Latvia Camp Completed!

This is a bittersweet time here in Latvia. Our camp is officially over! We put on a concert for the families and friends of the campers sharing all of the songs that we learned over our week at camp. There was so much that happened it will be sort of hard to share everything. We made so many friendships formed over the week. We were impacted by this camp just as much as the campers were!

As we stated earlier, we put on a music/arts camp. Through teaching instruments, drama, and dance we were able to use that time to get to know the campers and form good relationships with them. Although that was the "purpose" of the camp, our real goal was to build relationships in order to share Christ with them. We had 30 students at the camp and 13 of them came to know Jesus as their Lord and Savior! This camp was so worth it!

Another great part of working with Josiah Venture (the missions organization that set this up) is that they partnered with a local church (for this camp it was St. Matthew's Church). So, we have confidence that the students who came to know Christ are not going to be left to figure things out on their own. They are encouraged and invited to attend St. Matthew's Church where they can be discipled by other Christians. Most of the students do not know anyone who is a Christian, so we are very thankful for Miks, the youth pastor at Matthew's Church who attended camp with us. He will help disciple the kids who came to know Jesus.

Continue to pray for Latvia along with us: for the students who attended camp, for the missionaries who are at it 24/7, and for the local church there!

Here are some pictures from the end of camp: