Evangelist John Van Gelderen is making plans to be with us for an evangelistic meeting in February. Please pray for brother Van Gelderen's travel plans and for God's guidance in planning the meetings. I will be seeking to get information out to our community in January. 

We desire that week to awaken hearts to their eternal needs. Please pray for God's power for brother Van Gelderen as well as for the lost to come out to the services.

Our Christmas flyer has been ordered. Please pray as we advertise our Carol Sing Service on Christmas Eve. 

This morning I was able to put flyers out in Rosslyn again. I enjoyed listening to Pastor Chuck Phelps on my ipod while I was walking. I didn't have any opportunities to share the Gospel. But, as I was walking through town after lunch I was able to witness to a man from Nepal.  We have friends who are missionaries there and I told him about them.  He took a tract. Please pray that God will open his heart.

As we've started the church, we've often quoted that verse and we have found it to be absolutely true. (I know you are not surprised.) The Lord met with us this morning although we were not a large group. The Hikin family is experiencing some illness and were unable to attend today. Constance missed her bus and had to wait an hour for the next one. We were happy to see her at the end of the service. (She was able to join us for lunch.) So, it was Adele, Alec and our family this morning.

I preached on the cross from I Peter 2:24-25. The Lord enabled and if no one else was blessed by the message, it spoke to my heart.  We looked at His humiliation, substitution, incarnation and crucifixion. We also saw our identification, resurrection, restoration and submission.

I'm praying about what we will do tonight for our service. We may have a prayer and praise service.  Thanks for praying for our ministry.

Yes, we do miss Thanksgiving with family when we are on the field. But, the one day that really makes me homesick was this past Saturday.  It was opening day of gun deer season in my home state of Wisconsin. My dad and brother got to go out and God provided a deer for my dad. If you have been blessed with venison this hunting season, please send a picture and story to missionaryshore@gmail.com (Hunter's therapy)

I was able to get out this morning and do flyers in a neighboring village. It has been pretty warm the last few days with temperatures in the mid to upper 40's. The wind was down today as well making it very pleasant. I put out a few hundred flyers. My F.D.T. (flyer distribution tool) caused one slight problem today. George put a small stand with glass beads in front of his mail slot. So, when I pushed the flyers through the slot his stand tipped and sent what sounded like a hundred marbles scattering across his tiled entry floor. I rang his bell to apologize and enjoyed a good chat. So, that was an interesting divine accident.

Last night I had a good opportunity to witness to David in his home. I bought the painting from him and returned for a couple frames he had for sale. Please pray that God will open His heart. I sensed God's conviction in our conversation and trust David will take our chat to heart. Thanks for praying for these open doors.

The Lord gave me the opportuntiy to witness to an American today. We are still getting some things for the home. God provided a cabinet for the boys room. It just so happened that a young man from Virginia was selling it. I talked to him for about 20 minutes. He was really kind and I was thankful for the God given opportunity to speak him about the Lord. Please pray for the Spirit of God to work in this young man's heart.

Mark and I had to cancel our prayer time last night due to sickness in his home. There are a bunch of bugs going around just now. We'd appreciate your prayers that the Lord would protect us. Last year illness really impacted our services. God will give grace either way but we'd like to have everyone able to be there. Thanks for praying.

The Lord gave us a fun day today. I preached this morning on, "Earnestly Contending for the Faith." There was a good spirit in the service and we had good attendance. We had 24 total this morning with kids and adults.

Tonight we had a good group as well and enjoyed having everyone over to the house for hot chocolate and popcorn. (Sounds yummy huh?!) Wish you could have been here. :)

The Lord continues to provide fun and needed items for the house. I'll put a couple pictures below to two things that I got yesterday and today. I got a sofa for our bedroom for 10 pounds. And I splurged and got a really old oil painting for 20 pounds.  (Hand forged nails and a hand carved gilt frame.)  Thanks for praying for God's provision. He has given us exceedingly abundantly above all that we could ask or think.  Thanks for praying.

