Again I haven\u2019t written for a long time, but now I\u2019m trying to give an overview of what changes have taken place and what not (no Ukraine – not enough participants & no Denmark team) during this summer.<\/p>\n
We had vacation<\/big><\/strong> in August and most of it we spent in Hiiumaa, Estonia. We also shortly visited Finland. In Hiiumaa we took part in mission week and were there when the new church house was opened for my congregation (actually it is restored old one, but this house was taken from us after WWII).<\/p>\n Kaspars<\/strong><\/big> successfully finished first year in the university and is continuing his second year. During this semester he has physiotherapy four times a week and it made clear that Kaspars is not able to continue to be YWAM centre\u2019s maintenance team leader. He is now helping in the centre just once a week, but the summer for him was really busy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 31st of August till 1st of September we organized a camp for people with<\/strong><\/big> Two weeks ago I had honour to share our work in mission conference<\/strong><\/big> in Estonia. I met other Estonian missionaries, many pastors and got encouraged. It was really a good time to hear what others are doing and to be able to pray for others and to get prayed for.<\/p>\n Prayer requests:<\/big><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thank you for praying! <\/strong><\/p>\n Blessings,<\/strong> Kiire suvi on l\u00e4bi ning viimastes uudistes r\u00e4\u00e4gitud muutused on meie elus toimumas ja toimunud (v\u00e4lja arvatud misjonireis Ukrainasse, mis j\u00e4i \u00e4ra huviliste puuduse t\u00f5ttu) ning p\u00fc\u00fcan k\u00f5igest sellest \u00fclevaate anda. Kui midagi j\u00e4\u00e4b segaseks, siis olen meelsasti n\u00f5us k\u00fcsimustele vastama.<\/p>\n Jaanip\u00e4evaks l\u00f5petasin oma igap\u00e4evase t\u00f6\u00f6 kontoris<\/strong> ning peale seda olen k\u00e4inud abiks vaid kord n\u00e4dalas. T\u00e4nu sellele oli mul suvel rohkem aega l\u00e4ti keelt \u00f5ppida ning teha ettevalmistusi puuetega inimeste laagriks. See andis ka v\u00f5imaluse olla juulis Eestis saatjaks lastekodupoisile Maksile<\/strong>, kes osales puuetega lastele m\u00f5eldud v\u00f5itluskunstide laagris. Talle meeldis seal nii v\u00e4ga, et j\u00e4igi trennis k\u00e4ima. T\u00e4naseks on ta tasakaal ja koordinatsioon juba palju paremad ning on suur lootus, et tal on v\u00f5imalik end ratastoolist v\u00e4lja treenida. Maks leidis endale laagrist uusi s\u00f5pru, kes p\u00fc\u00fcavad t\u00e4ita l\u00fcnka, mis minu L\u00e4tti kolimine poisile on j\u00e4tnud. Seega on t\u00e4nu laagrile toimunud Maksi elus positiivsed muutused ning minu reis Eestisse l\u00e4ks seega \u201easja ette\u201c.<\/p>\n Augustis olime enamuse ajast Hiiumaal puhkusel<\/strong>. Samal ajal aitasime natuke kaasa ka Hiiumaal toimunud misjonin\u00e4dalale ning saime osaleda K\u00e4rdla Baptistikoguduse uue (vana) maja (taas)avamisel.<\/p>\n Kaspar<\/strong> l\u00f5petas esimese \u00fclikooliaasta edukalt ning j\u00e4tkab praegu teisel kursusel. Sel semestril on tal loengud neli korda n\u00e4dalas pealel\u00f5unal, mis tegi ta j\u00e4tkamise NM-i keskuse praktiliste t\u00f6\u00f6de juhatajana v\u00f5imatuks. Praegu k\u00e4ib ta keskuses abiks vaid kord n\u00e4dalas. Suvel seevastu oli ta igal p\u00e4eval ametis ning viimase lihvi sai ka NM-i \u00f5ppekeskuse maja.<\/p>\n 31.augustist 1.septembrini viisime l\u00e4bi oma esimese laagri puuetega inimestele<\/strong>. 14.-16. september olin j\u00e4lle Eestis ning osalesin Tartus Salemi Baptistikoguduses toimunud Eesti EKBKL misjonikonverentsil<\/strong>, kus mul paluti meie t\u00f6\u00f6st r\u00e4\u00e4kida. Konverents oli suureks julgustuseks ja \u00f5nnistuseks.<\/p>\n Palvesoovid:<\/strong><\/p>\n Ait\u00e4h eestpalvete eest!