Radu (non-believers)- I have spoken with Mr. Dan many times from the Bible, but he is still far from the path of faith

-Mrs. Eleonora-for her health (she was diagnosed with cancer) and for her grandchildren: Lucica, Diana and Andrei-May God protect them every day

-Mr. Nicu- says to pray for him and his wife Lenut to be able to make a covenant with the Lord Jesus and also to pray for his son Cristi who is going through big problems in life (family problems)

At the church in Ponorel we are full of joy and gratitude before God that brother Mircea after a very hard and long illness has returned to church meetings-Glory be to the Lord!

Thank you very much for all the wonderful work you do for us, every day we raise our hands in prayer and blessing for you.

In His service

Florin and Magda Botar - PIEI Romania Missionaries

Our church going through some rough time

Dear brothers and sisters,

For our church in Sohodol and for the Ignat family, the beginning of February was very sad because Sister Lili (which was not yet 54 years old) went to be with the Lord. She had been suffering from pancreatic cancer for the past year and despite all the treatment that seemed to be going well, she passed away.

She is survived by her husband Benone and two children, Andrea and Andrei, who are very affected now. They are in great need of support in prayer and spiritual counseling (Sister Lili's mother also died last fall). I promised them that I would visit them as often as I can, and also encourage their brothers in the church.

Every evening of the vigil (there were two vigils held at the church in Sohodol) was attended by 40-50 people, mostly non-believers from Sohodol. This was a good opportunity for evangelization. At the funeral there were over 40 people, only their relatives (mostly non-believers, some were very, very attentive to the Word of God)

Also this month at both churches, Ponorel and Sohodol, there were many cases of very, very bad flu. I pray every night that the Heavenly Father will protect me and give me health every day.

At the church in Ponorel, brother Mircea (who had heart surgery last year) has been very sick with the flu for 3 weeks. He is the church deacon and a key figure in the ministry among the brothers. I and the whole church are praying for him and his entire family.

Please pray for sister Lili’s family left behind, her husband and the 2 children and also pray for our church deacon, brother Mircea.

Thank you for praying for us (this is a great encouragement) and we in return will pray for the entire HCBC church.

In His service

Florin and Magda Botar - PIEI Romania Missionaries

Church Planting in Brazesti

Breaking ground in the village of Brazaesti,

Last year I set a goal in my life of service with the Gospel to reach the Brazaesti village every Wednesday of every week - but I didn't succeed, on several occasions I had other emergencies in my ministry (funerals, trips to the hospital in Alba Iulia with the brothers from the church, situations where I had to go with the Lord's Supper to the very sick)

But the desire remains to go in 2025 at least one day a week with the Good News to these people who are very attached to the customs of the Orthodox church (photo Brazasti - I often stop at the entrance to this town and pray for the people in it).

Until 2023 at Christmas I did not have a single unbelieving family to welcome me into their homes, we would go on the street and share Christian tracts and New Testaments. But near Christmas I received some packages for children from Brother Tomotei Stanea and I went with them to three families: the Muntea family, the Ionescu family and the Oana family (their grandmother Handa) so throughout 2024 I was very well received by these families and I brought them the Good News of the Gospel. This year I went again with packages and the joy of the parents and children was great. In addition to these three families I also met the Lup family, unbelieving without children (photo: the Muntea family has three children, Maria, Matei and Antonio, the Ionescu family has one child - Ana Maria and the Oana family has Irina). Now they are on my prayer list.

In the work of spreading the Gospel in the Apuseni Mountains area, I work in collaboration with my brother preachers: Relu Rodean, Eugen Nicula, Puscau Ionica, Marius Iancu, Farcas Nicolae and sometimes brothers from Alba-Mircea Vatamaniuc

(photo: workers together with the Lord)

Please support us in prayer for

-Brazasti village-many people live in the darkness of sin-may the Light of life rise upon them-Lord Jesus

-for the four families who welcome me into their homes-fam. Muntea, fam. Ionescu, fam. Oana (their grandmother Handa) and fam. Lup

-for doors opened in other families in 2025

-for the small group of brothers working with the Gospel in the Apuseni area

-for my car that has served me for 17 years and needs some repairs this spring

Please accept all our love, we appreciate you very much for everything you do for us.

In HIS service,

Floring & Magda Botar - PIEI Romania Missionary

Kids Ministry

Dear brothers and sisters of HCBC 

Last year we had several meetings with special needs children where we played together, colored, learned Bible verses and religious songs.

