Dear Praying Friends and Family,   I hope this prayer letter finds you all well in the Lord and rejoicing in His blessings.

The Quarantine: The Ukrainian government has once again put the country on lockdown, this time till October 31. As I sit to write this letter our family and about half of our church is experiencing Covid-19 symptoms: loss of taste and smell, fever, chills, aches, fatigue, coughing, and difficulty breathing. But that is just what has happened in the last week. We have had sickness in our home for the last two months and it has been a bit daunting. First, my two boys, Ben and Sam, contracted streptococcus at a youth outing which turned into scarlet fever. After that ran its course mumps hit our family. My wife has been trying to nurse us all back to health and then she finally succumbed to the virus. She is now showing signs of pneumonia and asked me to ask you all to pray for her. This is a little strange for us because the Lord has been so good giving us good health for years. We hardly ever get sick.

Graduation Service:After battling sickness for over six weeks we thought we were in the clear and decided to finally hold a special service for the graduates in our church. My son, Samuel, was one of them. He has worked very hard. There were a few unsaved family members in attendance who listened closely to the preaching of the word of God. It was a big step for them to come to church. Please pray for their salvation.

Bible Institute: The Bible Institute is now finished and preparing for a graduation service, which will have to wait a while. I planned to invite a special speaker for the milestone event in our ministry but the shutdown has changed all of that. Now that it is behind us we are concentrating on strengthening the church and preparing to transition to national leadership

Church Building: We are very grateful to report that we now have over 40% of the funds needed to begin the new church building. Thank you for praying and to those who have given to this need.

Prayer Requests: 1. Our family’s health
2. The salvation of souls and especially our neighbors
3. Our various literature projects.
4. Gods direction for furlough

Thank you for all that you do for the Lord, giving us the privilege to serve Him in Ukraine. Until our next prayer letter or our meeting in the air!    That Ukraine May Know Him, Christopher Rue Phil. 3:10