(You'll also see a wrought iron bed frame in the picture. That was the Lord's provision for a good price as was the FREE super nice nearly new mattress.)

Today was our first sunny day all week. So, I was glad to get some studying done and then get out to do flyers. I was praying for an opportunity to speak to someone and God gave me that opportunity.  I saw this man a good while before getting to where he was and asked the Lord for help in speaking to him. We had a good 15/20 minute conversation. He is middle aged and spoke to me about how the UK is changing quickly in it's position against Christianity and values. It was interesting to meet a nonchristian with a correct perspective on what is going on. Please pray that God will continue to work in this man's heart.

Our service last night went well. Nelson had a fever yesterday and so Katie stayed home with him. That means that I got to lead the children's class. I'm sure that they will be glad to have Mrs. Shore back next week. They did enjoy my game time. :)

Thanks for praying for Kay Lee. We had another scary breathing episode last night and I called an ambulance. They were very helpful and recommended following up with our Dr. and seeking to see a ear/nose/throat specialist. (Everyone is always amazed at the size of her tonsils.) So, we will be seeking to do that in the near future. Please pray that the Dr.'s will pursue this for us. You have to be referred here. Today she is greatly improved and has not been running a fever. So, Lord willing, we are past the tough nights and she will fully recover very soon.

Brodrick is also doing very well. Thank you for taking these needs to the Lord.

It was good to get out today for a couple hours and put out flyers. It seems like it has been a while since I have been able to do that. Lord willing, we will be getting our schedule back soon. I had two divine appointments while I was out. One was with an unbeliever and one with a believer. I was able to put out around 300 flyers/invitations to visit our church.

The Lord has provided many things for our new home. You can't go to garage sales in Scotland. So, you have to know where to look for good used items. They have a website here that is great for finding things. That has provided for many of our needs. But, the Lord provided something in an unusual way on Saturday. I was going to the recycle center which is called a "tip." As I was unloading my vehicle a man passed me with a large wood framed bevel mirror. I turned to the guys at the center and said, "That is a really nice mirror." They said, "Ask him for it if you want it." Anyway, I couldn't stop smiling all the way home.  It is 40"x50", weighing in at around 75 pounds, beautiful mirror which now hangs in our guest bedroom/ office.  Isn't God good?

Thanks for praying for Kay Lee. Please keep praying. We had a scary episode during the night where she had great difficulty breathing. I was contemplating calling emergency but she settled down. I took her to the doctor today and they believe that it is just a viral infection. But, with her very large tonsils it does cause problems when she has anything clogging up her throat. Would you please pray for God to help this infection clear up and give her grace to get a good nights sleep tonight? We were up for a couple hours during the night.

Please also pray for Kirk and Carrie's wee man, Brodrick.  He had to return to the hospital over night last night because he was a bit jaundiced. Thanks for your prayers.

We had a nice morning. Adele has been helping Katie in Sunday School this past year. Today she taught the class.  This is a great blessing to Katie and very helpful in our ministry. Mark and I watched a Ken Ham video on Creation in our adult class. Laura was unable to be there because one of their girls is ill. So, it was just Mark and I this morning.

3 other adults joined us for the morning service as I preached on Moses at the burning bush. It was an encouraging morning. Our Bible study this evening is on the topic of "Loneliness."

We have now gotten everything put away. So, Lord willing, life will return to normal (?) this week. Thanks for your prayers. (Kay Lee is ill with a bad soar throat, she would appreciate your prayers.)

Brodrick McCheyne Hansen was born this morning at 12:30 AM weighing in at 8.8 pounds.  Praise the Lord for a healthy baby boy.  Carrie endured a long labor and is doing well.

Mr. Mom has been relieved from duty having been thoroughly trained on the use of all household appliances. Katie arrived back this afternoon and yes everyone is healthy. Thanks for praying.