This month could be divided into three parts - the time before leaving for Russia, my time in Russia (12 days), and the time after returning from Russia.

At the end of the month we focused our efforts on renewing the kids' ministry. They were with us in camp last summer and live close to our church. We passed out invitations to them and asked their parents to allow them to come to a special event for kids from all over the area. 17 kids joined us and we took them to the church in Cernauti where there were over 1000 young people.

Most of the 17 kids expressed their desire to come to our programs which started in October. Our church members' children prepared a special program for the Harvest Day in our church. The church was full to its capacity as we had a lot of guests.

At the end of August I received a desperate request from an Ukrainian missionary in Russia. I had worked with him in Transbaicalia in the 90s. He is now a pastor in Reazen, a town 200 km from Moscow. His name is Mihail M. and he is originally from Kiev. He has four kids, their youngest son was born last year. He has been a missionary for 16 years and lived in different places. That is why he has never had a place of his own. He lived in rented places the last few years. His family is big enough to need at least 3 rooms and the rent would be around $400 which is way too much for him. Last year they bought a small piece of land where there is an old garage. God blessed them last fall with financial support to lay the foundation. The government provides support for families with several children. This last summer, God put the desire on my heart to help him build up the walls, even though I was not very good at it. I talked to a Christian brother who had a small building business. He sent one of his workers to come with me to Russia (he paid for his work there). We left on the 9th of September and came back on the 20th.  God helped us build up the walls and put in the ceiling in 8 days. We never thought we could do that much, but we were helped from the local Christians.

When I got back, I needed a few days to spend with my family and get some rest. We had a funeral here as our youth leader's father died. About six months ago, his son started to take care of him. He was 98 when he died and had become a Christian at 97. His son prayed 11 years for him.

My wife is a Russian citizen and had to go to Lvov to renew her passport. I went with her and while I was there I got in touch with several Christian people that gave me a lot of literature and supplies for the kids' ministry. Praise the Lord!

I've been to Kamenka twice this month and ha the opportunity to visit with many people. On my way to Reazen, I used the time to share the gospel with other people.