We enjoyed having Missionaries Don and Chris Dillman with us today. Don and I put out flyers this morning. Thankfully the weather forecast was wrong. We were able to get a good bit done before the rain arrived after lunch. The rain made for a good excuse to play a table game before the Dillmans headed back to Fife. God's given us good friends in ministry here. Please pray for the Dillmans as they seek to get the sponsorship status in the UK. It is very difficult to become a sponsor. Without a sponsor missionaries can not get into this country.  

The Lord gave me an exciting divine appointment this morning. I introduced myself to a man whom I've often passed when walking near our home. He shared an exciting testimony with me that was not his own.  40 years ago he became friends with a man whose life he watched God change.  He told me that when this friend was born again it was night and day difference. He said to himself, "It will never last."  But, he said it has lasted these many years. This friend is now a preacher. This man asked me if I had ever heard Iain Paisley.  I said that I had and he said, "He preaches like Paisley."  He then shared the story of his best friend who went into the Hospital with a heart attack. This man noticed he was reading a Bible when he would visit him in the hospital. Soon after that he was born again as well and his life changed.

I've shared before that I get excited when the Lord allows me to witness to someone who has contact with believers. God answers prayer for those we love. We may not get to witness to them ourselves but God can put the right person in their path. Please pray that this man will visit the church. He knew where it was because he has received our flyers.  As he talked about the remarkable change in these friends lives he sounded like a believer sharing his own salvation testimony. He has been deeply impacted by their changed lives. I'm praying for those types of examples from our community. Please pray that God would see fit to raise up trophy's of His grace.

I put out flyers all morning. I had a divine appointment with a young lady who believes in God but believes in evolution as well. Please pray for she and her husband. They've been thinking of going to church lately because of their baby boy. I saw Richard again who has promised me that he will visit the church. He tells me he'll come every time I see him. Please pray that he will. 

Thanks for your part in these God given opportunities.

We had a good Sunday morning. Katie has more of a voice today but rather than teach she showed the kids a ministry video. We enjoyed having the Hansen family with us today. Kirk and I sang a duet of, "I Shall Know Him" this morning. My message was on the coming of Christ from Luke 17:20-37. There was a good spirit in the service. Thanks for praying for our day. I thought you'd enjoy seeing some pictures we took today.  So, I'll put those below.

Doesn't get much cuter than that.

I stand corrected. :)

Two days ago we would have been standing in the snow.

The kids enjoying their new cousin, Brodrick.

Today I began putting out our evangelistic meeting flyer.  I enjoyed being back at it and the weather was agreeable.  The Lord gave me a few opportunities to invite people. I also had an opportunity to briefly witness.

Today we have added a ministry opportunity to our February schedule. We will be hosting a pastor's fellowship to coincide with the Monday of our evangelistic meetings. Please pray that God will bless that ministry and that many will be able to attend.  We will have a 3:30 preaching service. Afterwards we are going to open our home for everyone to bring in their own dinner. (We have many take away restaurants near us.)  We will meet back at the "church" for a prayer meeting at 6:15 and the evangelistic meetings will begin at 7:00 on that night and the two following nights. We covet your prayers for God's power to open hearts to the Gospel in those evening services.  Thanks for praying.

Today I had planned to go to Dundee today and help Missionary Sandy Edgar get some information out into his community. But, the Lord had other plans. A heavy band of snow moved into the area and made us cancel our plans this morning. We hope to reschedule and get back up there. Thank you for praying for that ministry.

I did drive half way to Dundee to meet my inlaws and bring them back to our home for the weekend. Praise the Lord for some family time. We also enjoyed having a former neighbor over this evening with her daughter.

Kay Lee is doing very well. Thank you for praying for her illness. Katie on the other hand has decided to lose her voice. We would appreciate your prayers for her ministry on Sunday.

My evangelistic flyer arrived today. Lord willing we will begin putting that out soon. Yesterday I invited a friend to attend and he said he would be there. It seems likely that he will. Please pray for him. The Lord also gave us a good service last night.  We had 6 adults and 14 kids in total.  Thanks for your prayers.

If you haven't already signed up for our prayer letter, today would be a good day to do that. I'm preparing to send out our January prayer letter tomorrow. You can easily sign up through a link on the home page.  Mailchimp will send you an email to verify that you want to receive it. Once you respond to that, you are all signed up. I have had a few who signed up but did not receive it. It may have ended up in your spam folder. 

It is much easier for me to send the prayer letter this way and I trust it is better for those receiving it as well. If you have any difficulty please let me know.

Outreach has been limited by the inclement but beautiful weather we have been having. It snowed all day yesterday.  I enjoyed walking this morning in the snow covered Scottish countryside. Lord willing, I will be heading to Dundee to help missionary Sandy Edgar on Friday. Please pray for safety in travel and for God to give us divine appointments.  Thanks for your prayers.

The Lord gave us a refreshing Sunday. Our attendance was good (although one of our ladies was ill) and the spirit in the service was good. Thankfully tomorrow's forecast was not for today. Although it was cold it didn't snow today. In the morning it is supposed be snowing with possible gale force winds.  I'm really looking forward to tomorrow! :)

This morning I preached on Jeremiah 24, Upsetting the Fruit Basket. We considered our worship as God sees it. Tonight we had our second study in Acts and concluded chapter 1.

Kay Lee has a cold. It's not that bad but we would appreciate your prayers for her. She has large tonsils and when she gets an infection it can be bad.

Thanks for your prayers for Scotland, our church, and our family.

Last year we bought a "sledge" to go "sledging" but we didn't get any snow.  So when we got a couple inches last night, we knew that we were going to get out and enjoy it with the kids. If you have never gone sledging before, it is the same as sledding.  We are really thankful that the Lord gave us some beautiful snow.  Below are some pics.  We had a great time!

The kids at work in our back garden.

We had a bit lower attendance than normal but the Lord gave us a good night. Our neighbor girl wanted to come so badly that she came despite having two teeth pulled that day. Don't you wish everyone wanted to come to church that badly?

We've had a very cold week with snow staying on the ground since Tuesday. We are hoping for a bit more and it seems likely. The kids are thrilled and their dad is pretty happy as well.

Lord willing, I will get a prayer letter out next week. One prayer request that I'll mention in it is that I've begun working on our visas. Our current visas expire the middle of April. My application was 32 pages long and I get the joy of filling out a total of 7 applications. Please pray for this process to go smoothly. It is time consuming and quite expensive.  Thanks for keeping up with what God is doing in our lives.

Thank you for praying for me as I prepared our Evangelistic Meetings Flyer. I'm very pleased with how it turned out and thank the Lord for His help with it. Please pray that people will receive it well and that they will come to the meetings. (The printing will be much clearer than these pictures appear.)