{"id":244137,"date":"2022-07-21T15:38:48","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T15:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baptistworld-org.local:10010\/?post_type=bwa_member&#038;p=243644"},"modified":"2026-01-25T07:46:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T07:46:12","slug":"union-of-latvian-baptists-in-america","status":"publish","type":"members","link":"https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/es\/member\/union-of-latvian-baptists-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Uni\u00f3n de Bautistas de Letonia en Am\u00e9rica"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elogios<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Damos gracias por el liderazgo del Vicepresidente de la BWA 2020-2025 Albert Reyes y el Vicepresidente Samuel Tolbert adem\u00e1s de los muchos americanos que est\u00e1n sirviendo fielmente en las Comisiones y Comit\u00e9s de la BWA. Tambi\u00e9n damos gracias por la incorporaci\u00f3n de TaNikka Sheppard como nueva Secretaria General de la Fraternidad Bautista Norteamericana, la primera mujer en servir en este cargo. Tambi\u00e9n damos gracias por la Asociaci\u00f3n Tenx10 y las iniciativas de discipulado en toda Am\u00e9rica del Norte que est\u00e1n capacitando a los j\u00f3venes l\u00edderes para hablar sobre los temas urgentes de su generaci\u00f3n.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Damos gracias por el liderazgo de los Vicepresidentes de la BWA 2020-2025 Albert Reyes y Samuel Tolbert adem\u00e1s de los muchos americanos que est\u00e1n sirviendo fielmente en las Comisiones y Comit\u00e9s de la BWA. Tambi\u00e9n damos gracias por el ex miembro del personal de BWA Emmett Dunn que actualmente sirve como Presidente de la North American Baptist Fellowship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Peticiones de oraci\u00f3n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pidamos a Dios que fortalezca a las iglesias de Estados Unidos como faros de verdad y justicia, que defienden la dignidad y la igualdad de todas las personas. Oremos para que las iglesias sean poderosas defensoras de la justicia y la misericordia, exigiendo pol\u00edticas que reflejen el amor de Dios por los vulnerables. Oremos por la protecci\u00f3n de las libertades civiles y religiosas, especialmente para que las iglesias sigan siendo santuarios de la verdad. Oremos por la sanaci\u00f3n de las divisiones sociales y para que se desmantelen las narrativas de odio e injusticia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00danase a nosotros en la oraci\u00f3n por un amor unificado a Dios y a las personas y por la oportunidad de permanecer juntos como voces de esperanza y justicia en medio de las divisiones pol\u00edticas y culturales.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"414\" data-id=\"251551\" src=\"https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Pictured-is-a-special-commissioning-prayer-time-at-the-6th-Annual-Conference-of-the-Zomi-Baptist-Churches-of-America.-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-251551\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Pictured-is-a-special-commissioning-prayer-time-at-the-6th-Annual-Conference-of-the-Zomi-Baptist-Churches-of-America.-.jpg 598w, https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Pictured-is-a-special-commissioning-prayer-time-at-the-6th-Annual-Conference-of-the-Zomi-Baptist-Churches-of-America.--480x332.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 598px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">En la foto, una oraci\u00f3n especial de comisi\u00f3n en la 6\u00aa Conferencia Anual de las Iglesias Bautistas Zomi de Am\u00e9rica.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"251552\" src=\"https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Brian-Kaylor-BWA-Resolutions-Committee-Chair-gathers-with-other-BWA-leaders-for-a-time-of-prayer-at-the-2022-BWA-Annual-Gathering-in-Birmingham-Alabama-USA.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-251552\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Brian-Kaylor-BWA-Resolutions-Committee-Chair-gathers-with-other-BWA-leaders-for-a-time-of-prayer-at-the-2022-BWA-Annual-Gathering-in-Birmingham-Alabama-USA.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Brian-Kaylor-BWA-Resolutions-Committee-Chair-gathers-with-other-BWA-leaders-for-a-time-of-prayer-at-the-2022-BWA-Annual-Gathering-in-Birmingham-Alabama-USA-980x735.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Brian-Kaylor-BWA-Resolutions-Committee-Chair-gathers-with-other-BWA-leaders-for-a-time-of-prayer-at-the-2022-BWA-Annual-Gathering-in-Birmingham-Alabama-USA-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Brian Kaylor, Presidente del Comit\u00e9 de Resoluciones de BWA, se re\u00fane con otros l\u00edderes de BWA para un tiempo de oraci\u00f3n en la Reuni\u00f3n Anual de BWA 2022 en Birmingham, Alabama, EE.UU..