Early Sunday morning in Riga - December 19

Personal comments from my view-point on life. 

As I wrote in my "Mid-week review" we are now in the time for Christmas parties. Last Friday it was time for another party. This time the party was for the families our social workers meet in their visiting ministry among families living under poor conditions in Riga (see picture above).

One of the families I talked with have nine children and they are living in a shack. Both parents have big health problems. One of the teenage daughters came with her newborn baby

Almost 150 people came to Riga 1st corps to have a nice Christmas dinner. In the program there was also music, christmas songs and a sermon.

The two social workers, Aldona and Anita, were responsible for the party. One of them was speaking in Latvian, and the other translated into russian.

Lat Friday we also put out our christmas kettle in the Old Town of Riga. We have received permission to be there six days. We do not expect very much financial support, but it is a great opportunity for us to come out and talk with people and invite them to our two Riga corps.

Today it is Sunday and Ruth and myself are having an early start to drive 3-4 hours to Liepaja on the west-coast to have the Sunday service at 11.00.

I wish you a blessed week
Peter Baronowsky