{"id":191,"date":"2009-03-19T12:37:22","date_gmt":"2009-03-19T10:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/?p=191"},"modified":"2015-11-26T17:05:10","modified_gmt":"2015-11-26T15:05:10","slug":"we-woke-up-from-winter-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/we-woke-up-from-winter-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"[:en]We woke up from winter sleep[:et]Evelyn ja Kaspar \u00e4rkasid talveunest[:LV]We woke up from winter sleep[:]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[:en]<strong>Greetings from snowy Riga!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Concerning the calendar spring will soon start and for Apinis\u2019 family is time to wake up from winter sleep. Our last newsletter was written in October, but so many things have happened to make this letter long. Still it would be good idea to read till end and find a surprise \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><strong>Evelyn\u2019s Administrative Work<\/strong><br \/>\nMy talent to handle office work is greatly appreciated in mission field. Even during global financial crisis unpaid missionary does not need to worry about getting fired or getting reduced salary! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>YWAM Latvia is planning short-time mission trips during this summer and I am <strong>outreaches registrar<\/strong> \u2013 to answer participants\u2019 questions, send out information and applications. We are accepting also foreigners and if you are interested ask of me more information or look up outreaches on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ywamlatvia.com\/index.php?id=outreaches\">YWAM Latvia webpage<\/a>. In addition to administrative work in YWAM Latvia I have also agreed to help in Global YWAM communication team as <strong>data steward<\/strong>. Starting from this spring or next <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/rezekne-evelyn.jpg\" alt=\"Evelyn in Rezekne\" title=\"Evelyn in Rezekne\" width=\"266\" height=\"227\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/rezekne-evelyn.jpg 266w, https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/rezekne-evelyn-150x128.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/>winter my work will be to help YWAM bases to fulfil survey in internet \u2013 nothing really complicated, but what a title and career jump \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Humanitarian Project in Rezekne<\/strong><br \/>\nEvery year during ninth week (this year 22. of February till 1. of March) YWAM Stockholm and YWAM Latvia are organizing International Christian Social Project together with local government, social office and local churches (this year Rezekne, South of Latvia). During this project we gave out 700 food bags, big truck load of clothing; visited needy homes, elderly home; had programs for children and handicapped people; organized concert and evangelical meetings. This year we received a lot of help from Rezekne churches (Lutheran, Catholic, Baptist, Pentecostal and Orthodox) who worked well together and for the first time in YWAM Latvia history our work was blessed by an Orthodox priest. I (Evelyn) am in this project leadership team already three years and my task is to do administrative work (to be a registrar for Latvian participants, make up teams, send them out, keep statistics etc). This year also Kaspar got free time from school <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/sintija.jpg\" alt=\"Sintija\" title=\"Sintija\" width=\"213\" height=\"252\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/sintija.jpg 213w, https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/sintija-126x150.jpg 126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/>and was able to take part in this project. You can look more photos from <a href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/evelyn.apinis\/Rezekne2009#\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWings for Wheels\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nAt last we have got <strong>name<\/strong> for YWAM Riga ministry for people with mobile disabilities \u2013 \u201cWings for Wheels\u201d or shortly W4W. We have continued with small group ministry even if our small group has been lately very tiny. We also took part in handicapped program in Rezekne and Ailita and Baiba from Riga came to give their testimonies.