We greet you, dear brothers and sisters from the USA, with the love and peace of Jesus Christ! Praise be to God for the fact that He, by His mercy, keeps us alive and healthy and we can still peacefully and calmly serve God during this turbulent time in Ukraine.
1. By the grace of God, we celebrated, with our church, Christmas on January 7. There was a rich program for children and adults. The children had their own program and received gifts. Also, our youth had a very good worship program.
The Word of God was heard and unbelieving visitors who attend our meetings. We especially have 4 refugees who attend our meetings. We pray for them that the Lord will encourage them to repentance.
We thank God that one teenage girl repented at one of these meetings. This is the daughter of our deacon of the church, brother Venya, Christina. God bless.
-Young people went with carols to our settlers, delivering food packages to them, and to other unbelieving families from the village. They were very happy for our youth who congratulated them on Christmas, sang carols to them and prayed for these families that the Lord would bless them. They gave them Christian literature and calendars.
2. We organized a Christian youth program in our church from 2 districts: from Novoseletsky and Khotinsky districts. There were about 100 young people who had a rich program. We were also visited by youth from unbelievers who listened attentively to the Word of God. We pray for them.
3. Further we help to serve in our two neighboring churches: in the church of the village of Dolzhok and in the church of the village of Malinovka. In Malinovka we help one former math teacher who was left alone and had already had 8 operations on his leg. We visit him and bring him food. He is very glad of our visits. He listens with pleasure to the Word and the hymns that our youth sings. We pray that the Lord touches his heart so that he repents.
A lonely man also attends church in Dolzhok. We pray for him so that the Lord will give him repentance. His name is Ivan Pockmarked.
-Also, our choir and our ministers helped at 2 funerals: one in Zhilovka and one in Malinovka. At this funeral there were many unbelievers who listened attentively to the Word of God and the glorification of God through the chants of the choir.
-We also visited 12 settlers and brought them packages with food. We told them about the love of Christ and invited them to our meeting. They thanked us that we do not forget about them and always visit them.
4. Thanksgiving:
-Thank God for you, dear brothers and sisters from the USA, for your prayers and for your help that you help us here so that we can help people in need.
-Thank God for protecting the brothers from Romania who brought us humanitarian aid on the road. Thank you, brothers and sisters from the USA, for helping to buy this humanitarian aid in Romania, and our brothers from Romania they bring it to us, so that we would continue to help our migrants who live among us.
-We thank God for a peaceful sky in our region, for the fact that the Lord protects our region and we can serve Him calmly.
5. Prayer needs:
-Pray together with us that there will be peace in Ukraine. So that there are no missiles flying over us from the enemy side.
-Pray for the unbelieving people who attend our meetings and listen to the Word, especially for the 4 migrants who visit us. For the Lord to test their hearts for repentance.
-To all the people who have heard the Word of God this month. To the math teacher from Malinovka. For Ivan Pockmarked from Dolzhok. So that they repent. For those who listened to the Word at those 2 funerals: in Zhilovka and in Malinovka.
-For me and my family, so that God gives us health and strength to work in the Field of God.
And we pray for you, dear brothers and sisters. For your families, for your churches and for your country. That God bless you all richly. We always thank God for you and praise His Name for having such brothers and sisters who, together with us, serve God here in Ukraine. Thank you again for your help and for your prayers. Keep praying for us. We really need your prayer support.
With love to you, your brother in Christ, Paskar Alex.
