Scotland Update No.1 -- No wireless access but we're doing well

we are here. but we have no wifi access at lapwing lodge so the updates are coming to you via my blackberry which for some reason won't capitalize anything. so bear with the e.e. cummings blog update!

all of our luggage and bins of supplies arrived safe and sound. we set up camp on friday and ventured to paisley to exchange money and take a look at the town once famous for its cotton mills and the paisley pattern of fabric.

after a good night's sleep on friday, we headed out early saturday morning for a boat trip on loch katrine in the trossachs region about an hour north of glasgow. the ride provided a great taste of scottish weather. half way up the loch was pleasant and we enjoyed the view from the upper deck. then the skies opened and we descended below deck shielded from the wind and rain. after we turned around the rain stopped again and we could return above deck. following a picnic lunch in the quaint town of callandar, we headed to the city centre of glasgow for some shopping along the "style mile."

after helping the local economy, we enjoyed a nice dinner at cafe salma - a favorite restaurant of our loyal driver harry pearson. a nice indian restaurant, half the team enjoyed fish n chips or pizza, while the other half went with real indian quisine.

after dinner, we returned to lapwing for a night of worship with the scottish team from potter's house in preparation for camp. the group heard a few good words on opening prison doors, freedom, and the students being burning embers of revival in their families, schools and nation.

this morning, we are wrapping up set-up, praying over the rooms and camp, and waiting for the students to arrive starting at 3:00 this afternoon.

please pray for annie downs who is our camp speaker this week. her first talk is tonight, and we'll be doing a scavenger hunt afterwards to help the students start to get to know each other. we have 37 students signed up, including 3 latecomers in the last couple of days it is our largest turn-out in the 5 years of camp.

with the wifi issues, we are not going to be able to broadcast camp. there is a chance the wifi will get fixed at some point in the week, so we'll keep you posted.

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we have some pictures of our activities, but we'll have to provide those later -- wifi-permitting.