The Hogans are on a Mission

Term 3 2021… another term that differs from the plan we set, who would’ve thought that would happen?! 😆😬 Token family selfie Time in the Hawkes Bay We started term 3 with a couple of weeks based in Hastings. Roy was working in Elsthorpe, which was a very beautiful 45 min drive from where we were staying. Luke and Jess Collis who head up ‘ Unashamed ’ - an evangelistic youth outreach ministry - have moved a house onto a section there and are working towards getting their off-grid house liveable.  In the two weeks we had there, we (along with the MMM Team that joined us) managed to do quite a bit, Including: Building a new deck and continuing on with a partly done one Building a shed to house the solar and water pump equipment Demolishing an old ranch slider and porch, reframing the wall and installing new bi-folds Interior plastering, painting and some curtain making Other team members helped the plumber who was onsite the first week to get his paid work done faster A man with a p...

This term has been another term of plans changing, yet staying the same all in one.  At the end of the first term we weren’t able to commit too far ahead as we didn’t know how long we would be around. We were hopeful that we would soon be in the warmth of Fiji, but the world is a different place with COVID-19 in it. Over the last year many people have prayed that we would get to Fiji in God’s perfect timing… and well I guess he knew better than we did that going in May this year (or sooner) was not great timing. No one could foresee quite how much COVID would get out in the community in Fiji. Family selfie #1 There are currently over 16,000 active cases of COVID-19 in Fiji, but it would be safe to assume that the actual number will be much higher. We read the other day that Fiji has the highest rate of infection per capita in the world, worrying times for Fiji and many other places around the world. Consequently there is quite a desperate need for emergency food there with the lock...