neljapäev, juuni 23, 2005
Jaannipäev
Today is Jaannipäev eve (St. John's Day eve), one of the biggest celebration days in Estonia. It is Midsummer day, the longest day of the year. Today, the sun rose at 4:06 a.m. and set at 10:24 p.m., and of course you have sunlight long before and after these hours. It never truly gets dark at night, just not as light.
So every year on this day Estonians stay go to their family out in the country, light bonfires and celebrate through the night. We decided to have our own bonfire in the back yard. It was great fun! We watched the fire, roasted marshmallows, read together about light triumphing over darkness and sang. I'm not sure how Estonian the celebration was, but we enjoyed it.
Now we are getting ready for the concerts with the Salvationist rock band from Iceland. We are excited about it, even though things have not worked out quite as we have expected. The translator we had arranged is not able to attend; we were able to find someone for Friday night, but not Saturday yet. Please keep this in prayer. Another dissappointment is that only four members of the Mission Team are coming. I had big plans for what they would do here, but with only a few members we will be limited in what we can do. But overall I know that God can be glorified no matter what happens, so I am still excited about the possibilities. I ask that you please keep us in prayer over the next few busy days.
--Tim
So every year on this day Estonians stay go to their family out in the country, light bonfires and celebrate through the night. We decided to have our own bonfire in the back yard. It was great fun! We watched the fire, roasted marshmallows, read together about light triumphing over darkness and sang. I'm not sure how Estonian the celebration was, but we enjoyed it.
Now we are getting ready for the concerts with the Salvationist rock band from Iceland. We are excited about it, even though things have not worked out quite as we have expected. The translator we had arranged is not able to attend; we were able to find someone for Friday night, but not Saturday yet. Please keep this in prayer. Another dissappointment is that only four members of the Mission Team are coming. I had big plans for what they would do here, but with only a few members we will be limited in what we can do. But overall I know that God can be glorified no matter what happens, so I am still excited about the possibilities. I ask that you please keep us in prayer over the next few busy days.
--Tim
