progress

Seems like time is slipping by faster and faster these days. Thought we'd give you a quick update of what's going on around here:

*We're about to start our third small group; Kate and I will be leading this group in the city center. You can be praying for that.

*Kate has recently come in contact with a guy named Zaheer who owns a small grocer called "Mama Said" just down the street. He's asked kate to design a website for him. Through several conversations, she found out that he owns over 20 properties throughout the city. He's father is Pakistani, but he's born and raised here. He seems to know everyone, he one of those types. Reminds me of my dad, EZE, Uncle Ed, however you affectionately know him.

We've asked if there was anything we could do for him with his properties cause there is a missions team coming over shortly. He told us that his mosque, which is connected to a community center was damaged after 9/11 and was wondering if we could re-carpet, fix the walls and reorganize several rooms. What an opportunity to show that we don't have a monopoly on grace inside our walls, but it abounds regardless. That, to me, is the epitome of missions, helping our fellow muslims. Anyways, pray for this incredible opportunity to build relationship with Zaheer and the mosque (we have a couple in the Church who served the Muslim Community for over 20 years in Egypt, so we look at this as a long-term potential relationship).

*Since our launch, which was incredible, we've been having great meetings on Sunday mornings. We've had a mixture of people come through our doors, but we really feel confident in where Eikon is at and look forward to building this church. We're planning a "Big Breakfast" Easter Service, which is super exciting. Breakfast is a pretty big deal around here, so we decided to have a service that served breakfast and put together a creative Easter service. Another thing to pray about for us.

*We have an intern coming next week: Sarah Penrod. She's coming from Naperville, IL and we look forward to having her help at Eikon for several months. She will be staying in a Hostel in the city center and volunteering at "The Forest", as well as joining the leadership team at Eikon.

*Kate and I have been volunteering at "The Forest", the art cafe I've mentioned before. We look forward to continuing a relationship with the organization and many people that circulate through during our visits. We really love that place.

I could keep going, but I'll stop:) Just letting you know that we're very busy, loving every minute of this and appreciate all your support. Just keeping up on the blog and shooting us an email every once in a while is a major boost for us.

dave@eikonedinburgh.com
kate@eikonedinburgh.com

Love you guys.