In connection with the anniversary of the Salvation Army work in Latvia I wrote the following article, which I hope to see published in a daily newspaper in Latvia:
The Salvation Army is today working all over Latvia in 12 corps (churches), orphanages, a crisis centre for women, after-school activities for children, visiting ministries and social centres.
The Salvation Army is today working all over Latvia in 12 corps (churches), orphanages, a crisis centre for women, after-school activities for children, visiting ministries and social centres.
Almost all of the corps have an extensive social work, for example soup kitchen, food parcels, clothes distribution, showers and washing machines.
The Salvation Army is a church and the main objective is to preach the good news about Jesus for all people in Latvia, children and adults, rich and poor. The motto is “Blood and Fire”. “Blood” refers to Jesus giving his life on the cross to give us forgiveness and Salvation. “Fire” refers to Pentecost where the disciples were filled with the power of the Holy Spirit.
Over the entrance to Riga 1st corps you can (soon) see the banner proclaiming “Latvia for Christ”. (See sketch above)
Some statistics from TSA social work in Latvia the first nine months of 2010:
Soup portions served 50.056
Food packages 4.058
Receiving of clothes 6.835
Showers 2.547
Visits to hospitals 402
Home visits 970
Visits to prisons 13
The Salvation Army in Latvia is growing. The first of September eight people started the three year training to become Salvation Army Officers (Pastors)
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