Clay has been busy preaching of late. He preached 3 times in Odessa in August. He also took the 5-hour bus down to Izmail to preach during September.

Both of us have been busy with the Odessa Springs Family Counseling Center – helping with Board meetings and seminars for training the Ukrainian Christian counselors who will be cooperating in this center. It is so exciting to see these men and women from various churches in our center, focused on applying the Gospel in Ukrainian homes!

Clay has also been busy with the Business Center, helping it to reorganize. Erika was quite discouraged in mid-August, but she fasted and prayed, and the Lord answered by giving her a renewed vision for business and for Ukraine! More later as things unfold.

Clay also met with the Church Session and was sad to hear that the Soup Kitchen has been closed. The funds were insufficient to carry on. We held a special meeting to honor those who have cooked and cared for the elderly over the past 10 years, where we were glad to learn that most have been able to find other sources of food--but are still lacking the spiritual care and love they found among us. Pray for them.

Pray also for the church as it decides what to do with "The Ark"-- a Rehab Center they own which closed a year ago. The congregation has made 9 suggestions for its use, and the church is considering their options.