Adjusting Our Pace to Rural Living

The reality of living in a rural community is really "sinking in"! It's "lambing" time and that means several of our parishners are sleep deprived! Crofters around here have lots of sheep, and this time of year those sheep are all having their lambs...some of them triplets! They have to be vigilant and make sure that the lambs are delivered without complications and then monitor their progress. Linda visited a couple of crofts yesterday and took some pictures. The sheep that are amost ready to deliver their lambs are kept in the barn with lots of hay and water. They are frequently checked on to see how things are progressing.
The newborns are licked by their "mum" to stimulate their movement and sucking reflexes. If for some reason the mum doesn't take to the lamb or allow it to suck...which fortunately is somewhat unusual, the crofter has to feed it with a bottle. Apparently that is quite a time consuming task as they like to feed alot like a newborn human baby. For those of you who already have all this knowledge, forgive our repeating it! Of course for city folks, all this is new and facinating! Linda wanted a lamb to bring home, and almost had Robert considering it...but everyone says that isn't a good idea if you don't have to do it! One American lady who lived here decided she wanted to have a pet lamb and put disposable diapers on it so she could keep it in her house. The Scots thought that was pretty funny. Linda is not that American woman...but she could definately see how that would be an option if you wanted a pet lamb!


Our gardening project is continuing to expand and make progress. Robert has, of necessity, gotten involved in digging and shoveling. When you have an 89 year old man, and a whimpy woman, someone has to do the hard stuff! Digging 6 rows for potatoes and then shoveling manure on top is not a job for the "faint at heart"! Robert was up to the task, and will be rewarded by hundreds of potatoes...We don't know what we will do with all of them! SIX ROWS! Murdo assures us that they will clear the ground for further planting and that is one of our main goals this year! There are a variety of 6 kinds, so that will keep us from boredom!Murdo has recently donated a Victorian Plum tree to our garden project, as well as numerous vegetables seedlings...and those will be planted in the next few weeks!

TRADITION! We were watching "Fiddler on the Roof" the other night and were amazed at the similarities in that culture and here. In one scene, Topol is talking (or singing) to himself about certain traditions and says "So you ask why we do it that way?" He pauses, smiles, and replies, "I don't know!" We are finding quite alot of that here! Living in a rural community, where so many have such a long history of ancestors and ways of life, has it challenges for "incomers". But we know God has called us, city folks from Texas, and we trust that He will fulfill His purposes in His way and in His time! We are now, and could be for some time to come, in that stage of "preparing and planting"....and waiting to see what comes up! God will produce the growth.

Robert has given out the book "Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands" by Paul Tripp to the Elders and their wives and has started the "Changing Hearts, Changing Lives" DVD series.  We think it is a good opportunity to share with the Elders how to incorporate biblical truths in everyday life. Please pray for wisdom as Robert lead that series.

Linda recently started up a new Women's Bible Study. They are studying "Women of the Bible". She is developing the questions and study herself, rather than using any particular study guide, and that has been a real blessing to her. She also published the first newsletter for the parish, with pictures, events, and upcoming information. We are hopeful that this will contribute to the unity of all three congregations, as they know more of what is going on around the parish.

We have started meeting with the youth. We have 3 at the moment who seem committed and eager to participate. We are using a book called "Crazy Love" by Francis Chan. He is a quite dynamic person and has a great way to communicate with young people. If you want to check him out, you can find out about him at http://www.crazylovebook.com/ . We will discuss the book and watch a short DVD segment, play games, and eat (of course)! We hope to build the group and see more teenagers here come to Christ.

One of Robert's ministry opportunities is going to schools in our parish and sharing a short devotional. It's a great opportunity to meet kids and teachers and share the gospel. He recently took all the makings for nachos to one of the schools and the kids had fun learning how to make a "Texas" treat!


We are looking forward to a visit from our daughter Liz and her family at the end of May. We are missing our family and friends in the states, so this will be a refreshing time! We invite all of you to come visit us!! We live on an absolutely stunning island IN SCOTLAND! We have 4 bedrooms. We are eager for visitors! So, "Ya'll come!"

New Life

There are signs of approaching spring, even with snow and frost all around. The heads of previously planted bulbs are coming up all around our yard "garden" (even the grass part is called the garden). It will be fun to see what kinds of flowers they produce. One of our parishioners, Murdo MacDonald, a retired horticulturist, had asked me when we first moved into the manse if I would be interested in a garden(vegetables and fruit kind). I told him I had never had a garden and he wasn't put off by that, he just said he would help me. There had been a substantial garden on the side of the house in earlier times...and there is a huge fenced off area that is proof of it. He suggested we start with potatoes, as they apparently "clean" the soil. He proceeded to spray a good portion of the garden with "Round Up" to kill the grass that had so thoroughly taken over, and put a big piece of our old manse carpet on top of the sprayed area to make sure it died. He said another parishioner would bring his tractor over in April and plow it up. Murdo has also built us a box for strawberries, as they do quite well here. He said we would need to put netting over the top to keep out the birds. He and Robert recently transplanted a black current bush to the garden area, and we will also plant raspberry and blackberry bushes. I am very excited about Spring's arrival and then the long days of summer. I know I can buy those items at the supermarket, but I think the satisfaction of seeing it come from our garden will be rewarding and exciting. I also know it will be alot of work, weeding and making sure they grow without harm.

Robert and I feel like we are involved in a "garden preparation" in our parish. We have found the "soil" of some hearts to be quite prepared for receiving the Word of God with joy and acceptance. The women's bible study at the manse every Wednesday afternoon is already bearing fruit. One of the lady's daughter told me that she couldn't believe the difference in her "mum" since she has been attending church and bible study. There are others in the parish who have been long neglected, and their hearts are filled with "weeds" of legalism, unforgiveness, and unbelief. Robert has been preaching through the Sermon on the Mount each Sunday morning. Jesus focused on the hearts of people, not their outward religious actions. Here in the Highlands, in particular, there has been such a reaction to "pagan practices" and Catholicism, that many of the ministers have focused on outward practices rather than inward faith and the grace of God. It has resulted in many parishioners feeling like they will never be "good enough" to join the church and participate in communion, even though they have put their faith and trust in Christ as their Saviour. We have encountered this many times here already. We are so aware of our weaknesses and need of God's grace in this place. We want to be instruments of the Great Gardener of Hearts. We want to be available to weed, cultivate, fertilize and plant Gospel seeds that will produce a glorious harvest...all to the praise of Christ. We covet your prayers for us; for wisdom, vision, strength and above all a great love for these people. "For the love of God compels us"(2Cor 5:14).

A Smooth Transition to the Manse

From the "Wee Cottage" days, alot has transpired! Robert was "Inducted" the middle of September, we moved into the manse, Linda left for a couple of weeks of babysitting in San Antonio, and came back with her sister Paula. While she was in San Antonio, our crate arrived, so she and Paula "hit the ground running" when they arrived in Kensaleyre. With Paula's and Linda's creativity on all time high, they were able to get all things unpacked and decorated within the month Paula stayed with us. We all managed to do some sightseeing as well..as many of you have seen through Paula's pictures on Facebook. She is quite the photographer! We so appreciated her coming and helping us with the transition. She benefited from early Christmas shopping and learning how to bake shortbread and scones!




We got things in "full swing" during the holidays with a Christmas party for the parish...first anyone can remember...at the Skeabost Hotel Conservatory. It was so much fun and everyone felt it was a good way to mix the 3 congregations. There were games, crackers (pull apart and they sound like a firecracker), salmon and turkey, sticky toffee pudding, mincemeat pies.... Christmas caroling and a short devotional by Robert. It was a great success and we think we will do it on an annual basis. We had lots of visitors and some expressed an interest in joining us for worship.

Another event we had during the holidays was an Open House. We wanted the parishners to have the opportunity to come and enjoy Linda's Christmas decorating and baking. We have a desire to make people feel welcome at the manse...and show hospitality. Everyone was very gracious and many stayed the whole time. That's a good sign!


For Christmas Eve, the church was filled with visitors who had seen an ad in the local newspaper about the service. It was great having them come and Robert preached a short message and we served tea and mincemeat pies afterwards. Our fellowship hall was packed!




We spent Christmas Day with Ben and Annette Johnstone..they had invited an elderly lady and another couple from their church for turkey dinner...all complete with Christmas cake, and other assorted goodies. Morag joined us later. It was so nice to be with our Scotland "family" on that special day!
Then we had a New Year's Day noon service...that was well attended, as parishners wanted to start the new year in community worship. We had never participated in that kind of a service before, so it was quite refreshing...