<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00d5nnistusi soovides,<\/strong><\/p>\n Evelyn ja Kaspar Apinis<\/strong>[:LV]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hello,<\/strong><\/big><\/p>\n Again I haven\u2019t written for a long time, but now I\u2019m trying to give an overview of what changes have taken place and what not (no Ukraine – not enough participants & no Denmark team) during this summer.<\/p>\n We had vacation<\/big><\/strong> in August and most of it we spent in Hiiumaa, Estonia. We also shortly visited Finland. In Hiiumaa we took part in mission week and were there when the new church house was opened for my congregation (actually it is restored old one, but this house was taken from us after WWII).<\/p>\n Kaspars<\/strong><\/big> successfully finished first year in the university and is continuing his second year. During this semester he has physiotherapy four times a week and it made clear that Kaspars is not able to continue to be YWAM centre\u2019s maintenance team leader. He is now helping in the centre just once a week, but the summer for him was really busy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"Maks](\"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/maks-ja-bokken-crop1.jpg\")
<\/a>I (Evelyn) finished<\/strong><\/big> my everyday work in the office<\/strong><\/big> in the end of June. This gave me an opportunity to focus on my Latvian studies and to be a companion for my Estonian support-child Maks in martial arts for children<\/strong><\/big> with physical disabilities camp. It has been his dream for a while to learn martial arts, but because he is in wheelchair, he didn\u2019t think it is possible. In the camp he understood that wheelchair is not an obstacle and he showed up such a passion to study, that he was gifted with a bokken (wooden sword), he got personal trainer and now, two months later, he is able to make his exercises on a chair (before he had balance problems) and his trainer thinks it is possible for Maks to train himself out of wheelchair. It is so good to see that he is making a progress and hopefully will be able to live on his own after he needs to leave orphanage.<\/p>\n<\/a> disabilities<\/strong><\/big>. It is not very easy to find a suitable place with wheelchair access in Latvia and for this reason this camp got a little extreme. We rented a camping ground that had temporally ramps, no toilet and washing facilities inside of the rooms and adding for this \u2013 real cold weather. Anyway people seemed to like the camp and said that contents where more important than maybe not so good exterior part. This year the camp was small \u2013 just 9 participiants \u2013 but main idea was to get together, to get to know each other, to have a fellowship, some fun and to get ideas for the next summer\u2019s long camp. At the moment plans are, that the camp will be in the end of June or in the beginning of July in wheelchair friendly building close to Lithuanian border (it wasn\u2019t ready for this year) and that camp will last a week. This year we organized the camp alone (with some helpers), but for next year we definitely need more help and financial support, because people with disabilities here in Latvia are not able to cover all the cost. It means if you want to join us or help in some other way, let us know. We are also planning to start small groups for people with disabilities in Riga. Most of these nine people taking part in the camp where Christians, but many of them have problems to visit church and are lacking Christian fellowship.<\/p>\n<\/a>6th<\/sup> of September we moved<\/big><\/strong> to Pastende (very close to Talsi) to a three-room comfortable apartment to be six month \u201ccat-sitters\u201d. We are enjoying space, TV, washing machine, bathroom, toilet and mailing address (all this we didn\u2019t have before). 6th<\/sup> of March our friends will be back from US and we would need to move out. We gave away our studio-apartment close to Valdemarpils and at the moment don\u2019t have any idea where to go. We would like to stay in Talsi, but Kaspars\u2019 school and our work is at the moment in Riga and there can be a need to move closer to Riga, but renting apartment there can be expensive. We really need clarity from God.<\/p>\n\n
