Meeting with soldiers and their wives

Greetings to all PIE employees.

With the grace of God, we continue to work in His field. Thanks to all those who prayed for a meeting with the families of the soldiers who are fighting against the aggressor of Ukraine. At this meeting there were soldiers and officers from those who came on vacation, as well as those who protect the rear. The purpose of our meeting in the Novoselitsa church was to support these people morally, psychologically and spiritually. We shared the Word of God with them, prayed with them, distributed spiritual literature and special prayer books for the soldiers, and also blessed them with food packages. We received this humanitarian aid from Romanian Baptist churches through the association of regional Romanian churches ECB in the Chernivtsi region. 2 officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine spoke at this meeting, they emphasized the importance of such meetings and the work of spiritual and pastoral support for the military. Also had the word Novoselitsy's Head. She thanked the church for its active participation in helping refugees. Brother Grisha Kioresko shared the word and prayed.

After the meeting, one of the soldiers told us that such meetings should be organized more often in the large hall of the House of Culture in the city of Novoselytsia, so that many people from the region could attend because it spiritually and morally supports the people of Ukraine.

A soldier's wife told us that it is important for them to see that they are not left alone with the hardships they go through.

On the second day, the children of military personnel were invited to the church. Alla led this meeting with the children with the youth team. They heard the Word of God, sang and played, and at the end received gifts from the Samaritan's Bag mission. At this meeting there were also children of refugees together with their parents. Praise God for open doors for preaching at this difficult time for us. May the Lord be glorified and save many. Thank you for being with us in your prayers and financial support. The Lord bless you!

With love to you, the Popov family.

VBS camp in Novoselitsa

Greetings to all members of the PIE mission. By the great mercy of God, we still live and work in the church of the Lord. With the help of the Lord, we continue to work in the city of Novoselytsya for the glory of God at this difficult time for Ukraine. God allowed us to organize a Christian day camp at the church, 6 days the children came to hear the Word of God.

Spending time participating in worship, sports, needlework, bible lessons. There were 105 children in total. They were divided into 5 age groups. Each group has 2-3 leaders. The theme of the camp was "The Book without Words". The children were explained the gospel steps of approaching God, the need for a person to acquire salvation by faith and repentance before God.

My wife Alla was the coordinator and organizer of this camp. The team was made up of 13 leaders who served the children. On Saturday, on the 6th day, we invited the parents of these children. There they heard through the lips of their children songs, verses from the Bible, the main truths of the Bible and received instructions from the Word of God spoken through brother Kevin Krum from America Laportie. We thank the PIE mission for being able to serve these children together with others. Many of these children belonged to refugee families.

Their parents thanked us for the fact that joy replaced the fear of war. Every Sunday, refugees from the South-East of Ukraine, where hostilities are taking place, come to church with us. After the meeting, we serve them food bags. We also thank you for your participation in helping these people who temporarily found protection with us in Bukovina.

People are very open to accepting the Word of God. We, as a church, pray for them and for those who remained on the front line, so that God would protect their lives. Every Sunday we offer prayers by name for all those who fight in the Ukrainian army and for volunteers. We pray for the families who lost their loved ones during the war.

We pray for the wounded and their families so that God comforts them.

Join us in our prayers:

1. Pray for peace in Ukraine

2. For the conversion of many people in Ukraine to God

3. For the grace of the Gospel in the lives of believers

4. For strength in service

Thank you for your active participation in the ministry that we conduct in Ukraine, may God bless you.

With love to you, the Popov family.

Children heard the Gospel

The grace of Jesus Christ be with you all the days!

With God's help, with your support, we were able to do several types of ministry for the church and the Ukrainian people:

1. We continue to meet in the church 6 times a week, where we have different ministries - English club, youth ministry, evening service, home group, Sunday service, children's ministry. In all these meetings, we follow the goal of spreading the gospel to unbelievers, as well as edifying the church of Christ. During the week, many unbelieving people from refugees come to us.

2. We communicate with people who ask a lot of questions and receive biblical answers from us ministers. Pray for wisdom over us in these conversations.

3. Thanks to you, we can serve people with social food packages. About a hundred packages were distributed this week alone. Everyone also receives the Gospel or other Christian literature.

4. During the children's ministry, parents receive special instructions "How to come to God and have salvation through faith and repentance?" Children hear the gospel at their level, prepared by a team of ministers.

