Today was my last day in Estonia. I began with a tour of the orphanage building in Tallinn, then a tour of the Union of Evangelical Churches offices. I met with Pilla, our next intern, who will have to postpone her visit until next year due to her father’s illness. [...]
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This morning we had our final meeting of our Estonia Church Partners. We left the island of Saaremaa on the 2:00 PM ferry and drove to Tallinn with a stop in Hapsula for lunch. It was a sunny, cool fall day. The three hour ride through farms and villages was beautiful and [...]
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Dear Friends,
It is 12:42 in the morning. The end of a long an powerful day. We began this morning with prayer time together and then I shared on generosity. We had a rapid fire question and answer time followed by lunch together. One of the highlights for me was our [...]
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Well. . .today was what it was all about. What a great day we had. Jack Loo started with teaching on pastoral leadership. Then I led a process of needs discernment. They have chosen to focus on three things: developing a church vision, conflicts between ministry and the family, and building [...]
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Today began in Tallinn, Estonia when I spoke at the Alicca Baptist Church. It was a good morning, and the people seemed genuinely appreciative. I was especially encouraged that most of the people there were under 30. Then a four hour trip to Kuresaare, Saarema. The ferry [...]
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It is Sunday morning in Tallinn, and Helari Puu will pick me up in ten minutes to go to preach at his church, Alica Baptist. I will speak about Heaven. Then we drive for 90 minutes to the ferry to the island of Saaremaa, take a 30 minute ferry ride, [...]
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Hello Friends,
After a safe arrival in Tallinn, I was met at the airport on Thursday afternoon by Kuldar and Margaret Kaljuste and their 3-month old son Albert Jeremiah. Albert is a great boy, very peaceful and contented.
I arrived at the hotel in Tallinn, and was struck by the [...]
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