As I write this, our team is packing up from our first whole week of English Bible Camp just outside of Saldus in the school known as Striķí. The floors are swept, the classrooms are cleared, and the last paper crafts are tucked into backpacks that will head home with stories of spies, falling walls, and a God who makes the sun stand still.

This week has been full—of joy, of sweat, of questions, and of quiet moments when you can almost hear the Spirit breathing. And now, we pivot.

Tomorrow, we head west to the town of Sabile.

Sabile is smaller than Saldus. It’s less resourced, and the history of our camp there is brief—just two years in the making by the time we wrap up next week. But what it lacks in infrastructure, it makes up for in hope.

Our local hosts in Sabile are a pastor and his wife whose vision stretches far beyond the size of their congregation or the simplicity of their town. They believe, as we do, that the Gospel doesn’t need a stage to be powerful. It just needs people who will show up, speak clearly, and love well.

And that’s what we’re preparing to do.

Our team will be doing more of its own cooking in Sabile—something that might not sound like a big deal, but trust me, after a week of long days in the classroom, it adds up. Still, this is what flexibility in missions looks like. We adapt. We serve. We laugh through the learning curves of Latvian grocery stores and borrowed stovetops. And we remind each other why we’re here.

We’re not here to impress. We’re here to invest.

Because we’ve seen firsthand what happens when you show up in small places with the love of a big God. Kids start to ask real questions. Teachers lean in during prayer time. A camp that started as an idea becomes a tradition—and that tradition begins to shape a town’s spiritual future.

That’s our prayer for Sabile.

That this next week would be more than just English lessons or coloring sheets. That it would spark something deeper. That it would echo the words of Joshua: “Choose this day whom you will serve.” And that hearts—young and old—would find themselves saying, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

Thank you to each of you who has made this possible. Your prayers, your financial support, your encouraging messages—these are not background efforts. They are frontline ministry. You are part of this story, part of this mission, part of what God is building in places that often go unseen.

Pray for us as we shift into this next chapter. Pray for Sabile.

And may the same God who was with us in Saldis go before us again.

-Mark, Team leader, Latvia 2025

Here are a few pictures of the church we met for worship in Sabile. This now-Lutheran Church was built in the 1500s. Yes, the structure predates the Reformation!