Winter heating, Bible weekend, December 2007
Brother Norman Durk has just visited the brothers and sisters in the Baltics and gave a dynamic series of classes on Romans at the Bible weekend. It was a great thrill to see around 45 brothers and sisters attend, and to witness two baptisms: AIJA, who has been studying the Bible Basics course for 2 years with Sister Cindy Heaster; and JEKATERINA, who has been attending the Riga ecclesia for some time.
Photo: Attendees at the Bible School 
Photo: Baptism of Sister Jekaterina 
Norman did a great job at conveying through translation his great love for the brotherhood. He also shared with us pictures of his lifetime's mission work in southern Africa, including news of the centre being developed at Candu. Our sense of a world-wide brotherhood was enhanced by a box of scarves knitted by Australian sisters at the Women At The Well retreat in Melbourne for their Latvian sisters. These were well received and everyone got the message of a love and fellowship which truly does transcend barriers of distance, language and background.
Photos: Scarves from Australian sisters being distributed to Latvian sisters
With love and thanks from your brothers and sisters of CCM