There's a Puerto Rican Loose in Scotland!

"There's a Puerto Rican on the loose!  There's a Puerto Rican on the loose!" is what the people of Scotland are yelling in the streets.  Yeah right, as if anybody here ever heard of a Puerto Rican.  Nevertheless, I have arrived safely in Scotland with my team but not without a little drama.

We boarded a flight in Amsterdam at around 9:30am local time.  Our plane was on the runway and began excellerating.  At the moment when we expected the plane to take off, the brakes of the plane jerked us forward several times before officially stopping.  Our pilot explained that while there was no indication from his instruments that anything was wrong, he felt that something was a little off with the nose gear and as it was affecting his steering.  He pulled the plane around and after a short delay, our flight was canceled.  Wow, I don't even want to imagine what might have occurred if we took off.  But we didn't and God has his fingerprints all over this trip.

So we rebooked a flight for a time twelve hours later and arrived in Scotland late Saturday night.  This morning, we had the opportunity to share who we are in the morning service along with singing a song and sharing some testimonies.  After a nice service, we returned to our host families.

My host family is great.  Their hospitality is amazing and it was fun watching the England vs. France rugby match all the way through with them this afternoon.  I look forward to spending a week with them. 

This evening we returned to the church for a youth service led by the Moody Students.  They did an excellent job leading the music, sharing their hearts, and teaching the lesson.  The youth responded well to it.  Though the Moody students were still tired, they were instantly energized by the youth.  It was a good time.