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n average of four people / week are being
baptized by Carelinks, including one or
two each week in Latvia. The question of
course is ‘How many fall away?’, and that is
hard to quantify. All we can say is that there
is real spiritual progress in the lives of many
of those baptized, to the glory of our Lord
Jesus. And that is what we are all about. We
hold ‘sobriety birthdays’ for those quitting
alcohol, and some members of the Riga
ecclesia are celebrating over five years of
sobriety - that is how long they have been
attending our meetings. This is real, tangible
spiritual fruit.
Carelinks | Riga
We’re also proud to tell you that brother
Slavik and sister Judite were recently
married; the Lord gave them the sunniest day
of the year in Riga so far. They are amongst
our most regular attenders at our meetings,
and operate the sound and video equipment
faithfully each meeting. Although they have
been dealt a harder hand of circumstance
than many of us, they have set a great
example in trying to base their lives around
the things of the Lord and getting properly
married. You can see them in the photo
outside the registry office.
Our brother Vladimir is now almost blind but
continues to attend the meetings and do
what he can, you can see him below
attempting to cut sister Medina's hair, not
without concern being expressed by
onlookers!
Again we encourage you all to support the
wonderful work in Riga by prayer, donation
and considering whether you can come over
and help cook, clean or teach.