Our missionaries, Tim & Tessa Fortescue, are with Global Gates but are on Sabbatical. We wanted to share some of the concerns other Global Gates team members are facing, how they are responding to the pandemic and other mission opportunities or areas you may not have considered or thought to make part of your prayer life.

This past Thursday, our church hosted a Red Cross Blood Drive for the first time, and personally, this was the first time I have ever donated blood. We did this to support our greater community because COVID-19 has caused fewer donation facilities to be available, resulting in a blood shortage.

This month’s newsletter highlights Lithuania, the southernmost Baltic State. Catholicism was politically dominant until all faiths were repressed during the Soviet Union.

Esther and I recently returned from a most joyful time with our grandchildren, our daughter and son-in-law.

October Missions Highlight: Showers of Blessing Evangelistic Ministry (located in Fremont, CA) reaches out to the Chinese-speaking community through media regardless of location using television, radio, internet and supports churches with DVDs, CDs, and USBs as evangelistic tools. In addition, they try to care for those they are reaching with "LifeCare Hotlines."

While traveling on this journey of life, everyone experiences peaks and valleys, and it’s the same for Christians. The difference is that as Christians, we are God’s children,