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LATEST UPDATE:  Sergei and Daniel have been released.  We are short on details at the moment, but know that they are home.  I’ll let you know more once the details come to light.

 UPDATE:  The separatists have informed the family that they have “arrested” Sergei and Daniel for crimes related to their support of the Ukrainian government.  They are being held in the old Customs Department Building in the city, Krasnodon.  From what we know, neither they, nor the church have actually helped the Ukrainian government troops in any way, but if they could have given them food or shelter back during the days of fighting, they probably would have. 

The separatists don’t exactly have a good track record when it comes to humane treatment of prisoners, so if you have given some time to praying for this family, you may want to continue with this in mind.

 

Sergei and Lena

Daniel, Kristina and Sophia

A few hours ago, Sergei and Daniel were taken from their apartment in Krasnodon on the Russian/Ukrainian border.  It is supposed that “the separatists” were responsible because their computer and some folders with church documents were missing as well.  (No other valuables were missing.)

Sergei is a miner who loves Jesus and was the assistant pastor in the Good News Church in their city of 50,000.  The church has about 100 people in it.  The separatists took over the church building and are using it as a barracks.  The pastor left the city several months ago and Sergei is overseeing the church.

The reasons for the disappearance of Sergei and 15-year old Daniel are unclear at the moment, but it is suspected that it is connected with their involvement in an evangelical church.

Please pray for the faith of this family.  Fear is a powerful tool of our “enemy”.  Pray for the church in Krasnodon. 

One of the girls staying with us still has parents in the city.  She knows and loves the family of Sergei and Lena.  Tonia’s father says that if all the Christians leave, then who will represent Jesus in the city!  So he stays.  It’s a brave attitude.  And it may cost him his freedom or even his life. 

Thanks for praying for Sergei and Daniel as well as for the girls left behind.