The ministry calendar is pitching and heaving.
Please pray for our invitations to the community for Christmas Services on the 21st and the 24th. (Postcards to 2000 households.)
We are seeing lots of guys respond to the teaching of the gospel. David is meeting with two adult fellas: David & Patrick and two younger guys for guitar lessons and a bible study: Richard & Simon.
Please pray for these people.
(Not that there aren't ladies coming around too, but men responding to what is going on in the life of the church seems to be more miraculous here in Scotland).
Most recently, some people have volunteered to help with children's ministry. Please pray for us to overcome the obstacles to integrating them into healthy teams. Healthy. Healthy teams.
We are seeing God bring people in need. Some who havent been to church in a while; some transient church-hoppers; some wolves who think they are fooling somebody.
Lots of ministry to youth and children and a significant number of tweens.
This bit from friends' blog ministering in Glasgow:
Scotland suffers greatly from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) which is a form of depression that is thought to be caused by the lack of daylight in winter. 7% of people in Scotland will develop full blown SAD and a further 15% will suffer from a milder version.
Priorities seem to be the most important thing right now. There is enough work for ten ministers.
Dave keeps dragging Liz along through these long schloggs of intense activity and it wears us both out. Please pray for devotional time and ministry planning to establish goals and seek God for direction and insight.
Please pray for David to learn to say "no" as much if not more than "yes".
We moved into a home that (really!) God provided for.
After so much waiting and moaning (and complaining maybe just a bit) But it has all worked out and we are dug-in here. Nothing is guaranteed permanent, but the wife of my youth has a nest!
(sorry folks, realtor's car in pic)
Jesus had nowhere to lay his head so we are blessed through this mercy.
People are responding to the full Gospel as Dave & Liz are learning to enter into the 'Rest' of the Gospel
Thank you for your support and, most of all, your prayers.
Love David & Elizabeth Fraser
4 comments:
It is very good to hear from you. I actually tried to call once but the phone on my end wouldn't connect! Lame. :(
Anyway, I know first hand what SADS is, and it's not fun. I had the loneliest time up north in the rain, so if you guys ever get just sick of it, please please please move BACK to SoCal!!! (We miss you!)
Dave Harris
Congratulations on the house purchase. It's wonderful to hear the circumstances of the deal. May God bless you and others who come into your house. Have a very Merry Christmas, Frasers!
Enoch
Thanks E, if you come over I will eat haggis (but not till then) :)
Merry Christmas Frasers!
Thanks for the update on the goings on, and for the picture of the home. How exciting to have a place to grow those boys!!!
We love you guys and are praying for you here in LA.
The Trabuns
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