Latvia 2011 Day 1

We are finally here! It is nearly fifteen till 10 in the evening here, and this is my last stop before bed time. All of our flights went great, with the exception of our flight from San Antonio to Atlanta. We were nearly 30 minutes late and were those people running through the airport. Praise the Lord we made our flight just in time, as did our bags! We arrived in Riga around 2:15 and headed strait to Jelgava for the VBS carnival that began at 5:00. It was so wonderful to see familiar faces and meet & love on some new ones. Tomorrow is our first day of VBS and I'm super pumped. When you think of us pray: that we would not think of the number of kids we are ministering to, rather that we would be like the angels &    celebrate over one, for physical energy & emotional strength, and of course that the Lord would do a mighty work here. It is wonderful to be back. My heart is too full for words. Here are some pictures from this afternoon:


Of course we had to get ice cream asap. Notice Agritaš brand. :)

My dad with Pastor Peter. He was the pastor at Jelgava Baptist when we first began our trips.

Carnival Games

My mom has a picture with this little boy on her shoulders in 2005 (at  the   orphanage, mom).   It is amazing to watch the kids grow up.

I will do my best to post again tomorrow. Thank you for your prayers! We can feel them.

In His Service,