Ministry with teenagers

Greetings to everybody who loves Jesus and who concerns of our ministry!

By God`s Grace, we had a great opportunity to serve our teenagers of the Novoselitsa. The team of youth had came to us from Chernivtsi and we had a wonderful meeting together. We conducted a special program and topic as “Good news” that God had gave us His only begotten Son Who died for our sins.

There were about twelve of teenagers including five from unbelieving families. They had a lot of questions of faith and God. By the end of this event, they got many impressions, answers and heard the Good News! What we are very happy about!

Noemin and Ruth sang in a worship group and encouraged everyone to proclaim the Name of Jesus.

God abundantly blessed this meeting by His riches and glory.

We are thankful Him for everything He gave us and everyone who prays for us and support this ministry.

Best wishes,

Pastor and missioner Popov Valery and Alla

Solid Foundations

I am glad to serve the Lord and His church in different ways.

I encourage the spiritual growth of the local church I serve by preaching the Gospel and teaching its members the Values of the Christ. 

We give a great priority to the youth and children’s ministry. We started a new cycle of Bible lessons with them about how to build a resistant house on a right foundation. The teens had a special meeting at which they could invite their unsaved friends. There were around 15-20 teens at the meeting. They learned new things in Scripture that help them understand the Christian values that were taken from the Bible - the wise ones worthy to be followed in real life. 

Teen Ministry

 I was with a team of teenagers who do not know the Lord at a football competition organized by regional Christian youth. There the boys could show how Christians respect each other even in sports.

We pray for all these teenagers that the Lord will search their hearts and that Jesus Christ will become their Lord and Savior. Join with us in prayer for this ministry.

The youth of the church are also involved in praise and worship in the church services and other places at regional or district level, at various Christian meetings.

We continue to distribute the Christian tracts among those who do not know the Lord.

Thank you for being with us in the work that we do in Ukraine for the Church of God to be built and the enlargement of the Kingdom of God.

I wish you much grace and great heart for the work of the Lord.

Be Blessed.

The Popov family

Evangelization through the sport

Thanks to the Lord for such a great opportunity to serve people and make them followers of Jesus Christ.

And I am really appreciated to all who support us and make this ministry a reality.

We had the ministry for the teenagers. That is the evangelization through the activity and sport. We gathered the football team and took part in the championship of our Novoselitsa region. The great blessing for us is the next that our team consists of 5 unbelievers guys and only 1 guy is from believing family. Me as their head man and this one guy, we showed them how good is to know God, how it is possible to live without bad habits and bad words. We noticed that our instance has a good influence on their lives. We show that we are not boring religion and we can spend time with fun.

On this competition we came with a great support group on football. There were many girls and boys from our church and our city that encourage our team to win the game.

We plan to continue to work with these guys to have some meetings and talk about life and their needs, to help them see God and His love for them. So, please, pray for these meetings and these guys. We want them to know Jesus Christ with their hearts and let He fill them.

Sincerely,

Missionary Valeriy and Alla Popovy.

Opportunities during the Holidays

By God’s grace we started this year by being involved in different ministries. 

Winter holidays have given us more opportunities to serve the Lord through special meetings with children dedicated to the Nativity of Jesus as well as various forms of massive evangelism in the center of the city, where hundreds of people had the possibility to hear the Good News about Jesus’ Birth. We also went caroling at people’s houses and shared Christian brochures. We didn’t forget about the leaders of our town and caroled for them too. We evangelized to people in the streets and the town square and were involved in different ministries with teens and children. We organized a meeting with the teens to which 16 teens came and studied the book of Jonah. 

Reaching the Unsaved

We are highly involved in the delivery of the parcels with Christian brochures and calendars to the unsaved people of our town.

We thank God for you, we pray that His grace will be given to you abundantly in your life, your families, and the churches you serve.

Be blessed for everything you do for the church of Christ in Ukraine.

Sincerely, Valery Popov.

Appreciation for Sunday School

Thank God for His Kindness that was with us last year! 

In December I could serve God through our church and different services.

Every Sunday there were different lessons for children at Sunday School on  various topics. Thank God there were around 40 kids and enough teachers for doing this work. My wife is a coordinator of these meetings. All praise and thanks are given to the Lord.

Winter holidays gave us big opportunities to serve other people. Our church was involved in evangelism in our town. So many people could hear about Christ and His fascinating Birth in this world. Also these days we and our youth from other churches sang carols in the center of Noua Sulita, visiting state institutions. We shared hundreds of christian books and calendars. People received them with open hearts. We pray for them, so they can call on God in their lives and for Jesus Christ to save them from their sins and future judgment.

Thank you for being with us in our work that we are doing for the glory of God.  Thanks for your prayers and financial support! God bless you in 2019!  May God give you a reward for everything that you are doing!

With great Respect and Love,

Family Popov

Youth and Soccer

Greetings to everybody who loves Jesus!

This month we had the grace to continue the ministry of the church and our neighbors. 

On November 17, we organized a youth conference for the youths in the Novoselitsa district. 

The topic of the conference was "Music in Worship". Our young people were involved in organizing and leading this meeting. The purpose of the meeting was for young people to understand the importance of music in worshiping the Lord.

Another event in November was the participation of the youths and teens at a soccer competition organized by Christians. The purpose of the soccer competition was the ministry among the unsaved youths and getting to know them better. In our team we had five unsaved young boys with whom we became friends and keep in touch. There they heard a Christian message and the boys were impressed by the warm reception offered by Christians. We pray for them and ask that you please pray for them too.

