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Adam and the Reboot of Humanity w: Brian Hogan

Just Posted! Listen to this astounding discovery of the science of DNA not only confirming the Genesis account of the Creation of Mankind, but opening new doors of understanding into how God not only created Man but REBOOTED us through Jesus Christ.
Learn about:
*Adam's mother
*Jesus' DNA
*How a human gets perfect un-fallen blood
*The weird nature of mtDNA
*a "backdoor" "failsafe" designed in to the Human Genome
 . . . and so much more.
Guaranteed to blow your mind and fill your soul with awe and worship.

Books cited: Genesis 2-3 and "The Seven Daughters of Eve" by Bryan Sykes

New Book by Brian Hogan: Boy Centurions

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   Boy Centurions: A Millennium of Young Lives

   

   
   

   I finally finished my newest work, Boy Centurions. I have been writing the eleven stories for over three years and then had to find an artist to bring the boys and their times to life. When Helen Looman turned in paintings that surpassed my expectations I realized I had zero skills in page design for childrens' literature and had to find a designer. God sent Heath Locke. 

   
   

   I am so pleased with the results. I think you will be as well.

   
   

   Boy Centurions is the stories of eleven boys living at 100 year removes from each other (but all branches on the same family tree!) Each turn of the century from the year 1000 AD to Y2K introduces a new lad and his world. Packed with historical fact that is delivered painlessly through well crafted stories of real lives, this book is a cornucopia of learning that kids won't even notice they are drinking in. After the stories and art are pages of maps, trees, glossaries, and background on the boys and the larger events of their times. 

   Here is a sample story - a two page spread in the colorful 11 x 8.5 book.

   
   

   

   This book is the answer to your Christmas gift dilemma! 

   Purchase Boy Centurions

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Training those T.B.A.s

Louise’s calling to train up an army of empowered and equipped TBAs (Traditional Birth Attendants) in the developing world and among the displaced and oppressed continues to gain traction. 

As we have traveled she keeps meeting people who work on the front lines in Africa and elsewhere who are desperate for her to come and provide this training. There is a real felt need out there and the local medical resources are never going to be adequate to fill it. 

Please keep Louise in prayer as she is, in faith, putting together a trip to West Africa for early 2016 where two week-long trainings are proposed – back-to-back. She is asking God for a partner to go with her and assist. 

South Sudanese Midwives trained in January 2015

The sales of her hand-made greeting cards are paying for 100% of this ministry’s costs.

Want to help? Order cards here: https://mkt.com/asteroidea-books

Empty Nest Frees to Flock Together

These days, Louise and I are discovering one of the great freedoms of the “Empty Nest” – traveling and ministering as a couple. 

Brian became a “Million Miler” with United Airlines and the award miles he earns pay for Louise’s tickets. So far this year we have spent time together in South Sudan (training midwives), Dallas TX & Central Arkansas (teaching Perspectives), Amsterdam (YWAM Frontier Mission Leaders Mtg), Oklahoma (Voice of the Martyrs), Sweden (visit to Mongolia teammates and family), Hawaii (teaching at two University of the Nations schools), Orange County CA (Perspectives & biking with Louise’s sister), Malta (the GAP), Cedar Falls Iowa (church mission conf.), and we may get in a Christmas getaway. This is more time together (kid-free) on the road than we have had in total in the two decades since Mongolia. Even though most are working trips (and at least Brian’s travel is paid for), we still manage to be overwhelmed with all of the fun adventures and discoveries the Father has for us on every jaunt. God is good.

Exploring Northern Iraq

On November 12^th, Brian will enter to Iraq for the first time. The trip is exploratory in nature. God has been unfolding a dream in our hearts to work together among the least, the lost, and the last, raising up leaders of disciple-making movements and equipping local midwives to save the lives of mommies and babies. 

Recently we have been stirred to see if the sprawling camps of Syrian (and other) refugees are fertile soil for what God has put into our hearts and the talents He’s entrusted to us. Just after we agreed to pursue this, God dropped a whole family of new cousins (Brian’s on the maternal side) into our laps. The Pursley’s live just 14 miles from us, all three of their kids are missionaries (Brian’s third cousins) and one goes in and out of the camps in Northern Iraq. 

Armed with inside information, Brian and a young man named Zebulun are dropping into Kurdish-held Iraq to “spy out the land”. Please pray for the perfect contacts, Persons of Peace, and a clear vision of the way forward to emerge. 

(We don’t feel like this will result in a permanent move but rather shorter stays with a goal of being catalysts for grassroots movements.)

Mind the Gap! The GAP in Malta

GAP – an Uzbek word meaning a “gathering of friends.” 

