SHAWN and AMY SULLIVAN
WBF Missionaries to 
THE UKRAINE

October 2002

Dear Praying Friends,

Winter is settling in early this year;  the first snow fell last weekend and temperatures are already in the 30’s.  The colors of fall still remain, but soon the trees will be bare and the skies gray for many months. 

We have restarted our English clubs in the village of Gatnoe for beginning and advanced students.  Pray that the opportunity will present itself to share the gospel with these groups.  Pray especially for Vitaly, a self proclaimed athiest, who has some questions of interest in spiritual matters. 

A small group of believers in Gatnoe has also asked us to come and conduct systematic Bible studies with them.  No one in this group, including the current pastor, has any consistent Bible training and this would be an excellent opportunity to plant a church where there is no gospel witness.  Also be in prayer for our language professor, Julia.  She was raised Catholic, but is bitter about the hypocrisy she has seen in the priesthood and has begun to ask probing questions about the differences in our faiths/religions.

Family News:
We are so excited to finally be all settled into our new place!  The Lord has really blessed us with a great house to live in and a wonderful landlord this time around!  Thank you so much for all of your prayers on our behalf!

We now have a new addition to our little family - we have a German Shepherd puppy.  She is solid black, very unique looking, and the kids have really been enjoying her - she is our very first family pet.  She serves a dual purpose in that she will also be great protection for us while we are living out here in the village.

We are all back in school now - the kids are really enjoying it and are doing very well.  Cody is in the 5th grade, and Kayla is in the 2nd grade - they both have excellent teachers this year.   Amy and I are both back in language classes, after a little over four months off.  We hadn’t planned on taking so much time off, but various circumstances prevented us from being able to attend during that time.  But now we are back in full swing again and are anxious to learn the language so that we will be able to minister to the people here

Prayer Requests:
Language school
English club - started October 10th
Possible Bible study with group of believers in our village

PLEASE be sure to re-check our new address (below) and make the necessary changes in your records.  Mail is still being sent to our old addresses and we can’t guarantee that we will receive it if it is sent there.

NEW ADDRESS:
Per. Shiroki 1 b
Kievska oblast
Vishneve 08132
Ukraine

New Phone: 
011-380-44-985-2507

Thank you all so much for your love and support for us - we really do appreciate it.  We couldn't make it here without that, and without your prayers.  We love and miss you all - please keep in touch!

Serving Him Together,
Shawn, Amy, Cody and Kayla Sullivan
Missionaries to Ukraine