We have just returned from a wonderful holiday (vacation.)  We took a week off and headed to the southern most part of the mainland of Scotland.  Special thanks to Don and Chris Dillman, Richard Weaver, and Leah Devers who filled in for us in our absence.  This is our longest break since coming to the field and it was greatly enjoyed.

We rented a self catering cottage in Port Logan.  We had views that were amazing. Please see the photo album page. We looked out at the Irish Sea and on clear days could see Northern Ireland on the horizon. Each day held a special adventure for us.  On Sunday we enjoyed visiting a Reformed Presbyterian Church in Stranraer and singing Psalms put to music. The minister and his wife are sweet believers and kindly invited us to dinner at their home after the morning service. During the week we visited a lighthouse, botanical garden, rock and gem museum, sea side villages etc. We saw pheasants and more pheasants, seals, soldiers playing war games, battle ships, military choppers, convoys, two tipped trucks due to very high winds, a two hundred year old aquarium, deer, the site of the oldest inscribed stones in Scotland, and again etc.

God has been very good to us and we are excited to be back home and in our church tomorrow. I'll put a picture below to give you an idea of our family adventure.  (The home on the right is where we stayed this past week.)

We are taking a break and will not be posting again for a wee while.  Look forward to sharing God's goodness with you when we are posting again. Thanks for faithfully keeping up with us and our ministry.

Dan was a great blessing to our family. He is a mature young man with a genuine heart for the Lord. It was a joy to have him in our home and to get to show him some of our area. 

Dan went with me yesterday to St. Andrews and Burntisland. On the way we visited Jeff Smith. Please continue to pray for Jeff's medical need. His brain tumor is back and surgery is not an option. They have an MRI tomorrow that will give them insight into what is taking place. They have a sweet testimony in this trial and I know that they value your prayers.

St. Andrews has a rich church history. George Wishart and Patrick Hamilton died for their faith there.  John Knox was called to preach there. The castle became the first protestant congregation in Scotland as they killed the cardinal who killed George Wishart.  

Burntisland Parish church was our destination on the way home. It was at this church that King James and other men decided to start a new translation of the Bible into English. We were unable to enter the church grounds or church but it was neat to see where the burden for the KJV translation was born.

God gave Dan and I an awesome divine appointment last night with a young man in the community. We met him as we returned from a walk over to our church meeting place. We talked for 45 minutes showing Scripture after Scripture on my phone. God used the new flyer to encourage him in the fact that God's Word is God given. We didn't get back to the house until 11:30. Please pray for God's continued work in this young man's heart. (He remembers me from an indirect meeting a year and a half ago.) God is at work there.

Although we didn't have large attendance today, those that were there (with one exception) came to all 3 service. God blessed our small group. The children's Sunday School went well. We enjoyed a good time in our adult class as we looked at Ephesians 4. I preached on how the enemy will attempt to attack from Nehemiah 6 in the morning service.  Tonight we started Acts 4 and were encouraged by the boldness of Peter and John as they stood before the Sanhedrin.  God showed His faithfulness and gave us an uplifting day.

Tomorrow, we have a young man arriving from Australia who will be with us for several days. Please pray that we can be a blessing to him as he visits Scotland. Thanks for your part in our church ministry.

This week has been encouraging weather for us. It's not hot but the sun is out and the days are getting much longer. It was light until well after 8 this evening. Yeah for summer time!

I didn't update yesterday because we didn't have a service last night due to petrol fumes in the building. Why? I have no idea. But, we knew we had to cancel. Timothy's mum was going to come. Lord willing, we will see her in church soon. Please pray for her as I have just given her a Bible in her language. 

We have a young mother doing discipleship just now. Instead of coming to church last night, she came over to our house. She is a joy. Please pray that God will continue to encourage her in her growth. She's been saved for about a year and a half. 

The Lord gave me a good opportunity to share the gospel with a young lady this evening. We were visiting some friends about 20 miles from us in Linlithgow. I gave this young lady a tract as I walked on the high street. Unfortunately her ride arrived and our conversation was ended. But, I'm sure she is now thinking differently about her eternal hope. 

I know I often say it, but despite it's frequency I sincerely mean it. And, we definitely need them. "Thanks for your prayers."

Sometimes the Lord keeps you ignorant of just how dangerous an area can be. Missionary Don Dillman just sent me a link to an article that is interesting. But what makes it most interesting is that we were doing evangelism on this street in the afternoon the day before.  I witnessed to a man who was smoking in front of this pub. "Safety is of the Lord." link to article

I began putting our new flyer out today. God gave us a beautiful day with sunshine and very little wind. I had a few divine appointments. 2 were with believers and the other was with a man to whom I have witnessed in the past.

I'm excited about getting back in the routine and am looking forward to more favorable weather for evangelism.  Thanks for praying.

The Lord blessed the trip up to Dundee. It was a joy to spend time with Don Dillman and Sandy Edgar. God gave us a couple awesome divine appointments. (No doubt there were other that were not as evident. We had other smaller opportunities.)

Please pray for a lady that spoke with Sandy for the better part of an hour. She has recently gone through an illness that was life threatening and she has prayed for God to show her (basically how to be saved.) Please pray that God would help her understand the simplicity of the Gospel.

While Sandy was witnessing to her I ran out of tracts and got my new church flyer out. A young lady came out of the pub and gave me back two flyers and said, "I don't agree with this because it is contradictory." I asked where and we started to talk. 3-4 times men came out of the pub to tell her to get away from me and my message. We talked for about half an hour and she took the flyer back at the end. Please pray that God will open this young girl's heart to His truth. She was very kind and obviously thoughtful about what I was sharing. 

God's good. Thanks for praying for our ministry today.  God led in our day.

British Summer Time began today. We are hoping that will have a positive effect on the thermometer.  We had fresh snow on three morning this past week including yesterday. Thankfully we didn't have a white Easter. It was a gorgeous sunny morning and perfect for celebrating the Lord's Resurrection. God gave us a fun visitor day. We had 5 repeat visitors and 5 first time visitors today. I preached this morning on Acts 26 and Paul's defense before King Agrippa. Tonight we studied Acts 3 and Peter's message inside Solomon's porch at the temple.

Please pray with us that God will grow the church according to His perfect plan. We see the potential and are trusting him to develop our ministry in His timing.  God is working. Please keep praying. 

Tomorrow I am collecting Don Dillman on my way up to Dundee to assist Sandy Edgar put out flyers for his ministry. Please pray for divine appointments. We are getting closer to more seasonable weather for evangelism. Lord willing, the new flyer will begin to go out in our community this week. Thanks for taking these needs to the Lord.

One additional prayer request. Laura who attends our church severely broke her toe last night. Please pray for it to heal properly and for God's grace for the family as she recovers. 

We are very pleased with having found new printers for our flyers. They did an excellent job at a excellent price. They are printed on postcard type paper. It makes it easy to hand them out in the wind. I found that out today as I handed some out in Edinburgh.  It's still rather cold with snow showers. It's hard to say, "May I give you a flyer" when your face is numb. It somehow doesn't come out quite right. People were quick to take this flyer. Although, I did have several hand it back when they saw God's name on it.

Lord willing, our weather will break soon, and we will begin to put these out in earnest. Thanks for praying for this new flyer to awaken hearts.