In YWAM’s Church Panting Coaches, when we say “GAP” we mean the un-conference where church multiplication workers gather from fields across the globe to spend a week together in refreshment, re-envisioning and sharing with their peers.

These GAPs are among the most potent ways to serve the church planters that we have found, and yet we haven’t been able to have one internationally since 2006! Well, that sad record shattered on October 6^th, 2015 on the island nation of Malta as 21 precious GAPers began to arrive from Mozambique, Tanzania, Indonesia, Central Asia, Thailand, Sudan, Palestine, Holland, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The gathering was everything we dreamed it would be. The participants were “over-the-moon” in their praise and spoke of how much it had exceeded their expectations – blowing away every conference they had ever attended.

We gathered at a wonderful resort on Malta’s St. Paul’s Bay. One of the motives was to make sure that the workers – who live in fairly rough and primitive conditions – would have a real week of restoration and rest. Thanks to a generous grant from our partner Voice of the Martyrs we were able to bring in a number of workers from persecuted nations who had never been able to afford previous GAPs. We’ve always budgeted the GAP as cheaply as possible – not making a cent – but international airfare still effectively limits attendance. This time that obstacle was removed – praise God! Several of our attendees had never before left their own nation or even flown on an airplane!

The first full day was a tour of Malta. The purpose was to begin with an opportunity to meet and bond as almost all were strangers at first. We began in the capital city, Valetta, with the Malta 5D – a multi-sensory orientation and followed that with a walking tour of the medieval walled city. We ate lunch in gardens on the battlements overlooking the Grand Harbor and left when the historic cannons were fired toward Fort St. Angelo. 

We then were bused to Rabat where we prayed and worshiped in the Roman prison where Paul was held for three months (Acts 28:1-11).

Our group then walked a few blocks to explore the ancient catacombs where the early church gathered. 

We shared Communion around a stone “Agape Table” carved into the floor connecting these modern apostles with their first century brethren.

Then we walked to Mdina - a medieval walled town situated on a hill in the center of the island. Our group enjoyed exploring its silent and twisting streets and coffee and cake on the walls overlooking Malta’s most majestic views. Then it was back out the gates to our tour bus and off to Mosta where we toured the famous church and rotunda - the ninth largest unsupported dome in the world and the third largest in Europe.

Since our eyes could hardly take in any more beauty and history, we walked through town to the Horseshoe Bar to fill our bellies on a Maltese dinner of rabbit, braggioli (stuffed beef), or sea bream, depending on the person’s taste. The meal was amazing and so filling. We enjoyed eating and sharing until 9 PM and were more than ready to return to our resort and beds.

After that our days were a blend of excellent full-board buffet meals at the hotel, swimming in the surf or pools, gathering to discuss topics the GAPers had selected before arrival, worship and fellowship, sightseeing trips, and catching up on rest. The thing about a GAP is that there are no rules, you can do whatever you want at any time. People participate in the group sessions and activities because they are longing to share and hear about these things, not because they are “supposed to” – there is no speaker – the church planters themselves are the main event.

Felix and Patrick (below) on top of the Mosta Rotunda

Near the end we had a BBQ on a gorgeous sand beach. We watched an eye popping sunset and gorged on meats grilled by our Maltese friends. All of the participants fell in love with our two host families: Patrick and Maria O’Cock and Felix and Miriam Aquilina and their children. These families did all the groundwork in Malta to prepare for our time there, especially the tour, the BBQ, and helping with airport transfers. We thank God for their help, but even more for the friendship we have shared for 13 years! Louise and I spent a few days before and after the conference renewing our fellowship with these folks we churched with back in 2002-2005.

Everyone wanted to know when and where next year’s GAP would be! Next year may be too soon, but we are determined to do it again in 2017.

VOM Radio: Mongolia: Jesus Is Worthy

Voice of the Martyrs interviewed Louise and I and the recording session produced enough material for two shows! please give them a listen.

VOM Radio: Mongolia: Jesus Is Worthy and
Mongolia: God Brought Us Through

Pre-Sale on my New Book! 

You can buy your copy before anyone else (delivery by Nov.1) AND get a bonus gift of a full text PDF so you can read it now too. PDF contains stories that will only be included in eBook and Audio versions. So BONUS! Thanks for your support.

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Hogan Newsletter for Summer 2012

Just in! News about our son and new home.
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Frontier Mission (FM) Waves

Check out our latest newsletter. It is chock full of recent accounts of harvest and Kingdom advance around the world.

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Erdenet trip with my son

Here are pictures of a Mongolia trip Peter and I just returned from.

Just a quick plain-text update from the Hogan family in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Louise, Peter and I are reunited after a couple weeks apart while I trained church
planters in Bangladesh, and Louise finished up the classroom phase of her Birth Attendant training in Perth.