5. Together with my brother Grisha Kioresko, we were able to serve for the military from the city of Strii and Novoselitsa. The soldiers received body armor and humanitarian aid. They prayed over them and distributed the gospel. They asked for sleeping bags and medicines. We also sent food parcels to the soldiers at the front.

6. This week a group of doctors from Kazakhstan, Ukraine and the USA came to visit us on the territory of the church. The church organized a reception for 120 people. Most of them are refugees. They were able to receive phase medical advice. People received not only medicines but also spiritual support in the form of prayer, conversations, and spiritual literature. They left us their contacts, and we can work with them further. Pray for the development of this relationship with them so that God will touch their hearts.

7. I thank everyone from the PIEI mission for organizing, donating and bringing humanitarian aid for the needs of the Ukrainian people. Gratitude to brother Timothy who accompanied this humanitarian convoy.

May God bless all the brothers and sisters who, at this difficult time for us, give in a special way. Keep praying for us that God will give strength, wisdom and His guidance in serving the people and his church.

With love to you, the Popov family.

English club

Peace to all of you!

Peace of the Lord Jesus Christ. Thanks to the power of God and His action, we in Novoselitsa continue to serve the church and our neighbor in the conditions of war.

1. Having united the human resource, gifts and talents, we continue to conduct various types of ministry both in the church and outside it. Especially for immigrants from Kyiv.

2. We hold many services in the church, on Wednesday there is an English club, the emphasis is on bringing visitors closer to God through the study of the Bible in English.

3. Youth service every Thursday. We study the Bible with an evangelistic character. Young people can hear about Christ the Savior.

4. We have services on Wednesdays and Sundays. These meetings, like others, are attended by many refugees. We are glad to serve them with the Word of God, and they also receive answers to exciting questions and inner feelings related to the war. We help them explain what is happening from the point of view of the Bible, directing them to God.

5. On Sunday afternoon we meet with children and their parents. Many of them are refugees. Every time about 25-30 children come, where they, together with their parents, can hear a Bible lesson, sing songs, learn Bible verses, play and enjoy the atmosphere, getting to know other children. At the end, the children go outside, and parents receive additional biblical instruction on how to draw closer to God themselves and help their children in this.

6. My brothers and I visited the military in Novoselitsa. We spoke the Word to them, prayed for them and for peace in Ukraine, sang songs and gave them humanitarian aid for their needs.

7. My family and I went to the market before Easter, where we distributed New Testaments, Christian booklets, as well as food and toys for children. We were glad that people took not only temporary things, but also the eternal Word.

One refugee woman said: “I have been looking for a New Testament for a very long time, can I take it and read it?” "What, is it really free?" asked others who wanted to receive the gospel. We praise God that we can sow the Word of God, which will bring comfort, encouragement and salvation in these days.

8. We rejoiced in the church when we learned that Zhenya, who was drafted into the army, repented a week later, and his wife turned to God a couple of days earlier, in our church, when they came to us from Kyiv. We thank God that He saves families in the conditions of war and we are witnesses to this. Zhenya was at home for one day, in the evening he came to church and we, the ministers, prayed for his faith and for returning home alive and healthy. Marina and Zhenya have a daughter, Milana, pray for this newly converted family to God.

9. Some brothers in our church are involved in the manufacture of body armor for the needs of soldiers. Along with this protection, we give them the New Testaments. We also pray for all the soldiers to return home safe and sound.

We thank God for your prayerful, financial and material support in these difficult times for Ukraine. Pray further for our diligence in the work of the Lord, and continue to support us with your ability and strength by participating with us in building the church and expanding the Kingdom of God. Pray with us for peace in Ukraine and for the reconciliation of the Ukrainian people with God.

With love to you, the Popov family!

Social aid

Peace to all of you. We thank the Lord for the opportunity to serve the church and neighbor at this difficult time for Ukraine.

I thank the Lord and you for being with us in prayers, thoughts and deeds. I express my special gratitude to all those who, through the PIE mission, participated in the collection and delivery of humanitarian aid for the needs of the Ukrainian people. People with different needs come to our church every day, thanks to the humanitarian aid that came to us through you, we can serve and make up for the shortcomings of refugees and those who need help.

Every Sunday many unbelievers come to our church, they can hear the gospel, get encouragement and we pray for their experiences. Also, our prayers are for the sons and fathers of those families who are fighting at the front, so that God protects and returns them home alive. The mothers of these sons thank us with tears in their eyes for these prayers.

