Brian Luse and his family have been supported by Evergreen in a number of ways over the last couple of years- in church planting , in working with our kids' volunteers and now in the next step of their lives- church planting in Glasgow, Scotland.

Here's the latest update as the Luse's raise support for this adventure.

"I thought that maybe it would be good to give a quick update on where the Luse family is on the Journey to Glasgow, Scotland.

Last week I spent some quality time in downtown Portland registering my “biometric data” with the UK consulate. Basically, as of April of this year, the UK and other countries require that you now have your fingerprints scanned and a digital photo taken.

I am close to sending in my visa request to the UK consulate in LA. If all goes well, I will have a visa for our family and entry into Scotland will be taken care of.

We continue, as a family to downsize our stuff in an effort to get close to our traveling weight. What that exact weight is, hard to say…..less is a good bet. So many things I no longer own….a lawnmower, a weed eater, a really big TV, blenders and crock pots, various art and lots of books. It feels good.

In terms of support we are a bit over half of the way to our budget after 7 months of work. This is the key factor to our being able to buy airplane tickets. We would love to be in Glasgow in July. This would allow our kids to register for school and start the new year right. It would also give us a chance to move and get acclimated in summer…..not a neccessity, but certainly a nice thought!

As a family, we long to be in Scotland to begin the work that God has for us to do, and that makes this a time of patience and faith building. I recognize that this is a good thing…not an easy thing…but a good thing.

We are encouraged overall in our support raising efforts as we realize that the average time that it takes missionaries to raise their support is one and a half to two years. Obviously, we would like to be in Scotland sooner, but more than anything, we long to see God continue to move.

Clearly, God is in this. He has again and again confirmed in our hearts the rightness of this path. He continues to add to our financial support regularly and He also brings new prayer partners who will pray for us and for the people we go to. He has brought Evergreen (our church) on board and He has provided for our needs as we continue to wait on His timing.

Onward we press! "