During the holidays the whole of the UK went into the deep freeze! I think someone said it had been 50 years since it had been this snowy and cold. All over the country people have been stranded as they tried to travel and salt and "grit" (sand and salt) have been in high demand. We have a 50 yd. incline on our driveway and it has been a great source of challenge to navigate! We have had to park at the bottom of the hill (or I should say the "brae)..that's what they call drive ways. But, we have thoroughly enjoyed the beauty of it!















We just returned this week from a pastor's conference in central Scotland. It was a very uplifting and inspirational meeting...with about 150 pastors and some spouses in attendance. The speaker was from Ireland and he did an overview of 1 &2 Thessalonians, Romans and 1 & 2 Corinthians. It was all geared to encouraging ministers. These pastors are "conservatives" within the Church of Scotland...and hold to inerrancy of Scripture. Some are in parishes that are quite liberal and we heard stories of some whose elders weren't believers..so they are persecuted for holding firm to the Word.

One of the several couples we met are pictured here, Andrew and June MacGowan. Andrew was the founding president of the Highland Theological Seminary near Inverness. He is now a pastor in Inverness. He has traveled in the states alot and knows about Westminster Seminary and we had some common acquaintances...like Steve Cairns, our brother-in law. It was fun talking to them about their strategies for reaching those in their parish. They are very enthusiastic and committed.


I know this post is quite long...but felt like we need to catch up! We'll be better now about keeping you up-to-date !! We covet your prayers for us here!

Embarking on new Phase in God's Leading

Well, the culmination of what began almost three years ago in an isolated point on the Isle of Skye will come to fruition this weekend in Kensaleyre. God has obviously led us to have a pastorate here and it is about to commence! This Sunday I will be "preaching as Sole Nominee" ( what is referred to as "preaching in view of a call" in the states). Last year the congregations had the opportunity to hear me preach several times and lead Bible studies, however, this is the official preaching before the vote for me to become their pastor. I would appreciate your prayers as I continue to prepare the message. After Sunday, I should be "voted in as the pastor", but I won't start my responsibilities there until after the 25th of Sept. On that evening, there will be an official "handing over" ceremony and then celebration. It is a rather big event. In the Gaelic language, the word for "induction" actually is translated into " marriage." It's considered to be a serious commitment by both the pastor and congregations. All the members of the Presbytery, members of the Isle of Skye churches, pastor's friends and family are invited and encouraged to attend. It is like a wedding feast, with food, music, and congratulatory speeches. We hope to have some pictures of the festivities and will post them on the blog.

I had the joy of being invited to speak in a public school this morning. I had the floor for about 7-8 minutes to share a message with about 60 elementary aged children. I wore my cowboy boots, hat and jeans which caused a little stir! They were challenged to guess where I came from by how I was dressed. I told them that I was proud to be a Texan, and also proud that I had Scottish ancestry, but that I was most proud that I belonged to God through faith in Christ Jesus. I shared the story of Samuel anointing David as King. David wasthe youngest and the most unlikely to be chosen as king, but God saw his heart. I encouraged them to not be so concerned with their outward appearances because what was in their hearts was what mattered to God. This is a wonderful opportunity for the pastors on the Isle of Skye every fortnight (2 weeks). Please pray that even in these limited encounters seeds will be planted in the children's hearts and minds that will one day bring forth a harvest of faith in Christ.

In Scotland, the equivalent of Vacation Bible School is what they call "Holiday Club." The parish we are working in hosts a Holiday Club each year. Unfortunately, the club was the week in which I had to be away for my final evaluation. We did, however, enjoy being involved for two days before having to leave for Edinburgh. The goup that coordinated the club did an outstanding job of incorporating five of the stories of Jesus' miracles that involved food: when He turned water into wine, the feeding of the five thousand, etc. The crafts each day were linked with the Bible story for each day. They had great activities for the children, as well. The songs all involved hand and body movements...this was a problem for me. At my age, I am struggling to get my hands and feet to move in sequence at the same time. Ha! Well, we had a great time getting to know and love on the kids.

