Living life..

The sun's shining outside and the weather is very nearly warm. Of course, anyone reading these words in California would probably laugh as the temperature I am calling "very nearly warm" is 11 degrees centigrade or 53 farenheit, and I happen to know it's supposed to be 21 centigrade/71 farenheit in Reedley, California where I grew up. However, it feels wonderful. If I had a bicycle, I would go out cycling right now.

However, in the absence of a bicycle, I will instead update my journal. I notice it has actually been a very long time. I remember reading some of the poetry that Oswald Chambers, the author of My Utmost for His Highest, wrote in his early years. At one point in his life, he simply stopped writing, and when asked why he said he didn't need to write poetry anymore because he was living it. Perhaps my excuse for not updating my journal could be something of the same sort: I have been too busy living life to write about it.

At any rate, I'll recap some of the ministry highlights from the past month or so. At the end of February I went to America for three weeks. I preached in Spanish and English in Modesto, California on the 29th. Then I had some time to recuperate from a long journey and visit friends and family for a few days before I preached for a series of special meetings in Exeter, California and then a youth outreach in Vancouver, Washington. A number of people came to Christ during that time, and it was exciting to see the many ways in which God worked mightily in people's lives. I also enjoyed the warm weather. The day I left California it was 90 degrees!!!

However, it's also good to be back. God is doing awesome things at Riverside here in Kirkintilloch. On the day after I got back to Scotland, we had a wonderful baptism service, and 6 people asked Christ into their lives during the service. Since then, I've had opportunities to talk to others whom I believe are close to coming to Christ, and I've seen God working in various amazing ways in a number of people's lives. He's also working in my own life in ways I can't even express. God is really good! I'm looking forward to seeing what else He has in store for the days and months to come.

But that's enough writing for now. I'm going to go take a walk in the sunshine!