Every Sunday afternoon, Alla and her children's team meet with refugee children. Their parents also come to these meetings. Some are listening to a Bible lesson with children, while others are conducting personal evangelism at this time. In this ministry, we are helped by the church from Kyiv, which has found temporary shelter with us.

After the Sunday morning meeting and after the children's service, all parents receive social packages, with the necessary products and things for hygiene. We also distributed mattresses, pillows, blankets to those who did not have them. Along with this, we give them the New Testaments. This is a very fruitful work to serve in expanding the kingdom of God and in supporting the church of Christ. The minister brothers and I set aside time for counseling, where we can communicate and pray with unbelievers and with all those who need spiritual, moral, psychological support.

This Saturday, a young couple from immigrants, Bogdan and Diana, got married in our church. Life goes on, families are born even during the war.

This week we helped one mother whose two sons were taken to the front. She does not have water in the house and we, as a church, helped her in this need. They also brought special shoes and food for her sons so that she could send them to the front.

Together with Grigory Kioresko, we sent two humanitarian aid beads to Kyiv for the needs of soldiers and people who are in the war zone.

Thank you all for staying with us. May God bless you all richly. Pray with us for peace in Ukraine and for the peace of people with God.

With love to you, the Popov family.

Stories of children

Peace to all of you!!

We continue to serve the Church and neighbors at this time for Ukraine.

We help refugees to move into apartments and houses of believing brothers and sisters.

Alla helps several teenagers overcome fear in the face of war. One boy named Vanya, who is 13 years old, has a fear when sirens sound at night. He stays home alone when his mom goes to work on the night shift. And he began to write that he was very scared ... we began to calm him down, we say that you need to trust God and pray to him. Also, our family prays for him and calls him to our home during the day ...

There is also a very amazing story about one girl, she is 14, her name is Stanislava.

Alla came to visit her home to talk to her parents... They changed their attitude towards believers and the Church and began to let Stanislava into the Church and her mother said: probably our meeting was not accidental...

Through brother Gregory Kioresco, we received humanitarian aid and distributed food, hygiene products, blankets, pillows, bed linen, sleeping bags, to settlers and soldiers.

We praise God for all those who donate in a special way at this time in order to share the lack with all those in need in Ukraine.

We also praise God for the opportunity to spread the Gospel together with the Church from Kyiv, who moved here in Novoselytsya because of the hostilities. We went with them to the market, where we sang Christian songs, preached the Gospel, and prayed with people for peace in Ukraine. We distributed the gospel and spiritual literature.

People listened, prayed, and accepted literature. We praise God for this opportunity to proclaim the gospel of Christ.

On Wednesday we organized a youth meeting where we invited young refugees who do not know the Lord and they were preached about Christ. Thank God that now a lot of people are open to hearing the Word of God.

For two Sundays in a row, the hall of the House of Prayer was overcrowded, there were a lot of refugees, both believers and non-believers, with us. We prayed for peace in Ukraine, consoled ourselves with the Word of God, talked, got to know each other. At the end of the meeting, we distributed social packages for the needs of each of them. They thanked God and us for the gifts received and the warm welcome in the Church. They took refuge in Noselitsa from Kharkov, Kyiv, Mariupol, Sumy, Luhansk, Chernigov.

After lunch, we organized a meeting with the children and their parents of the migrants. About 40 children and 30 parents came.

Alla held a Bible lesson for them on the theme of David and Goliath. The purpose of the lesson was that we humans have enemies, but we are also enemies of God because of our sins. Also, our young people, together with the Kiev youth, held songs, games, we prayed with the children. In the end, they were blessed with gifts from the Mission Bag of the Samaritan.

One mother from Sumy said: “We are very happy that our children began to smile because from the beginning of the war they were very sad and scared.”

Another story is about a boy named Matthew, he is 10 years old. He was at this children's meeting and listened very carefully to the story ... when he came home, he told mom and dad: “you need to repent on Easter before God, because every time you sin you move away from God ...”

Pray further for us and for the refugees, for the repentance of the Ukrainian people, for peace in Ukraine.

We praise God for the entire PIE team that you are with us in these difficult times.

With love, the Popov family!

Ministry for refugees

The peace of God in Christ be with all of you PIEI partners in the USA.

