Early Sunday morning in Riga, May 20

Another week in Latvia. We start to see signs that summer is approaching.

Last Sunday, after the meeting and the "Open Microphone"-gathering at Riga 1 Corps, we drove up north on the coast of Riga Bay. We found a place to sit down and relax for a while. It was not warm, but it was beautiful watching the sun preparing to go down beyond the sea.

 In the beginnng of the week we had a visit from Norway. It was the staff group from the Salvation Army drug rehabilitation centers in western Norway. They are supporting a Life Skill Program at the corps in Liepaja. We had some great days together with the Norwegian group, informing them about Latvia and the Salvation Army work here. Here you can see the corps leader in Liepaja, Velta, reporting from the project:

During the visit from Norway we had also one evening with the corps leaders from Riga 2 Corps. They brought a couple of soldiers from the corps and gave us a great evening of music and testimonies. Here are the Corps Leaders, Irina and Andrejs:

Now it is Sunday morning again and time to go down to the meeting at Riga 1 Corps. After the service there will be another rehearsal with the people from the corps taking part in the Regional Congress Choir.

This is a special Sunday for the Salvation Army in Latvia. We are inviting to a Candidate Sunday in all Corps. It is a Sunday were we will focus on the calling to Officership in the Salvation Army. The Officers at the Training School, Isabel and Norm, have made a special resource package for this day, with information, sermon outline and prayer cards. The Bible verse on the prayer card is from Joh 4:35: "I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest."

And then....another week. That week will start with a tour to Skangale and Sarkani together with our Advisory Board and the staff at the Swedish Embassy.

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