Hoskins Update - October

This time last month we were enjoying a wonderful visit with Todd's
parents.  They were able to join us in local ministry, and then we had
the chance to take a South African safari with them.  It was so nice
to be able to spend time with family!

In this message, we want to tell you a little more about the ministry
in which we are involved.  Evangelism and church planting are the
overarching objectives of the Baptist Mission in Swaziland.  There are
a variety of ways that Deborah and I are involved in doing that:
mentoring youth, teaching Bible studies, working with local churches
to expand evangelistic efforts, and witnessing to people about new
life available through Jesus.  In addition to those primary
objectives, there are a few tangible projects that Deborah and I are
involved in that we would like to show you.  We've attached pictures
to give you a visual:

1.  Bible study resources:  This project we are working on involves
expanding Biblical education opportunities for believers.  This
resource, which is in a dual siSwati/English format, is designed to be
an additional tool for our church members along with the ongoing Bible
school.  We also hope that this will kick-start 1 to 3 day training
programs in other regions throughout the country.

2.  siSwati Bible:  We love opportunities to be involved with giving
or subsidizing Bible distribution in the communities in which we work.
 The siSwati Bible has only been available in its entirety since 1996.
 This means that a lot of people here still do not have God's Word in
their heart language.  It is exciting to see how anxious church
members are to have a Bible of their very own.  We are thankful that
family and friends have supported our involvement in Bible
distribution.

3.  AIDS home care kits:  Through Baptist Global Relief (BGR),
Southern Baptist Churches assembled and shipped over 650 of these kits
to the Baptist Mission of Swaziland for distribution to families in
need.  We are using the kits to teach and empower local churches to
make home visits and show love to those dying with AIDS in their
community.  Presenting the care kit to a family opens a great door of
opportunity to share a Bible story about Jesus's ability to heal the
soul (e.g. Mark 2:1-12).

4.  Dolls for hospital visitation:  Through another generous donation
from churches in the U.S., we have the opportunity for outreach to
hospitalized children.  We are currently working with one of the
churches located near a hospital to show them how these dolls can be a
tool to show the love of Christ to children who are not feeling well.
The church is looking forward to the opportunity to start ministering
in the local hospital.

Thank you for your ongoing support through prayer.  We are so happy to
have the opportunity to share the love of Christ here in Swaziland.