We were glad to witness the baptism of two young men in our church who made a covenant with God through the water of Baptism. Their names are Maxim and Nikolai. They accepted the Lord at the PIEI youth camp last summer. They received baptism at the Baptist church in Chernauts, where brother Grigory Postusak is pastor. Please pray for these youths to grow in their faith. The children and teens get together at church every Saturday. The children of the refugees from the war zone in Ukraine come to these meetings. We also have children from poorer families. They are glad to be in a warm atmosphere and warm rooms among Christians. Please pray for this ministry as the seed sown in the children’s hearts can bring fruits of repentance and acceptance of the Lord Jesus. 

Thank you for your support. Be blessed. 

Best regards, Valery Popov

Blessings and Thanks

With God’s grace we were able to serve Him and tell different people about Jesus. 

 Our church celebrated Thanksgiving Day when we thanked the Lord for all spiritual and material blessings that He blessed us with this year. The children had a beautiful praise and worship program. The food and fruits were given to the families with many children, most of them adopted from orphanages. 

Along with other churches from our district we went to the town square and held an outreach and a Thanksgiving service. A lot of unsaved people stopped to watch us and some of them accepted the Lord in their hearts. We praise God for this. 

The Next Generation

Another important ministry we did in October was among teens and children. We held seven meetings with them in which they memorized Bible verses, prayed, had contests and listened to Bible lessons. Around 40 teens and children came regularly to those meetings. Please pray for them to find Jesus and accept Him as their Savior.

Thank you for your open heart you have for us, for your prayer and financial support.  Be blessed!

Best wishes, Popov Valery

Children's Ministry

We praise the Lord for His Grace that is upon us every day! With His help we can do the Lord’s ministry in the local church and beyond. 

Among other ministries, the main ministry is the Children’s meetings that we do every Saturday in which we do Bible studies, contests and sports. The teens as well attend their classes of Sunday school. Please, pray for the kids to open their hearts and allow Jesus in their lives. 

Spreading the Word

We practice personal and massive evangelism, share Christian brochures and other works to bring people to Christ. On October 14 we are going to have a massive evangelism in the center of our town. We pray that more people to come to the evangelism. 

Thank you for the spiritual and financial support. We pray for all of you who have an open heart for us. Be blessed!

Best regards, Popov Valery

Teen Testimonies

Ten teens from our town had the opportunity to spend a week in the PIEI camp sponsored by our brothers and sisters from the USA. We are grateful to all the people who contributed financially, physically and spiritually to the organization of this camp so that our youth could grow spiritually in the knowledge of God. 

A fourteen year old teen, Milana, confessed that after the apologetics’ course she started to believe in God’s existence. She accepted the Lord in her heart on the last night at camp and now she is attending our church regularly. 

Another thirteen years old teen Pavel, who comes from a Christian family started to read the Bible regularly. This was confessed by his parents who told us that before camp he was never interested in Bible reading or Christianity. Please pray for all the teens that drew near God after the camp. 

Another major event for our church in August was to host the regional Women’s conference lead by sister Gabi Stef, Patricia Grupp and Jackie Wundley. All the sisters in Christ from our district spent a wonderful time in Bible study and experienced precious fellowship with our guests. 

The Church in Crimea

Our family was invited to Crimea for 12 days by a local church in Saki, a town in Crimea. There I wax blessed to hold a wedding ceremony of a young couple, Ivan and Nadia. We ministered in that local church in different ways, and as a result a woman accepted the Lord in her heart. All the church was encouraged because it had been a long time since anybody repented in their church. We praise the Lord for using us in different parts of our country and in different ways. Please pray for people in Crimea to find Jesus. 

Popov Valery

Fundamental Questions

With God’s help our church could host 78 children during a week of VBS held in July. The children heard about the people’s encounters with Christ described in the Scripture. They received the answer to the fundamental question of life: How can I be saved? What is necessary in following Christ? Besides the Bible study the children enjoyed different sports, games, crafts, English lessons and delicious food. On the last day of VBS 30 parents attended the children’s concert. I met parents I have never met before at the concert. Below I give you some testimonies from the VBS.

A boy told us that he learned how to use the Bible, another confessed that he understood how to follow Jesus. The parents confessed to us that their children started to behave well. 

We praise the Lord as His Word and the Holy Spirit are working miraculously. Please, pray for the children and their parents to find Jesus and follow Him. 

Sisters in Fellowship

After VBS we were honored to host the regional women’s conference in our church held by our sisters in Christ from the USA, sister Gabi Stef, Sister Jackie Wunderly and sister Patricia Grupp. All the sisters at the conference had a great fellowship and received valuable Bible teaching. On the same day all the PIE missionaries in Ukraine met the PIEI president Cornel Stef and shared their experiences and received advice on how to do ministry better and to the Glory of God. 

On July 30 the PIEI camp started. Nineteen young people from Novoselitsa attended the camp, and seven of them accepted the Lord in their hearts. Melania (age 15) was an atheist before, but after she attended Dr. Jackie’s lessons about Apologetics she has changed her thoughts about evolution. On the last night she accepted the Lord. When I asked her - Do you believe in God that He is the Creator of the universe and of all things, that it is your Creator and mine? Then she answered firmly to me: "Yes, I believe and accepted the Lord Jesus as Lord and Savior in my life.

We pray for these people whose parents are not believers, that the Lord can work in their lives and lead them through His Holy Spirit. Let He be glorified!  All the parents and teens of our church thank you for your financial support and for the opportunity to be in this camp. It is worth indeed!

Popov Valery