Hey all! Ben Peters here updating you on what’s going on here in Scotland. First of all I would like to apologize for not updating the blog more frequently this past month and a half. In this post I hope to cover a lot of what has been going on the past month or so here in Inverness.
At the end of August we were very blessed to have our good friend and brother Marty Miranda visit us for a couple weeks. Marty has spent the last year serving at a Calvary Chapel in South Hampton, England. During Marty’s time here we got to do a significant amount of exploration around the Highlands of Scotland. We had a wonderful time of fellowship as we climbed the tallest mountain in Britain, Ben Nevis, and we were also able to take one of the guys from the youth group and spend a day out on the Isle of Skye together. It’s always refreshing for me to spend time with Marty because he has so much joy in the Lord and I am so thankful for his friendship and how the Lord ministers to me through our fellowship. Please pray for Marty as he continues on with the work down in South Hampton http://www.calvarychapelsouthampton.co.uk/.
This past month has been an absolute blur. As most of you probably know already, Nate and I are both returning to the States. Between all the going away parties and the packing and shipping of bags and boxes I feel like I’ve barely had a chance to stop and breathe. Thankfully though this last week we cancelled most of our weekly meetings in preparation for our return to the States. I am very sad to leave my Scottish brethren and I will dearly miss the youth here. God has shown me so much in my time here, He has grown me so much as a man and as a teacher. Though it is hard to leave the people we’ve invested so much of our time and hearts into, I am still very excited about the new direction the Lord is leading me in. Please pray that the Lord would provide for Nate and I as we take this new step in continuing our educations by returning to school in the States. Also please continue to pray for Leo Rose and his wife Cheryl as they continue the work that God has called them to here in Inverness. The Lord has really been greatly blessing this work. Over the past year we’ve seen God raise up leaders from within the church and we’ve seen extraordinary growth not only in the size of the youth group but most importantly in the spiritual maturity of the youth who are attending. Please pray that God would raise up replacements to come in and continue investing in the lives of the youth here in Inverness. God truly has lit a beacon of hope in this dark place. Help stoke this fire through your prayers.
BP, Signing off.
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