On Friday, we went for a prayer walk around Edinburgh. We figured since Nic is completely finished with this Master's program this would be a good first step for our ministry. We took photos along the way so you could journey with us as we prayed for different areas of the city.
Pray for our friend who works at Yum Yum(one of our favorite take out shops). Nic has really hit it off with him and has started to have some really good conversations with him. Pray for wisdom and guidance that Nic will have to right things to say.
The Last Drop has been a great and special place for us to develop friendships. Pray that these friendships with University Students would continue to grow.
This is Grassmarket, our "neighborhood." It is a really large and popular public gathering area, between really lively nightclubs and stripclubs. It is already a place a joy and entertainment, but Pray that Grassmarket would continue to be a place of joy, but that the joy would be found in Christ.
This is Cowgate; it is notorious for drunkenness, partying
and mischief. Pray for the safety of those who are out late at night in this
area. Also pray for wisdom and boldness for us on how to engage some truly
broken people.
This is part of the University of Edinburgh, called New College:
Divinity School. This is where Nic attended and completed his Masters of
Theology this past year. There is a good mix of Christians and non-Christians among
faculty and students. Pray that God’s word will be taken seriously, and that
Christian students would grow deeper in their faith and prove that Christianity
and academia can co-exist. Also pray that students who are not believers would
come to know the truth of who God is through their studies.
This is the student union called the Teviot Building. It is
FULL of students all the time, amongst the 2 bars, club, and other rooms designated
for student groups. This would be THE PLACE to get best connected with the
student population. Pray that we would make connections here and that God would
guide us as we engage students from all over the world.
Currently Edinburgh is hosting multiple festival, the more prominent
being the Fringe Festival. There are thousands of comedians, actors, musicians,
and other various performers doing shows all around the city. These shows
reflect the values and attitude of the culture of Edinburgh, especially of
young adults. Sex and nudity is everywhere, faith and religion are the butt of
many jokes, and overall many performance are degrading and disrespectful. Pray
for conviction for those who are attending and those putting these
performances. There are some Christian performances that come and try to make their
mark on the Fringe. Pray that they are creative in their presentation of the
gospel and are received well.
This is the Scottish Parliament building. Pray for the
Scottish government to be infused with more Godly leaders who are interested in
advancing the Kingdom.
This is our new flat! Pray that we would have a smooth
transition (move in date September 1). Also pray that we would actually get to
know our neighbours and find a way to fill needs in the community.
This is Leith Walk. It is the main street in our new area of
town, called Leith. It is a couple miles outside of city centre and has more “real”
(local) people, not a many tourists. We have been told about the great
community Leith has and are anxious to become a big part of it. Pray that we
are accepted into the community and that we have energy to actively pursue and develop
relationship.
This is “The Boat” (i.e. Ashley’s work). We have been so
blessed by this job and couldn’t have asked for a better fit. Ashley came on as
an admin, but she was promoted within her first 2.5 months to a Project Manager.
Pray that Ashley would continue to work hard and excel at her job. Also pray that
as she continues to develop relationships with her co-workers that she would be
an good example of what Christianity real is.
