Tartu

Hi everybody.
We have recently gotten back from our time in Narva. Our first night was a welcome and get to know you meeting. It was followed by a tea time with the corps people. They really are wonderful people. Jen made a connection with one of the women.
The next day we prepared to go do an open air and it started to rain. We really did not want to do our thing in the rain. We would not have any electronic music support. Then we decided to try and it stopped raining right away. We sang and four of us did the dance to amazing grace. I think it went well. When we were done it started raining again. We then went to the childrenś home. The kids are all so adorable. Jen did the devo. She talked about the lost sheep(called Habib). The kids loved it. That night we had a Youth night program. It was a time to hangout. we played games and had snacks and a devo.
Saturday, we did the open air again. It was a beautiful day. It just seemed to go smoother. We then went back to the corps and had circle time. we sat on the grass and played games, sang songs, did crafts and had a devotional. Some of the kids from the childrens home came. In the afternoon, we all had prep time for what we were doing. I was trying to write my sermon , but I was very frustrated. I was haveing trouble organizing what I wanted to say in to the traditional 3 point sermon. i was still concerned when we went to distribute flyers to the neighborhood. Evelyn told me not to worry about the 3 point structure and that calmed me down a lot. We had another meeting that night.
Sunday, we had the choice to go to a Estonian church with no translation or another church that was having american missionaries. So, there was the possibility of some english. I chose the estonian service. After lunch, we went to the corps and got ready for the army meeting. I really felt Godś peace about preaching even though my notes consisted of six words. The whole meeting went smoothly and when it was time for me to preach I got up and spoke. i really felt unorganized but something was getting through because I could see it on peoples faces. It flowed smoothly into a time of prayer(there was a woman who had a heart attack in a lutheran church that morning. She is a single mom.) Everything just came together so well thatr it had to be of God. I am wraping this up.
I just pray for the corps in Tartu as it grows. I pray that the children we reached out to would stay with the corps as they grow. I have a particular love for the children. Pray for us as our journey continues.