fusion is a music ministry based out of the czech republic, that seeks to reach young people for Christ through the medium of music. back in february we had a team of czech students that came to riga & put on concerts in schools & talked to students about being part of a "rock choir" in riga. we wanted to gauge the interest in this form of ministry in latvia. we got a great response from students & teachers, so we decided to do a fusion camp this summer to help jump start this ministry. in the camp students had the opportunity to learn how to play instruments, sing & lead a choir, dance, & have a lot of fun while doing it. here are a few pictures from the camp...
finger sword fighting
kaspars teaching eriks the guitar
my future team member, susan patterson!
nigel & anete did an AMAZING job telling the Story of God throughout the week!
wake up scottish style
olegs is a guy that i am thankful to have met during our time at the ywam base in valdemarpils
we spent a LOT of hours in this kitchen over the two camps
morning exercises tunak tunak tun style
czech polka
terry english (pictured below) was the leader of the czech team during fusion camp & the person who has helped us to start this ministry here in riga
adam had his birthday during camp
choir practice
po & elina
gladiators
andy, the winner of "gladiators"
i got her (ieva) to smile!!!
these girls decided to come to fusion camp after being in our first camp
each candle represents a life that was changed throughout the week! praise God!!!
after the five day camp, the students had a concert at a local youth center in riga where they got to show what they had learned throughout the week
praying before the concert
every person in this picture that is playing an instrument, learned how to play it that week in camp! pretty incredible...
heres a short clip of one of the songs the czech team taught us...
edgars deksnis (pictured below) is the youth leader who is leading the fusion ministry in latvia. the "rock choir" that started with the camp, is a year-round ministry where students from the camp & their friends can continue learning about music and hearing more about Christ
please join us in praying for this ministry!
