During the week we have visited some corps in Latvia. Tuesday evening we visited the soldiers meeting at Riga second corps. Every Tuesday they have a meeting for soldiers and recruits. In those evenings they gather between twenty and thirty people. I wonder if there is any other corps in the Swedish/Latvian territory that has a soldiers meeting every week !!?? That should be interesting to know.
At Riga second corps we had an "open microphone"-program with information about the Salvation Army in Latvia and worldwide. Several of the soldiers expressed their gratitude for the second floor in the corps house. A couple of them were now living there after the Training School had moved to their new facilities.
Last week we received a request from the corps leaders that they needed two computers for the second floor, so the people there could search for job opportunities on the web. The two computers will arrive already on Thursday next week togeher with many other things on a truck from SA humanitarian aid in Västerås/Sweden. The soldiers also expressed how much they appreciated the new central storage for humanitarian aid in Riga. Several of them had already been able to visit the storage to collect clothes for the corps "social day" where they give out clothes to people in need.
Thursday morning we had information at the Home League at the corps in Bauska. Between fifty and sixty people showed up for the Home League.
Friday we had a full planning day together with the Chief Secretary, Johnny Kleman, and today we are going down to Iecava to have the Sunday morning meeting and after coffee an "Open microphone"-gathering at the corps. The corps in Iecava has been growing very much the last six months.
When we come home from Iecava Sunday evening, a new work week is approaching.
I pray it will be a blessed week for you.
Peter Baronowsky
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