June 21, 2022

Hi friends,

It has been a while since the last update! Mom and Dad have been faithfully continuing on with their work at the Center and trips into Ukraine. Dad says,

"Last week we went back to Odessa to give supplies to the pastor and brothers from Nikolaev. Besides food supplies, we brought generators, camp stoves, clothes and shoes, sleeping bags, mattresses, medicine, and emergency kits. Nikolaev is being bombed daily and the church there is doing an amazing job under very difficult situations!

At the Center, more than half of the moms and children have gone back to their homes around the Odessa area. If the bombing increases in that area, they will want to return to Rasa. It's such a difficult time for all these children...

Throughout this time, the church continues to grow with a baptism service in Rasa. 3 Romanian young adults, and 1 Ukrainian youth were baptized and committed themselves to following Jesus! A joyful day for all.

We were blessed to have the team come from the PDF Bible School in Rasnov! Many of the Rasa neighbourhood children had a great time with the students and heard the Gospel stories again!

We are so blessed to have such wonderful, dedicated staff working in the Center, serving everyone that enters the doors and they are a huge testimony to the love and grace of God to all the women and children in the Center. Please pray for them: Ana, Silvia, Carmen, George, Mihaela, Lydia, Silviu and Miki. It can be a very stressful job and they need a lot of support!"

Thank you for your continued prayers. Mom and Dad were able to take a few days away this past weekend to get some much needed rest before heading into a busy summer. Please pray that they will have more physical help with these trips, health, and joy as they keep on giving. God bless you!