Parker was my door to door buddy today. We had three good chats. One young mother is open to a follow up visit with Katie. Please pray that Katie will have a great chat with her.

One man opened the door and I called him by name and said, "I prayed this morning that I would meet you." I had met him this past week in Loanhead and found out that he lived in this village where we were doing door to door. I prayed this morning that I could meet him again sometime as I went through the village. Isn't God good to give us those "wow" opportunities to acknowledge again that He is God?! 

We had 18 children on Thursday night. Please pray for wisdom for Katie in organizing this group. (I have some of the older ones now in my class, but she still had 15 with several 5 years old or younger.) Please pray that God will help us to be effective in ministering His Word to those who come. Thank you for praying.

It was a lovely day to get into the city to hand out some flyers. The down side is that it is festival season which means people are tired of being handed information. The Lord gave me two great conversations and opportunities to share the Gospel. One young man in particular was pretty open. Please pray that he will read the John and Romans that I gave him.

On Monday, Nelson and I finished the village of Roslin with our church flyers. I think we will focus on Bonnyrigg next.

On Tuesday Katie baked alphabet biscuits (sugar cookies) and spelled the kid's names who have been attending our church. We dropped them off with a wee note she wrote to encourage them as they went back to school on Wednesday.

Thanks for praying for us. God gave us a good weather week which was refreshing. Katie's back continues to improve. Katie will be starting school with our kids in the near future and would appreciate your prayers as they get going.

God gave us a refreshing morning. We had two children visit for their first time and one adult visitor. Please pray that God will continue working in each of these lives. Katie's back is slowing getting better. She was able to teach today - praise the Lord. She is much better. I preached this morning on the, "God Blessed Attitudes" from the Beatitudes of Matthew 5. God gave us a good morning. Thanks for praying.

Katie would appreciate your prayers for her upper back/neck.  It seems that she has a pinched nerve. She has radiating pain down her arm and up her neck. I is quite severe and will keep her from teaching her kid's class tonight. Please pray that God will alleviate the pain and help her get back her mobility. 

Please also pray for the flyers we have put out this week. Benson and Nelson went with me yesterday morning and helped me finish about a third of a village. There is one third remaining and that village will all have our flyer. 

I had a divine appointment on Tuesday with two young men in their twenties. They were very much against God but we still spoke for 20 minutes. Please pray for one young man from England in particular. I believe the Lord was speaking to his heart and the truth was hitting home.

I've put out flyers the past two mornings in nearby villages. I can't remember if I've updated you about my leg. It is doing really well and seems back to normal. I'm still a bit cautious but it seems fine.

I've enjoyed listening to some good preachers as I've walked. I listened to Dr. Ed Nelson yesterday. Today I was listening to Duncan Campbell. Duncan Campbell saw revival several times during his life. Both of their messages were a blessing.

Katie's ladies meeting last night was very well attended. Please pray for each one that was there.

We are seeing the Lord work in the lives of the kids who attended our HBC. We had a total of 21 children at church this past Sunday. Several have been over to the house to play with the kids as well. One 10 year old girl got a Bible on Sunday morning and had already read Genesis and Exodus by yesterday afternoon. Please pray for God to use his Word in these young lives. Thanks for praying.

The Lord gave our family a great holiday as we went camping for a week. We stayed at a campground just over an hour from home down in the Scottish Borders. We had a lot of fun and look forward to doing it again in the future. This was our first time tenting as a family. So, praise the Lord, it was a success.

We found out when we got home that Katie's grandma had passed away the day before. Please pray for her family as they have her grandma's funeral on Friday.

We had 17 children in Sunday School and church this morning. Wow! Praise the Lord. Please pray that we can be a blessing to each one of these precious children. I preached this morning on Nehemiah's Enemies from Nehemiah 6. Thank you for praying for us and our church.

The Lord gave a great opportunity to share Christ this morning as I talked with a young man for close to an hour. I was going on a walk and didn't get very far. It was a blessing to have that opportunity this morning as I preached on I Thes. 2:1-12, "Preach the Gospel Like Paul." 

We had a good morning. A young man who attended HBC was there. It was his first Sunday with us. Thanks for praying for our day.

(I will not be updating my website for a week as we enjoy some down time as a family. Thanks for your prayers.)

We had 4 kids and one dad in our service tonight as a result of HBC. Because of holidays (vacations) and illness, I didn't have any other adults in my class. So, I enjoyed sharing the Gospel in a comprehensive way. We ended my class with prayer and I believe a sincere reception of the message which was shared. I'm always cautiously optimistic and waiting to see fruit. Lord willing, we will see them on Sunday. God's good. We're thrilled at what He is doing. Thanks for praying.

The Lord gave us a good adequate day to get into Edinburgh with Garrett. He leaves tomorrow and has been a big help. He and I handed out flyers as I showed him some of the Christian history of our area. We had two really good opportunities to share Christ. One was with a group of three construction workers. The other was with a young lady who has studied philosophy. Both looked at the Bible with us. It was a lot of fun to share some truth with them.

We visited the grave of Thomas Chalmers. He was a great man of God. Every time I go to that graveyard I am amazed at all the "Rev."'s before these men's names. God had a mighty army here 150 years ago. We saw one grave that said, "First Church of Scotland missionary to India and (another country)..." We prayed in the cemetery and asked God to enable us as He enabled these men in the past. We also went into the church where the first general assembly of the Church of Scotland with John Knox presiding was held. We prayed there as well. God has done a great work here in the past. Please pray with us that He will do it again.

Our sending church is my home church where my father has pastored for the last 27 years. Bible Baptist in Hudson, WI has been a wonderful pastorate for dad. Yesterday was my parents last day at Bible Baptist as they have just resigned that ministry. Please pray for God to supply just the right pastor for Bible Baptist and for the church as they go through this transition. 

Also, please pray for my mom and dad as they move on to what God has for them next. Mom has taken a position at another great church and school in IL. My Brother-in-Law is an assistant pastor there and school administrator. Mom is going to be teaching junior high. Dad is going to be helping out in whatever ways God provides. This church is also a supporting church and one with which we have a great relationship.

Thanks for praying for these requests. God has clearly directed in this process and it will be exciting to see how He meets everyone's needs.

One more prayer request - at 9:00 AM EST a friend of mine is coming over to chat about the Bible. I'm looking forward to what God will do in this time and would appreciate your prayers (before or after) that God would use what is said.