BANGLADESH
What an awesome opportunity to be able to train YWAM's first Bangladeshi frontier missionaries in 12 years!
I had 26 students and they were so receptive. The conditions are spartan and the weather was HOT, but the
Spirit burned hotter.
I am so excited to hear the reports as these trainees go out after their SOFM and start to multiply churches.
Several who had already been in the field learned so much they were planning on starting over to plant
churches that reproduce like rabbits rather that the Western-style "elephant church" which has babies slowly if at all.
Thanks for your generous help in making this trip possible. These developing world schools can't help with
my travel (or anything) so it was a blessing to have the funds to say "YES" to this opportunity.

TANZANIA
Peter, Louise and I and all snugged into a single room in at the YWAM base in Mwandege, Tanzania
(just south of Dar Es Salaam). There are a lot of things we are missing (like reliable internet connections,
balanced diet, cool air, privacy, flush toilets, etc.), but God is taking care of us and Louise is thoroughly
enjoying her outreach in clinic and village. Peter and I are doing some school, and traveling into Dar and nearby places.
We hope to get to Mozambique to revisit the work there next weekend.
To send this out we had to ride two VERY crowded dallah-dallahs (Bus/vans) into the capital (Dar)
and found a hotel with decent internet.
Back at the base we use my mobile phone as a modem and it just barely downloads most of our incoming emails,
but often balks at sending out email. So we travel about 45 minutes to send and surf.
Being on an outreach team is a new experience for us - even though we have been in YWAM 18 years.
There are many challenges. Laying down our rights (like making decisions as a family, and going with what the
team leaders decide, is hard after so many years of adulthood and leadership).
Keeping Peter properly nourished and not bored is also an item for prayer.
Please pray for grace and an ability to live free in Christ under any and all circumstances.

Thank you for your prayers and your support.
Please send any gifts to us at:
LOS OSOS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
1335 Seventh St Los Osos, CA 93402
805 528-2140

just enclose a note saying "Brian and Louise Hogan support"
THANK YOU!!!!

Brian Hogan, for the three traveling Hogans

Australia's Far West

These days I am in Perth where my wife is doing a midwifery school. I spend my days taking my son about trying to cram education into him. We have been visiting the museums (natural history, historical, and art), the Perth Mint, and wildlife parks. We done drives north and south as some new friends were kind and lent us a car for the weekend. I especially enjoyed the "Last Days of Pompeii" exhibit at the Museum of Western Australia. I have always wanted to see that stuff they dug out of the ash.
I'll post a few representative pictures.

The Wonderful Land of Oz

We made it to Perth, Australia after a long series of flights from Burbank to San Francisco to Sydney . . . The Winter weather is really nice, not hot, more like Summer in McKinleyville, CA. Now we are trying to get mind and body back on the local time zone.
Before leaving the LA area I enjoyed my high school's 30 reunion. The high point, though, was an elementary school reunion breakfast at John C. Fremont in Glendale, CA. So fun hanging out with friends made in fifth grade!