We had a VBS program in August in Luminesti (Luminesti is a village near Ponorel). In this church there are three older believers and the church it’s a very small church. At this program we had between 25-31 children, all of them from non-beliving families (photo: VBS Luminesti and VBS Luminesti. 1)

In Ponorel, I organized a football ministry meeting at the local sports hall with 14 children (5 from families of believers, 9 from families of non-believers). At the end of the meeting, I share with them a few words about the Lord Jesus and we prayed together) - this meeting creates a "bridge" for me to visit several non-believer families in Ponorel and bring them the Good News (photo: children Ponorel). I also had a few words about the work with the children in Ponorel and with the mayor of this place who is no stranger to the Word of God.

In the village of Brazesti (my church planting point) I go to the three unbelieving families and take sweets, fruits and Christian coloring books to their children (I also try to teach them short verses from the Bible). The truth is that their parents and grandparents are very attached to Orthodox customs (photo: Brazasti) - there is great spiritual darkness there and I want with all my heart to bring the Light of life - our Lord Jesus Christ.

My wife Magda often helps me in my work with children (she loves this work very much and children are attracted to her like a magnet)

Please keep supporting us in prayer for:

-I’ve started a 10-day treatment for my spine again (now in the winter it started to bother me again) at the hospital in Abrud

-My wife Magda has been complaining of a severe pain in the middle of her chest for the past few days - she has a doctor's appointment scheduled for this week.

-for my daughter Ana Maria and her husband Cristi divine protection-they left with a work contract in Ireland (for one year)-my daughter is a resident ATI doctor

-for unbelieving people from Luminesti

-for the unbelieving families in Ponorel -I have many families to visit this year

-for the non-believing families from Brazasti and their children (this year I want to meet other families with children from this locality) 

You have been doing a wonderful work for us here in Romania for many years and I believe that all your help is written in the Book of God - I greet you warmly with Colossians 3:23-24. "Whatever you do, do it with all your heart, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. You serve the Lord Christ"

Florin & Magda Botar - PIEI Romania Missionaries

God of the Miracles

“By awesome deeds in righteousness You will answer us, O God of our salvation, You who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth” – Psalm 65:5

Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord.

Six months ago we were very troubled, I’m talking about me and the church in Ponorel. The old fence at the cemetery was completely torn down, we wanted to build a new one, but a family of unbelievers put great obstacles in our way. We have no documents on this cemetery that belongs to the church (we will make these documents after January 1, 2025)

To get to this cemetery from the main road, we had to build a road, but this road passed over the place of these unbelieving neighbors. Part of this road was an ugly swamp, and we needed to put some drainage pipes for the water that passes over this part of the road to the cemetery. When we saw that we could not get along with them, I and the church in Ponorel started to pray for them that the Lord would change their mind and heart.

Blessed be the Lord, for He answers prayers - a miracle happened, and in November, they called me to talk and I went, they invited me to drink coffee together and they said: we are sorry that we shouted at you (they behaved very, very badly with me when I asked them to let us work on the road to the cemetery and on the fence there) now their attitude was radical - I was simply stuck, it seemed that I was in a beautiful dream.

Great is God, great is His power, so, in November we started working at the cemetery:

• 120 meters of new paved road to the cemetery (a row of smaller stones still needs to be placed)

• 4 meter metal gate at the entrance to the cemetery

• 250 meters of new fence around the cemetery with wire mesh

• 3 water drainage pipes that pass over the road to the cemetery

• cleaning the cemetery of many old willows

We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for praying for us; when it is hard and difficult for us, we feel you close to us, and we are overwhelmed by your love.

Florin & Magda Botar, PIEI Romania Missionary

His Grace Is Sufficient

Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus

The month of October was a blessed month for us, because we were able to hold several special programs in which the faithful were encouraged and the non-believers were examined by the Word of God.

First of all, we had evangelization and Thanksgiving Day at the church in Ponorel, on October 13th., where 35 believers and non-believers participated.

Secondly, we had a special meeting with the children from Ponorel on October 19th., boys and girls at the gym, we played different games and prayed together (most of the children were from unbelieving families - this fact is a "bridge" towards the evangelization of their families - seven families of unbelievers.

Thirdly, we had evangelism and Thanksgiving Day at the church in Sohodol, October 20th., where 45-50 believers and non-believers participated.

