I was able to get several hundred flyers into people's homes this morning as I went door to door in our community. I was out for about 3 hours. God gave me two divine appointments. Please pray for the high school young man I met. He is a strong atheist but is interested in talking about "religion." I'm thankful that the Spirit of God can open hearts because there is no way a man left to himself could ever come to Jesus. "No man can come unto me accept the Father which hath sent me draw him." "The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness unto him. Neither can he know them because they are spiritually discerned." That was all very evident in our conversation. However, I'm thankful for a young man who is willing to listen.

The other man is going through a tough time just now. Please pray for God's grace for his family and that God would make himself known during this trial.

I went into Edinburgh this morning to hand out flyers and seek one on one witnessing opportunities. It was a tough morning. This is the end of the Festival season and people have been handed leaflets nonstop for the last several weeks. So, that is is a factor. It is back to work after the weekend, I imagine that is a factor as well. I did have some opportunities to speak to people about the Lord.

I spoke with Daniel for about 10 minutes as we walked together. He then stopped to listen to what I was sharing. I spoke with Tam for probably 20 minutes. He is 51 and drugs and drink have wrecked his life. I was able to share the Gospel with him but sadly his eyesight is so bad from his sin that he can't read anymore. Another man was from the North of Ireland. He was catholic but does not accept the Bible as the authority and can not believe there is such a thing as absolute truth. I spoke with two young men from London as well.

I think what stood out to me this morning is how much men want to judge God instead of letting God judge them. They reject God if He is the God of the Bible because they deem him worthy of their judgment. It is troubling at times to view men's rebellious hearts and to see how hard they are against God. Please pray for God's Word to break through that in God's mercy we'll see some of these saved. Thanks for praying for these divine appointments. 

We had several more than two or three in church today, but not by a whole lot more than that. God gave us a good morning despite lower than normal attendance. It was great to have Lilliana and Inis back with us after nearly a month away in Portugal. We had another man back visiting with us this morning as well. Illness has really affect our attendance the last two months. Please pray for everyone to be well.

I preached this morning a message from I John on "The 'Ifs" in Our Walk With God." John challenges us to walk with God but has some bad "ifs" and good "ifs" in the text. We had a good service.

The youth activity on Friday was a lot of fun. We made paper airplanes and made a landing target for them. There were different points depending on where you landed. The kids had a great time. Thanks for praying.

Thank you for praying about this building. It is a closed door. We are actually thankful that we didn't have to wait too long until finding out. So, until the next opportunity comes along, thank you for praying with us about the need for a permanent home for Free Baptist Church - in God's timing.

We have another interesting prayer request. lt has been our desire since selling our home in Michigan nearly 12 years ago to buy a home in Scotland. A property in which we are greatly interested is available. If God allowed us to get it, you will get to hear a very neat story. However, we don't want our will and love our current residence. So, we'd appreciate your prayers in that regard. Please pray for wisdom about a mortgage and wisdom if we should make an offer.

With all the other excitement, I almost forgot to mention that God gave me a great divine appointment today. Please pray for Alan. He said he would listen to the message I preached this past Sunday. He installed some "smart meters" for our gas and electric utilities. We had a great discussion as he was packing up to leave.

The Lord has given me the opportunity to contribute an article for a column in our local newspaper once or twice a year. The article which I wrote came out today. Please pray that God will use it to peak people's curiosity to read the Bible. I'll attach a photo of the article below and if I remember, will link the online article next week when it become available.

Please continue to pray with us for a permanent location for our church. God's given us a great temporary location which has been a huge blessing to our ministry. But, one of our long term goals is to find God's provision for a permanent home for our church. We had a meeting with an individual today regarding that desire. Nothing may come from this discussion but it may lead to an open door. There is a great possiblity just now - so, please pray.

The Lord gave me a good divine appointment yesterday as I took my boys fishing. Please pray for Harris. He is a chinese student studying in England. He was on holiday up in Scotland with a friend of his. We had a great chat about God and Budha (Idolatry). He asked some really good questions. I told him that idolatry "worships something that you have made. If you have made it, then you are greater than it. As a Christian, I worship the God who made me." He is also strongly bound to his religion because of ancestry. I told him that his ancestors whether in Heaven or Hell would want him more than anything to know the Creator. I said, "The best way to honor your ancestors would be to get to know God." Please pray that God will open His eyes. I'll put a picture below of Parker with a fish he caught yesterday and a fun rainbow picture from a few days ago.

