Blessings to all!

It is said that as the families of the church are, so is the church itself. Every pastor, and missionary, desires to have spiritually healthy, mature churches with a good testimony in the places where they are established. And we at Victoria desire the same to fulfill God's expectations.

We strive to be pleasing to Him in all things. It's not easy, sometimes it's even hard. It's necessary to "go against the current," which makes us stronger, and more capable. So, together with the church families, we have organized a time for Bible study, fellowship, and some rest!

We stood face to face with the appearance of this age, then after looking closely, we saw how "pleasant it is to the sight, how good it is to eat, and how desirable it is to open someone's mind."

Then we looked at it, counting its promises, judging/weighing it, and dividing things according to what Scripture says. We found that compared to what God says, the world has its alternatives, that we are so accommodated to them, that everything seems extremely normal to us, almost unacceptable that the Lord has a different perspective on things!

For example, the Lord God makes it known that if the first family/the first people do not obey the command, they will surely die on that day. Just as today there is discussion about whether they died, how they died, and for some, the fact that they did not die, just as much discussion is being held about whether the consequences of disobedience are evident today.

Of course, there have been many discussions and opinions, but in the end, we concluded that even today, Satan/the old serpent, LIES!!

On this occasion, we were delighted to have the Fogorosiu family, Cornel and Nuti, missionaries from PIEI!

The topic brought to the attention of the families by them was also pleasant and loaded with discussions; "Raising and disciplining children" as presented in the Book of Proverbs.

Thank you for any prayers you have offered before the Lord for us.

Please do not cease to intercede for the families of the Church, for our children, alongside us, for every missionary family in PIEI,

For all the families who have come or come into contact with us, to hear the Gospel and respond to the divine calling.

We pray for you and your families!

May grace be with all of you.

Timotei Stinea - PIEI National Director