june 12

June 12
Today we ventured to Camp Wesley in Liepâja by bus and met up with Romans who we will be staying with for the next week to help prepare the camp for the upcoming Wesley Days. Dan and Courtney came with us, but they will be returning to Riga tomorrow. By a happy mistake we missed our bus (the internet said one time and the station differed) and were able to walk around the market in Riga. It was so cool to wander around because most of the market was outside and then the rest was held inside these old blimp hangers that were used during the Second World War. The history of Latvia as a country is very interesting especially during and post Soviet occupation and during the Second World War. I don’t have enough space to expound, but it is worth looking up if you have some time. We got some fresh strawberries for the ride, which were awesome, and took the next bus to Liepâja, which took almost 4 hours outside of Riga. After some meetings at the church, Romans took us to a small local restaurant for some more local Latvian cuisine before actually making the trek out to Camp Wesley where we are staying until the 21st. Camp is serene and very secluded, with the sanctuary occupying the second floor of what used to be a barn. An apple orchard is on the land as well and sunset around 10 is breathtaking with so much nature around. Hopefully some pictures will be coming soon. We have really been blessed to have been paired with Dan and Courtney and it has been so encouraging getting to know them and hear how the Lord is moving in their lives and how they have grown in their faith over the years. Their hospitality and honest love has just blown us away. The Latvians that we have met have been much the same and very easy to talk with and eager to share. We are excited for what this next week looks like as we do work to prepare for camp and hopefully have more opportunities to start deepening relationships. We don’t have internet at camp, so until we return to Riga we might not post much…