By the grace of God, we lived another day in Ukraine, some are no longer there where bombs were thrown and rockets were fired at their homes that night.

Pray further with us for peace in Ukraine.

We who live in Ukraine, God protects our land of Bukovina, where not a single rocket fell during the 14 days of the war, although the danger was and is and will be until the war ends.

Despite the fear, chaos, death and hopelessness that the war brought us, we, as the Church of Christ from Novoselytsya, stood in the gap before God in prayer for all people and their needs.

In our Church, people have opened houses for refugees, there are about 50 of them.

20 people out of these 50 left one Church in Kyiv and together with them we hold joint services.

We help with everything we can, with food, things, medicines, we also distribute spiritual literature, treatises, Gospels, Bibles to the unbelievers, we pray with them that God will turn Ukraine to Christ and stop the war.

We are also preparing other houses for those who seek asylum today.

There are children among the refugees and we provide them with their needs as far as possible. Alla gives special gifts to children from Mission Samaritan's Bag and also Christian literature for children.

Alla and I went to the village of Podvirnoye, a Ukrainian village, and to the village of Stalentsy, a Romanian village. There, Alla conducted Bible courses with children in peacetime and now they brought them gifts, we prayed with them, reassured them and instructed them to seek God from childhood.

We are very glad that God touches people's hearts at this time. One family from the Kiev refugees, were parishioners in the Kiev Church, they ended up with us along with those 20 believers.

They very often gather in our Church… and they had free communication around the word of God… then Shepherd Gela asked who had any evidence during these days.. they shared… then the Shepherd asked: well, what else are we going to do? And then one little boy named Timothy told him 4 years old:: let's repent!!! And everyone was surprised at his words, and my wife Alla remembered and said that the other day she had heard a verse written by one sister ... and there were such words: everyone prays but no one repents .... And after that, only one young woman Marina showed a desire to repent ... Shepherd Gela and deacon Alexei called me, that is, (Valera) and we prayed over her ... everyone was very happy and glorified God ... also my wife gave them tulips and all the women gave this Marina ... Glory God for the miracles that are happening in this difficult hour.

And this Marina asked for forgiveness from God for neglecting His call earlier when she was teaching according to the Bible and there was a question:: Do you want to dedicate yourself to God??? …and now she did it….

We are now in the House of Prayer meeting with all the Refugees who wish to worship God with us. The House of Prayer has become a home of refuge for many people from Ukraine.

Our family had very big worries about the sale of flowers on March 8 ... we did not know if we could sell, to whom these flowers would be needed, or even if there would be people before the flowers during the war ... But God is our merciful God.!!! But our whole Church and these refugees from Kyiv prayed very much for us and even helped to pack the flowers… Thank God we were able to sell the flowers and repay the debts that we had… it’s true that we had to give flowers cheaper, but the main thing is that we sold them and were able to repay the debt… of course left without earnings, but with a calm soul ...

Thanks for the financial help!!!

With this money, we were able to prepare other houses by installing water and heat in them and supplying them with energy in order for people living in the area to live ...

Paid for gas and electricity.

We bought Gasoline for Transport and medicines.

Thank you very much for being with us at this time and your hearts were opened to serve the Church and the needs of Ukrainians.

We still need your prayers and financial assistance to cover the needs of people..

Pray for us, because we are tired and we need your prayer support so that God will give strength to serve these people at this time.

With Love to you, the Popov family.

Children meetings

I greet you with the love of Our Lord Jesus Christ!!!

Through God's grace, we in Bukovina continue to serve the Lord and His people. By transmitting the Word of God, which enlightens every person who hears Him.

1. In the church on feast days we had listeners from the world. They could hear the Word about Christ that He became incarnate for the sake of saving people from future anger, sin, delusion. And also from the power of Satan. The young of our Church and the children had a program of glorification of the Lord God who sent the Savior into the world.

2. We also participated with the Church in supporting one sister from our Church. This sister developed gangrene in her leg and had to undergo 3 surgeries in the hospital. The Church raised funds for this sister Korina. Supported by her morally, spiritually and financially ... Korina has a daughter of 12 years old and she must raise her up.

3. There were meetings for children and teenagers on the Christmas theme... We listened to the Bible story, learned Bible verses, sang songs, talked... In total there were 22 children... We praise God for them!!!

