support local churches in their task of discipleship and leadership development.
They recently shared that they are committed to leading a “Bible Study Day”
every other month in Viitka, the village where Livia previously worked for several
years. The drive from Tallinn takes about four hours, so it is difficult for them to
travel there more frequently. The host congregation does not have a pastor, so
the Nelson’s help is greatly welcomed. In September
2018, they had their first Bible Study Day.
Twenty-six people attended. People
came from three other congrega-
tions in the area for five hours of
teaching. Considering that the
host church’s average Sunday
service has about six people,
this was an amazing turn out!
There is real hunger to go
deeper into God’s Word.
Livia and Mark shared that
their short-term goal is to
equip and facilitate people’s
spiritual development so that
they can find their calling and
begin to serve in their local
churches and communities.
Their long-term goal, hope,
and prayer is to see people
across Estonia actively com-
mitted to equipping one an-
other and to serving in the
kingdom of God.
photos page 14 -15, top: Panoramic view
of Tallin, Estonia inset photos: Baltic
Methodist Theological Seminary classrooms
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