Online Services

Brothers and sisters, I salute you with the love of the Lord Jesus Christ, peace be upon you. I am thankful to God, and I pray for you all the time. Because you are participating with us in the ministry in Ukraine. This month we celebrated the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, and we want to greet you with the beautiful greeting of Christ Risen.   

1. Online Services

We are in quarantine, therefore, there were only 5 brothers in the Easter service, and we conduct this service through an online broadcast, we rejoiced for our church members and those who listen to us, because many listened to this service. At our meetings, several groups participate, who sing psalms, and preachers prepare the word for the preaching of the gospel. We live during advanced technologies, a time when people can chat online, during quarantine, and also have more free time to watch the online broadcast of our services. This is a blessing for us all, because through this, unbelievers can come to the Lord at home, and we pray for them, for their repentance through online meetings. We do not have a shortage of the word of God, but rather we honor the lack of lively communication with each other. This is a test for us, in order to bring us all closer to the Lord.

2.Thanks:

-I thank you from the bottom of my heart for our gospel partners from the United States for supporting us and serving the Lord with us.

-Thank you for the seeds you sent us. Through, each gift sent to us by you, you show your love for us and for this reason we thank God for you and for your love for us.

-We also love you from the bottom of our hearts and pray for you that God bless you every day and every moment of your life.

3. Prayer needs:

-Pray that through these trials, the church will be cleansed of sin and lawlessness, and draw near to the Lord.

-To God save us from this virus, which shook the whole world.

-For me, and all the ministers, so that we make the right decisions at this time of trial.

With love to you, Pastor Missionary Gortopan Mihai.

Conference of Romanians

Dear brothers and sisters, we salute you, peace and grace from our Lord Jesus Christ.   

In the middle of this month, we had a conference of Romanians on the topic: “The Holy Spirit and His action as well as Bread refraction”, very important lessons that were of great benefit to the ministers. We had a very blessed time in which I praise the Lord. After the end of this conference, in the Chernivtsi region, the first cases of COOVID19 appeared, and the quarantine time began, after which everything stopped working, and also the services in the houses of prayer. Therefore, we contact church members via telephone and the Internet. We have a special allotted time when the whole church is praying, and we also have the Christian radio “Little Samaritan” through which we listen to sermons, psalms, testimonies, and edification stories.

Prayer Needs:

- That we pray for each other, as the word of God teaches us this.

- For those who work, this is not an easy time, especially for our doctors (in our family, there are also medical workers).

- For me, and for everyone from the church, so that we have the wisdom in the behavior, in what we said, at a time when many are in stress and panic.

Thank you for supporting us in the ministry. At one time, we do not forget you and pray for you, because this is a pandemic that has swept the whole earth. We, as in the church of God, should have the right position, we should not stop praying, for this critical situation, at this time the virus.  

We pray that the Lord will have mercy on our land, and in this test, so that believers will come closer to the Lord even more. Also, unbelievers, so that they might begin to seek the Lord with all their might.

Remain under the protection of our Lord. With love to you, the Gortopnan family.

Feast of the Family

Brothers and sisters, we greet you with the love and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ.  I thank the Lord and always pray for you, because you are a great help to us in serving in Ukraine. I praise the Lord, for He hears our prayers and answers them.

On the first Sunday of this month, the brother returned to the Lord through repentance, which was expelled from the church, and this is a great joy and reason for us to glorify the Lord.

On the same day we had Evangelism, the “Feast of the Family” in the restaurant, where there were approximately 16 families who do not know Christ, they were invited by believing families from the church. Our family also participated and we invited 3 families, whom we pray for, that the word of God touches them. We had a very wonderful time, where wonderful psalms sounded, and the word of God was preached, there were very important tips for families.   

In our village, we held two funerals, where the word of God was preached with plenty, and many people who did not know Christ heard the gospel.

Prayer Needs:

1. During this time, many have heard the gospel. We pray that the word sown in them touches their hearts.

2. For believers, so that they behave wisely during this time of the virus, trust the Lord and do not panic.

3. For me, that the Lord will strengthen me in the ministry so that I will give my mouth the right words that will be needed at the moment of need.

Thank you very much, because you pray for us and support us in His service. We wish you oneness with Christ, and prosperity in the work of God. With respect and love, the Gortopan family.

Return of the lost soul

Dear brothers and sisters of PIEI Ukraine, welcome you, peace and love of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you. I praise and thank the Lord for helping me work in the field of the gospel.

At the end of this month, I experienced blessed moments, I saw the Lord hear the prayers of the church and give positive answers that bring me joy. The sister, who was expelled from the church, returned and repented before the Lord, this is a great joy and motive for us to glorify the Lord. And also a man repented of whom we prayed for a long time, we thank the Lord that He heard this prayer. He was the only one in the family who had not yet repented. In this family, at first, the son repented, after three years his mother, and after another 3 years, the pope repented. Praise the Lord, for such His work on this family, he united them by himself.

One young family brought their baby for blessing, we prayed throughout the church for this child, and entrusted him into the hands of our Lord. Children prepared an interesting program, and congratulated this family on the birth of a child.

On the last Sunday of February, the youth prepared an interesting program, from the book of the holy letter to the Philippians 4: 4. The theme through which we learned a lot and took a lot for ourselves was: how to rejoice in the Lord.

Prayer Needs:

1. We pray for the fallen, that the Lord will return them to Himself, by His Power.

2. For those who have repented, that the Lord would strengthen them.

3. For me and my family, that the Lord strengthens us in His ministry, and that he protects us from the diseases that are currently operating in the world.

Thank you for the help we have on your part in serving the Lord.

We are very grateful to you for praying with us and supporting us in our ministry. With great love for you, your brother Mihai Gortopan and my whole family.

Repentance of young girl

Brothers and sisters, salute you, peace and grace to you from the Lord Father and the Lord Son Jesus Christ.

In prayers, I constantly thank the Lord for you, because you are our support and help in serving Him.

At the beginning of this month, in our church, there was a funeral, and we had the opportunity to preach the gospel to parishioners who do not know Christ. I pray for those who hear the word of God, so that it touches their hearts and leads to repentance.

I am very pleased that the Lord works with the hearts of youth. That week, a teenage girl named Loredana repented and dedicated her life to Christ. May the Almighty preserve it under His cover.

In the past Resurrection, our youth visited the Romanian church in the city of Chernivtsi. They served as sermons, psalms and poems. They were joy and encouragement to the church, and a motive to glorify the Lord.

I also attended a Romanian ministerial conference, where a brother from the USA has been a missionary in Austria for 40 years. We took a lot of instructions for ourselves, and also heard many testimonies from his missionary life. I realized for myself how beautifully God works through those who devote themselves fully to the Lord.

Prayer Needs:

-For the youth, for the choir, which is so important for the church, that the Lord protect them from all evil, and that they warm up their gift.

-For the church, that the Lord keeps from false doctrine.

- For my family, so that every member of the family performs the ministry to which they are called in faith.

Thank you so much for your support in the ministry, you are helping us a lot. We love you and pray for you. With love, the Gortopan family.