<\/p>\n<p>In February we helped <strong>Sintija<\/strong> (summer camp participant) to have a memorable day by bringing her from Saldus to Riga (1,5h drive) to look around in shop, go to cinema, to eat in Lido (Latvian famous eating place) and to take part in the small group. For us this wasn\u2019t anything really special, but Sintija wasn\u2019t able to sleep almost a week before waiting for it to happen. Sometimes we can do something really small, but this person who receives it can remember <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/baiba-ja-kaspars.jpg\" alt=\"Baiba ja Kaspars\" title=\"Baiba ja Kaspars\" width=\"206\" height=\"258\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/baiba-ja-kaspars.jpg 206w, https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/baiba-ja-kaspars-119x150.jpg 119w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/>it till the end of his life\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Kaspar have started new form of <strong>evangelism \u2013 physiotherapy<\/strong> \u2013 that is opening doors for these people with mobile disability who would otherwise not come to Christian events. At the moment Kaspar has three physiotherapy clients and one whom he is teaching English. During exercises Kaspar is giving possibility to speak about spiritual things and so he is helping to improve both body and the spirit. Two of them have showed interest to take part in our small group and we hope that it will happen soon.<\/p>\n<p>Slowly we have started to prepare for our <strong>summer camp<\/strong> which will be run during 5.-10.of July in Talsi Christian School. We are need people who would pray for this camp and participants; we also need people who would support this camp financially; and we would like to see people who would come and help us practically (we still need a cook, a kitchen worker, a sport game leader, personal assistants etc). If you would like to help us in one of these categories, please let us know.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/kargud-ja-kott.jpg\" alt=\"Accessories\" title=\"Accessories\" width=\"140\" height=\"230\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/kargud-ja-kott.jpg 140w, https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/kargud-ja-kott-91x150.jpg 91w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We have started to understand how <strong>important it is to work<\/strong> among people with disabilities and how brief can be the possibilities to speak with them about God. During last December two of our summer camp participants died unexpectedly. One of them was a Christian and visited our small group regularly, second had her opportunity during camp time, but decided not to accept it (yet). They both did not have very bad health and it was shocking to hear them die, but this is reality in our ministry.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nKaspars\u2019 Studies<\/strong><br \/>\nKaspar has at the moment his last sport pedagogy session before defending his thesis in September. After that he will have just physiotherapy and two more years to specify. Writing thesis for Kaspar is really challenging and he would be really grateful for prayers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mission Days 2009<\/strong><br \/>\nDuring last weekend of January there were ecumenical Mission Days held in Riga. YWAM Latvia was one of the organizers and also me and Kaspar took part in it. Traditionally I (Evelyn) was asked to help with YWAM Latvia information table, but additionally we helped in Mission <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/evelyn-kamaga.jpg\" alt=\"Evelyn with kama\" title=\"Evelyn with kama\" width=\"235\" height=\"211\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/evelyn-kamaga.jpg 235w, https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/evelyn-kamaga-150x134.