You Are My Everything

Greetings from Latvia!

God has continued to do incredible things here in Riga! Last Sunday our team had the opportunity to lead a church service. This was the second time our team led a service in this church, which is an international church called Morning Star. We felt in our hearts to share personal testimonies and a word about God taking us out of the dark places in our lives. Struggles such as depression and self-harm were recognized as something that does not have to defeat us, but something we can overcome with God. This was a time of being open and honest and a time of seeing where we have been and how far we have come with God on our side.

Our team was able to perform a skit to the song “Everything” by Lifehouse. This is a very powerful skit that portrays the everyday struggles that can weigh us down in life, but can be taken away through Jesus.
As we performed this skit for the church, eyes were wide, tears were shed, and hearts were moved. God truly moved through this body of believers as we received amazing feedback. After the completion of the service, a woman of the church came up to one of our group members saying,

“I can feel the Holy Spirit moving in you, and I could really identify with your testimony.”

God did incredible work in this church as He showed our team that people are struggling everywhere, but coming together as one and sharing the goodness of His faithfulness can be so encouraging and uplifting!

Miracle in the Making

Greetings from Riga, Latvia! Our team has finished our five-day adventure in Ventspils and has arrived safely back to Riga. God did incredible things during our time in Ventspils. He stretched us, challenged us, and gave us more of His heart for the people of the city. He continued to stretch us in prayer and proved to us that nothing is too big for Him.

During our time in Ventspils, our team had the opportunity to visit an old folks a couple of times. On our first visit to this home, our team was able to play worship for all of the residents and pray for them. One of our team members, Manuela, had an opportunity to pray for an elderly woman who was having trouble with her vision. As Manuela placed her hands on this woman’s eyes, she asked for God’s complete healing. Our team came back to this same home a couple days later, and we were able to do the same ministry. Before we began praying for the residents, the same woman Manuela prayed for a couple days prior started speaking out loud. She was explaining that after Manuela had prayed for her that she was healed from pain in her arm and her vision was much clearer! She exclaimed in full confidence, “I believe God sent you to me!” A miracle had taken place a couple days ago and we hadn’t even known it!!

We may not have spoken the same language, understood their culture, or known their name, but God showed us in Ventspils that there are No limits to what He can do. He continues to show us that He has NOT forgotten about His children in Latvia, but that He cherishes them and loves them so much!