After my successful passing muster in Edinburgh, Linda and I took a few days off and spent some time in the Border area of Scotland. We visited some beautiful, historical abbeys, saw some beautiful scenery, saw the place where Sir Walter Scott was burried, visited the original Wallace Memorial (this magnificent structure is literally out in the middle of nowhere) and toured several jaw-dropping castles and the lush gardens associated with each. I just don't think that there is any place in Scotland that is no drop-dead beautiful.

Blair Castle
















The Wallace Memorial





















Jedburgh Abbey










Renovation work on the manse is nearing completion. All but two rooms have been painted and and flooring is being laid down now. We were so eager to get the work done in the manse before the 7th of Sept. because that was the date our household goods were to arrive at Kensaleyre. As it turns out, the shipping company cancelled their departures out of the Gulf of Mexico...which of course includes the Port of Houston. The shipping company is now transporting our crate to Savannah, Georgia where it will be sent on to Scotland. It now looks like it will arrive the last week in Sept. When we read the email, Linda and I looked at each other and said, "Well, praise the Lord!" If we say that God is Sovereign, it means that He is in control of EVERYTHING!! We believe that He has a purpose for the delay, and though we do not know why, we trust that whatever it is will be for His glory and our good. We have some basic necessities in the manse, so we plan to go ahead and move in after Sept 14th and make do until our shipment arrives. Yes, God is faithful and we are so thankful for His provision in all things!

As we move to being installed in our new ministry, I am so very thankful to those of you who have already invested in our work. There will be material and equipment needs that are not provided by the Church of Scotland, and the parish is small and does not have many resources. I want to produce some flyers to hand out around the community and post notices in store fronts advertising our services and ministry. We also need to purchase teaching materials. The Lord knows what we need and we are trusting His provision. If you would like to be apart of our ministry here, we have established"Heart Matters Ministries" as a non-profit organization and your gifts may be deducted from your taxes as a charitable gift. Any amount would be great help towards spreading the Gospel here! You can send your gift to Craig Goedecke, 145 Lamont, SA 78209. Please pray for us above all! That is what we covet more than anything.

Too wonderful for Words!

There are times when there are just no words to describe an experience or something you see. It’s humorous how Robert and I will be driving here in Scotland and we both make a stab at trying to express our feelings about what we are seeing. More often than not, we just weep out of sheer pleasure and the joy of being able to be in this magnificent place and partaking of God’s incredible handiwork. We just don’t have words to express ourselves to each other sufficiently. That person who said “A picture is worth a thousand words” certainly had it somewhat right, however, in some cases pictures just don’t do this place justice! We are making feeble attempts at taking pictures…but the blog is not a very good venue to share those on. It takes a long time to download pictures here, and so we only put a couple on at a time. We are exploring possibilities for sharing pictures, so if any of you have any suggestions, please tell us. At least you could have some idea of what we are talking about here with the beauty we see on a daily basis.

We drove over to the mainland…about 30 minutes or so from here on Friday to a little fishing and tourist village called “Plockton”. It has old cobblestone cottages…a couple with the old style thatched roofs, all with fabulous views of the loch, sailboats, mountains and blue,blue skies. It was one of those fantastic weather days here…for the most part sunny skies, light breeze, around 70 degrees. The air is so clean here that the scenery kind of jumps out at you. Anyway, we were standing on the shore, after having a great meal of fish and chips and someone started playing the bagpipes. We were looking at the mountains, water, sky and hearing a tune that touched our hearts…and all I could do was weep. It was one of those moments where you know that God has given you a wonderful blessing, and your heart is just too overflowing with gratitude to say a word…This “season” of our lives promises to be one of the richest in the sense of just enjoying your surroundings and the place you are at that we have ever experienced. We have been places we would rather not be at, and had painful times like everyone. I imagine this experience won’t be “pain free” either. But it’s nice to have times of refreshing of your body and soul isn’t it? I feel like that is what I’m experiencing here. I am thrilled to be back “under” Robert’s teaching again. The Lord really uses his words to touch my heart. I know his heart desire is to honor the Lord in it…it just makes it more special to me. Others are being blessed by his messages and make comments that they don’t want him to leave here to go to Snizort Parish. They have expressed what a blessing his teaching ministry has been in their lives. I also had a great opportunity to share my testimony of God’s grace at church. It was a blessing to again recount how God drew me to Himself and His work of grace in bringing Robert and I together.

