Rise in Anti-Semitism

"In August 2006, as the war in Lebanon raged, a gang of teenage girls confronted 12-year-old Jasmine Kranat and a friend on a London bus. “Are you Jewish?” they demanded. They didn’t hurt the friend, who was wearing a crucifix. But they subjected Jasmine, a Jew, to a brutal beating—stomping on her head and chest, … Read more

One More Reason

This week a young mother died shortly after giving birth because she refused a blood transfusion. As a Jehovah’s Witness she did not believe it was right to accept the blood and consequently died. She left behind a husband and a set of twins. It saddens me that two precious children are left without a … Read more

HELP Ministry Visit

Last Tuesday the Coles and Stagners arrived at Dublin airport. Derek McCallum and I collected them and we have been on the move since then! We have really had a great time and I thank the Lord for their fellowship. We took them to the Giant’s Causeway, Dunluce Castle, Belfast and Carrikfergus. We drank a … Read more

Missions Conference at NWBC

We just got in about 45 minutes ago after a great evening visiting with Northwest Baptist Church. We always enjoy time with Travis and Terri Snode and today was an extra blessing. Northwest Baptist Church is having their missions conference this week with a guest preacher who is a missionary in Africa. We really enjoyed … Read more

Wiccas or Wickens?

Looking through the stats for our site this evening I found a confusion trend. I have the option to look and see which words people are putting into search engines when they end up being directed to our site. There are the expected words such as Baptist, sermon etc. But I also noticed several unusual … Read more

Church Anniversary – 8 Years

Today has been a very busy day which polished off a very busy week! All the busyness has been good, but I am exhausted. Monday I got home from Birmingham to find new windows going in at the church, then we had some meetings to get new signs arranged, then I had to deal with … Read more

Bloomsbury Evangelical Free Church

This past weekend I preached the anniversary services at Bloomsbury Evangelical Free Church in Birmingham, England. Phil and Connie Lord have come over from the USA and served there for several years now. The church is located in a tough area and I know they would appreciate your prayers as they give the Gospel out … Read more

Deputation 2008

Yesterday we booked our tickets to travel to the USA in the spring of 2008 to complete raising our support. We love being in the USA, but I prefer to be home, with the church, in the country to which God has called me. However, I am looking forward to the opportunity to share the … Read more

VISA Interview

As I mentioned in my prayer letter I have an interview with the Belfast Consulate General on October 2nd. Because our next trip to the USA will be slightly longer I need to apply for a B-1 VISA. Please pray that it all goes smoothly and that I get the VISA quickly. We also need … Read more

Its Here!

For several weeks now we have witnessed the changing seasons. Really, it has not been much of a summer at all! In parts of the United Kingdom it has been the wettest year on record. However, the green leaves are changing colour and started falling to the ground. This morning Ashleigh picked one up on … Read more