Almost seven years have passed since a devastating economic and financial crisis hit Latvia - a nation of ordinary people. The side effects of that crisis are still vivid and very painful for a lot of people. Needless to say the country has suffered much, but a country is made up of needy people, and
Arriving in Odessa we were hosted by our delightful friends, Pastor Oleg and Tanya Vasilchuk and their beautiful baby daughter, Abigail. Then it was down to business visiting the Youth Gym Club that Oleg created with the homeless teenagers who once lived in the drains under the city of Odessa. A few years ago Oleg led to Christ, the European welterweight kickboxing
Elmars Plavins (Chaplain-General to the Latvian Forces, Sasha Rodionov and I flew to Kiev from Riga to begin an amazing schedule of ministry. First up was a meeting with the Ukrainian Minister of Youth & Sport as well as other officials to discuss the role of Chaplaincy at the Olympic level, and the education of children
I had a very busy but rewarding week, criss- crossing Latvia to various military bases. Comments have indicated that my seminars were very well received and the message seems to have been very timely. There were many looks of appreciation in soldiers’ eyes as the mes- sage entered their hearts. Time will tell as
Delightful Wedding In an old historical Cape Cod Church It was my privilege to help conduct a wedding for longstanding friends in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. John & Linda Andrewski’s son, Christian married his childhood sweetheart Lizzie (Elizabeth Munafo). The wedding was held at the West Barnstable Congregational Church that dates back to
The first day of seminars to the Latvian military was amazing. The weather was very cold but no snow, thank God. It is amazing that this miraculous door to the Baltic Troops has stayed open for so long – 5 years. On this first day we travelled 260 kms. On these long hops
I flew from London Gatwick airport to Alesund, Western Norway and then enjoyed an incredibly picturesque drive around the fiords to Molde for an amazing three meetings. The first was an evangelistic meeting through a local church. The second was an amazing meeting attended by some 60 unchurched teenagers who were playing loud, physical games
While I was in Latvia I checked on a number of the Orphanages where they’d just come through a horrendous winter. Some of the children with low immune systems were still sick, but thank God we didn't lose a child in the winter months, for which I am so grateful. Bless you for
There have been some huge needs to meet in Latvia in the last few months of winter with heating bills, medicines and vitamins, and warm clothing. Although warmer weather is anticipated, temperatures are still around -3C and more snow is predicted this weekend. The Gardene Orphanage at Dobele, is extremely grateful that the final stage
In Zhitomir,150 kms west of Kiev, snows began to fall very heavily which made travelling to the outlying orphanages very difficult for our local team. Viktor, my manager, wrote, “We were able to visit an orphanage of 90 orphan girls with mental disabilities. Itwas an amazing meeting.We had a special show of Christmas Bible stories.
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