june 23

June 23

What a glorious day it has been!  We were awoken this morning by the smell of bacon and pancakes and it set the tone for the whole day.  Dan and Courtney are simply amazing and such a blessing to us while we are here.  Not only have they taken us in and provided us with a place to stay, they have provided us with food, conversation and such wonderful hospitality with open arms and without thinking twice.  They have been, and they are continuing to be, such an encouragement to us in our time here in Latvia.  I just praise our Father for placing us in their pathway! They both just have such a sweet spirit about them and have been mentors in several ways to us during our stay.  It is such a time of learning and sharing and it is just so needed to be I community with them.  Our Lord is incredible in His provisions!

Today is Yanis day as I described a little in the last post, so while most of Latvia was partying and celebrating, we lounged around in our pj’s for a while reading and talking.  And it was wonderful! After a while, we went on a walk and stopped by the 24 hour rental place to get a movie. We watched a British film named Millions about this boy who finds a lot of money and his journey of faith and learning that money isn’t everything. It was a little strange, but pretty good overall.  Coke and chips never tasted so good as we continued to rest on this rainy day of celebration in Latvia.  Dinner was homemade guacamole, bread and olive oil with garlic and pepper, homemade scalloped potatoes, and sasliks (which is meat that is marinated and sold in the marinade in a small bucket and then put on kabobs and grilled) and it was all quite delicious.  It was pretty overcast all day so it was good to be inside and just chill and read and talk.  Hopefully some of you have gotten the chance to look at the pictures and are able to see a small bit of what we are experiencing.  I will try to upload another few tomorrow and put up another album on facebook as well so check back!