When I look up at the sky here in Scotland, I am often amazed at how quickly the clouds move across the sky. Storms come in and then they’re gone. Time has been moving pretty quickly here as well. We can’t believe it but we’re already coming up on six months here in Dundee. And so much has taken place in that time. I continue to be so thankful for the church family here and how easy it has been to join in the life of St Pete’s. I have also had the privilege of getting to know several mums in the community through play dates. It has been really neat to hear their stories and to share some of my own.
A few weeks ago, I began to ask God when he would like me to begin counselling again. It’s difficult at times to know how to balance managing a home with three children and the gospel ministry we’ve been called to here, but my desire to be walking with people through their difficulties has not diminished, regardless of how hectic life has been since arriving here. Well, God didn’t wait very long to answer my question. Within a weeks time I had four clients form the Dundee community as well as a developing mentoring relationship with a university student who attends St Peter’s. I was shocked at how quickly God answered my prayer and I am excited to get to know these women.
Additionally, there are several young couples at the church who will be getting married at the church over the next 12 months, and Brian and I have been asked to develop a premarital counselling program for these and future couples who wish to wed at St Peter’s. I am excited to get to work with Brian in this ministry of the church. Please pray with us that we would be able to manage our busy schedule well and that God would be glorified in the work we do.
Please pray for our friend David Robertson
One last note. Most of you know by now of our friend and pastor, David Robertson, and his illness which continues to keep him in the ICU here in Dundee. The moderator of the Free Church has asked the churches here in Dundee to pray for David this coming Sunday. We would invite you to do the same, and to ask your church, wherever you are, to join in. Here is the prayer request as posted on the Free Church’s website:
“In the light of the most recent posts regarding the serious and worsening physical condition of Rev. David Robertson, a request has been made that the whole church pray earnestly to God on David’s behalf at the same time on this coming Lord’s Day at 10.30am or 12 noon. Along with him being a family man, our brother in Christ and a loyal servant of the Free Church, we also appreciate the intense role he has been fulfilling as an effective defender of the Christian faith in our secular society. Please pray for David, for his healing, his family and his church. Pray that God will be glorified in and through this dark experience that we are facing as a church.
Rev. James Maciver
Principal Clerk and Moderator of the Free Church General Assembly 2011″
We will be praying at epcnewark.org @ about 11:15 EST in Newark, DE USA
Hi Brian and Karsee, just wanted to let you know that we continue to pray for David’s recovery and for St. Pete’s. David’s sudden illness is agonizingly sad. You two and the kids all continue to be on our “hit” list.
I’m really getting a feel for the Scottish weather from your blogs: frequent rains, fast moving storms, sporadic sunshine that is so much more appreciated in the midst of the mostly rainy weather. As I read your blogs, this is going to stick in my mind as a picture of how the Lord seems to be moving through your lives and the church in Dundee right now – like the weather. Whoosh! Our prayers are that you all would be blessed with continuing confidence that God’s scary wildness is mysteriously very good and is not a sign that things are out of control or that you are outside of his care.
Much Love and in Christ, Stacey, Stephanie and Daniel Clear
We will continue to pray down here in Savannah. Thanks for posting the pictures, too. We love you. – chris