Ron & Nancy Minton July/Aug 2020

Dear Friends,

How quickly the days have gone by.  We arrived in the States January 1, 2020 and had a good time with family and friends.  After Ron’s medical treatments we tried to return to Ukraine, but the country, like other countries, had closed their borders to travelers.  For more than three months we had all flights canceled.  Now we have tickets to fly to Ukraine on July 8.

Ron taught a live online class from Texas to students in Ukraine.  Our Bible college had other online and in person classes as well.  During Ron’s class Nancy played a few Russian songs that they knew.  It was fun.  The college is going well.  It is amazing how many classes we had before the virus slowed us down, but we are still not far behind and we have two new profs preparing courses right now.  In the fall Ron is scheduled to teach in Ukraine, Armenia, and possibly two other countries where we have extension classes.

Prayer items:

• Our planned return to Ukraine on July 8.
  
• July 4 we will be celebrating our anniversary as well as Independence Day.  Pray for our country, as Satan tries to weaken the USA to slow worldwide missions efforts.
  
• Our shortened Summer Evangelistic English Club.  We may not be  allowed to have gatherings.
  
• Our health and safety, as there is still some Covid19, and a little more crime in Ukraine now.
  
• New online courses for our students.
  
• Bible College: We had to change some plans, but hope to start our first classes in Estonia and Georgia in the fall.  Also, a church in another city in SW Ukraine requests we start classes for them.
  

Thank you so much for helping us win Ukrainians for Christ.
We count you among our dear friends.  Pray for Peace in Ukraine.

Ron and Nancy Minton

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