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/>Caf\u00e9 (which meant that in menu was Estonian National Food \u2013 kama) and in seminar about Myths in Mission. We also helped Baiba to participate in mission days, because this church was really not wheelchair accessible, but fortunately there were many strong men around. <\/p>\n<p><strong>We Moved<\/strong><br \/>\nNo, physically we still live in the centre of Riga and seem that we have this apartment for longer time. We moved in virtually, because our old website refused to work normally. Now it is possible to find our newsletters, photos and some other writing in this page here. We hope to update it more often than we send out newsletters. <\/p>\n<p><strong>A Little Missionary<\/strong><br \/>\nThere is a little missionary who is waiting to join Apinis family in July. He\/she is already trying to say something in our meetings, but unfortunately we are not very strong in reading the code of Morse&#8230; \ud83d\ude42 I did not feel good in the beginning and this is reason why our news was held back so long. I am planning to spend all the summer in Hiiumaa, Estonia and will not be able to take part in W4W summer camp this year. Kaspar will spend his vacation together with me (hopefully this time arrives also our little missionary) and will make trips between Riga and Estonia. Please pray for our little missionary and also that he\/she would wait with arriving still the end of the camp (our due date is 23rd of July).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blessings,<br \/>\nEvelyn&#038;Kaspars<\/strong><br \/>\n[:et]Kalendri j\u00e4rgi saabub Riiga varsti kevad ning Apinise perekonnal on aeg talveunest \u00fcles \u00e4rgata ning oma tegemistest teada anda! Kuna eelmine uudistekiri sai saadetud v\u00e4lja oktoobris ning vahepeal on palju toimunud, siis sai see \u00fcsna sisutihe ning pikk. Siiski soovitan kirja l\u00f5puni lugeda ning \u00fcllatus \u00fcles leida. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Evelyni administratiivne t\u00f6\u00f6 <\/strong><br \/>\nMinu kontorit\u00f6\u00f6 talenti hinnatakse misjonip\u00f5llul ning t\u00f6\u00f6puuduse \u00fcle ei saa ma kurta. Mittepalgalisel misjonit\u00f6\u00f6l on v\u00e4hemalt see hea omadus, et isegi globaalse kriisi tingimustes ei pea kartma vallandamist ning palga v\u00e4hendamist \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n<p>Sel aastal plaanib L\u00e4ti NM mitmeid suviseid <strong>misjonireise<\/strong> neile, kel ei ole v\u00f5imalik end t\u00e4isajaga misjonit\u00f6\u00f6le p\u00fchendada. Minu \u00fclesandeks on huvitatute k\u00fcsimustele vastata, ankeete ja informatsiooni saata ning viia kokku osalejad ja nende juhid. Misjonireisidest ootame osa v\u00f5tma ka v\u00e4lismaalasi ning eestlased on ka teretulnud. Huvi korral v\u00f5ib minuga \u00fchendust v\u00f5tta v\u00f5i tutvuda internetis YWAM Latvia lehek\u00fcljega <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ywamlatvia.com\/index.php?id=outreaches\">siit<\/a>. Lisaks kohalikule kontorit\u00f6\u00f6le olen tulevikus (alates kevadest v\u00f5i j\u00e4rgmisest talvest) lubanud kaasa aidata Noorte Missiooni <strong>globaalses kommunikatsiooni teamis<\/strong>, kus mu \u00fclesandeks on aidata NM-i keskustel t\u00e4ita internetis olevat ankeeti.  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/rezekne-evelyn.jpg\" alt=\"Evelyn Rezeknes\" title=\"Evelyn Rezeknes\" width=\"266\" height=\"227\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/rezekne-evelyn.jpg 266w, https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/rezekne-evelyn-150x128.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/>Inglise keeles on mu tiitel  nii pikk ja keeruline, et ma ei p\u00fc\u00fcagi seda praegu siia kirjutada, aga olen tegemas suure h\u00fcppe oma karj\u00e4\u00e4riredelil \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n<p><strong>Rezekne humanitaarabi projekt <\/strong><br \/>\nIga aasta \u00fcheksandal n\u00e4dalal (sel aastal siis 22. veebruar kuni 1. m\u00e4rts) korraldavad Stockholmi ja L\u00e4ti NM Rahvusvahelise Kristliku Sotsiaalse Projekti, mis sel aastal toimus Rezeknes, L\u00f5una-L\u00e4tis. Selle projekti k\u00e4igus me jagasime 700 toidupakki, suure autokoormat\u00e4ie riideid, k\u00fclastasime vanadekodu, viisime l\u00e4bi programme lastele, puuetega inimestele ning korraldasime evangeelseid koosolekuid. Projekt toimus koost\u00f6\u00f6s kohaliku omavalitsuse sotsiaalabi osakonnaga ning kohalike kogudustega. Rezekne kogudused (luteri, baptisti, nelip\u00fchi, katoliku ja \u00f5igeusu) tegid v\u00e4ga head koost\u00f6\u00f6d ning esimest korda L\u00e4ti NM-i ajaloos \u00f5nnistas meie t\u00f6\u00f6d \u00f5igeusu preester. Mina (Evelyn) olin selle projekti juhatuses juba