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By ZIGMARS Atvars
year for everyone was
LAST very unusual . Lots of restrictions for gathering , but we did not quit meetings . We held them using Zoom , especially in winter time . Usually in Latvia , moto season opens on last Saturday of April , but last year due to the pandemic it was not possible to organize it .
Later in summer , limits of gathering were changed , and it was possible to ride , so we had a chance to be in different moto events and churches .
Our annual event , “ Night Run ,” was held in September , on a Friday evening , and was well attended .
In Latvia , on Sunday before 1st Advent , we have Memorial Day for the deceased . We have a monument of a fallen biker , and at that monument , we usually organize Memorial Day . At that time , there
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was allowed a gathering of 50 people outside . To make it more accessible last year , we filmed the speech and put it online , but people who came to the monument still wanted prayer together .
Last year , for the first time , we organized a three-day trip with a group of 11 people . That was challenging but also fun . We rode a lot , we saw a lot , we ate a lot , and we had fun as a team .
This year we celebrate 13 years of CMA Latvia . What a blessing !
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Zigmars Atvars serves as President of CMA Latvia . |
Best of all , in CMA , I like that it is not a project for one evening or one year – it is a ministry for life . That is special to be with other Christians , to be by the side in happy and hard times .
On April 24 , Latvian national TV broadcast a church service that CMA Latvia led .
This year we plan to organize more local chapter events . Please pray that as a team , we can see God ’ s vision , and we can be more effective in sharing the Gospel . CMA
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and sisters . Simply , an important
step forward was made , that we should work truly dedicated and to His glory , that the harvest is great and there are but a few workers .
But I will say that : “ here we are , Lord , use each of our atoms for Your glory .”
We also went to the opening of a clubhouse at our close friends in Stip , where we were more than welcomed . We rode together and were privileged to drive together with one of the bigger clubs in Macedonia . We had a wonderful community there , and we shared several copies of the New Testament . We held more home gatherings within the possibilities and with all Covid-19 restrictions .
The women of the CMA are real fighters ; they were also active both
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in prayer and with self-initiative in helping , wherever there was a need for their help .
The joy in 2020 was even greater when two people , who were evangelized by us , were baptized in the name of our Lord .
Two of our brothers became full CMA Macedonia members , and they really deserved it .
All in all , CMA Macedonia is grateful for all the support , primarily from God . We would also like to express our gratitude to Holly Ogden and her team , to Cheri , for her prayers , and to our brothers from CMA Bulgaria for their selfless support and advice that came from them .
May God bless you all . We will not stop ; we will walk with God before us and us behind Him . CMA
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