September Hawkins Headlines

Sanbonani - Hello! Here’s a quick email to let you know what we are up to here in South Africa. God has been doing some amazing things, we will just highlight a few of them for you.

It has been a great year for our Local Church Ministries, supporting and training the churches that are using our material with their ministries. We have 4 more churches ready to start training to use Word of Life, with the potential of others by the new year!

Mary had the chance to speak at a WOL Women of Worth Ladies’ Conference at Port Shepstone Baptist Church, about 1 1/2 hours south of Durban. The theme was Legacy of the Redeemed, focusing on the women in the line of Christ. We had a great turnout with over 60 women. It was a beautiful day!

Many of you will remember that we had an intern last year, William Mohapi. He left to study for a year at the Word of Life Bible Institute in Uganda. He graduated and is back in Durban living with us and shadowing Brad. He is in the picture above with the family. We so appreciate one more set of hands to work! We have plenty of work for more. If you would be interested in joining us, contact us for more information!

Marissa had the opportunity to join the Word of Life Student Fusion team in Johannesburg earlier this year on a missions trip. The short term missions team came in from the the US. She flew on her own to meet them and did ministry with the team for 2 weeks, reaching out to many schools and churches doing a variety of ministries.

We are preparing for our annual S.M.A.S.H. (Students Ministering And Serving Him) missions trip. This years team will be 21 people, comprised of young adults and students from South Africa, including Marissa. This trip will run from 21-29 September. We will be serving in Johannesburg doing a variety of ministries, including running Holiday Bible Club (VBS), doing children’s ministries with some other local churches, and doing work projects at the Word of Life property. We require the youth to raise their support for this trip, as any missionary would. It is exciting to see their faith grow as God provides. Marissa is looking for prayer and financial partners for this trip - contact us if you would like to know more about how to get involved. Please pray for all the aspects of this trip, including planning, safety in travel, and all the logistics involved.  Brandon has finished and graduated from his second year at the Word of Life Bible Institute. He has applied to study distance learning through Calvary University, where Mary has already started classes. He is planning to come to South Africa to join Brad’s home church on a missions trip to help us with a work project on the property in Durban. Since he is in a transition period, he will stay in South Africa a bit longer than the rest of the team to help us out with the ministry. Thank you so much for your continued prayers for our ministry! Serving Him, Brad, Mary, Brandon, Marissa & Mya Hawkins Word of Life South Africa