kolmandat aastat ning mu \u00fclesandeks oli registreerida l\u00e4tlastest osalejaid ning kohapeal teha administratiivset t\u00f6\u00f6d (moodustada osalejatest gruppe, saata neid v\u00e4lja, pidada statistikat jne). Sel aastal sai ka Kaspar end koolist vabaks v\u00f5tta ning <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/sintija.jpg\" alt=\"Sintija\" title=\"Sintija\" width=\"213\" height=\"252\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/sintija.jpg 213w, https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/sintija-126x150.jpg 126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/> kogu projekti kaasa teha. Projekti pilte saab vaadata <a href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/evelyn.apinis\/Rezekne2009#\">siit<\/a>   <\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201eWings For Wheels\u201c<\/strong><br \/>\nL\u00f5puks oleme misjonit\u00f6\u00f6le liikumispuuetega inimeste seas leidnud <strong>nime<\/strong> \u2013 \u201eWings For Wheels\u201c (l\u00fchendatult W4W). Otset\u00f5lkes oleks see siis \u201eTiivad Ratastele (ratastoolidele)\u201c, aga kuna nimi ei lase end eriti t\u00f5lkida, kasutame ka L\u00e4tis inglise keelset varianti. <\/p>\n<p>Oleme j\u00e4tkanud regulaarset <strong>v\u00e4ikegrupit\u00f6\u00f6d<\/strong>, kuigi meie grupp on olnud vahel t\u00f5esti v\u00e4ike. Osalesime <strong>Rezekne<\/strong> projekti k\u00e4igus l<strong>iikumispuuetega inimeste programmis<\/strong> ning meie ratastoolis kaast\u00f6\u00f6lised Ailita ja Baiba s\u00f5itsid Riiast sinna, et anda oma tunnistus. <\/p>\n<p>Veebruaris t\u00f5ime <strong>Sintija<\/strong> (suvelaagris osaleja) \u00fcheks p\u00e4evaks Saldusest Riiga ning viisime ta poodi, kinno, Lidosse (Riia kuulsaim s\u00f6\u00f6gikoht) ning v\u00e4ikegruppi. Meie jaoks ei olnud seda palju, aga Sintija, kes liikumispuude t\u00f5ttu v\u00e4ga harva toast v\u00e4lja saab, ootas seda p\u00e4eva nii v\u00e4ga, et ei saanud pea n\u00e4dal aega \u00f6\u00f6siti magada. Kui lihtne on vahel teha mingi v\u00e4ike heategu, mis selle inimese silmis on v\u00f5ib-olla v\u00e4\u00e4rt, et kogu elu meenutada!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/baiba-ja-kaspars.jpg\" alt=\"Baiba ja Kaspars\" title=\"Baiba ja Kaspars\" width=\"206\" height=\"258\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/baiba-ja-kaspars.jpg 206w, https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/baiba-ja-kaspars-119x150.jpg 119w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/> Kaspar on leidnud uue <strong>evangelisatsiooni <\/strong>vormi \u2013 <strong>f\u00fcsioteraapia<\/strong> \u2013 mis avab uksi nende liikumispuuetega inimeste juurde, kes muidu ei tuleks kristlikele \u00fcritustele. Praegusel momendil t\u00f6\u00f6tab Kaspar kolme inimesega ning neljandale \u00f5petab inglise keelt. Harjutuste tegemise k\u00e4igus annab ta v\u00f5imaluse r\u00e4\u00e4kida vaimulikel teemadel ning seel\u00e4bi aitab parandada nii nende ihu kui ka vaimu. Kaks neist on n\u00e4idanud huvi meie v\u00e4ikegrupiga liitumiseks ning loodetavasti neil see v\u00f5imalus ka avaneb.<\/p>\n<p>Tasakesi oleme alustanud <strong>suvelaagri ettevalmistusi<\/strong>. Sel aastal toimub see j\u00e4lle Talsi Kristlikus koolis 5-10. juulini. Vajame abilisi, kes palvetaksid laagri ja osalejate eest; abilisi, kes aitaksid rahaliselt; ja abilisi, kes tuleks ise kohale ning aitaksid praktiliselt. Meil ei ole veel kokka ja \u00fchte koka abilist, sportm\u00e4ngude l\u00e4biviijat, isiklike abistajaid jne. Kui oled valmis \u00fchel neist kolmest viisist kaasa aitama, siis palun anna meie teada. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/kargud-ja-kott.jpg\" alt=\"Kargud ja kott\" title=\"Kargud ja kott\" width=\"140\" height=\"230\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/kargud-ja-kott.jpg 140w, https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/kargud-ja-kott-91x150.jpg 91w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Oleme hakanud rohkem aru saama, kui <strong>t\u00e4htsaks peab Jumal t\u00f6\u00f6d puuetega inimeste keskel<\/strong> ning kui kergelt v\u00f5ivad l\u00f5ppeda meie v\u00f5imalused. Eelmise aasta detsembris surid kaks meie suvelaagris osalejat \u2013 \u00fcks neist oli kristlane ja k\u00fclastas regulaarselt meie v\u00e4ikegruppi, aga teisel oli v\u00f5imalus oma otsus teha suvelaagris, kuid