God's good. We know that He has a perfect plan for us daily and for the future of Free Baptist Church. Thanks for praying!

It's been so busy this summer that I have yet to put my "new" Gospel flyer out through our area. This morning I put it out for a couple of hours as I listened to a couple messages by Evangelist John Goetsch on my phone. The Lord gave me two divine appointments. One was with a Catholic and the other with a Muslim.  The weather was beautiful. This afternoon that will briefly change as the remnants from Hurricane Gert pass through our area. It will just be a bit of rain.

This Friday we have a youth activity and would appreciate your prayers for that event. We've enjoyed our monthly get together as we play games, eat and have a challenge from the Word of God. Thank you for your prayers.

I preached a message today and helped me this week as it identifies the false religion of our day. I preached from Jeremiah 23, on "The Day in Which We Live." The false religion he identified was idolatrous, sexually perverse, humanistic, denied judgment and was not of God. It is absolutely the false teaching we are still fighting against today. God gave us a good morning and we were encouraged to have a young woman visit who is looking for a good church. Please pray that God will continue to do the great work that it is evident He is doing in her life. We also enjoyed having Amanda Baker sing this morning. Amanda just arrived in England a couple months ago to assist in a ministry in Peterburgh.

God's good. We're thankful to Him for His grace and help today. Thank you for your prayers.

Thanks for praying for the kids. We've turned the corner, it seems on the illness. Mac has really perked up today. He's been on an antibiotic for all of yesterday and today. Kay Lee seems to be doing better as well.

We're enjoying having Amanda Baker with us for a few days. She's a friend of ours who is also with BWM. She just finished deputation and arrived in England this year.

Our Bible study and kids club went well last night. Kay Lee was able to stay home and watch Mac. Thanks for your prayers.

Don and I put out flyers in my area today. We were able to get a good bit done and the rain held off until just as we finished. I shared the Gospel with a man whom I've witnessed to before. He is 50 years my senior and is 90. He made some definite statements regarding his need to visit our church and the need to think about eternity. I told him about the thief on the cross sharing that it was never too late to believe on Jesus. Please pray for Jimmy.

We'd appreciate your continued prayers for the health of our family. Mac is pretty ill. We're going to take him in to the Dr. again this afternoon. He's been running a significant fever since Sunday night. Also, Kay Lee (14) had an x-ray yesterday which showed that she has pnemonia. Thank you for praying.

It is festival season in Edinburgh which means that the population of the city (500,000) doubles for a coulple of weeks. It is crazy down there to say the least. I went in this morning to do evangelism and to seek one on one opportunities to present the Gospel. I was there for over two hours and the majority of the time was speaking to one of three young men.

I spoke with Stewart (atheist/ unchurched) for close to twenty minutes as he was on a break from his work at a bank. He said as we started to chat, "I don't speak about religion." It didn't hurt our conversation and God gave me a great opportunity to peek his curiousity in the things of God's Word. I left him with a John and Romans.

I then spoke with Michael (construction workers who grew up Catholic) for 15 minutes on his break. It was only his break ending that ended our conversation. He was very interested in the truth I was sharing. He shook my hand and spoke of how he enjoyed using his break in that way. He also told me the times of day when he is normally in that park on his break. I may see him again.

The last opportunity was the toughest and the longest. Paula is a guy from Italy who is here for a few weeks. He has come to faith in God but is a strong evolutionist and is studying medicine. We went through a lot of Scripture. He is an ideal example of Romans 1, "Professing themselves to be wise they became fools." That is where our conversation ended as he did what God's Word says he would do and defended wicked lifestyles. He shook my hand and told me that he really liked me and was thankful for our conversation. I spoke with him for about an hour and 20 minutes.

Only God can open hearts like these. Please pray for God's power to touch these lives for His glory.

My parents and aunt are safely back home. Thank you for praying for them.