\nEvelyn&Kaspars Apinis<\/strong>[:et]Tere \u00fcle pika aja!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> Kuna L\u00e4tis on suhteliselt raske leida ratastoolis\u00f5braliku hoonet, siis meie laager toimus Riia l\u00e4hedal Ropa\u017eis L\u00e4ti Kristliku Misjoni k\u00e4mpingus, millele rajati ajutised kaldteed. K\u00e4mping ja k\u00fclm ilm tegid laagri suhteliselt ekstreemseks, aga paljud osalejad arvasid, et sisu kaalus v\u00e4lised tingimused \u00fcle. Osalejaid oli vaid \u00fcheksa ning esimese laagri m\u00f5tteks oligi omavahel tuttavaks saada, koos aega veeta, osaduses olla ning koguda soovitusi j\u00e4rgmise aasta n\u00e4dalase laagri l\u00e4bi viimiseks. Sel aastal viisime programmi l\u00e4bi Kaspariga kahekesi ning meil oli muudeks praktilisteks \u00fclesanneteks (n\u00e4iteks toidu valmistamine) vaid kolm abilist, kuid just t\u00e4nu sellele, et meid oli nii v\u00e4he, saime hea kontakti k\u00f5igi osalejatega. Osalejate soovile vastu tulles p\u00fc\u00fcame Riias kord kuus hakata l\u00e4bi viima kodugruppi puuetega inimestele. Neid, kes ei ela Riias, p\u00fc\u00fcame v\u00f5imaluse piires k\u00fclastada ning otsime v\u00f5imalusi, et ka nemad saaksid osaleda kristlikel \u00fcritustel. Suurimaks probleemiks L\u00e4tis kristlastest puuetega inimeste hulgas ongi see, et neil ei ole v\u00f5imalik kristlikus osaduses k\u00e4ia, kuna kas ei saada kodust v\u00e4lja v\u00f5i kirikusse sisse. Samuti tunneb puudega inimene end kirikus teistsugusena, keda kergesti omaks ei v\u00f5eta. Igatahes sai laagris selgeks, et meil m\u00f5lemal on kutsumus t\u00f6\u00f6tada puuetega inimestega. Kasparile oli selline laager esimene (eelmisel aastal Rootsis olime vaid abilised) ning ta ei olnud seni endas veel kindel, laagri l\u00f5puks aga oli ta saanud t\u00e4ieliku selguse oma kutsumuses.<\/p>\n<\/a>6.septembril kolisime<\/strong> Talsi l\u00e4hedale kuueks kuuks kolmetoalisesse korterisse \u201ekassihoidjateks\u201c. Ameeriklastest omanikud on pool aastat oma kodumaal ning meie vaatame nende korteri ja kassi j\u00e4rele. 6.m\u00e4rtsil tulevad nad koju tagasi ning enne seda peaksime me otsustama, kus on meie koht (kas Talsis v\u00f5i Riia l\u00e4hedal) ning leidma endale korteri. Vastasel juhul pole meil kusagile minna, kuna meie vanas korteris elab sees uus inimene. Praegusel momendil naudime suurt korterit, WC-d, vannituba, pesumasinat ja kodust aadressi – k\u00f5ike seda meil enne ei olnud.<\/p>\n\n
<\/a>I (Evelyn) finished<\/strong><\/big> my everyday work in the office<\/strong><\/big> in the end of June. This gave me an opportunity to focus on my Latvian studies and to be a companion for my Estonian support-child Maks in martial arts for children<\/strong><\/big> with physical disabilities camp. It has been his dream for a while to learn martial arts, but because he is in wheelchair, he didn\u2019t think it is possible. In the camp he understood that wheelchair is not an obstacle and he showed up such a passion to study, that he was gifted with a bokken (wooden sword), he got personal trainer and now, two months later, he is able to make his exercises on a chair (before he had balance problems) and his trainer thinks it is possible for Maks to train himself out of wheelchair. It is so good to see that he is making a progress and hopefully will be able to live on his own after he needs to leave orphanage.<\/p>\n