So, what’s going on?

For the time being, all food service places are required to wear masks.

It was reported to be everything from biological warfare, to the pneumatic plague, to simply a campaigning ploy by the top political leaders. After the smoke has cleared and the information looked at, it appears that Ukraine, especially the western part, was hit by 3 different strains of the flu virus, including the swine flu, or California flu, as they call it here. One of these viruses quickly attacks the lungs and it can take a life very quickly if not attended to immediately. At this time of year and in this part of the country the death toll is higher than usual. It seems that everyone you talk to has family or friends, or knows someone, who was sick or died from the flu. Just this week my next-door neighbor was found dead in his apartment as a result of the flu. By the grace of God, none of the missionaries in L’viv have fallen sick, and we are taking measures to stay healthy. We didn’t have kids’ club or English club for a couple of weeks because of the quarantine, but school is back in session next week and our ministry schedule will be back to normal. It has been a blessing to hear our church members testify how they have been able to speak of Christ and the peace he gives in these times of life’s uncertainty.