We have four camps planned this summer. Three of those camps are with three local churches in Latvia partnered with three churches in the states.
Faith EVC, Colorado is coming to partner with Kuldiga Baptist Church at the beginning of July.
Richardson First Baptist, Texas is partnering with Vilandes Baptist Church in Riga in the middle of July.
And Red Mountain Community Church (My home Church!), Arizona is partnering with Jelgava Baptist Church at the end of July. This camp will be the first for Jelgava!
Right now we are in our first camp and this one is very different than anything we have done in the past. We have felt a need to connect with students from around Latvia that have experienced camp in the past or have made a decision to follow the Lord and have maybe fallen away or just have had nowhere to go. So this week we are having what we are calling an “Open Camp” where any student from all over Latvia.
We have about 17 kids here and it is sooo exciting to see the kids that have come! This is a smaller camp than usual and we have no American Church team to assist, so it is quite a stretching week for our Interns and staff. I would have to say that I see the Lord moving in amazing ways already! Man I am sooo blessed to be apart of this!
Here are some photos!!!
Please continue to pray as we walk through this next month and connect with 100’s of students from all around Latvia and of course the states who are coming to serve! Thank you for being a part of this with me!
Also a personal prayer request:
I am in a whole new role this year. Last year as you may know I jumped right into leading camp ministry, and with that it has been a quite natural transition into continuing that role and adding more!
This summer I am in the main role of “Camp Director” which is very overwhelming most of the time!!! I am enjoying it, and I love watching the Lord use me and grow me. But again, I would love to be even more surrendered to the Lord and to what he has for me and for this summer ministry! Pray that I lead fully from the Lord’s power and love with the students, the American teams, the interns, and our full time staff.
Thanks for your prayers! Thanks for partnering with me!
