Our first church service in Tallinn was good. Very good. When the presence of God fills a place, fills the hearts of the people, it is good. Very good! The only hindrance yesterday was the torrential downpour that the city received all day long. It was so nice to reconnect with some we have known from our time here before and to meet new friends as well.

Northern Europe is experiencing an unusually cool summer, as we were in the States until a few weeks ago! Temperatures have hovered in the 50’s, sporadically hitting 60, which felt like a heat wave. The forecast this week is for more rain, every day, and temperatures in the mid 50’s. This part of the globe, thankfully, doesn’t normally reach the 90’s, but we would take a little bit more warmth. Summer, where art thou?!

We didn’t let it stop our praise! I forgot to take any pictures. We meet in the Cultural Center and make it come alive for the time we are there!

One of our first dinners was at, of all places, an American BBQ! Our missionary friends from Moscow had already scoped it out and given it their American seal of approval, so off we went! Mack’s delivered pretty well…everything except for free refills, which are pretty much non-existent in Europe! “A slice of America on your plate…”

Friday evening we had some visitors from Riga, Latvia visiting for dinner and then did a little walking in Old Town. I didn’t have my camera but did take a few good pictures with my phone. We also met some ladies from Chicago and San Antonio during our stroll. It is truly a small world.

Went in to one of my favorite coffee shops in Tallinn!! Some members of our party were wanting “drinking chocolate”. Oh. My. Word. If you order hot chocolate in this part of the world, you will get what I call a sugar high! It is just straight melted chocolate, delicious, melted chocolate but so rich you can hardly eat, or drink, more than a little of it. Although some, whose names will not be mentioned, were able to persevere and finish the entire cup! I opted for a latte’, delicious and not so rich! But this coffee shop is one of the oldest in Tallinn and down in a little cubby hole. It is just so reminiscent of the era and I love it! Pictures do not do it justice, unfortunately.

Here are a few more pictures of Old Town…I think you can tell I love it there!

We hope to be busy with prayer walks, outreach and even Bible studies as the Lord opens doors. Please keep us in your prayers to be a blessing and a help while we are here.

 

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