17. Jun 2025

Saku - Hageri

Video: Men's prayer breakfast in Tallinn. My host in Saku, Felor, invited me to go with him. He is part of the worship team at the Pentecostal Church in Tallinn and has been involved with this weekly men's prayer meeting almost since its beginning eight years ago. It started with two or three men who had then recently gone through a painful divorce. To encourage each other, they met every Tuesday morning before work to read God's word together and to pray. Eventually more men joined and the breakfast was added. Today between 60 -100 men come together for the prayer meeting every Tuesday, even on holidays. They meet in a Baptist church, but pastors and people from all denominations come. Could this be a seed for a spiritual awakening in Estonia? The prayer meeting is a testimony of how God can take brokenness and by his grace transform it into something that brings wholeness. What was interesting for me was that my walk yesterday went right by this church and I did not have a clue what was taking place there on Tuesdays. I remember praying a special prayer for that area and the churches there.

Photo 1: Felor was a very kind host who made sure I had everything I needed to recover after my first walking stretch. He understands what it is like to walk and carry a heavy load. Felor is part of a group that is walking and praying and carrying a large cross around the perimeter of Estonia.

Photo 2: Getting ready for the next round. Even though my feet are hurting the end of a walk, they are ready the next morning to put on the shoes. That always amazes me... amazing grace!

Photo 3: I walk by and sometimes through many meadows with high grass and wild flowers. When it is wet, you need to put on the rain pants.

Photo 4: Estonia is flatland.

Photo 5: The pilgrim path through Estonia leads to the Lutheran Church in Hageri. Pastor Jüri greeted me at the former parsonage where I would spend the night. He is the same age as me, speaks German, and said he could retire if he wanted, but there are not enough ministers in Estonia to fill the pulpits. So he agreed to continue on until his 70th birthday. Pastor Jüri has a heart for Jesus and the sheep. I prayed with Pastor Jüri that God would raise up called people for God's kingdom purposes in Estonia.