june 13

June 13
Breakfast this morning was traditional cheese and bread and cherry juice and cereal as well. We headed into town to the church this morning to clean the windows and do a few other projects around the church. Courtney and Dan stayed with us for the morning and then headed back to Riga before lunch. The windows in the church were pretty high so they got the outside from this little crane after we did the insides. If you’re looking for a new way to get that streak free shine, balled-up newspaper and Windex is the way to go. Cleaning always makes for good conversation, and we are really growing our friendship with Dan and Courtney. Lunch was hot tea and coffee and pastries with poppy seeds and small half pizzas with ham and cheese. It was all set up on the table and family style and there were a bunch of us around the table to share so it was really cool to be able to eat with other members of the church. After some sweeping and moping one of the rooms upstairs that they use for the youth, Ingmars and I put laquer on the flooring while Brandon went with someone else back to camp to work on the electricity for the kitchen. Ingmars is 19 years old and he plays in the church youth band and is very good at English. We are slowly learning Latvian, but it is very different. It was good being able to chat a little with him while we worked and get to know his story. After we finished we and Romix and Agate (his daughter) went to the store to get some groceries and then to the hardware store for a few more things for Camp. When we got back to Camp, the guys were finishing up the wiring so I played a little Frisbee with Agate and then Ingmars and I played some basketball to pass the time before we cooked dinner. Tonight we had a Russian dish that was kind of a pasta filled with meat, almost like a mix of tortellini and ravioli. Tomorrow we be doing more work around camp and hopefully it will be a little warmer than today. It’s pretty chilly here, especially at night, and layers are definitely needed. Ingmars is staying here at camp with us tonight, and perhaps for the rest of the week, so we’re really excited to be able to get to know him better!