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The big summer gathering “Treasure Island”

apinis Sunday November 19th, 2023 0

Association “Wings for Wheels” this year on August 5, organized an event called “Treasure Island”. Such a name was not chosen by chance, but in direct connection with the location, which was Dole Island, and also the topic of the day was ‘What are our treasures?’. We had a total of 30 participants from different …

(Eesti) Esimene kiri Hiiumaalt

apinis Thursday September 29th, 2022 0

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Last Letter from Riga

apinis Saturday August 13th, 2022Saturday August 13th, 2022 0

Greetings from Riga! This is quite possibly the last newsletter with this opening line, because within this month, we will be moving to Hiiumaa. But first, I will tell a bit about Wings for Wheels. Wings for Wheels Wings for Wheels celebrated 15 years of ministry this year. For the whole pandemic, we have lived …

W4W 15! Celebration Day with Friends

apinis Sunday July 24th, 2022 0

We had been waiting for this day for a long time, since the last “Challenge” camp in 2019. Due to the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, we were unable to hold any camps or other live events for two years in a row. Due to various reasons, we still could not organize the camp this …

Winter 2022

apinis Monday February 21st, 2022Saturday August 13th, 2022 0

Hello, Greetings from Riga! We are doing well. Of course, I am personally in constant wait for spring (this usually starts in summer already 🙂 ). This year we have had lots of snow, but even the girls are asking lately: when will the snow melt at last? 🙂 Wings for Wheels Wings for Wheels’ …

I am giving you my peace…

apinis Tuesday December 14th, 2021Tuesday December 14th, 2021 0

A year ago, we were hoping to be able to meet in person this year. However, the Wings for Wheels friends’ meeting on December 4 took place on the Zoom platform also this year. Of course, this was not quite comparable to the festive banquets held in the restaurant “Kliversala” in previous years, but in …

Autumn

apinis Friday September 24th, 2021Friday September 24th, 2021 0

Hello, Greetings from Riga! We had a beautiful warm summer. We enjoyed most of it on Hiiumaa, Estonia. This holiday was most needed. In Estonia, the Covid restrictions were lighter, and we were able to visit events and church, and even do it mask free. It was the first time in many years that we …

Leadership Course 2021

apinis Monday June 28th, 2021Monday June 28th, 2021 0

One of the Wings for Wheels’s activities in the 2020-2021 season was the Introduction to the Leadership Training Program (ILTP), which took place from 10 February to 2 June. Several years ago, we developed this program to train people with disabilities who feel God’s call to start a Wings for Wheels branch in their place …

Times of Uncertainty

apinis Friday May 21st, 2021Monday May 24th, 2021 0

Greetings from Latvia! It is time to give an update on us and Wings for Wheels. Wings for Wheels have been working online on Zoom for over a year already. Small group is going well and it will always stay online, as it has proven to be a confortable format for people with disabilities living …

Lockdown #2

apinis Friday February 5th, 2021Friday February 5th, 2021 0

We are safe and sound but longing for spring and the end of the lockdown (seems like spring will arrive earlier). Last weekend we got at least 25 cm of snow and I (Evelyn) am not a big fan of snow. But spring is not too far away (hopefully), and the thought of it gives …