spring venue list

Brian Hogan’s Spring 2010 Speaking Engagements

Date	Venue	URL
1/13/2010	Chinese Baptist Church, 5801 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA 98108	LINK
1/14/2010	Northshore Baptist Church, 10301 NE 145th St, Bothell, WA 98011	LINK
1/15/2010	Westgate Chapel, 22901 Edmonds Way, Edmonds, WA 98020	LINK
1/16-18/10	Eastbrook Church 5353 N Green Bay Ave Milwaukee, WI 53209	LINK
1/21/2010	Kingsway Missionary Training; 401 South 35th Street; McAllen, TX 78501-8240	LINK
1/26/2010	Mount Sequoyah, 150 NW Skyline Drive, Fayetteville, AR 72701	LINK
1/31/2010	Paso Robles Bible Church; 2206 Golden Hill Road Paso Robles, CA 93446-6379	LINK
2/2/2010	Cascade Christian High School; 855 Chevy Way, Medford, OR 97504	LINK
2/7/2010	Oregon State Univ., The Pillar, 2323 Monroe St., Corvallis, OR 97330	LINK
2/8/2010	Grace Bible Fellowship, 33990 McFarland Rd., Tangent, OR 97389	LINK
2/9/2010	University of Oregon Campus, EMU Ben Linder Rm, Eugene, OR 97403-1219	LINK
2/15/2010	Grace City Church, World Relief HQ, 7 East Baltimore Street, Baltimore MD, 21202	LINK
2/16/2010	Forcey Memorial Church, 2130 E Randolph Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20904	LINK
2/17/2010	Huber Memorial United Church of Christ; 5701 York Rd, Baltimore, MD 21212	LINK
2/18/2010	Grace Fellowship Church, 9505 Deereco Road, Timonium, MD, 21093	LINK
2/21/2010	Northside Christian Church, 2709 E. Nees Ave., Clovis CA 93611	LINK
2/22/2010	First Presbyterian Church, 215 N. Locust, Visalia, CA 93219	LINK
3/1-5/2010	World Horizons, North Dock, Llanelli, SA15 2LF, Wales, UK	LINK
4/5/2010	The Chapel in North Canton, 715 Whittier Ave. NW, North Canton, OH 44720	LINK
4/6/2010	First Christian Church 104 3rd St NW New Philadelphia, OH 44663	LINK
4/12-15/10	Perspectives classes in the Middle East Venues confidential	LINK
4/19/2010	East Side Baptist Church, 2710 Massard Road, Fort Smith, AR 72903-5295	LINK
4/20/2010	Grace Point Church, 1201 NE McCollum Rd, Bentonville, AR 72712	LINK
4/21/2010	John Brown University, 2000 West University Street, Siloam Springs, AR 72761	LINK
4/22/2010	University Baptist Church, Fellowship Hall, 333 W. Maple Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 72701	LINK
4/24/2010	Shepherd of the Hills, 19700 Rinaldi St. Porter Ranch, CA 91326	LINK
4/26/2010	First Baptist Church of Plano, 1300 E. 15th Street, Plano, TX 75074	LINK
4/27/2010	Crossroads Bible Church, 8101 Justin Road, Double Oak, TX 75077	LINK
4/29/2010	The Village Church, 1106 West Oak Street Denton, TX 76201-3932	LINK
5/3/2010	Big Valley Grace Community Church; 4040 Tully Road, Modesto, CA 95356	LINK
5/4/2010	Golden Hills Community Church, 2401 Shady Willow Lane, Brentwood, CA 94513	LINK
5/9/2010	New Vision Church, 1201 Montague Expressway, Milpitas, CA 95035	LINK
5/10/2010	NorthCreek Church, 2303 Ygnacio Valley Rd,. Walnut Creek, CA 94598	LINK
5/11/2010	Chinese Church in Christ, 1490 Saratoga Ave, San Jose, CA 95129	LINK
5/13/2010	Antioch Community Church, Journey Room; 510 N 20th St, Waco, TX 76707	LINK
5/23/2010	Sonoma Avenue Church of Christ, 2200 Sonoma Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95405	LINK
7/2/2010	WCIU, Aylward House, 1539 East Howard Street Pasadena, CA 91104	LINK

 

Hogan's FM Waves - December 2009

"A grand adventure is about to begin." ~ Winnie the Pooh

The Next Grand Adventure

I think I will start with punch line first. We are moving to Perth, Australia.

I know it seems sudden but in reality it is not. I have dreamed of being a midwife ever since the birth of Melody 24 years ago. I even apprenticed for a brief period with my good friend and midwife, Mishell Whitacre, not long after she assisted in Alice’s delivery. It was soon apparent that responding to the demanding needs of women in labor and caring for three growing human beings was incompatible. So I let the dream die. Then a few weeks ago, my friend Rachel came for a visit. She staffs the Birth Attendant School in Perth, Australia and was home for Thanksgiving with family. As we talked about her experiences with the school, the dream that I let go of so long ago came back to life. I didn’t say anything to anyone at the time; because I was so afraid it would kill the dream. When I finally told Brian what God was birthing (pun intended) in my heart, he enthusiastically agreed. No surprise there, he is always up for "Grand Adventures". So we are planning to rent out our house (with Molly as live-in manager and roommate) to students, and Peter, Brian and I will go to Perth in July. Brian will be able to continue our Church Planting Coaches ministry from wherever we are in that year and our ministry directors confirmed this adventure with us.

The school is three months of classroom teaching in Perth, followed by nine months hands-on in the Two-Thirds World (formerly known as Third World). At this point we do not know where the outreach will go, but we will keep you posted.

With all our previous "Grand Adventures" the germinating idea has come from Brian, and for the most part I willingly followed. This one is different, this is my crazy idea and Brian is willingly following. It feels good.

We really feel like God is preparing us for ministry in church planting AND village health care in the future. It will be so exciting to add the fruit of my coaching training and midwifery to the package we offer the church planting teams.

Please pray for us as we figure out how to make this happen over the next 6 months. Pray that all the necessary finances come in as well.

If you would like to donate specifically toward the costs of the BAS school and outreach / travel please send your tax-deductible gifts to Los Osos Christian Fellowship; 1335 Seventh St.; Los Osos, CA 93402-1222 [please designate “Hogan – BAS”]

All donors of $25 or more receive an appreciation gift of handmade greeting cards from Louise!

Thank you for your prayers and partnership,

Louise Hogan