ta pidas paremaks seda mitte teha. M\u00f5lema tervis ei olnud suvel kehv ning m\u00f5lema surm oli v\u00e4ga ootamatu. Kahjuks sellised teated v\u00f5ivad saada meie tihedaks k\u00fclaliseks ning nendega v\u00f5ib olla v\u00e4ga raske leppida \u2013 see on meie t\u00f6\u00f6 reaalsus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kaspari \u00f5pingud <\/strong><br \/>\nKasparil on praegu k\u00e4sil kehakultuuri viimane sessioon enne septembrikuist bakalauruset\u00f6\u00f6 kaitsmist. Sel aastal on j\u00e4\u00e4nud veel vaid f\u00fcsioteraapia \u00f5pingud ning kaks aastat spetsialiseerumist m\u00f5lemal erialal. Bakalauruset\u00f6\u00f6 kirjutamine on Kasparile suureks v\u00e4ljakutseks ning ta on v\u00e4ga t\u00e4nulik kui tema eest palvetataks! <\/p>\n<p><strong>Misjonip\u00e4evad<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/evelyn-kamaga.jpg\" alt=\"Evelyn kamaga\" title=\"Evelyn kamaga\" width=\"235\" height=\"211\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/evelyn-kamaga.jpg 235w, https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/evelyn-kamaga-150x134.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/> Jaanuari viimasel n\u00e4dalavahetusel oli Riias oikumeenilised misjonip\u00e4evad. NM oli \u00fcks korraldajatest ning ka meie Kaspariga aitasime selles kaasa. Traditsiooniliselt oli minu vastutada L\u00e4ti NM-i infolaud, kuid sel aastal aitasime koos Riia Noorte Missiooniga korraldada veel ka misjonikohvikut (see t\u00e4hendas, et men\u00fc\u00fcsse lisandus kama!!) ning l\u00e4bi viia seminari teemal \u201eM\u00fc\u00fcte misjonist\u201c. Sellele lisaks osales ka Baiba misjonip\u00e4evadel ning kuna misjonikirik on ratastoolidele v\u00e4ga ebas\u00f5bralik koht, aitasime tal erinevatest \u00fcritustest osa v\u00f5tta ning leida tugevaid mehi ratastooli tassimiseks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kolisime <\/strong><br \/>\nF\u00fc\u00fcsiliselt elame siiski edasi Riia kesklinnas ja praegu \u00f5nneks kolimist ette n\u00e4ha ei ole, aga kuna meie eelmine internetilehek\u00fclg l\u00f5petas normaalse funktsioneerimise, siis oleme kolinud virtuaalselt n\u00fc\u00fcd sellele lehel\u00fcljele siin. Siia me paneme \u00fcles oma uudistekirjad, saab vaadata meie pilte ning loodetavasti kirjutame siia tihedamalt ka meie l\u00fchiuudiseid.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Noor misjon\u00e4r<\/strong><br \/>\nArvatavasti \u00fchineb juulis Apinise perekonnaga veel \u00fcks pisike misjon\u00e4r, kes juba praegu p\u00fc\u00fcab kaasa r\u00e4\u00e4kida meie koosolekutel, kuid kahjuks ei ole me morse tundmises v\u00e4ga tugevad \ud83d\ude42 Seoses minu halva enesetunde ja v\u00e4simusega ongi meie uudised viivitanud nii kaua, kuni ma suutsin j\u00e4lle normaalselt t\u00f6\u00f6le hakata. Alates jaanip\u00e4evast plaanin ma terve suve veeta Hiiumaal ning seega ei saa ka kahjuks olla meie W4W suvelaagris. Kaspar veedab oma puhkuse Hiiumaal (loodetavasti sel ajal s\u00fcnnib ka v\u00e4ike Apinis) ning arvatavasti s\u00f5idab mitmeid kordi suvel Riia ja K\u00e4rdla vahet. Palun palvetage Pisi-misjon\u00e4ri eest ning et ta ootaks oma ilmumisega v\u00e4hemalt suvelaagri l\u00f5puni (t\u00e4htaeg on meil tegelikult 23.juuli).<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00d5nnistusi,<br \/>\nEvelyn&#038;Kaspars<\/strong>[:LV]<strong>Greetings from snowy Riga!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Concerning the calendar spring will soon start and for Apinis\u2019 family is time to wake up from winter sleep. Our last newsletter was written in October, but so many things have happened to make this letter long. Still it would be good idea to read till end and find a surprise \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><strong>Evelyn\u2019s Administrative Work<\/strong><br \/>\nMy talent to handle office work is greatly appreciated in mission field. Even during global financial crisis unpaid missionary does not need to worry about getting fired or getting reduced salary! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>YWAM Latvia is planning short-time mission trips during this summer and I am <strong>outreaches registrar<\/strong> \u2013 to answer participants\u2019 questions, send out information and applications. We are accepting also foreigners and if you are interested ask of me more information or look up outreaches on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ywamlatvia.com\/index.php?id=outreaches\">YWAM Latvia webpage<\/a>. In addition to administrative work in YWAM Latvia I have also agreed to help in Global YWAM communication team as <strong>data steward<\/strong>. Starting from this spring or next <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/rezekne-evelyn.jpg\" alt=\"Evelyn in Rezekne\" title=\"Evelyn in Rezekne\" width=\"266\" height=\"227\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/rezekne-evelyn.jpg 266w, https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/rezekne-evelyn-150x128.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/>winter my work will be to help YWAM bases to fulfil survey in internet \u2013 nothing really complicated, but what a title and career jump \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Humanitarian Project in Rezekne<\/strong><br \/>\nEvery year during ninth week (this year 22. of February till 1. of March) YWAM Stockholm and YWAM Latvia are organizing International Christian Social Project together with local government, social office and local churches (this year Rezekne, South of Latvia). During this project we gave out 700 food bags, big truck load of clothing; visited needy homes, elderly home; had programs for children and handicapped people; organized concert and evangelical meetings. This year we received a lot of help from Rezekne churches (Lutheran, Catholic, Baptist, Pentecostal and Orthodox) who worked well together and for the first time in YWAM Latvia history our work was blessed by an Orthodox priest. I (Evelyn) am in this project leadership team already three years and my task is to do administrative work (to be a registrar for Latvian participants, make up teams, send them out, keep statistics etc). This year also Kaspar got free time from school <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/sintija.jpg\" alt=\"Sintija\" title=\"Sintija\" width=\"213\" height=\"252\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/sintija.jpg 213w, https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/sintija-126x150.jpg 126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/>and was able to take part in this project. You can look more photos from <a href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/evelyn.apinis\/Rezekne2009#\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWings for Wheels\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nAt last we have got <strong>name<\/strong> for YWAM Riga ministry for people with mobile disabilities \u2013 \u201cWings for Wheels\u201d or shortly W4W. We have continued with small group ministry even if our small group has been lately very tiny. We also took part in handicapped program in Rezekne and Ailita and Baiba from Riga came to give their testimonies.<\/p>\n<p>In February we helped <strong>Sintija<\/strong> (summer camp participant) to have a memorable day by bringing her from Saldus to Riga (1,5h drive) to look around in shop, go to cinema, to eat in Lido (Latvian famous eating place) and to take part in the small group. For us this wasn\u2019t anything really special, but Sintija wasn\u2019t able to sleep almost a week before waiting for it to happen. Sometimes we can do something really small, but this person who receives it can remember <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/baiba-ja-kaspars.jpg\" alt=\"Baiba ja Kaspars\" title=\"Baiba ja Kaspars\" width=\"206\" height=\"258\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/baiba-ja-kaspars.jpg 206w, https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/baiba-ja-kaspars-119x150.jpg 119w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/>it till the end of his life\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Kaspar have started new form of <strong>evangelism \u2013 physiotherapy<\/strong> \u2013 that is opening doors for these people with mobile disability who would otherwise not come to Christian events. At the moment Kaspar has three physiotherapy clients and one whom he is teaching English. During exercises Kaspar is giving possibility to speak about spiritual things and so he is helping to improve both body and the spirit. Two of them have showed interest to take part in our small group and we hope that it will happen soon.