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he were to return to his home country, they
have no way to identify him as one of theirs
and they would refuse him entry - leaving the
airline with the problem of returning him to
Latvia. He tried to contact friends and the
authorities back “home” to try to obtain some
formal acknowledgement that might pave the
way for identification and return, but it
failed. Carelinks provided him with a home
and the basic needs of life for several years,
but he was seriously depressed and now, sadly,
has disappeared and we have no word about
him. We fear that he may have died in the
attempt to improve his situation. And if the
authorities try to deport people, they are up
against the same obstacles.
This is serious problem and although we wring
our hands at some of the situations that arise,
we have to accept that this is the way of the
world these years. In France there are tens of
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thousands who have no way to return even if
they want to. They have no money, no rights,
no welfare, no papers and no prospects. They
are effectively stateless wanderers struggling
to make ends meet. Yet it is to them that the
gospel has such a great meaning. Here is hope
and the prospect of being accepted by a
Saviour and by God in a world where truly
they are strangers and pilgrims looking for an
abiding city. What a privilege it can be then
to support those who bring the gospel of truth
about Jesus and God to such potential chil-
dren of the Kingdom. The blind receive their
sight, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear,
the dead are raised up and the poor have the
gospel preached to them. We may not have
the physical cures, but we have the spiritual
cures implied by each of those diseases
mentioned by Jesus, as we share the truth of
God.”
| Bro Steve Gretton
which clearly has been so
much on the Lord’s agenda
over the years. Our sisters
and friends had permission
from the park authorities to
prepare the ground and
then plant it- which they
did, despite rainy weather.
Cindy’s group of mums and
kids has grown steadily
over the years and we’ve reported
baptisms from this outreach.
In August Cindy and the growing group
of Latvian sisters and their children
again made good use of the property
in northern Latvia to hold a Bible
camp for women and children
(pictured above), although some of
the mothers also brought their
husbands this time. It was a great
opportunity to spread the Gospel, to
teach the children, and to strengthen
those who have already been
baptized.
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C
indy’s mums and kids
group again planted a
love heart of flowers in the
local park near the Bible
Center. It was a witness to
our outreach of love, grace
and truth in this drab
working class suburb of Riga
Love heart of flowers planted by Cindy’s mums and kids group