teisipäev, august 23, 2005
Welcome Home!
Today was Salvation Army day at the Tallinna Lennujaam (Tallinn Airport). This morning, our regional commanders, Majors Derek and Helen Tyrrell, flew back to the UK to meet their first grandchild, Jessica, who was born last week.
A few hours later, my family and people from the Tallinn Kopli Corps were at the airport to greet Anneli and Evelin Aavik as they returned after spending the summer working at Camp Swoneky in Ohio. They bring a special enthusiasm to the Army here in Estonia and were greatly missed. They enjoyed their summer, but were glad to be back home. Anneli said to me, "I can't wait to have some real Estonian food. I'm so sick of the junk they had in America!" Please pray for the girls as they face some challenges in their preparations for school next week, and pray that their bodies will quickly return to Estonian time (jetlag is always a challenge!).
Not long after that, we and Sarah Wittenberg were on hand to welcome Captains Daniel and Anya Henderson and their five children back to Estonia. They are the corps officers of the Narva Corps and were coming back from their three-month homeland furlough. They traveled 20 hours straight, and the poor children looked like it. The Hendersons have done a dynamic job pioneering the corps in Narva and developing a program for those afflicted with AIDS which has now caught the attention of the Estonian government. Please keep the Henderson family in prayer as they readjust to life in Estonia and face the challenges that they may find after being away from their corps for so long.
Because there are so few of us in the Army here in Estonia, we are like one big family and we feel it when some of our members are absent, and it is cause for celebration when they return. Once Kristi gets back in September, it will be time to celebrate again. We feel blessed to be part of such a wonderful and diverse family.
--Tim
A few hours later, my family and people from the Tallinn Kopli Corps were at the airport to greet Anneli and Evelin Aavik as they returned after spending the summer working at Camp Swoneky in Ohio. They bring a special enthusiasm to the Army here in Estonia and were greatly missed. They enjoyed their summer, but were glad to be back home. Anneli said to me, "I can't wait to have some real Estonian food. I'm so sick of the junk they had in America!" Please pray for the girls as they face some challenges in their preparations for school next week, and pray that their bodies will quickly return to Estonian time (jetlag is always a challenge!).
Not long after that, we and Sarah Wittenberg were on hand to welcome Captains Daniel and Anya Henderson and their five children back to Estonia. They are the corps officers of the Narva Corps and were coming back from their three-month homeland furlough. They traveled 20 hours straight, and the poor children looked like it. The Hendersons have done a dynamic job pioneering the corps in Narva and developing a program for those afflicted with AIDS which has now caught the attention of the Estonian government. Please keep the Henderson family in prayer as they readjust to life in Estonia and face the challenges that they may find after being away from their corps for so long.
Because there are so few of us in the Army here in Estonia, we are like one big family and we feel it when some of our members are absent, and it is cause for celebration when they return. Once Kristi gets back in September, it will be time to celebrate again. We feel blessed to be part of such a wonderful and diverse family.
--Tim
