Fall 2008 F.M. Waves (Hogan News)

The Book: There’s a Sheep in my Bathtub
Wow! The response has been astounding! The whole first printing (3300) sold out and now we’re shipping a perfected, corrected and refined Second Printing. Please check the 39 Customer Reviews (most Five Stars!) on Amazon.com to see what folks are seeing in this story! If you prefer listening to reading you can hear me read my book.
Asteroidea Books, our publishing company, just printed its second title: “Keys to Church Planting Movements, the Adventures of Stephanas” by K. Sutter. I have a number in stock so Email if you want to buy either or both books. Oh, if you want copies to give away we would be happy to discount 50% any order of five or more. Email info@AsteroideaBooks.com to get this deal.

Out of Africa
Peter Magnus traveled with dad to Southern Africa this summer. The month-long trip began with a week in the Johannesburg, South Africa area, where we stayed with Kingdom People house church leaders, experienced Boer culture and the car safari of a lifetime at Pilanesberg Game Park, as well as wonderful fellowship with the believers.
Next we flew north to Mozambique. We “couchsurfed” a wonderful British couple in Maputo, the capital, then continued on north to a Yao encampment called Itepela, a remote tribal village mostly comprised of mud, and home to one of our teams as well. The Yao are an unreached Muslim group who centuries ago were the region’s slave traders. We spent one week training church planters in a School of Frontier Mission in the village, and then another week continuing the same training on the shore of Lake Niassa. When I taught on baptism, several students indicated that they had not yet been baptized. We held a baptism and communion service in the lake without delay!
Then it was east to the island of Madagascar . . . it didn’t begin well though. We took the longest and least comfortable bus ride of our lives to get from Antanananarivo, the capital and largest city, to Tamatave, the coastal town where I was teaching church planters. After we arrived it was great. The sound of the nearby breakers provided an auditory backdrop to a very special place and people. The ministry in Mozambique is cutting edge missions. YWAM starts medical clinics in remote villages and plant churches as they train workers for the clinics. Our personal highlight was a trip Peter and I took all by ourselves in a borrowed car. We went to a zoo-park that had lemurs everywhere. They would come and sit on us begging for bananas. We also hiked to a secluded waterfall and went swimming.
Be sure to check out our pictures (albums: South Africa, Madagascar, and Mozambique) of this incredible journey! Peter’s journal is available upon request – just email me. Space doesn’t permit me to share much here about my first visits to Cartagena, Columbia and Taipei, Taiwan but check out those albums also.
Fledglings
Molly and Jonathan Leatherwood are no longer pursuing a “special relationship”. Molly is moving south to live with her grandparents in Atascadero and attend culinary school. Jon is moving from Humboldt County to Texas with his twin David to work with Living Water, International - a well drilling mission organization. We have enjoyed having all of them around for awhile, anyway.
Melody and Luke have become coordinators for the course Perspectives on the World Christian Movement. They want to mobilize their generation for the unreached. The coordinating team has planned a Humboldt County Perspectives class for Spring 2009. We have a terrific bunch of speakers lined up by Brian at the Perspectives National Conference several months ago in Dallas.
Peter and Alice are both doing great in school (thanks, God!). Alice is working hard at a restaurant and cheerleading, while Peter is enthusiastic about electronic gaming and his band of friends.
The Church Planting Coaches ministry: Kevin and Laura Sutter are in India now about a third of the year, leaving us to man the main office. We just overhauled and updated the ministry website www.cpcoaches.com – be sure to click it! Our other major project has been a complete DVD Church Planting Seminar that takes our whole training and makes it available to places we can’t go. If you are interested in Keys to Church planting Movements: the DVD Seminar let me know. Meanwhile, check out this skit (2parts) from the seminar I posted on YouTube: Lighten the Package.
Parting thought . . .
Recent events seem to have a lot of folks starting to panic. We can all relate to that temptation. I have been taking a great deal of comfort and peace from the knowledge that my citizenship is in heaven. No matter who wins next month, I am staying under Current Management. It is also great to know that our provision is not tied to this nation’s (or world’s) economy – bull or bear – but to my Dad’s rich generosity and loving care. Sure there with be tribulations – but be of good cheer! – He’s overcome this world and its systems. Don’t worry. Be happy. You are loved!
In His loving hands, Brian Hogan

Brian's Upcoming Speaking Schedule

October 27-31	YWAM GO! Conference	Kelowna, B.C., CANADA
November 14-21	Discipleship Training School	Montego Bay, Jamaica
Nov. 29-Dec. 2	Perspectives Classes	Lubbock & Midland, TX
December 8-12	Discipleship Training School	Middle East location
January 5	Perspectives Class	Richmond, VA
January 20-22	Perspectives Classes	McAllen, TX area
January 26-27	Perspectives Classes	Fayetteville, AR
February 1	Perspectives Class	Atascadero, CA
February 8-11	Perspectives Classes	Baton Rouge, LA
February 16-18	Perspectives Classes	Tulsa, OK area
February 22	Perspectives Class	Concord, CA
February 24-25	Perspectives Classes	Milwaukee, WI area
March 2	Perspectives Class	McKinleyville, CA (Hometown!)
March 9-18	Missionary Training	Llanelli, Wales & Ireland
March 23-25	Perspectives Classes	Hawaii
March 29-31	Perspectives Classes	Oregon
April 6	Perspectives Class	McKinleyville, CA (Hometown!)
April 7	Perspectives Class	Carpentaria, CA
April 13-15	Perspectives Classes	Arlington, TX area
April 20-23	Perspectives Classes	Northwest Arkansas
April 27-29	Perspectives Classes	Dallas, TX area
May 3-5	Perspectives Classes	East Bay Area, CA
May 12-14	Perspectives Classes	Metro Atlanta, GA