God's Disciples in Mission

Our team woke up to beautiful sunshine and the steeple of St. Olaf's church.  After breakfast, Mall Tamm met us, and we attended an inspiring worship service at EMK Tallinna and the home of the Baltic Theological Seminary. At the beginning of the service, our team and others were welcomed, and Wick Stuckey shared how we are all one body in Jesus Christ even though we may speak different languages.

The team pauses at the top of the stairs at the church before entering the sanctuary with the huge cross hanging above the altar.

Later, one of the ministers spoke about the characteristics of a disciple of Christ and challenged us to all to be willing to follow in the footsteps of Jesus by following his example.   After the service, we visited with the staff and visitors from Asbury in Tusla, Oklahoma.The music was especially beautiful sung under the massive cross suspended from the wall under the soaring ceiling.

When church was over, we toured the Lighthouse where we will be working for the next two days.The Lighthouse staff works with at-risk youth and provides a safe place for the young people to receive emotional and educational support as well as unconditional love.  In addition, the Lighthouse often provides basic essentials like clothing and food when needed.

As part of our introduction to the city, we visited the Tallinn TV Tower which provides a view of Tallinn and all of the surrounding area. It was built in preparation for the 1980 Moscow Olympics when Tallinn hosted the sailing events.  In 1991, this tower was the site of the beginning of the Singing Revolution, when the Estonian people joined in a peaceful revolution to expel the Soviets.
The road back to town led to lunch and a walking tour of Old Town.

In our devotional and planning meeting, Wick showed his expertise with the Hokey Pokey and Red Rover, Red Rover as other team members loaded team bags with materials for tomorrow's crafts and games.  Following our game planning complete with Estelle and April moonwalking on paper plates,  Wick shared a message of experiencing God's presence immediately challenging us to use our eyes and ears to notice God's activity in us and around us.   Filled with excitement about tomorrow and filled with God's spirit, we said goodnight.