Each evangelism and Thanksgiving program ended with a Christian Agapa.

Please pray for us this way:

- our sister Lili (which is very sick) and her husband Benone (Sohodol) who are very discouraged - sister Lili has cancer

- for all non-believers present at the evangelization and Thanksgiving Day Ponorel, on October 13th., for Lenuta, Rafila, Craciun, Ubi a young man from the orphanage, Stefan, Camelia and Denisa

- for all non-believers who attended the evangelization and Thanksgiving Day at Sohodol, on October 20th.

- for the children who were at the sports meeting in Ponorel - the family of Berinda Nicu and Lenuta, Lenuta - the neighbor of the church, Avram - a man who is eager to know the Gospel, Robert - a young man who has faithful parents but ended up being deceived by the world.

- for the Brazesti mission point (there I have four families of non-christians that I visit)

- for the orphanage from Abrud, which I always visit and for their teacher Hortensia

I would like to thank you so much for all your love and support. Everything that comes from you is a great blessing for us and it is a great testimony for all the people in the area.

In His service

Florin and Magda Botar PIEI ROMANIA MISSIONARY

A New Ministry Journey

In May 2024, I began a new project in my ministry before God: proclaiming the Gospel to families, both believers and non-believers, in an area different from my usual place of work.

Together with my fellow missionary from PIEI, Aurel Rodean, we visited the locality of Valea Ciorii (the area of Brother Aurel Rodean) on two different days, visiting six other families in this locality (three families each day).

On the first day, we visited the Cordea family (photo: Cordea family), the Buiu family, and the Dumitras family (photo: Dumitras family). On the second day, we visited the Rus family, the Baicu family, and the Todor family (photo: Todor family).

Sister Rus urged us to pray for her mother, Ana, who opposes believers. May the Lord change her heart and the Holy Spirit show her the way of salvation through the Lord Jesus.

At the Brazasti mission point (photo: Brazasti A), I am praying for one more family (non-believers) - the Lup family, in addition to the three families I visit (all non-believers), and for other hearts to be open to the Good News.

Prayer Requests:

• For my health - a multitude of pains in my spine

• For the family of Nicu Morcan, brother Morcan's son - the whole family is non-believers

• For sister Titi's son, Titus - a non-believer

• For Ana, sister Marioara's mother, who is very opposed to faith

• For the Brazasti mission point, the fourth family of non-believers (the Lup family) that I visit and to whom I can present the Gospel

Thank you for the wonderful spiritual and material help I receive from you every month. May the hand of the Almighty protect you at every moment.

In His service

Florin Botar - PIEI Romania Missionary

Embracing Hope

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

We had the joy of celebrating the resurrection of the Lord Jesus in Romania, and this has brought us all closer to God. At a time when war is very close to our country's borders (Ukraine), our Heavenly Father has granted us peace and holy joy on these special days.

During these celebrations, I had the soulful satisfaction of being able to help the poor around us. In Campeni, I was able to assist Sandu and Costica, who are among the poorest people in the area.

In Sohodol, we had the Lord's Supper at Sister Lenuta's house. She is a 90-year-old woman, very poor and sick, yet deeply faithful. I walked 50 minutes uphill from where I left my car to reach her home (see photo with Sister Lenuta in Sohodol).

Prayer support:

I am eager to start a new project this month (May), focusing on evangelizing families in other localities apart from the ones where I work alongside other PIEI missionaries.

From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank you for your wonderful support, both in prayer and materially, every month. We also extend our heartfelt thanks to the International Evangelism Partners Association, which has cared for us countless times through mentoring and spiritual building at the PIEI-Alba Iulia Center.

May the good hand of our God protect you every day.

In His service,

Florin Botar - PIEI Romania Missionary

Facing Challanges

Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus, dear prayer partners,

We are facing significant challenges at the beginning of this year 2024, and I ask for your strong prayers. In Sohodol, our small group of believers is going through difficult times.

The first situation involves Sister Dorica from Sohodol (pictured with Mihaela and Alin). Mihaela, Sister Dorica's niece, and her husband Alin (who are not believers) recently renovated a kitchen together. After the New Year, Alin moved back to his parent's home in Sohodol, both stating that they needed some time apart as their relationship was struggling. They have been married for almost 10 years and do not have children. This situation has deeply affected Sister Dorica and has impacted our church in Sohodol. Alin's non-believing parents are also troubled, as they care deeply for Mihaela. In other cases, I've encountered, such separations, especially among young couples, often lead to unfavorable outcomes.

