The Lord encouraged us this morning with visiting friends (the Dillmans) and a returning visitor (the mother and young daughter.) There was a good spirit this morning and we are looking forward what God is going to do at the Trust (assisted living facility) this afternoon.

We also have a father and 10 year old son arriving right now from the USA. They would have made it to church this morning but there flight was delayed by three hours. Please pray for the Rowleys as help us with some house projects before returning to the States on Wednesday.

I enjoyed preaching this morning from I Chronicles 29:1-14 on Supporting the King's Work. God challenged my heart to give with all my might, all my heart, all my soul (will) and all my spirit (joy.) Please pray for God to bless His Word to our hearts and that we could give to God's church as David and his men gave to God's temple.

It was another cold and frosty morning (sounds like poetry) this morning. It was fun to get back out with Missionary Don Dillman this morning over in his area on the South West Side of Edinburgh. We didn't have any good conversations with people but enjoyed fellowhsip while we put out Gospel flyers. Please pray for God to water the seed that was sown in Don's area this morning. Don did get a phone call from a believer regarding the flyer. It's encouraging just to know that the flyers aren't going unnoticed.

We are getting more settled. Yesterday afternoon I put together a bathroom cabinet, hung a heavy mirror and assembled a wooden blind for the master bedroom. Katie was able to get much put away yesterday as well. Thanks for your prayers as we continue to get settled. A friend of mine with his young son is coming this Sunday - Wednesday on a short trip to help with some projects. Please pray for them to have grace for jet lag and to be able to accomplish all that God wants us to while they are here. Thank you for your prayers!

We have a somewhat normal week ahead of us and it feels good to be getting back into the routine. The kids are in school and mom is back. I was able to get out and do some evangelism this morning in the frosty cold weather. I didn't speak with anyone but enjoyed getting the Gospel out into our local community. 

It was a special blessing and answer to prayer to have a mother and her young daughter visit today. We were having our prayer time and Katie was praying for visitors for other churches in Scotland when God gave us one. She hopes to come back tonight but definitely indicated that she will be coming. So, we shall see. Please pray for God to help us to be a blessing to this mother and daughter.

The ladies made it safely back from Ireland and had a wonderful time. Thank you for praying for their travels and for the ladies' retreat. We are thankful to have Katie back but are glad she was able to get away.

I preached this morning on being "More Like the Master" from 2 Kings 2:1-15. Elisha yearned to be like his master Elijah. God gave him the blessing He desired. It was a refreshing time around the Word of God.

Thanks for praying for our morning. God encouraged our hearts in Him.

Please pray for Katie and two other ladies as they attend a ladies meeting in Ireland. They went to this two years ago and had a wonderful time away. Please pray expecially for Missionary Sharon Pero who organizes this event each year. They begin this evening and go through Saturday morning.

We had faithful attendance this morning and God gave us a good service. I enjoyed preaching on the Feeding of the 5,000 from John 6:1-14. Jesus revealed in that passage two hinderances to our faith; reasoning and sight.

Tonight I'm going to do a Bible study I prepared to share at a Christian colllege. It is a lesson on what impacts our strength as a believer.  Reviewing my notes for this has been a blessing and I'm looking forward to reviewing this with our church. Thanks for praying.

Below are pictures from the pastor's fellowship and the youth activity this week.

Wow, what a time we've been having with moving! We have been going none stop every day and God has been giving us lots of grace. We had a fabulous Sunday with the Flanders. The Pastor's Fellowship was also a rich blessing. Thank you for praying for those special days.

We moved into this house last Wednesday. About 15 minutes ago the phone technician got us back up online and we are able to update you. Kay Lee's room is finished. We stripped wall paper and took out the carpet. I put a screw through the pipes for the boiler system (another story with a happy ending after I thought I really messed things up.) We put in a laminate floor which looks lovely. And we painted her room. I also assembled a loft bed with book shelves that I had made for her for her birthday.

Now, we are painting the master bedroom and getting it ready for the furniture to be moved in. Once that happens on Monday we will be close to being moved into the house. Thanks for praying for the move. It has been a big project but God has made it go very well. 

I’ll post some pictures soon.

The Lord gave us a good morning as we got together on the first day of the week. The Gleiser's and Sarah were with us again this morning as they fly out of Edinburgh tomorrow morning. Brother Gleiser is preaching this afternoon at a church in Dunbar. We'll be heading that way shortly. He preached 9 times this past week, so it was my turn. I preached this morning on 2 Kings 4:1-7 which is the story of the widow woman and Elisha's miracle of the mulitiplication of the oil. There is a precious picture in that passage of our need for an oupouring of God's Spirit.

Please pray for the Gleiser's flights to go well and then please begin praying for our next speaker. Dr. Rick Flanders and his wife, Tonia, will be arriving here next Saturday. He will be preaching all services next Sunday, a Tuesday's fellowship meeting and our Thursday night service. God must know we need some good preaching because He has certainly blessed us with His servants this month. Thank you for praying for what God is doing at Free Baptist Church.

We have just had a wonderful week of meetings with the Gleisers and Sarah. There is so much to be thankful for as the week has come to a close. God gave us a very sweet spirit in every service. The Word of God was powerfully preached every night. There was good attention given to the Word of God. Attendance of our church was very strong. The offering that was given to God's servants was generous. Thank you for praying for these meetings!

Tomorrow I am back in the pulpit here and the Gleisers have an afternoon meeting in Dunbar. They then fly out on Monday morning. Please pray for God's great blessing upon them.

An extra blessing was the Brynn and Sarah painted our boys new room at the house we bought. They even bought the paint for the room. :) We have not yet moved over there and the Gleisers and Sarah have stayed at that property. Please pray for our family as we move to the property this following week.

God has been acceptionally good to us this past week of ministry. We praise Him for the many blessings that He gave. (Below are a couple pictures from touring with our guests.)

The Lord gave us a very good service tonight and we thank Him for His enablement and help. Pastor Gleiser preached tonight on some very bold words of the Lord Jesus from John 14:6. If you want to hear a very clear presentation of God's way of salvation, you can listen in to what was shared this evening.

It's been a very unusual day. Please pray for an unspoken prayer request for a member of our church. We are doing our best to help them with a very important need. Also, later this afternoon as we were just half a mile from home (after showing our guests some sights) we were the first ones on the scene of a pretty serious car accident. A car was on it's side with two elderly woman in the front seats. The Lord allowed us to help them as we waited for emergency vehicles to arrive. Please pray for these ladies that God would comfort them this evening. Praise the Lord both seem to be well.

God's been very good to us this week. Thank you for participating with us in prayer.