My dad and brother in law just picked up our vehicle. The Lord provided a great vehicle for us. For those who are curious it is a 2005 GMC Yukon XL with seating for 8. It was in the right place (Chicago). We are landing there and heading to my sister's home. It was also only a few miles from a supporting church with some guys who were willing to examine it for us. It was the right time. My parents were visiting my sister's family and because dad is registered on our bank account he was able to pay for the vehicle. It was the right price. The owner gave us a great price on a really good vehicle. 

So, PRAISE THE LORD. We are getting the landing gear down for furlough. Thanks for your prayers.

PS. The weather forecast is good for our ministry opportunity tomorrow. 

Praise the Lord, I was able to get into Edinburgh today. And, praise the Lord my furlough presentation is finished. I didn't expect to cross the finish line yesterday with that project but I did. It is a big relief to have that ready for furlough. Thanks for your prayers.

I had two really good divine appointments as I passed out flyers in Edinburgh today. The first was with a young lady who is a homosexual. I talked to her for about 40 minutes. We had a great conversation and I believe that God is mercifully introducing Himself to her. Please pray that her heart will yield to His authority. I'm confident that she was introduced today to truth which she has never before considered.

The other divine appointment was a middle aged man who grew up in a JW's home. He doesn't know if he believes in God. We re-established that pretty quickly. I was then able to show him some key passages in Scripture which deal the false teachings of the JW's.

Thanks for praying for our ministry. Quite a few people took the flyer this morning. Please pray for God to water the seed that was sown.

Normally today, I would be focusing on evangelism. But, life is NOT normal right now as we prepare to arrive back in the States for furlough. We've got 8 weeks until we return on August 20th.  The Crowders will be arriving here in 6 weeks.  Meanwhile, we've registered Mac's birth and have an appointment on July 2nd  at the US consulate to process his passport. We'll get his visa while we are home in the US. 

I've been working this week on summarizing over 4 years in around 10 minutes. My presentation is coming along. The Lord has helped me get beyond the frustration of "How do I do this?" I am now excited about sharing this with you. Working on this has reminded me of just how good God has been in the time that we've been here. 

I'm also working on purchasing a furlough vehicle. My brother and I have spent a lot of time searching online for the right vehicle. Special thanks to a man at Bethel Baptist in Schaumburg who is looking at a vehicle for me today. We'll know later today if this is the vehicle the Lord wants us to get. However the Lord works it out, I look forward to letting you know when God supplies that need.

The painting for Gala Days has had the final touches put on it. Our church is looking forward to this new ministry on Saturday. The kids will be making badges (buttons), playing a ring toss game, and getting pictures with the cut out.

The Lord gave some encouragement this week. A Christian soldier who visited our church this past year phoned me from England. He's been away on training. Please pray for God to bless him as he works on this promotion. We should see him back up here before we leave. I also had a good opportunity to speak with a friend in the community. Please pray for God's continued blessing as we get ready for a big transition at our church and in our home.

We had low attendance today but it did not effect the Spirit of our service. God gave us a great day. Praise His Name.

I preached this morning on, "Have You Heard the Good News?" from John 3:14-18. Please pray that God will use this message. I'm going to link it to our evangelistic page on our church webpage.

Thanks for praying.

I thought you'd enjoy seeing some photo's from our painting this week. Alec has been a huge blessing in giving the kids an opportunity to paint. We have a lot of fun. Alec and I are preparing a face cut out picture for our Gala Days tent. Gala Days is a large children's fair in Loanhead on June 28th. The Lord has helped us get this project ready on time and I'm very pleased with how it has turned out. We're excited about this new ministry. 

Please pray for God's blessing on that day.

June is a crazy month for us. We have added to the craziness by adding a birthday for Mac. We have the normal father's day. But, then we also have our anniversary (17th) and Benson's birthday (20th). So, it is just one celebration after another.

I put out flyers on Monday morning and enjoyed listening to Brother Rand Hummell. He's got some good messages on the family and guarding ourselves from the dark side of the internet. 

Many people in the community have shown kindness to us with the birth of Mac. It's great living in a small community. We're excited about participating in the Children's Gala Day celebration on the 28th. Alec and I have nearly finished our painting project. I'm really excited about it and look forward to sharing some photo's with you.

Katie was running a low fever again yesterday. Please keep praying for her health. Thanks for your prayers.

It was a joy to go to church as a family today. Katie was able to bring Mac along to the evening service last Sunday. But, Katie was ill this past Thursday and just part of our family went.  As it turned out we were the only ones there on Thursday, and so what did we do? Had church and the Lord gave us a good service. (I'm not kidding. The Lord has helped us do that more than once as a family and I have no doubt that we'll do it again.)

Our faithful group was out today. We enjoyed hearing the children's choir sing in our morning service. We practice each Sunday night a half hour before the service. I preached this morning on, "5,000 Hungry Men," John 6:1-14.  The Lord let the disciples battle with their sight and reason before showing them the answer of faith.

Katie and Mac are doing very well. Katie had a fever for a couple days and felt pretty miserable. But, praise the Lord, she is doing great now. Mac is doing a pretty good job sleeping at night. That's another praise.

Parker went knocking on doors with me today. Parker is almost 7 and loving life. He can enjoy almost anything. If you made him sit in the corner, he would probably ask to do it again because he was having fun. We had two good extended conversations and several chances to personally invite people to our church. One young atheist (24) had heard the term "ten commandments" in movies but didn't know what it meant. I hope our conversation stirred up an interest in spiritual things.

Thanks for praying for our family. All is going very well. Praise the Lord.

I'm painting a sheet of plywood for our church tent at our upcoming community fair (Gala Days.) It's a picture of a Scotsman riding a highland cow. The faces of the man and the cow will be cut outs which will allow the kids to have some fun with pictures. It's coming along nicely and should be a fun part of our day. We've enjoyed our art time with Alec. He's still teaching the kids to paint every Tuesday afternoon. 

Katie and Mac are doing well. I'm sticking around the house this week to help. The kids are helping as well. (I've put this on here for my mom as she has told me to make sure my wife gets a lot of rest.) I'm sure all of you mothers would echo those words of wisdom. Thank you for praying for the adjustments to life with a new little one.

We enjoyed a combined Sunday School this morning as we listened to the story of David Flood as Shared by Steven Davies. (A friend in a supporting church sent this to me and it is a big blessing.) If you haven't heard this story, you can find it online. 

I preached this morning on "Sunlight in Sorrows" from Lamentations 3:22-26. God put His light of hope in the middle of a dark book of sorrows about the destruction of Jerusalem and enslavement of God's people. Thank you for praying for my preaching ministry. I need it.

Lord willing, Katie and Mac will join us for the evening service.