Peace of God brothers and sisters from the USA!
I thank God for the fact that in our area it is peaceful and calm and the Lord helps us, His servants, to work and sow the Word of God among the people who live with us here in Bukovina.
1. In the middle of the month of August, we had a holiday in the church. There were ordinations for 2 brothers of deacons. One of them was my brother Leonid. He has a family of 6 children and 1 grandson. They already work in the church, along with my wife, leading our church choir. I am very happy for him. The second brother is also one of the young leaders of our church, Veniamin Chupak. They also have 6 children with his wife Natasha and are working with teaching children from Sunday school. I rejoice that the Lord has given me such helpers in the church. We pray that the Lord will help them and guide them in serving for God. We also had many guests from the regional committee of the ECB.
2. For almost the whole month, I visited and helped the church from the village of Malinovka. Brother pastor Mircea is now absent for a while and I have to replace him until September 15. I am glad that after our visits to this church and after visits to the Rehabilitation Center, one repented a guy (his name is Sergei) from this center. Last Sunday, he came to our meeting and went out in front of the church to repent before the Lord. We also pray for Sergei that the Lord strengthen his faith and that he be a true servant of Christ.
3. I also had the blessings of a child, one Sunday from August, with one young family. The whole church prayed for the child and for this family so that the Lord would bless them.
4. On the last Sunday of August, we had a prayer for all schoolchildren who study in schools and universities. So that the Lord blesses the entire academic year with a peaceful sky and the health of all schoolchildren. The whole church supported us in prayer with tears before God for peace in Ukraine and so that the Lord save our children from all evil.
5. Breaking bread:
-We had communion in the church from the village of Malinovka, and in our church our 2 deacon brothers, who were recently ordained to this ministry, made communion. Thank God for giving us this opportunity to calmly and peacefully remember the death and suffering of our Lord Jesus Christ!
6. On Saturday, September 17, we start Saturday meetings with children in our church. All children from the school who wish can come to participate in these meetings. Our youth leaders have prepared wonderful programs for them every Saturday. We pray for these meetings too.
7. Thanksgiving:
-I am grateful to God for the peaceful sky in Bukovina. For the fact that we will be able to freely proclaim the Word of God to people.
-Thank the Lord for you, dear brothers and sisters from the USA, for your support, both material and prayerful. Without this support, it would be hard for us to serve here at this difficult time for us now.
-I thank the Lord for giving us health and strength for service.
8. Prayer requests:
-Pray, together with us, that the war in Ukraine will end. So that we, in Bukovina, will continue to live peacefully and calmly, that we serve people and the Holy Word, and help for those in need.
-Pray for the children's meetings that we will have every Saturday in our prayer house, in September and October. May everything be blessed.
-For our visits to refugees, that the Lord bless us and give us wisdom on how to comfort them and how to help them, both materially and spiritually.
We pray for you, brothers and sisters from the PIEI America mission, that the Lord bless you and return you a hundredfold blessing for your sacrifice for Ukraine. My family sends Christian greetings to everyone who knows us! Hello to the Doornbos family, Bill and Sherina, and brother Cornel Steph and his wife Gaby.
With love to you, your brother in Christ, Paskar Alex.
