pühapäev, juuni 12, 2005
Recognition
We were in Narva again this Sunday. The corps officers, Captains Dan and Anya Henderson, are on homeland furlough in America for the summer and so the other officers are helping out with the meetings. Today was one of five times we will be there.
We really love doing meetings there. We have come to know the people so when we go it is like being with family. We always receive a warm welcome and enjoy the fellowship. The Hendersons have done such a great job of training their people that we didn't even have to plan the meeting. They picked the songs, had a dance and drama prepared, lead the worship and had testimonies to share; Evelyn just had to preach. At one point she said how seeing things in Narva, which started just over two years ago, gives us hope for what can be in Tartu.
We arrived in town early because we wanted to visit the Narva Castle, which we've only seen once and Karl-Gustav has never seen. When we first got there, we stopped for lunch at a little pizza place, and saw that down the street was a folk festival. We wandered down to see things and came to a row of booths representing people of the various nations that can be found in Narva. As we walked past one, a lady nearly knocked others over in an effort to grab us and show us her table. It was a woman we had met at the corps in the past and Evelyn had spoken with quite a bit. She saw us in uniform and had to introduce us to her friend at the Polish booth. They both talked away in Russian, which left us fazed since we have only a rudimentary knowledge of Estonian and essentially no Russian. But their enthusiasm and recognition warmed us.
Several minutes later, another lady grabbed us to speak with us--the Narva Deputy Mayor for Social Services. She recognized the uniform and wanted to talk because of her good working relationship with the Hendersons. It is so unusual to be recognized as the Army here that it was almost overwhelming to have it happen twice in the span of minutes! Life is always a wonderful adventure.
We did eventually make it to the castle for a quick visit, but will have to see the inside next time we go back. But enjoy the pictures!
--Tim
We really love doing meetings there. We have come to know the people so when we go it is like being with family. We always receive a warm welcome and enjoy the fellowship. The Hendersons have done such a great job of training their people that we didn't even have to plan the meeting. They picked the songs, had a dance and drama prepared, lead the worship and had testimonies to share; Evelyn just had to preach. At one point she said how seeing things in Narva, which started just over two years ago, gives us hope for what can be in Tartu.
We arrived in town early because we wanted to visit the Narva Castle, which we've only seen once and Karl-Gustav has never seen. When we first got there, we stopped for lunch at a little pizza place, and saw that down the street was a folk festival. We wandered down to see things and came to a row of booths representing people of the various nations that can be found in Narva. As we walked past one, a lady nearly knocked others over in an effort to grab us and show us her table. It was a woman we had met at the corps in the past and Evelyn had spoken with quite a bit. She saw us in uniform and had to introduce us to her friend at the Polish booth. They both talked away in Russian, which left us fazed since we have only a rudimentary knowledge of Estonian and essentially no Russian. But their enthusiasm and recognition warmed us.
Several minutes later, another lady grabbed us to speak with us--the Narva Deputy Mayor for Social Services. She recognized the uniform and wanted to talk because of her good working relationship with the Hendersons. It is so unusual to be recognized as the Army here that it was almost overwhelming to have it happen twice in the span of minutes! Life is always a wonderful adventure.
We did eventually make it to the castle for a quick visit, but will have to see the inside next time we go back. But enjoy the pictures!
--Tim
