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Hello,
One month is gone and autumn is in full range. Kaspars has been most of this time in Riga. At the moment he has three-week sport pedagogy session, but during this semester his physiotherapy studies are also very intensive. Because he didn’t get place in the hostel this year, he had to find some other place to live in Riga. Apartments in Riga are really expensive, but God has been providing places to stay. He has been using our friend’s apartment, when she was abroad for three weeks and now he got a place through friend’s friends till Christmas. This is a studio-apartment not far from the school and he needs to pay only for electricity. It is clear that we can’t continue this way and in March we hope to move closer to Riga. We hope to find an apartment we can afford in Jurmala (what is actually known by expensive apartments).
In addition to Kaspars’ studies we also started small group activity for the people with disabilities in the Riga. At the moment it is once a month (first one was 5th of October and next one will be 9th of November) and we are having good time in fellowship and sharing what God is doing in our lives.
Even that Kaspar is really busy with studying, he has found time to continue to teach English. When he started, these people where atheists, but now one of them is visiting regularly YWAM Sunday services and sometimes has taken her husband with her (who also studied English). We have seen how God is working in their lives. Kaspar never preached to them, just was teaching English, had time to listen to them and when they asked, gave Christian literature to read. They are not saved yet, but really close to it.
During Tuesdays we are helping the YWAM training centre as usually. Kaspar is doing practical work and I help in the office (preparing address lists, helping to send out advertisements, preparing phone bills etc.). I am also asked to help with International Christian Social Project (this year I called it humanitarian and evangelist project in South of Latvia), what is mainly organised by YWAM Stockholm. My work is to coordinate Latvian participants (same like I did this year in Dagda). Next year it will be held again in the south of Latvia (one of the poorest region in EU) in a town called Balvi and will take part 23rd of February still 2nd of March. Hopefully it will not disturb our packing and moving on 6th of March.
Before Kaspars went to study, we had often situation that I had really a lot of work and he didn’t have so much. At the moment our situation is changed, because I haven’t found work with the people with physical disabilities close to home. I am studying Latvian, researching “Depression and the Bible” (lecture theme) for next summer camp and I have found time to do things that were on hold for a while. A couple of these things I would like to share with you. There is our web page on address: blogs.ywam.lv/apinis It is not totally ready yet, but you can check in time-to-time to see changes. We also have new (and some older) photos out in Internet: picasaweb.google.com/evelyn.apinis
Please pray
- Kaspars studies (studying, travelling and being so much away from home)
- Small group for the people with the disabilities
- Kaspars’ English teaching and his student(s)
- Our future apartment in Jurmala
- Evelyn’s work and activities
Blessings,
Kaspars&Evelyn Apinis[:et]
Tere!
Üks kuu on jälle möödas ja sügis on oma täies hiilguses. Meie elu Lätis on läinud peamiselt Kaspari õpingute tähe all. Praegusel momendil on tal käsil kolmenädalane kehakultuurisess ning ta tuleb koju vaid nädalavahetusteks. Samas ega ta füsioteraapia õpingud sel semestril pole vähem intensiivsed ning alates septembri algusest on Kaspar olnud rohkem Riias kui kodus ning seetõttu on elukoht Riias olnud väga tähtis. Eelmise õppeaasta algul sai ta kord nädalas öö veeta tuttavate juures ning hiljem ühiselamus. Sel aastal ta ühiselamusse kohta ei saanud ning septembris elas ta kolm nädalat tuttava korteris, kes ise oli välismaal. Nüüd kuni jõuluteni saab ta elada tuttava tuttava korteris, mis on koolile nii lähedal, et ta ei pea iga päev sõidupiletite eest maksma. Kõik korterid (välja arvatud ühiselamu) on talle olnud tasuta (!) ning praegu maksab ta vaid kasutatud elektri eest. Järgmine semester paistab tulevat sama tiheda õppekavaga ning see kinnitab, et märtsis oma vaja oma kodukandist ära kolida. Praegu unistame Jurmalast ning usume, et seal on meid ootamas ilus ja odav korter. Kuna näeme, kuidas Jumal on hoolitsenud Kaspari elukohtade eest, siis oleme kindad, et Tal on võimalik leida meile ka taskukohane korter.
Kaspari õpingutele lisaks oleme Riias alustanud ka väikegrupi tööd puuetega inimestele. Esimene kokkusaamine toimus 5.oktoobril ning järgmise oleme plaaninud 9. novembriks. Praegusel etapil oleme seda võimelised läbi viima vaid kord kuus. Meie laagri rahvast oli kohal 5 inimest. Olime osaduses, kõik said rääkida oma tegemistest ja plaanidest, jagasime Jumala Sõna. Pärast toimus ekskursiooni „Tunne Riiat“, kui osalejaid autoga koju viisime.
