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Lithuania
Team Letter #25
October 11, 2005
Written by Sheila Hoover
The last two weeks have been full of excitement and new
adventures for Cheryl and I! Whether it
was navigating our way around old town in Vilnius
or climbing sand dunes in Nida, we defiantly will have great memories of our
vacation here in Lithuania.
Our time away from Silute began September 24 when we went to
the LKB Ladies Retreat. It was
wonderful! There were about 110 women
there from different towns all over Lithuania. The main speaker was originally from Colorado,
so she spoke in English, which was nice for us.
One point that has stuck with me was about determining fulfillment in
life. She encouraged us to look at two
areas of our life to determine fulfillment in life - in our relationship with
the Lord and our relationship with others. Reflecting back over my time here in
Lithuania and
our time in Wales,
I must say when I look at these two areas I see that this has been a very
rewarding and fulfilling time for me.
I’ve seen how I have grown in my relationship with God and how I have
made so many good relationships with others.
From the women’s retreat we went to Vilnius,
the capital city of Lithuania,
and our vacation began. We did a lot of
sightseeing and souvenir shopping in Vilnius. It seems as though even after our time in Wales
we still did not see enough castles, so we went to two castles while in Vilnius.
After Vilnius,
we went to Panevezys. This was the most enjoyable part of our vacation for both
of us. We had a fabulous time hanging out with Jim and Donna Dombach and the
other missionaries there. Since there are not many spectacular things to see in
Panevezys, we were looking forward to just having a quiet place to rest, read
and do some writing. That is exactly
what we found there in addition to a very homey atmosphere and a “Survivor”
marathon!
The last leg of the journey took us to a small town called
Nida. It is along the Baltic
Sea. Our small apartment was lovely and had a waterfront view! It was cloudy the day and a half we were
there, but we did not let that dampen our time there, in fact the different
shades of grey in the sky actually added to the beauty of it all! God’s
creation is amazing!
Before heading back to Silute, we stopped in at LCC, Lithuanian
Christian College
for a chapel service. We were challenged
by a Franciscan Monk to enter into a personal relationship with Jesus. Later
that day we met up with Simona and other friends in Klaipeda. It was especially good to meet Simona. She seemed very encouraged by our time
together, as we also were.
Prayer Requests:
-We would finish well!
We have little time left here with much to do. We are very excited to return to the States,
but want to be faithful and focused on what we have to do here yet.
-Jason and I as we prepare to teach Bible Study in the youth
group
-Planning an all day youth event on October 22
-Planning the church service for October 23
-Good closure to our ministry and grace as we say “Good-bye”
to friends
-Health – some of us are struggling with allergies and the
common cold.
Praises:
-Milda is going to be baptized on October 23. She is coming back from Germany
for 10 days vacation. We will get to see
her before we leave!
-Very restful and relaxing vacation
-Pleasant meeting with our struggling friend
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