There were several things this morning that remind me that we, "wrestle not against flesh and blood."  It was a good morning but there were some uphill climbs on the way. :) 

We enjoyed starting a new book in our adult Sunday School class. We have begun 2 Corinthians. I preached a Christmas message this morning from Luke 1 on "Christmas, His Story."

Katie's brother, Kirk, and his family are moving back to the US tomorrow. Please pray for their travels. It's not easy traveling overseas with young children. I know they would appreciate your prayers as we do. Thank you for praying.

We got an unexpected suprise tonight with a couple inches of snow. It's lovely outside. It is supposed to be 48 degrees tomorrow with winds over 50 mph. So, I'm not anticipating it lasting. But, the kids are out enjoying it while it is here. Thanks to all those who prayed for snow! :)

That is how our weather has been this week. Every day I look at the Doppler and see rain covering most of the country. Thankfully, Don and I were able to get out and do some flyers this morning over on his side of Edinburgh. Please pray for the flyer he is putting out. There is a clear Gospel message in it and an invitation to visit their church. I spoke briefly with 2 individuals while we were out and about this morning.

We feel a bit like the 3 little pigs this morning. We had a strong storm come through during the morning message. I wish it would have been a spiritual wind because the house shook this morning. I preached today on, "Ready...or not?" from Luke 12:35-48. This text includes the parable of the returning master and the thief breaking into the goodman's house.

It was a blessing to have a woman visiting this morning. I met her for the first time about 3 and a half years ago. It was good to have her in church this morning.

Please pray for Kirk and Carrie this week. They have been living with us the past couple months as they prepare to transition back to the States. They will be heading back next Monday. So, please pray for all their packing and preparation for their move. 

Thanks for taking these and other needs to the Lord for us. We appreciate your prayers.

"God has done great things for us; whereof we are glad." - Psalm 126:3

We have seen the Lord do many things this year. We received our permanent residence visas and saw the Lord supply the finances to purchase them. Our church was chartered and became a registered Scottish Charity. We've seen consistent visitors and have seen some trust in Jesus as their Saviour. Our family has had great health. God has consistently encouraged us in what He has called us to do. etc.

Thank you for your part in all of the blessings that our family and church have received. May God give you a wonderful Thanksgiving Day!

Yesterday was a rain day. So, today I was able to begin putting out our flyers. This is the first time that I've done two flyers at once. I got a good start and was able to put out about a couple hundred of each flyer. I had a great chat and divine appointment. I hope that it will bear future fruit as it would be an interesting story to share. :)

Thanks for your prayers as we put these out. (I'll put a couple pictures below from our time with Katie's folks. We are at Holy Island, England. Mac is in the backpack.)

The Lord gave us a wonderfully precious time with Katie's mom and dad. It was great for our children to have grandma and grandpa around for a few days. Kirk's graduation on Thursday went very well. The weather even cooperated. It looked like it would rain but it remained sunny. We said goodbye this morning and they are currently in route back to the USA. 

Last night I had a good divine appointment. I hope that it bore fruit as a man prayed to accept Jesus. We shall see. Please pray that God will continue to work in this man's heart.

We had good services this morning. We watched a torch light video about General William Booth in SS. In the morning service, I preached on "Gracious Giving" from 2 Corinthians 8:1-15. I'm reminded that we can't give what God wants us to give without His grace to help us. Thanks for praying for this week. I'll try to get some pictures from the week up soon. 

Now, Lord willing, the flyers begin going out tomorrow. Please pray for this evangelistic effort. Thanks for interceding for our ministry.

It was our joy to have Katie's folks with us today for the service. We also had a little girl with us whom we hadn't seen in quite a while.

I preached this morning on a Psalm of great trial, Psalm 142. My message was, "You Can Trust God When...." The Lord gave us a good service.

We got the remnants of Hurricane Kate with over an inch of rain overnight. Thankfully the rain came late yesterday and was away this morning. 

Kirk graduates with his doctorate in History from the University of Dundee this Thursday. Please pray for Richard and Brenda Weaver (and kids) as they take our service on that evening. Thanks for your prayers for our Sunday.

Thank you for praying for our flyers. They are ordered. Now, we need your prayers as we begin putting them out the end of this month. The colors are better than they appear on the screen. Please pray that they will be well received within our community.

We are excited that Katie's mum and dad will be with us this next week. They arrive this Saturday morning. So, I am trying to get ahead in my studying in preparation for their time with us.

Thankfully, the weather is not nice. We have had wind and rain since Sunday. That makes it a bit easier to sit in my study and get much accomplished. I have had really good study time the last couple of weeks. Thank you for praying. 

Katie and Laura enjoyed the ladies' retreat in Ireland. There were 38 ladies who were able to come. That was an amazing turnout as about half of the ladies came for their first time.

We'd appreciate your prayers for our upcoming outreach opportunities. We have our annual Carol Sing Service on Christmas Eve. I'm preparing a Christmas flyer which will contain that announcement. I'll upload some copies to the webpage soon. We also have Evangelist Barry Webb coming in January. He and his wife will be a great blessing. Our meetings with them will be the 10th-14th of January. Please pray as I prepare a flyer for that week as well. I plan on distributing both flyers at the same time.