We are a Team of Two!

 

Clarence Harms - Brillion, WI

Kevin Hein - Montevideo, MN

Co-Renovation Coordinators

Our adventure begins TODAY - Monday, April 15th when we leave Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport for the Netherlands and then on to Riga, Latvia for our VIM project.

Our work will be focused on the buildings of nine local congregations in Latvia.  We will inspect the buildings, identify needed repairs, create a work plan and timeline for each site, and investigate/estimate the costs of materials and tolls for each site.   This effort will also look at both short and long-term plans for upkeep and maintenance to ensure that our efforts and recommendations are sustainable.  The over-all purpose for the project is to have excellent plans in place for each of the nine congregations to use with their renovation and upkeep efforts, but mostly for the UMVIM teams as they come to Latvia in late 2013 and 2014.

We will be living in a modest apartment just a few blocks from the offices of the Superintendent of the Methodist Church of Latvia, Reverand Gita Mednis.  Providing additional support and picking us up the airport is Rihard Germans, office manager at district office of Metodistu Baznica.   This “hub” is in the old town of Riga and beautiful architecture will surround us.   We look forward to meeting new friends, traveling throughout the countryside and seeing both small towns, cities, and experiencing the urban life of Latvia as we complete our VIM work.

We are grateful for the support and prayers of our families, friends, and members of our home congregations:   Faith United Methodist Church in Brillion, WI and Montevideo United Methodist Church in Montevideo, MN.