4. My children Timothy, Eunice and Avigaea and I made several hundred packages with calendars and spiritual booklets. And they handed out these packages along the streets of Novoselitsi, handed them out to hundreds of houses. We pray to God to encourage people to read and know God through the Gospel. Also, our children handed out Christian calendars to their teachers at school.

-Pray for all our needs, both spiritual and material.

- Pray for my brother, his name is Anatoly, he fell ill very badly, so that God would give him healing and salvation, because he and his family did not reconcile with the Lord.

-Pray for the ministry with children and teenagers that my wife leads with other sisters in Novoselitsa and in the village of Podvirnoe and in the village of Stalnovtsy. May the Holy Spirit work in the hearts of these children for the salvation of their souls.

- Pray for one girl Stanislava, she is 14 years old, she was in our summer camp in Novoselitsa, we also brought her to evening programs in Boyany in the summer. my parents don't really want to let me go to the Church for the meeting ... my wife often communicates with her and pray for her .... to confirm her faith and help her go through this path to the end with God.

I thank God for you in my prayers, because you are partners for us in the edification and growth of the Church. May God fill your life with His varied grace.

With love Popov Family!!!!

Renewal evening

I greet you in the name of Jesus Christ !!! Peace to you!!!

With God's help, we work in His field.

1. In the Church we organize meetings for teenagers and children. Most of the children come from unbelieving families. On December 25, Alla and the young people from our church are organizing a Christmas program for them.

2. I had three Evangelistic sermons at a funeral. Two were in the town of Novoselitsa and one in the village of Zhilovka. They buried my wife's grandmother. There were about 70 people, they could hear the word about Reconciliation with God.

We pray for them to make a decision about choosing Christ for their life as Savior.

3. My wife Alla and another sister from the village of Dinovtsi Tamara are working with children in the village of Stalintsi and the village of Podvirnoye. There are no ministers for children in these villages. And the village has a lot of children from unbelieving families and they really want to teach Bible lessons. There are also Bible lessons with children in Viber with some children.

We pray that local Churches will become more actively interested in promoting the gospel among children.

4. God gave me the grace to speak the Word of God on the topic of "Renewal" for the district Khotyn youth. About 200 young people could hear the Word of God about walking before God in a renewed life based on Romans 12: 1-3 verses.

We pray that the youth will make a decision in favor of Bible teaching as a path for their lives.

5. We also plan to distribute a lot of Christian literature to people at Christmas so that God speaks to them on these holidays.

We thank God for you that you support us in serving people in Bukovina and in the Church, for material and spiritual help. May the Lord reward you according to His great grace. Be Blessed !!!

Sincerely, the Popov family !!! 🤗🤗🤗

A regional meeting for all teachers and leaders

Greetings !!! Peace to you!!

With God's help, we continue to work in the Lord's ministry.

In the Church we continue to preach the Gospel, which is given for Salvation and illumination and transforming us into the Character of Christ.

1. Brother Michael and sister Margarita died from our Novoselitskaya Church; they were father and daughter. The Church and I participated in this funeral procession. More than ten non-believers could hear the Word of God, How can I prepare to meet God ...

2. A regional meeting for all teachers and leaders who serve children and adolescents was organized by the regional committee responsible for the ministry of children and adolescents. The topic of the meeting was “Constancy”. This meeting was attended by about 130 child workers. God allowed me to speak a word on the topic “Continuity in the ministry”… One brother after the sermon came up to me and said: “This word was for me, that's why I wanted to leave the ministry of children, but now I will continue…” Thank God!!! His word is Lively and effective !!!

3. Another service was organized in our church. This is teenage ministry. Alla with several young people from the church organized a program on the topic "Does God exist?" They sang songs, talked, got to know each other, there were 12 teenagers from 12 to 15 years old.

4. This Sunday, October 3, we organized a post-camp meeting for all the children who were in the camp, but of course not everyone came, but we are happy for everyone who was a dream. For the Teens, the topic was "Who is God, and for the children, the topic was" How can I share the joy of the Gospel with others. " It was a blessed time, Thank God for this time !!!

-Pray for all those who heard the word of God and that they would turn to Him with repentance in faith.

-Pray for the ministry for children and teenagers in Bukovina so that more children will attend the Church.

-Pray for all of us ministers that the work of the Lord may be successful both in the Church and outside it ..

-Thank you for supporting us prayerfully and financially. May God keep you all and bless you.

Respectfully, the Popov family ...