Par vasarsv\u0113tku kust\u012bbas aizs\u0101c\u0113ju Latvij\u0101 un Dobeles vasarsv\u0113tku draudzes dibin\u0101t\u0101ju uzskata D\u017eemu Gr\u0113vi\u0146u. Gr\u0113vi\u0146\u0161 dzimis 1889. gada decembr\u012b Dobel\u0113 dievbij\u012bg\u0101 \u0123imen\u0113 un ticis krist\u012bts Dobeles baptistu draudz\u0113. T\u0101l\u0101k vi\u0146a ce\u013c\u0161 ved uz R\u012bgu. Diem\u017e\u0113l lielpils\u0113tas dz\u012bve dr\u012bz vien ierauj jaunieti sav\u0101 mutul\u012b, un vi\u0146\u0161 nolemj izbaud\u012bt visu, ko pasaule pied\u0101v\u0101, un tikai m\u016b\u017ea novakar\u0113 velt\u012bt laiku Dievam.
\nDivdesmit gadu vecum\u0101 D\u017eems dodas p\u0101ri oke\u0101nam uz ASV un k\u013c\u016bst par cirka or\u0137estra muzikantu. \u0160o nodarbi p\u0101rtrauc smaga slim\u012bba, kam seko dzi\u013ca gr\u0113ku no\u017e\u0113la un attiec\u012bbu atjauno\u0161ana ar Dievu. Dr\u012bz vien vi\u0146\u0161 non\u0101k saskarsm\u0113 ar vasarsv\u0113tku kust\u012bbu un sa\u0146em Sv\u0113t\u0101 Gara krist\u012bbu.
\nIet gadi. Gr\u0113vi\u0146\u0161 apprecas ar tic\u012bgu norv\u0113\u0123u meiteni Raheli, un abi iest\u0101j\u0101s Dieva Asamblejas B\u012bbeles skol\u0101 Ro\u010dester\u0101. P\u0113c skolas beig\u0161anas Gr\u0113vi\u0146u p\u0101ris v\u0113l\u0101s k\u013c\u016bt par mision\u0101riem un doties uz \u0136\u012bnu. Ta\u010du Dievs vi\u0146iem ir sagatavojis citu ce\u013cu. K\u0101du dienu Dievs uzrun\u0101 D\u017eemu: \u201cDodies uz Latviju!\u201d Ta\u010du sieva tam nepiekr\u012bt, dr\u012bz p\u0113c tam iek\u013c\u016bstot autoav\u0101rij\u0101. Tikl\u012bdz Rahele dod savu piekri\u0161anu braukt uz Latviju, Dievs vi\u0146u taj\u0101 pa\u0161\u0101 br\u012bd\u012b dziedina.
\nUn t\u0101, paklausot Dieva pav\u0113lei, D\u017eems, Rahele un vi\u0146u pieci b\u0113rni 1926. gada j\u016bnij\u0101 ierodas Latvij\u0101. T\u0101 k\u0101 Gr\u0113vi\u0146\u0161 aiz oke\u0101na ir beidzis B\u012bbeles skolu un Latvij\u0101 tobr\u012bd tr\u016bkst gar\u012bgo darbinieku, vi\u0146u uzaicina k\u013c\u016bt par Dobeles baptistu draudzes m\u0101c\u012bt\u0101ju. Tom\u0113r vi\u0146a kalpo\u0161ana baptistu draudz\u0113 neveidojas sekm\u012bga- draudze nepie\u0146em ne vi\u0146a sludin\u0101\u0161anas veidu, ne ar\u012b vasarsv\u0113tku m\u0101c\u012bbu, ko vi\u0146\u0161 sludina. T\u0101p\u0113c Gr\u0113vi\u0146\u0161 uzs\u0101k dievkalpojumus atsevi\u0161\u0137i k\u0101d\u0101s m\u0101j\u0101s Dobel\u0113, Upes iel\u0101 4. 1927. gada 21. august\u0101 notiek pirm\u0101s \u016bdens krist\u012bbas ar 8 krist\u0101miem. Kad darbs Dobel\u0113 ir nostabiliz\u0113jies, 1928. gada maij\u0101 D\u017eems Gr\u0113vi\u0146\u0161 ar \u0123imeni p\u0101rce\u013cas uz Auci.
