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border halt on the Macedonian border, where
we had distributed so many soups and welfare
packages to refugees before they had to walk
off down the railway tracks- and they did!
They don’t recall seeing us there when they
crossed, but it must’ve been around the same
time. It is a small world when we are all
working in response to the Lord’s promptings.
They recounted the terrible persecution they
endured from the Syrian Muslims on the
journey.
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And even now in one of the camps where they
are currently staying, they felt fearful to be
baptized there because other Muslims know
they are Christian and are bullying them and
warned them to bring no Christians into the
camp. The situation is really awful and corre-
sponds to similar testimony and observations
we have made in these reports before. So
please pray for them. Brother Vahid from the
UK was present with us by phone and Skype-
thank God for Skype and WiFi.
Carelinks | Riga Winter Feeding Scheme | Latvia
W
e have continued the Winter feeding
project throughout the Winter thanks to
a stream of brethren and sisters from the UK,
France and Canada. We have provided meals
and Bible teaching at least 5 days / week,
along with an hour’s Bible teaching each day.
Most of those who attend are baptized. Heavy
snowfall and very low temperatures have been
experienced, and we continue to distribute
walking sticks, firewood, clothing, medicines
and other assistance. Pictured right you can
see brother Maxim giving a walking stick to
sister Medina [‘Aunty Masha’]. Walking the icy
streets and pavements, which are often not
cleared, is a nightmare for elderly folks and
those unsteady on their feet.
Pictured top of page 15 you can see Cindy
giving her heavy fur Winter overcoat to a
sister. It weighs really very heavy, and brings
back memories of when dear Cindy first
bravely came out to Siberia, Russia in 2001
dressed in a blue jacket which was thought by
loving friends and family in Australia to be
‘very warm’ and ‘just what you’ll need out
Our brothers, sisters and friends thawing out with hot coffee and tea