<\/p>\n<p>Slowly we have started to prepare for our <strong>summer camp<\/strong> which will be run during 5.-10.of July in Talsi Christian School. We are need people who would pray for this camp and participants; we also need people who would support this camp financially; and we would like to see people who would come and help us practically (we still need a cook, a kitchen worker, a sport game leader, personal assistants etc). If you would like to help us in one of these categories, please let us know.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/kargud-ja-kott.jpg\" alt=\"Accessories\" title=\"Accessories\" width=\"140\" height=\"230\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/kargud-ja-kott.jpg 140w, https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/kargud-ja-kott-91x150.jpg 91w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We have started to understand how <strong>important it is to work<\/strong> among people with disabilities and how brief can be the possibilities to speak with them about God. During last December two of our summer camp participants died unexpectedly. One of them was a Christian and visited our small group regularly, second had her opportunity during camp time, but decided not to accept it (yet). They both did not have very bad health and it was shocking to hear them die, but this is reality in our ministry.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nKaspars\u2019 Studies<\/strong><br \/>\nKaspar has at the moment his last sport pedagogy session before defending his thesis in September. After that he will have just physiotherapy and two more years to specify. Writing thesis for Kaspar is really challenging and he would be really grateful for prayers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mission Days 2009<\/strong><br \/>\nDuring last weekend of January there were ecumenical Mission Days held in Riga. YWAM Latvia was one of the organizers and also me and Kaspar took part in it. Traditionally I (Evelyn) was asked to help with YWAM Latvia information table, but additionally we helped in Mission <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/evelyn-kamaga.jpg\" alt=\"Evelyn with kama\" title=\"Evelyn with kama\" width=\"235\" height=\"211\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/evelyn-kamaga.jpg 235w, https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/evelyn-kamaga-150x134.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/>Caf\u00e9 (which meant that in menu was Estonian National Food \u2013 kama) and in seminar about Myths in Mission. We also helped Baiba to participate in mission days, because this church was really not wheelchair accessible, but fortunately there were many strong men around. <\/p>\n<p><strong>We Moved<\/strong><br \/>\nNo, physically we still live in the centre of Riga and seem that we have this apartment for longer time. We moved in virtually, because our old website refused to work normally. Now it is possible to find our newsletters, photos and some other writing in this page here. We hope to update it more often than we send out newsletters. <\/p>\n<p><strong>A Little Missionary<\/strong><br \/>\nThere is a little missionary who is waiting to join Apinis family in July. He\/she is already trying to say something in our meetings, but unfortunately we are not very strong in reading the code of Morse&#8230; \ud83d\ude42 I did not feel good in the beginning and this is reason why our news was held back so long. I am planning to spend all the summer in Hiiumaa, Estonia and will not be able to take part in W4W summer camp this year. Kaspar will spend his vacation together with me (hopefully this time arrives also our little missionary) and will make trips between Riga and Estonia. Please pray for our little missionary and also that he\/she would wait with arriving still the end of the camp (our due date is 23rd of July).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blessings,<br \/>\nEvelyn&#038;Kaspars<\/strong><br \/>\n[:]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[:en]Greetings from snowy Riga! Concerning the calendar spring will soon start and for Apinis\u2019 family is time to wake up from winter sleep. Our last newsletter was written in October, but so many things have happened to make this letter long. 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