Now, five men are working on the facade. Only the front of the church has been presentable for many years. New windows were replaced in the church; and hopefully by the fall, all sides of the church will be completed and painted.

The Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic continues to be a “country” of few jobs and little progress in industry. Because employment is hard to find, the sons of Peter and Tanya Korotash are working in other countries. David, their oldest son, is working in Russia and Victor, their second oldest son is working in Germany. Vladislav, their youngest son, became the champion of bicycling in Moldova this year and is now training in Italy. Their daughter, Sveta, has found employment in Bendery as a nurse.

As regional pastor, Peter is responsible for the churches in the whole region of Transnistria. There are only nine official pastors in this territory, and two will be ordained in the fall. Many churches lack a full-time pastor; therefore, deacons in some of the churches are performing the pastoral duties.

The interim director of SMS was able to travel with Pastor Korotash from one end of Pridnestrovie (Krasnoe) to the other end (Kamenka). The demand for male leadership is extremely necessary in many areas. Most churches have a ratio of 80 percent women and 20 percent men in their memberships. Pray that Slavic Missionary Service can find supporters in order to assist this great need for leadership in the churches. There are four potential candidates being reviewed at this time.