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"546\" data-id=\"251553\" src=\"https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/BWA-Women-Executive-Director-Merritt-Johnston-served-with-the-Baptist-Women-of-North-America-Executive-Committee-in-Richmond-Virginia-USA-in-April.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-251553\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/BWA-Women-Executive-Director-Merritt-Johnston-served-with-the-Baptist-Women-of-North-America-Executive-Committee-in-Richmond-Virginia-USA-in-April.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/BWA-Women-Executive-Director-Merritt-Johnston-served-with-the-Baptist-Women-of-North-America-Executive-Committee-in-Richmond-Virginia-USA-in-April-480x328.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 800px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">La Directora Ejecutiva de Mujeres de la BWA, Merritt Johnston, trabaj\u00f3 con el Comit\u00e9 Ejecutivo de Mujeres Bautistas de Norteam\u00e9rica en Richmond, Virginia, EE.UU., en abril.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"998\" height=\"762\" data-id=\"251548\" src=\"https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Gina-Stewart-the-first-woman-elected-President-of-Lott-Carey-Baptist-Foreign-Mission-Society-speaks-at-the-conventions-125th-Annual-Session-last-year-in-New-Orleans.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-251548\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Gina-Stewart-the-first-woman-elected-President-of-Lott-Carey-Baptist-Foreign-Mission-Society-speaks-at-the-conventions-125th-Annual-Session-last-year-in-New-Orleans.png 998w, https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Gina-Stewart-the-first-woman-elected-President-of-Lott-Carey-Baptist-Foreign-Mission-Society-speaks-at-the-conventions-125th-Annual-Session-last-year-in-New-Orleans-980x748.png 980w, https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Gina-Stewart-the-first-woman-elected-President-of-Lott-Carey-Baptist-Foreign-Mission-Society-speaks-at-the-conventions-125th-Annual-Session-last-year-in-New-Orleans-480x366.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 998px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gina Stewart, la primera mujer elegida Presidenta de la Sociedad de Misiones Extranjeras Bautistas Lott Carey, habla en la 125\u00aa Sesi\u00f3n Anual de la convenci\u00f3n el a\u00f1o pasado en Nueva Orleans.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"934\" data-id=\"252610\" src=\"https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Dallas-Baptist-University-DBU_Gen.-Secretary-Elijah-Brown-with-HPU-President-Corey-Hines-1024x934.jpg\" alt=\"Dallas-Baptist-University-DBU_Gen.-Secretary-Elijah-Brown-with-HPU-President-Corey-Hines\" class=\"wp-image-252610\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Dallas-Baptist-University-DBU_Gen.-Secretary-Elijah-Brown-with-HPU-President-Corey-Hines-1024x934.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Dallas-Baptist-University-DBU_Gen.-Secretary-Elijah-Brown-with-HPU-President-Corey-Hines-980x893.jpg 980w, https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Dallas-Baptist-University-DBU_Gen.-Secretary-Elijah-Brown-with-HPU-President-Corey-Hines-480x438.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tambi\u00e9n damos gracias por la Universidad Bautista de Dallas (DBU) en Dallas, Texas, EE.UU., y la Universidad Howard Payne (HPU) en Brownwood, Texas, EE.UU.. Aprobadas por el Consejo General en la Reuni\u00f3n Anual de la BWA de 2023, DBU y HPU son las primeras instituciones educativas Miembros Asociados de la BWA. El Secretario General Elijah Brown aparece con el Presidente de HPU Cory Hines y su esposa Melinda en las Conferencias Distinguidas Currie-Strickland en la Serie de \u00c9tica Cristiana a principios de este a\u00f1o.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"255238\" src=\"https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Women-leaders-gathered-in-Detroit-in-May-2024-for-the-Baptist-Women-of-North-America-Executive-Committee-Retreat.--1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255238\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Women-leaders-gathered-in-Detroit-in-May-2024-for-the-Baptist-Women-of-North-America-Executive-Committee-Retreat.--1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Women-leaders-gathered-in-Detroit-in-May-2024-for-the-Baptist-Women-of-North-America-Executive-Committee-Retreat.--980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Women-leaders-gathered-in-Detroit-in-May-2024-for-the-Baptist-Women-of-North-America-Executive-Committee-Retreat.