Touring Tartu

Today was our first morning to wake up in Tartu. It was great to have a solid nights sleep. Cory DiCarro and I are staying at Chris Brock's place right in downtown Tartu. He treated us to a great breakfast: french-press coffee, juice, fresh bread, yogurt, and a donut-type pastry. We met in Salem Baptist Church at 10am for a training session for English Camp. The team had their first chance to meet our Estonian small group leaders. It was a great time of meeting and laughing, then we prayed with our small group leaders for the camp and for each student by name. Afterwards we ate at Tsink Plink Pang, which means something like "Tin Bucket", and is a Chinese style restaurant. We stuffed ourselves, then walked around Tartu catching the sites and getting to know some of the Christian students better. The team is doing quite well with very few setbacks. Dave J. Did fall down some stairs at the Vinalaas' but went to a massage therapist this morning and seems to be doing quite fine. Also Ryan Cross seems to have lost his passport. You can pray for Dave's back and Ryan's passport, that he either finds it or is able to get the necessary papers to get back out of the country. No one seems to be too worried about the passport situation, but keep it in your prayers. The team is rested, well fed and enjoying Tartu, it is a great start to our week.

Pictures Summary: (1) The team gathers at Salem Baptist Church for English Camp Meeting. (2) Erin and I will be teaming up with Max to lead a small group during English camp. (3) Todd prays with Eva and Peter for their small group. (4) Peter, Clay, Cory, Bob and Max enjoying Chinese cuisine for lunch. (5) Peter, Andy and Cory are "enjoying" the local scenery. (6) Timo, Peter, Clay, Ryan and Amalee Vinalaas posing on top of the Angel Bridge with downtown Tartu in the background.