Dear brother and sisters,

Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!

As we step into a new year, I want to take a moment to send you my heartfelt blessings. May the Lord fill your homes with His presence, grant you health, peace, wisdom, and renewed strength, and may you experience His faithfulness in every area of your life.

Thank you so much for your faithful support, your prayers, and your friendship. Your generosity and partnership make a real difference. Because of you, the work of the Lord continues, and lives are being encouraged and strengthened. I am deeply grateful for each of you.

Ministry Updates

We had a wonderful New Year’s Eve celebration in Maranatha Baptist church in Bazna. It was a joyful time of worship, prayer, fellowship, and reflection on God’s goodness throughout the past year, as well as dedicating the new year into His hands.

We have created a six-month calendar with planned activities for the church, including worship services, prayer meetings, fellowship gatherings, and outreach opportunities. Some of the planned activities include:

Afterschool program twice a week on Tuesday and Thursda, starting in March
Saturday Kids Club for non christian children in the village
Mid-week Bible study meeting
Friday street meeting in Blăjel for evangelism
Once-a-month Youth meeting

These plans bring structure, vision, and excitement as we move forward together.

Additionally, I had the privilege of attending the Baptist Pastoral Meeting in Sibiu. It was an encouraging time of fellowship with fellow pastors, learning, prayer, and mutual strengthening for the work God has entrusted to us.

This Sunday is special for our church as we're celebrating Communion - The Lord Supper for the first time after the restart of the church.

Next week, a team from Arad will come to serve in our church. They will lead a kids’ meeting on Saturday where we expect around 60-70 kids and evangelism service on Sunday in church. After that, starting in March, we are planning several weeks of evangelism leading up to Easter. Please pray for open hearts and God’s guidance during this important season.

Family Updates

Diana is preparing for her last exam in March—please keep her in your prayers.

Jonathan Junior is doing very well in university and has just returned from a one-week skiing course in the mountains, which is part of his studies.

Mathew and Joshua are both doing well in high school.

As for myself, I am doing my best to adapt to the new church ministry and responsibilities, trusting the Lord to lead each step.

Thank you once again for standing with us in prayer, love, and support. Please continue to pray that God would guide every step, open doors for ministry, and use us for His glory.

May the Lord bless you and keep you, may He make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you,

may He turn His face toward you and give you peace.

With gratitude and love in Christ,

Jonathan Moldovan- PIEI Romania Missionary

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Dear friends,

Hope this letter will find you blessed by God in everything you need.

This is a very busy time here (as I suppose it is for you also), as we are getting ready for the official reopening of Maranatha Baptist Church in Bazna. We are coming after a long time of renovation and finally we are about to enjoy the hard work and investment in the building. There are still some things to be done untill 14 of December, like carpeting the floor, sound system and video projection. We still need some financial support as the sound system and instruments are quite expensive, so pray for this also.

This last Sunday service was very nice, we were around 35 people or even more (kids, young adults, and families). I was surprised to see some of them from the village as they haven't been to church in a very long time, but also some non-Christians. After the church service we had fellowship, coffee, tea and donuts. It was so good to see this building alive again.

Then yesterday on 1st December it was România's National Day, and together with younger families from Medias, Bethel Baptist Church we had a day together in Bazna. There was more than 60 people (adults and kids). The day started with a walk around Bazna at 11 am and then cooking "goulash" on a open fire. Goulash (Hungarian: gulyás) is a meal made of meat and vegetables seasoned with paprika and other spices.

It was a nice time of fellowship, laughter, prayers and bonding. Hope this will continue in Bazna's ministry as it's a great way for families to come together but also invite people from outside in the church in a non religious context.

Beside this, I am busy with life in the family. Joshua and Mathew were sick for the last week. They got a cold -virus-bacteria , I have no idea what it was as they both were coughing, vomiting, muscle pain, dizziness...no COVID though as we tested them. I suppose it was something from school or the school bus as they are traveling with different kids every day to Medias and back. They feel better now, but not fully recovered.

Jonathan had his first exam session in University and he did very good...almost perfect. Proud of him. It's good that he can be home for the weekends and help with worhip in church now.

Diana has received a letter from Alba Iulia's University that she was waiting for in order to establish the final exam for her degree. It will be part online, but also face to face with some of the examination team. She can decide the date sometime next year - this is great as she can prepare that day in advance and it will not be a surprise (as they usually are).

I hope you'll have a blessed Christmas season with your family and church, and don't forget in the business of this month, let us celebrate Jesus.

Love you all and looking forward to send some news from the Inauguration day in 14 of December and Christmas in Maranatha, Bazna. Please pray for Bazna. Blessings,

Ionatan Moldovan-PIEI Romania Missionary

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Grace & Peace

Church Renovations and a National Holiday