--480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Las mujeres l\u00edderes se reunieron en Detroit en mayo de 2024 para el Retiro del Comit\u00e9 Ejecutivo de las Mujeres Bautistas de Norteam\u00e9rica. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" data-id=\"255239\" src=\"https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Director-of-Global-Partnerships-and-Unity-Julie-Justus-Williams-pictured-with-attendees-of-a-BWA-Prayer-Breakfast-at-the-2023-ABCUSA-Biennial-Mission-Summit.-\ufeff-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255239\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Director-of-Global-Partnerships-and-Unity-Julie-Justus-Williams-pictured-with-attendees-of-a-BWA-Prayer-Breakfast-at-the-2023-ABCUSA-Biennial-Mission-Summit.-\ufeff-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Director-of-Global-Partnerships-and-Unity-Julie-Justus-Williams-pictured-with-attendees-of-a-BWA-Prayer-Breakfast-at-the-2023-ABCUSA-Biennial-Mission-Summit.-\ufeff-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Director-of-Global-Partnerships-and-Unity-Julie-Justus-Williams-pictured-with-attendees-of-a-BWA-Prayer-Breakfast-at-the-2023-ABCUSA-Biennial-Mission-Summit.-\ufeff-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Director-of-Global-Partnerships-and-Unity-Julie-Justus-Williams-pictured-with-attendees-of-a-BWA-Prayer-Breakfast-at-the-2023-ABCUSA-Biennial-Mission-Summit.-\ufeff-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Director-of-Global-Partnerships-and-Unity-Julie-Justus-Williams-pictured-with-attendees-of-a-BWA-Prayer-Breakfast-at-the-2023-ABCUSA-Biennial-Mission-Summit.-\ufeff-980x656.jpg 980w, https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Director-of-Global-Partnerships-and-Unity-Julie-Justus-Williams-pictured-with-attendees-of-a-BWA-Prayer-Breakfast-at-the-2023-ABCUSA-Biennial-Mission-Summit.-\ufeff-480x321.jpg 480w, https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Director-of-Global-Partnerships-and-Unity-Julie-Justus-Williams-pictured-with-attendees-of-a-BWA-Prayer-Breakfast-at-the-2023-ABCUSA-Biennial-Mission-Summit.-\ufeff.jpg 1073w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">La Directora de Asociaciones Globales y Unidad, Julie Justus Williams, con los asistentes a un desayuno de oraci\u00f3n de la BWA en la Cumbre Misionera Bienal 2023 de ABCUSA. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"384\" data-id=\"255240\" src=\"https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Attendees-at-a-gathering-for-North-American-Baptist-Fellowship-one-of-the-six-regional-fellowships-of-the-BWA-1024x384.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255240\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Attendees-at-a-gathering-for-North-American-Baptist-Fellowship-one-of-the-six-regional-fellowships-of-the-BWA-1024x384.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Attendees-at-a-gathering-for-North-American-Baptist-Fellowship-one-of-the-six-regional-fellowships-of-the-BWA-980x368.jpg 980w, https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Attendees-at-a-gathering-for-North-American-Baptist-Fellowship-one-of-the-six-regional-fellowships-of-the-BWA-480x180.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Asistentes a una reuni\u00f3n de la North American Baptist Fellowship, una de las seis asociaciones regionales de la BWA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"748\" data-id=\"255241\" src=\"https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/A-special-time-of-commissioning-for-TaNikka-Sheppard-who-was-affirmed-as-a-BWA-Regional-Secretary-at-the-2025-March-Executive-Committee-Meeting.\ufeff-1024x748.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255241\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/A-special-time-of-commissioning-for-TaNikka-Sheppard-who-was-affirmed-as-a-BWA-Regional-Secretary-at-the-2025-March-Executive-Committee-Meeting.\ufeff-1024x748.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/A-special-time-of-commissioning-for-TaNikka-Sheppard-who-was-affirmed-as-a-BWA-Regional-Secretary-at-the-2025-March-Executive-Committee-Meeting.\ufeff-300x219.jpg 300w, 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https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/A-special-time-of-commissioning-for-TaNikka-Sheppard-who-was-affirmed-as-a-BWA-Regional-Secretary-at-the-2025-March-Executive-Committee-Meeting.\ufeff-480x351.jpg 480w, https:\/\/baptistworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/A-special-time-of-commissioning-for-TaNikka-Sheppard-who-was-affirmed-as-a-BWA-Regional-Secretary-at-the-2025-March-Executive-Committee-Meeting.\ufeff.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Un momento especial para TaNikka Sheppard, que fue nombrada Secretaria Regional de la BWA en la reuni\u00f3n del Comit\u00e9 Ejecutivo de marzo de 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