Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving from South Africa! We are thankful for so many things today! Among them are friends and fellow missionaries, Henry and Janet Houk to share Thanksgiving dinner with. We are also thankful for your prayers, for without them our ministry would not be the same! Thank you!

We have arrived!

Our move went smoothly and we are crazy busy settling into our new home in Amanzimtoti, also known as Toti for short. We had an uneventful trip and were grateful for the help of Kyle Steven Paradis and John Cottier as they drove the 7 hour trip Friday, helped unload the moving truck Saturday, and drove back to Joburg on Sunday, despite Kyle coming down with the flu on Sat evening.

We have a lot of work to do to settle in. The girls have already made friends with the neighbor kids, which is an answer to prayer! And we have had a few opportunities already to share our faith. We are excited to see all that God has in store for the ministry here!

Nov 14. 9:34

Olympians Games Day

Thank you for praying for our second Olympian Games Day this year! We had 95 in attendance and 21 salvation decisions! I sat outside and listened to the gospel being shared in different languages and my heart just welled up with His praise at the privilege to be used by Him.

Follow this link to see more pics!

Oct 31. 12:19 am

Olympians Quizzing

 

Here's a picture of the Olympian Quiz last week between Grace Baptist and Muldersdrift Union. SOOOO exciting to see the way the kids studied God's Word and remembered it!

 

(Our Marissa is second from the left.)

Upcoming Ministry Opportunities

On Friday, we will have our first quiz between two Olympian groups. This is a fun way to get the children studying their Bible Lessons they were taught for the whole year! This will take place between our church, Grace Baptist Church, and Muldersdrift Union. Pray that the equipment works, everything goes smoothly, the children have fun and that God is glorified.

Also, this Saturday is the first of two Olympian Games Days for this year! We will have carnival type games for children, a snack shop, and many volunteers to help us run the event smoothly. Please pray for Brad as he shares the Gospel message!

October Prayer Letter

Here is a copy of our most recent prayer letter. You will need Adobe Reader to open the files. Click here to download free.

For more info on Student Fusion, follow this link: http://missions.wol.org/studentfusion

Brad, Mary, Brandon, Marissa & Mya
Word of Life South Africa

Attachment: Oct 2012.pdf

Prayer Update

Our New House in Amanzimtoti!

There is so much going on here in Joburg! We are packing for the big move in November! But life doesn't slow down around us, so pray as we keep up with home school and ministry while we pack.

If you would like to see pictures of our new house, follow this link. Our God is GREAT and provided just what we needed at the right price! And we have room for you so you can come visit!

We need your opinions! Multiply is closing down their blog sites, which includes our "Hawkins Headlines" Blog, and we are wondering if we should move to another blog, or simply continue our updates on our Facebook page. Are there any of you that would not be able to  (or prefer not to) access our Facebook page? PLEASE give us feedback so that we can find the most efficient way to share with you what God is doing in South Africa!