Early Sunday morning in Riga, March 10

Sunday morning again! And we will soon leave to have another meeting in rural areas.

"Now I understand the meaning of salvation"
During the past week we have had corps reviews, where we take the temperature of the corps. This story was told by one of our officers:
When the Salvation Army took over the manor "Skangal" they found in one of the sheds an alcoholist who was tired of living. After some time he was saved and stopped drinking. After some more time he became a soldier in the local corps. The mayor in the town had known this man for many years and one day when he met this man he said: "I have never really understood what they mean when they are speaking about salvation. But when I see you today compared with the man you used to be, I start to understand the true meaning of salvation."

A new corps

Today we will drive the two hours ride to the village of Drusti. In Drusti the Salvation Army has been running an outpost for some years. The oupost has had two soldiers enrolments the last couple of years. You can see pictures from the enrolments in Drusti here and here. Now we will make the outpost a corps. We are bringing a new corps flag and a new soldiers register. It will be corps numer eight in Latvia. After the meeting we will also have an "Open Microphone" with information and questions.

A new week
When we come back to Riga on Sunday evening and a new week is waiting. The new week will have an early start for us at 4 a.m. Monday morning when we are leaving for the airport and some board meetings in Stockholm..

I hope it will be a blessed week for you.
Peter Baronowsky