NEWS FROM LATVIA

PILTENE

With my joy and gratitude I write to you to let you know that I received the interesting congratulation at Christmas: I will treasure it. Thank you for keeping in touch with me.

In october I had to put a new number to my age (86). It is wonderful to be young with clear sight, acute hearing, elastic steps. But the old age celebrates harvests, youth, the sowing. I am not ashamed of my own age. everything must become old; mountains, rivers, oceans, stars. The evening-time of life is bright if I have God through Jesus Christ, who is the light of my life.

Bro. Lloyd Peake has begun to write me nice letters from Western Australia. I have read that new Year is not widely marked as Christmas in england. on 31st December some people go to bed at the same time as usual, and I am among them. may God continue to bless you as I am confident He will. Let the words " I am bringing you good news of great joy" fill your hearts with happiness.

It is cold in Latvia. A wood burning range is a good place in cold, stormy weather to relax and have meals.

--Sis. Olga Goldmane