Latvians and others from the Baltics gathered over a snowy weekend to celebrate five years as a missions community. YWAM Resonate was there with an encouraging message we have felt on our hearts from God. Well, some of us were a little skeptical how well it would be received. We did not want our actions to be interpreted as paternalistic. The final evening came. We unloaded several boxes of bread purchased from a local bakery with money donated to the Bread Project. YWAM volunteers from around the world helped to set the bread on the stage. We explained the message to the people in the sanctuary.-
'We received this bread from God, and we give it to you as a symbol of his love. It is not something we earned, but which we freely received. We encourage you to take, receive, and give to others.'
We invited everyone to come forward and receive bread. They did. One woman was specifically looking for people from other countries. She broke off a piece of bread and gave it to YoungMi, one of our team members from South Korea. She said to YoungMi, 'This is a blessing from Latvia. God gave me this bread, and I want to give it to you and your country.'
The people received freely from this movement of provision from God. We spoke with many people interested to go out and minister God's love with the blessing of the Bread Project. We will follow up with them in the remaining weeks to minister with bread, completely trusting God to multiply this love in amazing ways to people in Latvia and beyond. Thank you for your prayers as the people we meet in Latvia are encouraged to receive and give of the deep, deep love of God.