We are thankful for this time here in the Wee cottage. It’s been a good time to adjust to everything new and enjoy our surroundings. Thanks to all of you for your prayers and support. I had a friend send an email today encouraging us to share in our blogs how you could support us financially if you feel led of God to do so….So I will do that. Robert recently established “Heart Matters Ministries” as a non profit organization, anticipating that God would meet needs and perhaps open opportunities for ministry that exceeded the stipend that the Church of Scotland provides for us. As far as needs now, the move over here cost us a bundle and we are faced now with buying some furniture and a vehicle. As far as opportunities in ministry, we are hoping and praying to expand our outreach beyond the one parish…and to do that will provide resources, both people and materials, to reach out in ways that are exceed our wildest dreams. We don’t know what He has in mind, other than we have a couple of good ideas of connecting empty pulpits with godly ministers from the states, or having mission teams come over and have holiday clubs or evangelistic outreach events. We don’t know yet. But, if you are interested in supporting financially….you can send a check to Craig Goedecke at 145 Lamont, San Antonio, Texas 78209 made out to “Heart Matters Ministries”. Craig is handling our banking accounts there in the states. We are hesitant to express any financial needs, but know that maybe the Lord is moving on some of you to share in the work He is doing here in Scotland. Most of all we covet your prayers. We are headed to Edinburgh this week, where Robert will meet with some people from the C of S for another final interview before his placement. That will be on Thursday afternoon our time. They say it’s a mere formality, but it’s still part of the process. Looking forward to keeping in touch through email and Facebook! Bless you !! Linda

Familiarization quickly coming to a close...

Well, as you can imagine, our days have been filled with joy in being together these past three of weeks. I have wanted to blog on two or three occasions, but with ministry needs, wife needs, our new manse going through a total transformation, familiarization meetings, etc., I have just not gotten it done. I love blogging. It helps me to remember the experiences of the days, as well as, helping you to know what is going on in our lives enabling you to better pray for us. I am going to do some on this blog and then Linda will write one later.

One of the great joys of being here and Linda not working is that we have had the ability to be together early in the day to have time in the Word and to pray together. We know the difficulty it is for a couple to have unhindered time together when both are working, or when you have young ones at home. It has been such a refreshment to us and it is one of the great thanksgivings we have to our God that He has allowed this to be a part of our lives at this time. Linda is the second greatest blessing of my life, who is indwelt by the first greatest blessing of my life…the Holy Spirit of God, Who brought Life and Light to me, one who was “dead in my trespasses in sin, but Who being rich in mercy because of His great love with which He loved me, [5] even when I was dead in my transgressions, made me alive together with Christ (by grace I have been saved), [6] and raised me up with Him, and seated me with Him in the heavenly places, in Christ Jesus, [7] in order that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward me in Christ Jesus. [8] For by grace I have been saved through faith; and that not of myself, it is the gift of God; [9] not as a result of works, that I should boast. [10] For I am His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that I should walk in them.” Ephes. 2:4-10 (personalized pronouns italicized by me).



What a blessing it is that God in His wisdom sent me to the Strath/Sleat Parish, under the guidance of Dr. Johnstone, to be orientated into the ways and protocols of Scottish ministry. He and his wife, Annette, have been such gracious hosts and care givers to us. Ben received his Doctor of Ministry degree from Reformed Seminary, in Jackson, MS., in 2002. He is a great model for me while I am here, for he is a pastor’s pastor and deeply loved by his people.

This is Ben, Annette (on my right), and a thirty-year missionary to
Nigeria friend of the Johnstones, Georgie Orme having, of all things,
fajitas in our “wee” cottage in Sculamus, last week.



I had the joy of administering communion this past Sunday in Elgol, the little village where the Lord began His work of leading us to Scotland. There could not have been a more remote spot on the face of the earth...well, almost, anyway...for the Lord to have put two pastors together at the same tea shop that would later turn into a life-long friendship and a ministry thousands of miles from San Antonio, Texas. Since that time, Isaiah 46:9, 10 has become one of the hallmark verses in my life: “I am God and there is no other; I am God and there is none like me…My purpose will be established and I will accomplish all my good pleasure.” I have come to desire that if there is any purpose that I want established, it is a good thing to make sure that my purposes have been orchestrated by Him and that whatever thing He considers His “good pleasure” well, that is the very thing I want to find my pleasure in, as well.



