I just had the nicest evening with my small group. I think we need to come up with a more original name but otherwise I love everything about this group. Tonight was our first meeting for this season. There are a few changes which will make the dynamics of the group very different. Our strongest girls (sisters) will probably not be part of the group – one has moved to the USA to go to school and the other just got accepted as a flight attendant with Air Baltic. She may come once in a while, but her schedule will be crazy. We’ve added two girls – Aija, a brand new Christian who is eager to get very involved and so joined the group to be part of the Sunday School teaching team. I’m not sure she knew that our study and fellowship group was part of it. Anyway, she is a joy to watch as she grows in her faith and will be a nice addition. The other, Vika, is a new girl to our corps who has been looking for a place to worship and serve. She is young but vocal and definitely growing in her relationship with the Lord. There are 4 more who will be returning and they are all delightful, fun and eager to learn and be together. It will be a good year.
We spent the last hour or so (they stayed late) talking about the overwhelming use of tobacco, drugs and alcohol in the public schools and in Latvia, in general. They have very strong feelings against the use of any of these things and have taken a stand with their friends and peers. They talked more tonight about their own life and the choices they have made to be pure and true to their beliefs than they ever did last year. I am very proud of them but also feel a sort of desperate need to pray for their protection from this crazy world. And I am convinced they need to be teaching the Sunday School kids because they will give them good guidance and training.
The fun part was our interaction with language! They all want to practice English and I want to learn Latvian. Sometimes our conversations get pretty crazy but it’s so much fun. They are doing much better than I in improving their skills. But, they are patient and do want to help me. I am so grateful that the Lord has put this little extra blessing into my life in Latvia.
3 comments:
Your small group sounds great! :-) Pray like mad for them.
I read your profile and thought, "wow... a lot of that sounds just like me!"
Someone said I sound like their mother! I just wish I had that kind of hold over them!
LOL. Latvian teens are different to Aussie ones, are they? If only GOD had that hold over all of us, right? :)
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