Many of your know that Katie's Brother's family is in Dundee. Their pastor, Sandy Edgar, is a GFA church planter. Last night the Edgar's home was broken into and they had their car, laptop and iphone stolen. I know that they would appreciate your prayers for God's grace as they go through this tough time.

We are getting to the fun time of the year to do flyers. The weather is much better and the flowers are beautiful in the front gardens. I was in a very affluent section of Edinburgh. I spoke with one man this morning as I was putting out flyers. He was a gardener.

Last night the Lord gave me a wonderful divine appointment with a 19 year old young man. Please pray for God to do a great work in his heart. We spoke for about half an hour and he thanked me for the conversation. Thanks for praying.

It is a glorious day here. This morning when I walked there was a thick layer of frosty ice over the puddles. But, with the pure sunshine and light breeze, it really is a beautiful day. I took bus into Edinburgh this morning and the Lord gave me many great witnessing opportunities. The first was with a college age boy and girl. He said, "You believe in God? How do you know there is a God?" I love that kind of opener. I'm thankful that he asked that. We talked for about a half an hour. The next was a young lady who is leaning towards paganism. Again she was very thoughtful and we had a good half hour discussion. Soon after that I had what I feel was my best opportunity to tell a young lady of God's love for her. I was able to speak with her for 30-40 minutes. Next was a young man from Poland who grew up Catholic. God gave me a great opportunity to speak to him about salvation by grace through faith. It was clear that he was understanding the different passages to which we were turning. The last young man was from Ireland. He is leaning towards science but admitted that my arguments for the reality of God were good.

In most of these conversations I enjoyed opening my Bible. I know that only God can give grace to open these doors and I am very thankful for what He did today. Thank you for praying for God to give us platforms to share Christ.

PS. I have a new blogpost on the Revival Focus Website today.  Spiritual Refreshment for the Thirsty Soul. 

It is a beautiful day right now. (This is Scotland, it could change rather quickly.) We had a good morning. The Lord gave us a first time visitor and a returning visitor today. It's always a joy to have someone courageous enough to come out to a service. We are really thankful that she came.

I preached this morning on  Isaiah 65:1-14, Blessing and Cursing . There was a good spirit in the service and we had a good turnout of our faithful group.

I was able to put flyers out this morning. I briefly spoke with a postman and one other man. I also had a good divine appointment with a fellow minister. He is the pastor of a Free Church of Scotland Continuing church in Leith (Edinburgh). The Free Church of Scotland came out of the Church of Scotland in the 1840's. Some of the great Scottish men of God that held to God's truth were a part of the Free Church movement. The "Continuing" took place about 10 years ago. Again the separation was for a good reason.

It was a blessing to get to meet James Gracey. He has taken a stand for the Lord and has suffered some for it. God has reminded me this morning that He has a remnant. Only God could have put us together. Praise the Lord.

The community centre, where we meet for church, has graciously allowed us to get a metal cupboard for storage. We were praying for the Lord to provide just the right used cabinet and we found one yesterday. Mark Hikin and I collected it and put it at the centre (correct British spelling) yesterday. After nearly nine years (including deputation) of transporting things to and from church, we are going to get a brief break! I can't tell you how excited I am. This is perfect timing. We have a guest speaker in two weeks and he won't have to collect anything from our home to take to church. It also allows our furlough replacement the luxury of having everything at the church location. Thanks for your prayers. God is good.

We had the joy of having a couple visitors today. Kay Lee and I met one man about a month ago. It was good to have him visit our church today. The other young lady used to attend our church the first year we were here. It was great to have her back with us.

I preached this morning on John 5, Wilt Thou Be Made Whole.

The Lord is helping our schedule come together. We have scheduled 6 meetings in the last few days. Thanks for praying for God's guidance as we organize our furlough schedule. Thanks for praying for our family and Free Baptist Church in Loanhead.

(I sent the following update by email this morning.)

Dear Praying Friends,
 
We are almost as surprised as you to find out that we are going on furlough THIS YEAR instead of next. Our furlough replacement couple, Roger and Sharon Crowder, contacted us this past week to let us know of this possibility. After praying about it and talking with our church here, we decided that this was the best plan for our church and family.
 
We have a number of prayer requests as we plan on leaving here mid-August, 2014 and returning mid-February, 2015.  Please pray for ...
 
1.) A vehicle for our furlough.
2.) Wisdom to schedule meetings and family time.
3.) New supporting churches to bring us up to full support.
4.) Grace for our church plant during this transition.
 
Please inform your church of this change in our plans. We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible in the near future as God allows. Please contact us if you believe the Lord would have us come to your church.
 
Thank you for helping us through our first furlough experience,
 
Benjamin, Katie, Kay Lee, Benson, Logan, Parker, Nelson and (yet to be determined) Shore

We are enjoying Spring like weather. I froze this morning when I walked. But, this afternoon it is almost hot out. (I'm sorry for mentioning that if you aren't having the same joy today.) It is pretty warm for Scotland anyway. The kids are loving it and are in the back garden (yard) just now.

I enjoyed putting flyers out for a couple hours this afternoon. I had two good conversations. The area that I was doing is on a hillside looking across at the Pentland hills. It was beautiful. Our flowers are also popping up and I enjoyed seeing the different gardens.

I'm waiting on one piece of information before I update you on our furlough plans. Lord willing, I will have that soon.

The Lord gave us a sweet morning. Attendance was good and there was a sweet spirit. I enjoyed preaching on, "Soul Refreshment for the Thirsting Soul" from Isaiah 41:17-20. It was a blessing to refer back to days of awakening in Scotland on the Isle of Lewis. 

We are seeing God change our furlough plans. It's an exciting change which I will relate to you in the very near future.

God's good. Thanks for praying for our ministry.