The second situation, also in Sohodol, involves Sister Viorica, who received the heartbreaking news that her married son passed away suddenly at the age of 65. This extremely sad news has crushed Sister Viorica and left her bedridden. She is currently in Deva, at another son's place, undergoing investigations due to her deteriorating health. Sister Viorica is one of the most faithful sisters in our Sohodol church.

The third situation is about Sister Felicia from Sohodol, who took in a 7-day-old abandoned baby girl at the hospital almost two years ago (this February, the girl, Alis, turns 2). Recently, the child protection authorities informed Sister Felicia that another family wishes to adopt Alis. This situation is very challenging for Sister Felicia and her family because they have grown deeply attached to Alis and cannot bear to lose her. After the New Year, they plan to take further steps to legally adopt Alis through Sister Felicia's daughter, Lidia, who is married and unable to have children. Losing Alis would be a significant tragedy for Sister Felicia and her family.

Prayer Requests:

• Mihaela and Alin, that their family may be restored.

• Sister Dorica is deeply saddened by the situation.

• Alin's parents are also distressed.

• Sister Viorica, that the Lord may comfort her in this great sorrow and grant her health.

• Sister Felicia, that Lidia may successfully adopt Alis (in Romania, legal processes can be challenging).

• For me and my family, the motto for this year is Psalm 16:8 - "I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken." Lord, help us, Lord, grant us victory.

Florin Botar - PIEI Romania Missionary

Evangelism and Thanksgiving in Sohodol and Ponorel

On October 1st, we had a special evangelism and thanksgiving program at the church in Sohodol. The gospel message was powerfully preached by Brother Jula Marinel from Galateni 5:22, emphasizing that our Heavenly Father expects such fruits in each of our lives.

Among the 7 unbelievers present at this evangelism event was Mrs. Mariuta, an unbeliever (a nurse in Sohodol), for whom we, as a church, have been praying for several months. She is bravely battling cancer and going through a very tough time in her life.

On October 15th, we had a special evangelism and Thanksgiving program at the church in Ponorel. The gospel message was preached by Brother Daniel Ghiuzelea from 2 Timothy 2:6. Brother Daniel emphasized that a rich harvest (spiritually) depends on the entire process, starting from sowing and caring throughout the year to the gathering of the harvest.

Mrs. Iulica (one of the 5 unbelievers present) was deeply touched by the gospel message and the exceptional songs that were sung with great joy. I often visit her at her home, and she has many questions about the Bible.

Each gathering, both in Sohodol and Ponorel, ended with a holy fellowship where those present were served with lovingly prepared blessings from our sisters.

Between the two Sundays, there was the wedding of my daughter Ana Maria to Cristian in Timisoara (October 8, 2023), a special occasion of joy and reunion with our extended family.

Prayer Requests:

• For the new family, Cristian and Ana Maria Hirtauca

• For Mrs. Mariuta (battling cancer) and her sisters, Elena and Raluca (unbelievers), Sohodol

• For Mrs. Iulica (unbeliever), Ponorel

• For the mission point in Brazesti

In the precious name of the Lord Jesus, I send you holy greetings, and I want you to know that you are in our prayers.

Florin Botar - PIEI Romania Missionary

Sandu and 4 Families

Sandu is a poor and sick man from Campeni. Whenever he sees me, he calls me: "Brother, brother, give me some money to buy food and get my medicine." I know he is poor and sick (he doesn't drink alcohol and doesn't smoke), and I help him with money every time I meet him. I asked him if he prays and believes in God, and he said yes, in his simple way he knows what the Lord Jesus has done. In Dole (a group of houses near Ponorel), I visited four families of non-believers who are even poorer. I brought them food and gave each of them a Bible. We talked about the difficult life on this earth (about the illnesses they go through). They were very comforted to see that someone was listening to their troubles. But I also told them about the heavenly abode everyone can reach one day through faith in the Lord Jesus.

Prayer Request: 

•  A day of evangelism and the celebration of the harvest on October 1st at the church in Sohodol 

• A day of evangelism and the harvest celebration on October 15th at the church in Ponorel

Please accept holy greetings and thanks in the Name of the Lord Jesus. Through your spiritual and financial assistance every month, the Good News is spread to many people, and the Kingdom of God is growing more and more.

