...so far and tomorrow is Sunday. But, God has been good in our activities. He blessed with weather that was nearly too hot for our youth activity. We were in the low 80's. That is about 15 plus degrees above normal - so we were sweating. Three young boys joined us from the park and heard the Bible lesson.

Today we had a good group from our church help hand out flyers in Edinburgh. We put out around 1400 flyers in around an hour and a half. We had a few small opportunities to share the Gospel. God gave me a divine appointment this evening with Brian. He said that he will attend church tomorrow. Please pray that he will do so.

Thank you for praying for our ministry.

This morning we began putting out flyers for our football tournament as well as the new Gospel flyer. Jonathan Washer and I went into Auchendinny this morning and did about 250-300 houses. I also showed him around the Glencouse Centre where the tournament will be held. This even is going to be here before we know it.

We enjoyed a good prayer time last night as our men gathered to pray. Bernard and Violet are a sweet older Christian couple who have become dear friends of ours. Bernard has met with us for our weekly prayer time for a couple years. He also regularly attends our church. Violet attends our ladies meetings and church when her mobility allows her to do so. They are moving to England on Saturday. We will really miss them but also know that God has definitely directed them down there. Please pray for them as they move South.

We have a busy weekend coming up. We have a youth activity on Friday. If the weather holds, Saturday morning will see our church putting flyers out on Princess St. in Edinburgh. Tuesday is our fellowship meeting. We'd appreciate your prayers for each one of these ministry opportunities.

Last night Jonathan Washer, his son and myself did some evangelism in a park near where they are staying. A 15 year old boy, Andre' was there and I was albe to with open Bible share the Gospel with him. He prayed to accept Jesus as His Saviour. I don't know that we will ever see Andre' again if his parents don't allow him to come to our church. (20 minutes away by car or half an hour by bus.) Please pray that God will work in their hearts about letting him come. If not, please pray that God will bless and protect Andre'.

We had an unusual day today. The Hikin family are ill and unable to attend. Another lady was ill and unable to attend. However, we had the Washer family there as well as two young men who are in Bible college in Scotland. One of those young men was with us for the first time. God also brought back a woman who hasn't attended in a wee while. So, we had a good morning despite it not being as we had planned.

I preached this morning on "God's Law" from Deuteronomy 4. The Lord gave us a good service and good spirit in the service. Thank you for praying.

Benson went with me yesterday to meet the Washer's at Waverley Train Station in the heart of Edinburgh. They safely made it over here with their three boys, five large pieces of luggage, 4 carry on sutcases, and back packs. Praise the Lord. Jonathan said that there were several times where they had just the right help at just the right time. They made their train with five minutes to spare! 

In other news, our football flyers arrived today and I also ordered our Holiday Bible Club flyer today. I'm glad to be going again on making new flyers. I got a mac recently and these are my first flyers with different software. I'll put some pics of the new flyers below. 

The Lord blessed us with beautiful weather today as we put out Gospel flyers for Don's church. Please pray for divine contacts for their ministry. It's hard getting started. God has given them one faithful lady so far and she has been a blessing to them. Please pray for others to join their group.

The Washers have safely arrived in the UK and are currently on a northbound train from London arriving later this afternoon in Edinburgh. I'll be meeting them and helping them to the flat they have rented for the summer. Thank you for praying for their adjustment to our time zone, weather, etc. 

Please pray for Jonathan and Emily Washer and their three boys as they head over to Scotland today. They have a long journey ahead of them as they fly into London and then take train to Edinburgh. Our church is excited about having them with us for the next three months. I sent our football flyer off to be printed yesterday. That event takes place on 10 June. Lord willing, we will be able to begin putting that out next week.

I'm just back from putting out a few hundred flyers in a part of Edinburgh that is about two miles from us. I went out of my way to hand a flyer to a few people walking past but didn't get into any conversations. I enjoyed listening to Pastor David O'Gorman preach on the two thieves and a message on evangelism. It was just what I needed this morning. Thank you for praying.

The flyer arrived very quickly and got in on Friday. So, Lord willing, we will begin to put this flyer out in our area soon. We had a church flyer distribution scheduled in Edinburgh for Saturday but cancelled because of the weather. We've rescheduled for this Saturday, weather permitting.

The leadership class in SS is going well. We finished lesson three of a four part series today as we looked at the responsabilities of leadership. 

This morning I preached on the flawed canvases that the master can use as we looked at Mark 10, "God used them, He'll use you." God doesn't need a fancy canvas, just a clean one. Mark 10 shows us a number of flaws of the disciples and yet God had a great plan for their lives. 

Now, we are getting ready to head to the Trust for an afternoon service there. God has given us a good day. Thank you for praying.

Thank you for praying for me as I wrote a new flyer. The Lord helped me get it done and off to print. I-ve Got PEACE, do you- page 1.pdf (2234500)I-ve Got PEACE, do you- page 2.pdf (534575) I've put links to the pdf here if you'd like to see the new flyer. It will be printed on heavy glossy paper similar to a postcard.

Today Don Dillman and I put out flyers in Newtongrange. Got gave a great divine appointment with Richard. We spoke for half an hour as he had just finished cleaning up after mowing the lawn. He said as I left, "Thanks for a great conversation." God can open His heart. Please pray that He will do so.

This morning I went to a village about fifteen minutes away from Loanhead and put out flyers. It's not a big village and I finished putting flyers out in about an hour. Please pray that they will be read and that they will impact the heart of those who received them. I thought of an idea for a new flyer while I listened to Evangelist Morris Gleiser this morning. Please pray for me as I write a new flyer. The Lord knows what will best impact men's hearts. I need to write one in the very near future. I also need to prepare flyers for our football outreach in June and our 2 HBC's in July.

God gave us a good normal Sunday today. I'm not sure what normal means, but in this case, I can't think of anything unusual tha that happened today. The kids did a great job helping us get set up. We had a good church prayer time before the SS. We enjoyed week two of our leadership training in Sunday School. I am doing four weeks of lessons for those who desire to be active in our children's ministry. Each week we have  a handout. I'm recording them as well for future workers. Evangelist Jonathan Washer will be taking the adult/teen SS after I finish these lessons. They arrive in 9 days.

I preached this morning on, "God's Library." You may only think of the Bible when you think about God's books. However, I preached on the Bible and four other books which are in God's library. Tonight we continue our study of John looking at the blessings of being a child of God from John 14. We're also going to observe the Lord's Supper. Thank you for praying for our day. It's been a good "normal" Sunday.