Through Grief Comes Hope

Dear brothers and sisters,

From the first lines I greet you with the peace of the Lord who carries us in His chariot of victory every day. God has shown us His amazing mercy during the last autumn month providing us everyday with food, peace in our area although our country is at war, and leading us triumphant from trials. We praise Him for everything.

We had a funeral at our church. A sister in Christ, a member of our church, passed away. Her children who are not believers and a lot of unsaved relatives were able to hear about Christ’s love for them. We had a wonderful opportunity to evangelize the unsaved people. 

At church we are preparing for winter holidays: the youth, children and the choir have singing practice and other preparations. Most importantly we pray for our country which wastes a lot of money on the war in which so many people have been dying. Because of the war life in Ukraine has become very expensive and we can hardly bear it.  Join with us in prayer for God’s plan in our country, and if this is His plan, to humble people, then pray for us to receive power from God to withstand all the trials.

May God’s peace be with you!

Love, Kioresko Grigoriy

Gospel in the Radio Waves

Warm greetings in Jesus’ Name from Chernauti, Ukraine!

I and my family always thank our Lord for you, for your prayer and financial support. I pray Him to be your great reward.  

With God’s help and your prayers, we have lived through one more beautiful fall month. In October I visited some churches in Constantsa, Romania, where I preached in five churches. I had the opportunity to be live on a Christian radio in Constantsa where I could share with the radio listeners how God works in Ukraine. 

Opportunities to Share

I preached at a funeral where the relatives are deep orthodox believers. I preached to them about Jesus’s salvation and His blood sacrifice for us, sinners. 

Two young women and a young boy who is 16 and who is orphan started to come regularly to our church in Rakitna. Please, pray for them to choose Christ for their lives and repent. 

 We praise the Lord for blessings and trials He gives us in our family. Pray for us and for peace in our country. The situation in our country is not stable, it is becoming harder and harder, as the prices are rising incredibly. Please pray for God’s ministry to continue and not stop. I leave you with the peace of our Lord.  

Best regards, Kioresko Grigory

Camp Follow-Up

Dear brothers and sisters,

First, I greet you with the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ! 

Every day I thank the Lord for you, for your support, prayers and everything you do for us. May the Lord reward you! 

With God’s help we lived through the first fall month. It was a difficult month from both sides, spiritual and physical. I worked with the youth who accepted the Lord at the PIEI camp this summer. I tried to encourage them. I bring to your knowledge that Edgar’s parents don’t persecute him anymore. We praise the Lord for this. Please, pray for him and for Dan Statnik to be strong in their faith and to resist the Devil’s attacks.  

Care For the Orphans

On September 30 we celebrated Thanksgiving. We had a blessed service. We raised money and bought all kinds of goods and bought them to the orphanage for disabled children from our region. The kids and the staff enjoyed our visit a lot. The staff asked us if we can bring them potatoes. I told the church members about this problem and we are ready to bring them the potatoes. Please, pray for this important ministry. 

Please pray for me and my family to stand all the trials that come upon us. Thank you again for everything you do for the ministry in Ukraine. 

May the peace of the Lord be with you! 

Love, Kioresko Grigory

Teens Witness To Their Families

With God’s help we lived an amazing month full of blessings, and God’s gratitude surrounded us day by day. I and our family thank God for you, for your prayers that God answers and for the financial support you help us monthly. 

I am so grateful for the youth who accepted the Lord at camp this summer. One teen, whose name is Edgar, had parents who persecuted him after they heard that he became Christian. We praise the Lord that Edgar resisted all persecutions and now he is still in the church. The father of another teenager, Dan, hearing that his son repented, expressed his desire to attend church and become a Christian too,  as only he in their family is nonbeliever. Please, pray for these boys and their families to be saved. 

Vision in Ministry

Pray for me to have vision in the ministry and guidance from the Lord. We plan to celebrate Thanksgiving in the center of the village. We don’t know exactly how it will be, but we pray for this event and we ask you to join with us in prayer too. 

I thank you once more of being part of my life and working with me in the Gospel field in Ukraine. May the Lord reward you all the sacrifice you do and may His peace be with you! I am glad for you and pray for you. 

Grigory Kioresko