In just a little over three weeks, I will be preaching in view of a call from the Snizort Parish. The Scottish term is “preaching as sole nominee.” On Sunday, August 30, the parish will gather in Kensaleyre to hear me preach. A short intermission will follow the message and then the parish communicants will vote whether or not to call me as their new pastor. Most say that it is a done deal and that what I will be doing is just a formality. For me, however, it is a very important day, for in the end, it will accentuate the faithfulness of God in His call upon my life; it will allow me to show where my heart is in ministry and my desire to be a loving shepherd to these people. Please pray that God will grant me the freedom to declare His Word in a way that will reveal HIS HEART to these people.

Sola Dei Gloria

Linda's on Skye!

Sunday, July 19th
Robert wanted me to write on blog this time...since I am here now and have alot to say! WOW! So overwhelming, leaving family and friends in San Antonio...had a nice going away dinner at Mexican restaurant in San Antonio...sure am going to miss our family there! However, I have already discovered that Skype makes the separation more bearable! Robert and I just sat and watched Brennan (11 mos) play and eat in his high-chair and visited with Robert's mom and Melody. It is ALMOST like being there...just can't touch! Anyway, we trust the Lord to meet needs and will look forward to hearing from all of you either by email or phone or Skype!

I arrived on Monday afternoon...the weather was perfect...clear skies and gorgeous 78 degrees or so...easy trip to Scotland. You know it's not as far as you think! Delta had plenty of room in seats and individual movie screens...it helps the 8 1/2 hr flight go by more quickly.

Robert and I went immediately to Tesco...the "Walmart" of Scotland. I was pleasantly surprised to find prices on fresh fruits and vegetables LESS than stateside! I can't figure that out...except that they probably buy from local farmers...but very fresh and very plentiful produce! Yea! Then the other surprise was the Italian and French "gourmet" items that were so much less than stateside! Central Market type items...and in abundance. As far as I can tell, the only deficiency in the food arena here is meat. Fish is great...I fixed fresh haddock last night and it was wonderful...smoked salmon too. But beef and chicken are much more expensive here and less of a selection. Other than that, I'm probably going to have to find a WeightWatchers group!

On another pratical note...I made cauliflower soup and it was good! I'll share the recipe with anyone who wants it. Soups are very popular. I am having to learn how to cook again and will start by making soups! We plan on entertaining alot, so I need to learn as many good inexpensive dishes as possible!

I have already been out walking in surrounding countryside...looking at magnificent mountains and sea..listening to classical music on ipod and weeping over this incredible place and the opportunity to live here and share Christ. Robert and I went on a drive and encountered sheep and cows on the road at several points ...you just have to stop and yell at them...it's impolite to honk the horn we were told! They do have cows they raise for meat, but most of it is sent out of the area...too bad!

I met several ladies in a Bible study I attended on Thursday morning. They were using a study,"Seeking God" by Nancy Leigh Demoss. A couple of years ago I had told Annette Johnstone that I thought it was a great study and she was interested in it so I mailed her videos and some books. She shared it with a lady at church, and after looking at it, decided to lead the study. The ladies at the Kilmore church this past week shared what a blessing it was. I was amazed thinking about how the Lord had already burdened my heart for the work with women here two years ago when I mailed it to Annette! I will probably do the study when we move to Kensalyre as well.

Everyone here is very complimentary of Robert's preaching. I think they enjoy the informality and sincerity that Robert has in his preaching. The Texas accent is a plus too! They actually like it!
He preached at the church "Kilmore"yesterday morning and there was a great turn-out. Many are visitors in the area on holiday. The church building is a monument to the McDonald family...lots of memorials and stones. When Bonnie Prince Charles came gathering supporters for his cause, and several refused to help him...there was a revenge taken on those 20 non-supporters when they attended a funeral at Kilmore. You can see the old stone church and very ancient cemetery there...the present building is less than a couple of hundred years old.

I met the president of the Gaelic college here on Skye there as well and am hoping to take a class in Gaelic just so I can read and pronounce people's names and read road signs! I am thinking about sharing this blog with Robert and include what it is like to be a Texan living on Skye...I have found out that we might be the only Texans here on Skye....and are quite a novelty! We intend on making the most of that...when people ask why we are here...we can share the call of God with them!