• Scott Andes (Dean of Student Services) has been on summer leave to the USA
  • We have culled our Odessa library and 500 books are being added to our Kyiv collection. The unneeded books were donated to the Odessa Presbyterian church library, youth ministry, and pastoral library.
  • Clay has recently updated our Registrar's records, moving all records from non-standardized Excel records to an Access database. All Staff now have access to the Registrar's updated records.
  • Тhe Registrar database has been added to our Russian website. Now, every student can log in and see his progress.
  • Faculty and Staff continue to study the Future of ERSU -- to be sure we are relevant to our place and time. Pray for this process to lead to a renewal of vision and a newer sense of God's leading in Eastern Europe. We rejoice that the Board in its May meeting lent its encouragement to this process.
  • In June, we enjoyed having visiting professors Larry Roff (PCA, Lake Worth, FL), Bill Barclay (RTS), and Barend Kamphuis (Kampen Univ., Holland).
  • We've printed new brochures in Ukrainian and Russian. Please pray for God to bring us a good group of new students for the fall.

IN MEMORIAM

It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Marten Nap in the Netherlands. Marten was the founder of the Reformed "Kitchen Seminary" in the mid-'90s, and one of the founders of ERSU seminary. He was also our first Academic Dean. The funeral was on August 5th. True to form, our faithful brother passed away while at his desk preparing for a sermon. His death from a heart attack was not only unexpected, but it was also hard, since he was care provider for his wife Janneke. Please pray for her in this difficult time. We thank the Lord for his faithful servant and our dear friend Marten.

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Clay teaches at ERSU Seminary -- the Evangelical Reformed Seminary of Ukraine.

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IN MEMORIAM

The Chairman of the Board of ERSU, Cor Harryvan, and his wife Joke have been trying to adopt Eva, a Ukrainian orphan suffering from serious health problems. The paperwork finally came through for the adoption on August 1st, but Eva passed away the very next day. What a mixture of joy and sadness! The funeral was held in Kyiv on Saturday, August 2nd, folowed by a memorial dinner with the church family. Let us pray for the Harryvan family to experience the comfort of God's Covenant of Grace.