The 2011 trek to Latvia is about to begin. I will be joined by my long time friend and mentor in the faith, Bob Adams, pastor of First Baptist Church, Bogalusa, Louisiana. Bob and I will meet in Chicago, board a flight at about 11:00 p.m., and begin the longest part of the journey to Copenhagen, Denmark. From there we'll make our way to Riga, the capital city of Latvia. We will spend the first night in Riga then make our way to the Liepaja, a historic city on the Baltic Seacoast. There we will lead in a church leadership conference. Afterward, we will make our way back to Riga where Bob will be teaching at the Baltic Pastoral Institute, Latvian Baptist's church planting school. I plan to do some visiting with Latvian Baptist leadership and church planters to once again make myself familiar with what God is doing among Latvian Baptists and in the country from a spiritual standpoint. I also plan to do some writing. We want to return with a clear picture in order to determine future needs in helping to facilitate a church planting movement that has already begun in Latvia.
Please join us by praying for us in these ways:
1. Pray that God will speak through us clearly and that we will be able to be an encouragement to those who are seeking to make Him known among their people.
2. Pray that God will make the things we teach and share reproducible in a different culture from our own.
3. Pray that God will use us as His instruments in sharing His truth of redemption.
4. Pray that churches will be planted and God will be made known throughout this beautiful country and across Northern Europe.
5. Pray for our safety and health in travel to Latvia and while in Latvia.
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