Florin Botar - PIEI Romania Missionary

The Gospel Shared from Person to Person

I had the joy of being able to share the Good News with different people in three locations (Ponorel, Sohodol, the mission point of Brazasti, and a group of orphans - in the photo). Depending on the openness I encountered, my discussions with people focused on the work of salvation that the Lord Jesus did for their souls. There were situations where unbelievers wanted me to pray for them (e.g., Mr. Nicu from Sohodol) or requested me to sing a hymn from our church.

Sister Vetuta (a widow from Sohodol) couldn't come to church for the past six months due to a leg illness. She has an unmarried son (Dan, in the photo) who is an unbeliever. He knows many things from the Bible but finds it difficult to take the step of repentance. Sister Vetuta and all of us are praying for him.

We are also praying for Mrs. Elena (an unbeliever), a neighbor of the church in Sohodol, and for Mrs. Mariuta (an unbeliever, Sohodol) who is suffering from cancer.

From Ponorel, we have Mrs. Iulica (an unbeliever) and Mrs. Viorica (an unbeliever) in our prayers.

Also, in Ponorel, we have Brother Todor and Sister Aurelia who are sick, and we are praying for them.

Please support us in our prayers, and may the Gospel reach many souls for repentance.

May our Heavenly Father bless you with His love and protection every day.

Florin Botar - PIEI Romania Missionary

Visiting Families

Every week I am happy to visit families from Ponorel, Sohodol and Brazasti where we have special moments of prayer, singing and fellowship from the Word of God. These families are among the faithful: Oaida (Ponorel) and Morcan (Brazasti) family and among the non-believers. In a few faithful families there are also unfaithful( not made a decision to follow Christ) members who know our songs and sing with us and have questions from the Bible.

I had a special time of personal evangelism in Sohodol with Nicu and his wife Lenuta (not a christian). Nicu is going through a difficult situation with his health and wishes to receive peace from God.

In Sohodol I visited Vetuta (not a christian), an elderly woman who came to our church several times. I prayed in her house and she was very happy (she has a heart that loves the teaching of Scriptures). 

Prayer Requests: 

• For guidance from God in personal evangelization 

• For the faithful of Ponorel, Sohodol and Brazesti to be light in this world 

• For brother Todor (Ponorel) who was recently operated 

• For Nicu and Lenuta (Sohodol) and Vetuta (Sohodol), may the Lord search their hearts

• For Special Evangelistic meeting on March 5 in the afternoon at my colleague Traian Nemes/Bucerdea and I am taking youth and people from Ponorel where I serve. Needs prayer for those that are coming to hear the gospel.

  May the Lord repay you with wonderful blessings each day, thank you for everything you do for us!

Florin Botar - PIEI Romania Missionary

A Joy For The Orphans

Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus, I went to the orphans in Abrud and bought them new clothes. With brother Beni T’s help I brought them fruits and sweets. They were very happy and even though some of them could not speak correctly because of speech disability but shook my hands as a sign of gratitude.

In my discussions with them and the educators I understood that they were awaiting the birth of the Lord Jesus and the carol singers at their orphanage. The Holy Scripture urges us: "to visit the orphans and widows in their troubles" (Jacob 1:27) Prayer Requests:

• For power and wisdom in preaching the Gospel on the occasion of these holidays both at church worship and at the congregation of families 

• For brother Todor from Ponorel 

• For Rodica and her family 

• For Vetuta from Sohodol, neighboring our church

May the mercy and kindness of God, our Father, accompany you to the end. We wish you blessed holidays!

Florin Botar - PIEI Romania Missionary

Teach the Child the Way

Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus Christ, I prayed for more time for the children of Ponorel, the church and the families of the unsaved.

I visited more families every week and talked to adults and children. I seen that many of the unbelievers know very little about the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus, they trust more in human habits and rituals and do not read the Holy Scripture.

When I called them to church for a special program on October 8th, 20 children came (more than half of the children were from non Christian families). I showed the cartoon film of Daniel's Book in the lions' den. My heart was filled with joy when I saw how carefully they watched the whole episode. They were so impressed that most of them had never seen a Christian cartoon.