\nLai Eva\u0146\u0123\u0113lija izplat\u012b\u0161ana\u00a0k\u013c\u016btu stabil\u0101ka un organiz\u0113t\u0101ka, Gr\u0113vi\u0146\u0161 nodibina kontaktus ar viet\u0113jiem tic\u012bgajiem un 1927. gada 26. j\u016blij\u0101 izveido Latvijas – Amerikas Misiones biedr\u012bbu (LAMB). 1928. gada august\u0101 LAMB s\u0101k r\u012bkot \u012bpa\u0161as sv\u0113t\u012b\u0161an\u0101s sapulces. \u0160o ideju v\u0113l\u0101k p\u0101r\u0146em ar\u012b citas konfesijas. Pirm\u0101s \u0161\u0101da veida sapulces ar l\u016bg\u0161an\u0101m un gav\u0113\u0161anu notiek Auc\u0113, un Dievs atbild ar Sv\u0113t\u0101 Gara uguni. T\u0101 k\u0101 sv\u0113t\u012b\u0161anas sapulc\u0113m ir \u013coti svar\u012bga noz\u012bme Dieva darba veicin\u0101\u0161an\u0101, t\u0101s tiek r\u012bkotas vair\u0101kas reizes gad\u0101 p\u0101rmai\u0146us Dobel\u0113, Auc\u0113 un cit\u0101s viet\u0101s. Gr\u0113vi\u0146a vad\u012bb\u0101 Vasarsv\u0113tku m\u0101c\u012bba un Sv\u0113t\u0101 Gara darb\u012bba tic\u012bgo dz\u012bv\u0113s tiek aprakst\u012bta un izplat\u012bta ar \u017eurn\u0101la \u201eMision\u0101rs\u201d starpniec\u012bbu. Tik akt\u012bva darbo\u0161an\u0101s rada neapmierin\u0101t\u012bbu citu konfesiju m\u0101c\u012bt\u0101jos, s\u0101kas intrigas, un 1930. gad\u0101 Gr\u0113vi\u0146am Latvija ir j\u0101atst\u0101j.
\nP\u0113c Gr\u0113vi\u0146a aizbrauk\u0161anas darbu Dobel\u0113 turpina citi kalpot\u0101ji, no kuriem paz\u012bstam\u0101kais ir m\u0101c\u012bt\u0101js \u0160neiders. Dievkalpojumi tiek notur\u0113ti tic\u012bgo m\u0101j\u0101s un dz\u012bves viet\u0101s l\u012bdz 2011. gada 2. maij\u0101 Latvijas Vasarsv\u0113tku Draud\u017eu Apvien\u012bbas b\u012bskapa J\u0101\u0146a Ozolinkevi\u010da vad\u012bb\u0101 tiek atjaunota Dobeles vasarsv\u0113tku draudzes publiska kalpo\u0161ana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Par vasarsv\u0113tku kust\u012bbas aizs\u0101c\u0113ju Latvij\u0101 un Dobeles vasarsv\u0113tku draudzes dibin\u0101t\u0101ju uzskata D\u017eemu Gr\u0113vi\u0146u. Gr\u0113vi\u0146\u0161 dzimis 1889. gada decembr\u012b Dobel\u0113 dievbij\u012bg\u0101 \u0123imen\u0113 un ticis krist\u012bts Dobeles baptistu draudz\u0113. T\u0101l\u0101k vi\u0146a ce\u013c\u0161 ved uz R\u012bgu. Diem\u017e\u0113l lielpils\u0113tas dz\u012bve dr\u012bz vien ierauj jaunieti sav\u0101 mutul\u012b, un vi\u0146\u0161 nolemj izbaud\u012bt visu, ko pasaule pied\u0101v\u0101, un tikai m\u016b\u017ea novakar\u0113 velt\u012bt […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dobelesdraudze.lv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dobelesdraudze.lv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dobelesdraudze.lv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dobelesdraudze.lv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dobelesdraudze.lv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.dobelesdraudze.lv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.dobelesdraudze.lv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions\/12"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dobelesdraudze.lv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}