Day 1

We are here!! :) We have finally made it to the lovely Scotland and it just wouldn't be the right if we were not greeted with the typical Scottish weather. (In which we have already experienced three out of the four seasons with a little bit of hail, some sweet sunshine with a slight breeze, and then of course the chilly drizzly of a spring rain.) Our flights went very well and we even got sometime, while we waited in Newark, to get too know each other a little more before we started this amazing adventure as a team together. As we arrived in Glasgow this morning at around 7:35 am we wasted no time. We got to the Mackinnon's with about an hour and a half of down time and then went straight to the local high school (Calderglen High School). I always love walking into that school because I see so many familiar faces. Faces of ones that have accepted Christ just this past October and then even some from the years before. Karen gave us a quick run around the school and showed us the classes that we would be teaching/helping in for the next two and a half to three weeks. We met many new faces, and of course, all were very welcoming and helpful. So tomorrow we will dive right in to many different ministry opportunities and start to build relationships with not only the students but also the teachers. Karen also shared with me some very good news this afternoon... Out of the 60 that stood up and made a profession of Faith this past October, she believes that 12 of them have taken then next step of obedience by being baptized and another six or seven are becoming more and more involved with in the church of Calderwood. What a Praise!! Walter had even said to me that even though they may not be over flowing in numbers... the youth that they have are growing spiritually and that alone is a praise. So please continue to pray for the hearts of all of those that we are going to be coming in contact with over the duration of this trip as well as those who have already accepted Christ. Please be in prayer that the Holy Spirit will open their hearts to what we have been sent to say, and in the same that we will dive in eagerly with obedience to share the Good News every opportunity that presents itself. We want to have no regrets and no "what ifs" because lets be honest... we do not have time for it. God is going to do amazing things and what a blessing it is to be apart of it :)
   Until next time...