30. Jun 2025

Lauči - Carnikava

Photo 1: Today the Snail-Trail followed almost completely the shoreside.

Photo 2: The wind was the strongest today that I have had so far on this journey.

Photo 3 / Video: For a number of hours I walk through the forest next to the beach. The wind was a bit less, it was the only way I could get around some of the water Outfits to the sea, and I could walk faster than on the sand.

Needless to say there were not many people on the path. At one point, though, I did come across a man and a woman with their daughter. There were looking for wild strawberries in the forest. Communication was limited, but they understood I was walking from Tallinn back to my home in Germany. I explained that I was not alone, that Jesus was with me, and then asked if Jesus was also with them. The woman spoke better English and responded: "I hope he is here somewhere!" After a few brief comments from me, I offered to pray for them as a family. That they did not want... which is completely fine. Jesus never forced his grace and goodness on people. He always left the decision with the individual to follow him or not. If you want to find wild strawberries in the woods, you have to go looking for them. It is similar in the spiritual realm. Jesus said: "Seek, and you will find." He uses a verb form which expresses continued activity. "Be seeking, and you will find." The problem is that too many people stop seeking and before they find what they are looking for. Just hoping that Jesus might be with you and actively seeking to know him are two diffent heart issues. The latter will find.

I prayed for the family, Latvia and the people who live here as I continued on. You can always pray.

Photo 4: I am standing at the famous White Sanddune in Latvia. The whole forest is actually sanddunes where trees have grown.

Photo 5: Two kite Surfers enjoying the strong winds...