the theme of the conference was "The Bride of Christ." it was obvious that God was at work in some big ways throughout the conference. we were blessed by the many different speakers who taught on the expressions of The Church... The Bride of Christ, The Body of Christ, The Family of God, and The Temple of God. i was also challenged by caesar kalinowski and jeff vanderstelt from soma communities in tacoma, washington (check these guys out, they are doing some really cool things in their community). the talks were life changing for me as The Holy Spirit exposed my lack of love for His Church. i had allowed myself to become hardened by years and years of seeing what i called "ugly people" in The Church. during this conference God quickly showed me that i was part of the problem and i was actually one of those "ugly" and sinful people (thank God for His grace, amen?)! i had not loved my brothers and sisters well, and therefore had not protected and loved His Bride. needless to say, i returned to latvia changed and encouraged! God sure is good, isnt He?
another big highlight of the trip was having four latvians with us to the conference!!! really good people.
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