MDI at Radooga Orphan Camps

This summer, MDI staff member Russell Anderson led a team of 12 from Midtown Fellowship Church and City Church of Nashville to serve with Radooga Ministries at a camp for orphan children in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

The team led the children in activities and programs during the day, and Russell presented a gospel message each evening. The entire team returned testifying to the success of these camps and the desperate need of these children for the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Plans are already in the works for Russell to lead another team to the very same orphan camp next year. MDI is currently applying for grants on behalf of Radooga and seeking other ways to help fund this ministry and keep it thriving.

Please continue to pray for Radooga and the shared vision of bringing the gospel to the fatherless of Ukraine. If you would like to support this effort financially, please let us know.

Some Random MDI Office Needs

Here are some ways you can help MDI in their mission.

We are in need of some electronics and other items, including:

- GSM cell phones for use abroad (should be less than two years old)

- Office equipment (specifically a desk, office chair, and filing cabinet)

- Video camera, preferably digital for documenting our work

If you would like to donate any of these items, please contact Russell Anderson at russell@mdiweb.org

Special Prayer Request

Very recently Gary Scudder, MDI Board Member and husband of President Marti Scudder, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Gary has already begun a treatment program that will last roughly 7 months.

This news has obviously reprioritized a number of things for all of us at MDI. Steve Lorenz and Marti will not be making a trip to Europe this fall, instead board members Jim and Linda Burton will be traveling to Ukraine in their stead.

MDI will be using this time to retreat and develop strategies for the future, while maintaining its consulting and mentoring relationships by phone, email, and teleconferencing. We will welcome the return of Randall Morgan in late September from England where he was working to coordinate SOZO.

Please pray especially for Gary, Marti, and their entire family (their daughter and son are both serving ministries overseas, in Asia and South Africa, respectively) as they journey through this tough time. They have set up a Caring Bridge site to help friends follow Gary's progress and learn better how to pray at: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/garyscudder