Early Sunday morning in Riga, March 20

I thought spring was here. But yesterday when I woke up everything was white and it was snowing heavily. But I am still hoping. Our accountant has said that spring will arrive on Monday, and he is normally right about the weather.

Last Sunday we experienced the spiritual spring breaking through in several persons. We had a meeting in a corps in a little village. In the end of the meeting the corps leader asked everybody who wanted to be saved that day to stay after the meeting. She promised that we should pray for each of them individually. Four persons lined up. They waited a long time until the people had been dismissed. And then we prayed for them. Two men and two women. One of the ladies was the Corps Leader´s old school teacher. Four people saved. Great joy in heaven and on earth.

During the week it has also been a lot of debates about Rob Bell´s new book "Love wins". Rob Bell is one of the most influental leaders in the Emerging Church. I have posted some critical articles articles about Rob Bell and Emerging Church. If you have not read them, they are still there. Some more articles will follow during the coming week.

My main objection against Emerging Church is that they do not accept the Bible as the divine word from God. I do not think that Emergent Church people would agree with the Salvation Army´s first article of faith:
"We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were given by inspiration of God; and that they only constitute the Divine rule of Christian faith and practice."

Otherwise the week has been calm. We have had time to be in the office doing things that must be done.

Today it is Sunday and today we will spend the day in Riga. It is soon time to go down to the meeting at Riga first corps. By the way, today is a special day. Our second youngest grandchild will become two years old today, far away in Sweden.

Have blessed week
Peter Baronowsky