We'd like to have you get to know your
sister church in Kuldiga, Latvia a little better. They have such Hope for their future.
They're a small congregation, but whenever you're
among them, you are welcomed with open arms, and many flowers. You're accepted immediately as family with the
love of God abounding! Each Sunday they hold up in prayer their brothers and
sisters in Christ at 1st UMC Maryville and in October they held a special Sunday event. They established a United States Table with
information about our church and during the Fellowship Time they even enjoyed a
traditional American Apple Pie!
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We keep in touch with our sister
church and its members through e-mails and of course, through mission trips. It is our Hope that one day, with our help, they will become financially
independent.
Some of their Hopes include finding a full time Pastor to lead their
congregation. Kuldiga Church, through
the generous giving from Kuldiga Partnership (which includes 1st UMC Maryville),
was recently able to purchase an apartment to provide housing for a full time
Pastor.
The winters are very cold, damp and
windy in Latvia, and the current heating system at Kuldiga Church isn't
adequate. Would you come to 1st UMC Maryville if you sat in worship and could see your breath? That's what this faithful family of believers
has been doing for several years now, so they have Hope of installing a new heating system in the future.
We think of Kuldiga Church as one of
"our missions", but there are members of Kuldiga Church
who have been called to also "go and serve others". Raele is one such young adult from
Kuldiga Church who talked to us this past summer. She shared with us her Hope and we saw her passion of going to Africa to pass on God's love. At this time she is attending training in
Norway and will be sent to Africa in the coming months to fulfill her Hope.
Please keep in prayer your brothers
and sisters in Christ at your sister church in Kuldiga, Latvia.
Ron
& Carol Werker
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