Thank you

Well I am just about to head out to the airport at Newark to fly back to Scotland , landing at 7.30am not a very enjoyable red eye special.

Things have gone quite well at the UN, will post some details when they come to hand.
Many thanks for the prayer support on this.

On Thirsday 28 Nov. I will be preaching in a Church in Costock , near Loughborough ,England.
Friday afternoon shall be attending a medical ethis conference in London.
Have a SPUC Evangelicals committee meeting to Chair on 4 Dec,
Will travel back home to Scotland on 5 Dec.

Hanging about at the UN - President of Indonesia ?

This morning I was lurking in the basement of the UN and this chap , shown opposite appeared with a large entourage of assitants. I asked one of the followers who it was and they said the President. So I got the photo taken as I thought it was the President of Indonesia.

I was wrong , but he was still a fairly big shot , being Dr Hadi Poernomo , the Chairman of the Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia. They were my neighbors when I was in Australia. It never hurts to say hello.

Good news

This morning in Scotland , a baby girl was born to Louise. Baby Ava weighed 6lbs 11oz , or 3.04kg.

Mother and baby doing fine. Thank you for your prayers.

Immediate prayer request - protecting women human rights defenders.

At 1pm New York time negotiations restarted on the resolution , " Protecting Women Human Rights Defenders".

This is a nasty little resolution which is trying to give special rights to those promoting a " right to abortion " and special treatment for LBGTQI people.

Please pray for Fr Wylie , shown opposite sitting behind his boss.

Pray that this resolution would be scrapped or neutralized.

I am sitting at the door where delegates go in and out . I am banned from being in the meeting.

A further prayer request

Please pray for Loise , she should be delivered of a baby tonight. She has very high blood pressure , per-eclamsia etc. She was a matron of honour at my Daught Vistoria's wedding 3 months ago.

Please pray for a safe outcome for mother and child.

Prayer request

My view at the UN - bashing Syria at the moment.

There will be a meeting here at the UN from 6 to 8pm tonight, in New York.
It is on the resolution : " Protecting Women Human Rights Defenders".( WHRD)

A legal opinion I was given on this is :

"this formulation of WHRD is not approved or defined, and the thrust of this resolution is to create an absolute legal immunity for those who identify as human rights defenders, even though they primarily are involved in actions, or promotion of activity, that is in violation of national laws and is NOT included under universally recognized human rights. "

Your prayers will be appreciated , so that this resolution will NOT be adopted.

A memorial service

This afternoon I attended the memorial service for Vaughn McLamb. He attended Easy 7th St. Baptist Church all the 18 years I have worshiped there .

Vaugn headed up Free Lunch in the Park ( FLIP ) :
http://www.bpnews.net/printerfriendly.asp?ID=31771

He served the Lord with all his strength.
I miss you my dear brother in Christ.

UN security

On Friday afternoon I got to spend around half an hour with Daniel who is a secrity officer at the UN. I have known Daniel several years and we meet up when we can for Christian fellowship.

Please pray for Daniel so that he will knows God's will for him in the years to come.

Prayer request

I would like you to pray for a meeting that shall start at 1.15pm today at the UN in New York.

There is a resolution called " Defending women human rights defenders ". Now this may seen quite harmless , but the so called rights these people want to defend are the so called  right to abortion and the so called  right to LGBTQI acts. Please do not ask me to esplain all these " Gay " things.

There are many countries fighting against this resolution chaired by Norway. Please pray that they would turn up as there are 16 resolutions being negotiated today. Pray that they would have the bravery to continue to speak up for life and the family.

I will let you know how it goes.

Met up with an old friend.

Yesterday I was working in the new refurbished delegates lounge.

Here I am with an old friend Ayo Fasoro , from Lagos , NIGERIA.

I preached in his church when on a trip to Lagos a few years ago.

New York - East Village

On Sunday , after Church , I went to 12th St and Ave A. This is where I first stayed in New York , in 1995.The building has been torn down for a new development.

Owen Field  , the son of the pastor of East 7th St Baptist , took the photo. Owen is an attorney who will be helping me out in the UN in January.

I am here at the UN just now meeting people and doing the Ministry of the presence.

Off to the UN again

I am due up at 5.30 am tomorrow , out to Glasgow airport , then into Newark.

Should be in the UN by 3 or 4 pm local time.

Will be there for two and a bit weeks.

Please pray for me.