I am sorry that I haven't updated as much as I normally do. We have had a busy past week but have much to thank the Lord for.

We just enjoyed having our field Administrator (Steve Anderson) and his wife, (Martha) with us. They were both a blessing. Brother Steve took all the services for me on Sunday and Martha did the Sunday School class for Katie. They also took our family out to eat at a nice restaurant yesterday. We enjoyed the fellowship and the love they shared with our kids. Nelson (6) is a pretty attached guy and said when they were leaving (my eyes are getting all watery.)

God gave us a good utility week this past week. The weather was not very nice which made it easier to get some office work done. One big need was sourcing another vehicle and God provided. It is nearly impossible to find a vehicle of our family size. It is made more difficult because our license over here only allows us to drive an automatic. (Most vehicles are manuals(stick shift.)) God provided a 2013 van which still has manufacturers warranty. We are thrilled at what God has done.

If you would like to listen in to our morning service from yesterday morning, Brother Anderson preached, "An Act of Worship" from Mary's Worship of the Lord Jesus Christ in Matthew 26:1-13. 

Here is a quick building update. The owner's lawyer recommended that he not seller finance. But, he asked me about leasing with the option of buying. Please continue to pray for God to open just the right doors and to direct us as we pursue His will for our church.

Thanks for praying!

Pastor McPhillips and a group from Grace Baptist Church in Taylorville, Illinois are going to be helping us with our Summer Holiday Bible Club. Please pray for their ministry in Illinois as they are having their Bible Club this week. Although they won't be with us until the beginning of August, we have already begun promoting this event. We put an advertisement in a booklet that went to 5,000 homes in our area. I also sent the flyer below (like a baseball card) to print today. 

Our Children's fair is on Saturday the 25th and we will be giving the flyers out to the children that attend our booth. Some of you have been praying for me as I've been painting a new cut out board for our children's day. I'm getting there. I still need to finish the top half of the board. See picture below.

The owner of the building contacted me this morning and I was able to speak with him about our interest in the property. There is a way in which he could seller finance the property if he desired to do so. We've been praying in this regard for many weeks. He was going to speak with his lawyer and get back to me. Please pray for God to work out these details to His glory. Thank you for praying with us.

This is our busy weekend as we have our afternoon service at The Trust. (Assisted Living Facility in Loanhead.) We always enjoy our time with those who attend that afternoon service. I'm going to preach an early Father's day message on Abraham and Isaac.

This morning I preached on, "Look" Good to Look Good from Micah 6:8. Micah told us where to look to find out how to look God in God's sight.

The Lord has given some great divine appointments lately. I enjoyed speaking with 4 teen boys last night as I was out walking. They were very kind to listen as I shared with them truth about God. I also had a great opportunity to speak with a man in my home for an hour and half. He didn't stop by to speak about spiritual things, but he had some great questions about God. He was an atheist a year ago but now believes in a Creator. Please pray for Jason to get saved. I believe that God is at work in Jason's life. Pray that He follows after truth and not error.

Our field administrator, Steve Anderson, and his wife, Martha, will be with us next Sunday. Please pray for them as they are in the UK and Ireland for the next month visiting ministers and their families.

It is our hottest day thus far. I put flyers out this morning but was thankful to get back to the car before it got too hot. It is going to hit 70 degrees today. We are enjoying a beautiful start to our summer. We sometimes get cloudy, rainy and in the 50's in July. So, this is very nice.

Mac enjoyed his birthday yesterday. Thank you for the cards! He turned 2. He was a super kiddo yesterday. We figured out that if we give him presents and cake every day - he'll get along just fine with everybody. Seriously, I think someone was praying for him to have a wonderful birthday. He couldn't have been happier.

Last night Katie had a good turn out for her monthly ladies' Bible study. While that was going on, Bernard and I took the boys hill walking in the Pentland Hills near our home. The boys took the wellies (muck boots) and built a wee dam in the burn (creek.) We had a great divine appointment with Chris and Mark. Pray for these men. It was obvious that God put us together. We talked for 45 minutes.

Thank you for praying for our ministry. God is good to answer those prayers.

This has been a good but unusual week. We got moved back into the office on Monday. On Tuesday Benson and I helped a family move. On Wednesday I helped fellow missionaries move. It has been a very "moving" week. God gave me the perfect schedule to be able to do these extra things. He also gave us great weather this week which was a blessing to each move.

Yesterday morning Benson and I had some great opportunities to open God's Word as we did door to door ministry. We had three extended conversations. Thanks for praying for these opportunities to speak about Jesus.

I enjoyed singing a trio with my oldest two children, Kay Lee and Benson this morning. It's good to see the kid's growing up with a desire to serve the Lord. All of our kids have a great attitude about setting up and taking down after our church services. Our church people also work hard during those opportunities.

I preached this morning a message on Sowing and Reaping entitled, "God is Not Mocked" from a story found in Jeremiah 42. If you want you can hear us sing before the message. God gave us a good time around His Word. Again, thank you for your prayers!

God has been good to help us in our redecoration of my office/ guest bedroom. I thought you'd enjoy seeing pictures of His goodness.

I'm sitting in my office this afternoon with a strong smell of paint. We've been redecorating this room for the last two days. Praise the Lord for new beginnings. This room looks and feels totally different and refreshed. The text for my SS this morning had in it, "If any man be in Christ, He is a new creature." Amen and Amen! I'm glad Jesus changed (you and) me into something which He by His grace enjoys.

I preached this morning on, "Delightful to God" from Jeremiah 9:23-24. These verses beautifully summarize what our life should be all about. To summarize what Jeremiah says - we should live today rejoicing in our relationship with God. God delights in that.

Thank you for your praying for our services today!

I enjoyed catching up with the Dillman's yesterday. Don and I usually try to get together weekly to do flyers. Hopefully we can get back into that routine now that life is settling down a bit. We were able to get out several hundred flyers yesterday and enjoyed a good time of fellowship while we were out. We had one witnessing opportunity with a lady at a shop. Please pray for her to desire God's gift of everlasting life and to find Him through His Word.

Please also pray for the Dillman's as they close on a house on Friday and then move the following week. Their furlough replacement ministry for the Landon's will be ending this autumn. Please pray for God to open just the right doors for their new church planting ministry which will also be in the Edinburgh area. 

We are still praying that God will open the door for our church to purchase the building at 153 The Loan, in Loanhead. It will take some miracles but we know that we serve the Miracle Working God. We appreciate your prayers with us as we seek God's best for Free Baptist Church.

Well, it has been busy but we are getting caught up today. Evangelist Washer and Lewis left yesterday for Spain. This afternoon they will fly back to the USA. Please pray for God to direct brother Washer as he prays about future opportunities to do sports ministry in Europe. These guys were a great blessing to us.

I was able to get the photo's of the tournament uploaded to our webpage today. Here is a link, if you are interested in viewing them.

God gave us numerous opportunities to speak to people about Christ. Thank you for praying for divine appointments. It will be interesting in Heaven to get to hear the end of the story for each witnessing opportunity. It's not in vain. We know His Word will accomplish His purposes. Thank you for your prayerful participation in our ministry.