Kaspar on lisaks oma õpingutele leidnud aega ka jätkata Valdemarpilsis inglise keele õpetamist. Kui ta aasta tagasi alustas, siis tema õpilased olid ateistid ja ei rääkinud ühtegi sõna inglise keelt. Õpilasi on tulnud ja läinud, aga üks neist räägib tänaseks inglise keelt juba suhteliselt hästi ning alates septembrist on ta meiega NM-i keskuses pühapäevastel koosolekutel kaasas käinud. Paar viimast korda on ta olnud koos oma abikaasaga (kes ka inglise keelt õppis). Kumbki ei ole veel oma otsust Jumala kasuks teinud, aga nad mõlemad on sellele üsna lähedal. Kaspar on neile ainult keelt õpetanud, nendega suhelnud, küsimise peale andnud lugeda vaimulikku kirjandust ning Jumal on teinud kõik muu.
Teisipäeviti käime ikka veel Valdemarpilsis NM-i keskuses abiks – Kaspar aitab praktilistes töödes ja mina olen kontoris. Minu peamiseks ülesandeks on korras hoida raamatukogu ning teha ettevalmistusi jõuluteaegseks tervitus-ja reklaamlehtede välja saatmiseks ning sellele lisaks täidan jooksvaid ülesandeid.
Selle aasta kogemustele toetudes hõivati mind uuesti ka järgmisel aastal (23.veebruar-2.märts) lõuna Lätis toimuvasse rahvusvahelisse kristlikusse sotsiaalprojekti (sel aastas kutsusin seda humanitaarabi ja evangelisatsiooni projektiks, aga lõpuks on projektil ka ametlik nimi). Minu ülesanneteks on koordineerida lätlaste osalust ning aidata kaasa kohapeal paberitöödes. Loodame, et meie kolimine 6.märtsil ei hakka seda projekti segama.
Enne Kaspari õpinguid oli meil tihti olukord, kus mul oli hästi palju tööd ja Kasparil vähem. Praegusel momendil on see vastupidi ning kuna ma ei ole Talsi kandis endale rohkem rakendust leidnud, siis olen ma rohkem vabam, kui olen harjunud. Õpin läti keelt,
valmistun puuetega inimeste laagriks ning mul on aega teha asju, mida enne aja puudusel edasi lükkasin.
Palun palveta:
- Kaspari õpingud (õppimine, sõitmine, kodust eemal olek)
- Väikegrupp puuetega inimestele
- Kaspari inglise keele õpe ning ta õpilased
- Meie tulevane korter (loodetavasti Jurmalas)
- Evelyni tööd ja tegemised
Õnnistusi,
Evelyn&Kaspars[:LV]Hello,
One month is gone and autumn is in full range. Kaspars has been most of this time in Riga. At the moment he has three-week sport pedagogy session, but during this semester his physiotherapy studies are also very intensive. Because he didn’t get place in the hostel this year, he had to find some other place to live in Riga. Apartments in Riga are really expensive, but God has been providing places to stay. He has been using our friend’s apartment, when she was abroad for three weeks and now he got a place through friend’s friends till Christmas. This is a studio-apartment not far from the school and he needs to pay only for electricity. It is clear that we can’t continue this way and in March we hope to move closer to Riga. We hope to find an apartment we can afford in Jurmala (what is actually known by expensive apartments).
In addition to Kaspars’ studies we also started small group activity for the people with disabilities in the Riga. At the moment it is once a month (first one was 5th of October and next one will be 9th of November) and we are having good time in fellowship and sharing what God is doing in our lives.
Even that Kaspar is really busy with studying, he has found time to continue to teach English. When he started, these people where atheists, but now one of them is visiting regularly YWAM Sunday services and sometimes has taken her husband with her (who also studied English). We have seen how God is working in their lives. Kaspar never preached to them, just was teaching English, had time to listen to them and when they asked, gave Christian literature to read. They are not saved yet, but really close to it.
During Tuesdays we are helping the YWAM training centre as usually. Kaspar is doing practical work and I help in the office (preparing address lists, helping to send out advertisements, preparing phone bills etc.). I am also asked to help with International Christian Social Project (this year I called it humanitarian and evangelist project in South of Latvia), what is mainly organised by YWAM Stockholm. My work is to coordinate Latvian participants (same like I did this year in Dagda). Next year it will be held again in the south of Latvia (one of the poorest region in EU) in a town called Balvi and will take part 23rd of February still 2nd of March. Hopefully it will not disturb our packing and moving on 6th of March.
Before Kaspars went to study, we had often situation that I had really a lot of work and he didn’t have so much. At the moment our situation is changed, because I haven’t found work with the people with physical disabilities close to home. I am studying Latvian, researching “Depression and the Bible” (lecture theme) for next summer camp and I have found time to do things that were on hold for a while. A couple of these things I would like to share with you. There is our web page on address: blogs.ywam.lv/apinis It is not totally ready yet, but you can check in time-to-time to see changes. We also have new (and some older) photos out in Internet: picasaweb.google.com/evelyn.apinis
Please pray
- Kaspars studies (studying, travelling and being so much away from home)
- Small group for the people with the disabilities
- Kaspars’ English teaching and his student(s)
- Our future apartment in Jurmala
- Evelyn’s work and activities
Blessings,
Kaspars&Evelyn Apinis[:]