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

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