Please welcome our special guest speaker this morning, Natalie Meeks! Natalie is an artist and missionary serving as the President and CEO for Bridge Builders International, which ministers to the Baltics, greater Europe, and the United States. As a freelance writer, she has penned articles about ministries all over the world. She is a lover of the classics (secular and spiritual) and enjoys reading and writing poetry. Her Christian faith and confidence in the Scriptures inform her understanding of, communication with, and ministry to those who are hurting. This includes her recent, extensive efforts leading the BBI response to the war in Ukraine, bringing the hope of Christ to those devastated by war and ministering to the refugees in Latvia. Bridge Builders International (BBI) is an Oregon-based Christian ministry that focuses on the nation of Latvia. BBI’s original dream was to build a thousand living bridges for the Lord, each with its own distinctiveness, emphasis, and potential. Since 1994, BBI has helped create partnerships and alliances involving close to 200 churches, organizations and businesses. You can learn more at bridgebuildersint.com Join us this morning as we learn more about the work of Bridge Builders International.