Well as you read yesterday we have arrived safe and sound. Our flights were good and we had nice seats with enough room not to feel like sardines in a can. Traveling in this day and age is no fun believe me.
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Wayne wore a tee shirt that says I love my wife on the front and it was so much fun to hear the comments from the airline workers and passengers. Almost every worker commented on how much they liked his shirt and some of the men asked him if I made him wear the shirt, what an open door that was to witness to the power of love in a Christian marriage and Wayne was able to tell no I had nothing to do with him wearing it. It was a great witnessing tool. Some of the stewardess even looked like they were going to cry when they told him they "really" liked his shirt. I felt like a queen because they all looked at me like I was the most fortunate woman in the world, of course I am being married to Wayne. :>) And then we had that added benefit of Wayne showing them how much he loved me by the way he treated me all day.
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Wayne wore a tee shirt that says I love my wife on the front and it was so much fun to hear the comments from the airline workers and passengers. Almost every worker commented on how much they liked his shirt and some of the men asked him if I made him wear the shirt, what an open door that was to witness to the power of love in a Christian marriage and Wayne was able to tell no I had nothing to do with him wearing it. It was a great witnessing tool. Some of the stewardess even looked like they were going to cry when they told him they "really" liked his shirt. I felt like a queen because they all looked at me like I was the most fortunate woman in the world, of course I am being married to Wayne. :>) And then we had that added benefit of Wayne showing them how much he loved me by the way he treated me all day.
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We just heard that Waynes luggage has been found in Paris and will be delivered today sometime. We will pack differently next time since the new pattern seems to be Waynes luggage going to a different destination each time. :>))))
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Latvia is beautiful and clean. The sun has been shining since we arrived and the fore cast is for sunshine all week. It is amazing how good sunshine makes you feel.
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The school here is part of the Pentecostal Union of Latvia and is called the Baltic School of Ministry. There are 37 students ranging in age from 19 -47. Many will go on to further their preparation for full time ministry when they leave here in May. We are looking forward to meeting them all and getting to know them better. Hopefully our jet lag will not last past tomorrow so we can be alert and interact with them all.
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A young couple who live at the school here, Vlad and Ilona, picked us up at the airport and have
done an excellent job of making us feel at home. We have decided to stay home and rest today instead of sightseeing, we may take a walk around the town here later on. Tomorrow after service they will take us to see Old Riga. The city is over 800 years old and they seemed excited to show us the area especially since the weather is going to be nice. We usually do not get to do any sightseeing when we travel like this so it will be a treat for us. Pictures will be posted as soon as we get them.
done an excellent job of making us feel at home. We have decided to stay home and rest today instead of sightseeing, we may take a walk around the town here later on. Tomorrow after service they will take us to see Old Riga. The city is over 800 years old and they seemed excited to show us the area especially since the weather is going to be nice. We usually do not get to do any sightseeing when we travel like this so it will be a treat for us. Pictures will be posted as soon as we get them.
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Please pray specifically that we will be able to get through all our teaching material this week. There are two translators for each class. One will translate into Russian and the other will translate from Russian into Latvian so this will take longer than usual. We have never worked with two at a time so it is a new experience for us. We want to be able to give these students meat from the word this week. This is only the third week of classes and so far they have had one week of foundations to the Christian faith taught by Pastor Al Stevenson from our home town and last week a brother from New Jersey taught on the person and work of the Holy Spirit. Our assignment will be to teach them how to counsel biblically. Of course it cannot be done effectively without the help of the Holy Spirit so it is obvious that the Lord laid the foundation for our week of teaching.
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Please pray specifically that we will be able to get through all our teaching material this week. There are two translators for each class. One will translate into Russian and the other will translate from Russian into Latvian so this will take longer than usual. We have never worked with two at a time so it is a new experience for us. We want to be able to give these students meat from the word this week. This is only the third week of classes and so far they have had one week of foundations to the Christian faith taught by Pastor Al Stevenson from our home town and last week a brother from New Jersey taught on the person and work of the Holy Spirit. Our assignment will be to teach them how to counsel biblically. Of course it cannot be done effectively without the help of the Holy Spirit so it is obvious that the Lord laid the foundation for our week of teaching.
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Have a blessed Lord's day tomorrow. Thank you again to the CCF family for allowing us to come here and minister this week. You are very much a part of what we do.
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We love you all, Wayne and Sherry
We love you all, Wayne and Sherry
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