The Holy Scripture says, "Teach the child the way he must follow, and when he grows old, he will not deviate from it" (Proverbs 22:6)

Prayer Requests: 

• For my nephew Danut (37 years old, married, has a little girl), he had a terrible accident at work, his arm got amputated right near the shoulder 

• For the holy work with the children from Ponorel, after the end of the program at the church on October 8th.

• For the parents of the children who met me in the locality

• For the Brazasti new mission point

• For the sisters Viorica and Vetuta (Sohodol Village) who are very sick 

• For special worship and thanks programs (Thanksgiving) at Ponorel and Sohodol

Florin Botar - PIEI Romania Missionary

Love Your Neighbor As Yourself

Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus!

With a special love I have engaged myself in working with those who have great material and spiritual needs. With the help of brother Beni T, I went to an orphanage in Abrud (8 young people) where I brought them fruit, sweets, clothes and shoes, all new. Their joy was great. Some of them didn't know how to thank me. I think it will be even harder for them and their educators because she wants to take them under her care, the Orthodox Church.

At the Brazasti mission point we went door-to-door using the evangelical book, "How Can You Know God." One of the people was interested in how we practiced Lord's Dinner. At some homes we left the book in the mailbox.

All this time I thought the words of the Lord Jesus were saying:

”You shall love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.” This is the first and greatest commandment and the second such is: ”To love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37-39)

Prayer Requests: 

For heavenly blessing over my service 

For brother Vasile, very sick, deacon at the church of Ponorel 

For Marin and Marinela (Ponorel) unfaithful

Orphans from Abrud and their educators 

For the Brazasti mission point 

Greet you with all love in the name of the Lord Jesus, you are in our hearts!

Florin Botar - PIEI Romania Missionary

Proclaim With Power

Dear brothers and sisters in Lord Jesus, 

On July 24th we had a special day of grace at the church in Ponorel. The Word of the Lord was proclaimed with power by Pastor Timis Laurentiu from Timisoara, accompanied by a group of 21 children.

The children's program: psalms, poems, songs were all made to the glory of God and remained in our hearts. Two young women from the church in Ponorel, Cami and Denisa, were impressed with the children's program, and we saw them motivated for the future. All fellowship ended with a dinner the sisters prepared good things for all.

Support in prayer: 

• For a special meeting with children at Ponorel watching animated Bible lessons 

• For the Dragoiu family from Ponorel and also brother Todor and sister Aurelia have great health problems 

• For the unfaithful neighbors of sister Lenuta from Sohodol 

• For the spiritual power in the work of evangelism using the brochure "How can you know God" at the Brazasti mission point

We pray that the Heavenly Father will give you wonderful heavenly rewards for everything you do for the work of the Lord in my area.

Florin Botar - PIEI Romania Missionary

Wonderful Spiritual Moments

Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus,

July 5-8 my wife Magda and I participated at a conference at the PIEI Center in Alba Iulia.

These days were a special time of equipping and encouraging us in the work of God. The discussions we had and the messages given by the missionary team in La Porte, Indiana, ignited our love for God more strongly. Because the work in my area with the Gospel is not easy I resonated with the message given from 2 Corinthians 4:7-12 (through brother Kevin from La Porte)

Thank you for the loving words brought to the PIEI team in Romania. Thank you to the missionary team from La Porte for their service. Thank you for meeting and partnering with PIEI Romanian missionaries and their families. And thank you for the physical rest and spiritual refreshment I needed so much.

May our Heavenly Father overwhelm with blessings every brother and sister who prays and support us.

Prayer Requests:

• For sister Aurelia from Ponorel as she is sick

• For Craciun from Ponorel as he seems close to the way of the Lord 

• For Michaela, Alin, Adi from Sohodol they are unfaithful, but from faithful families

• For the Brazasti mission point

Florin Botar - PIEI Romania Missionary

Preach The Word

"Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season"(2 Timothy 4:2)

The gospel has been preached from soul to soul at the Brazasti mission point. Some people were at the field work and others were at home in households. Some people were open to the Word of God, others rejected the Good News.

For the unbelievers we have met it is very difficult to understand that there is also a religion other than the common religion, the orthodox religion.

The true religion speaks of a holy relationship with God through the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus.

Prayer Requests:

• For my family, protection and daily blessing

• For Ponorel and Sohodol , the two localities where I work with the Gospel

• For the Brazasti mission point 

• For the orphans from Abrud 

Grace and peace from my family, and may the Heavenly Father reward you all for the support that you give me in my work,

Florin Botar - PIEI Romania Missionary