Thanks and Posts Never Written

Dear Overtoun House and Hayes Barton Baptist Church:

Thanks to everyone for making this mission a success.  You can see from the blog posts that we accomplished the mission we chose to accept.  The blessings and prayers we took with us as well as those we received while there helped us be the hands and feet of Christ in a place far away from home, one in need of love and care.  We know that our work will assist in the creation of hope and healing for those who may not even know that hope and healing are possible. 

We close this 2011 Hayes Barton Baptist Church Scotland Blog today even though there are many more stories to tell.  A selection of some titles for posts never written might just generate some questions to ask of mission team members when you ask them about Scotland:

• You Paint the High Wall and I'll Paint the Low Wall
• Waiting Makes People Wait
• One Stick Short of a Bundle
• Overtime House
• Give Me Liniment for My Joints
• That Studfinder is a Liar
• The Second Wind for the Second Shift
• It’s Saturday Night!
• It is What It Is
• People Who Build Glass Walls Shouldn’t…
• Where Are the Tape Measures?
• We Had a “Hoochin’” Good Time…Scottish Style
• Blessings Upon Blessings
• Are We There Yet?
• There Are No More Puffins to be Had
• Use Paper Plates
• James Taylor
• The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From Audrey
• We Say “Yes” Cindy “Yes”
• I Do Windows…and Floors…and Ceilings…and Doors
• My Hobby is Kissing
• We Left the Bodies on the Floor
• Quincy
• Did You See the Owl?
• We Have Bats in Our Belfry
• Fanny Packs Are Allowed on This Journey
• It’s 100 Degrees at Home
• Newlyweds: 55 Years and Counting
• The Glossy Girls
• You Can Paint Dirt

I have been privileged to write the blog for this team.  While everyone else was measuring and cutting and caulking and painting, I was blessed with being able to take time to write a wee bit about our mission.  I encourage anyone who is reading this to consider going on a mission when they hear the calling to do so.  For me the call came in the form of hearing bagpipes on NPR; I knew when I heard them (combined with some not so subtle nudging from Susan!) that Scotland was a mission field for me. 

Watch and listen; you will hear your call, too, if you open yourself to do so.  You will find "blessings upon blessings" and may even have a "hoochin' good time...Scottish style"!

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