This is the first issue of our newsletter.  We will try to update you all every month when possible.  If you have any suggestions or would like to know anything about the work here that we do not mention please feel free to email us.  Hope you enjoy the short bit of news in this edition.

We have seen the new work that Stacey and I began grow to an average of 28 people this year.  Bro. Aaron has been approved by our National Board to go and Pastor in this village.  He will be taking over our work there, please keep him in your prayers.

We will be looking for an open door into another village to start another church in 1999.

We have seen God do great things through our young people at the church.  Many of them have been teaching Bible Studies and praying other young people through to the Holy Ghost at school during there breaks!  We are planning "Youth Explosion 1999" (I know not too original but over here it is! ha)  to be held at the end of January.  Please remember the head quarters church and all the others who will be visiting during this time that it will be a great turn around for the youth of Botswana.

We are praying that God will lead the youth into even greater ministry such as Campus evangelism, crusades to other churches supported by our own funds that we raise here in Botswana.  There is great potential here in Gaborone due to the international community that is here.

We saw our first graduation of Full Time Bible School Students!  It was a mile stone for the work here. Bro. Tremayne Simoneaux, Bible School President, has done a great job organizing and working with the school and I have enjoyed so much being part of training and sending out new teachers, pastor's, and evangelist into the work of God.

The school is doing well.  Stacey and I have been placed over the pre-school and myself as director of the Secondary (High School) department.  We are just begging with the older students.  It is going to be a great challenge that is for sure.

We have and continue to see God bring in many families through the school.  It has been the key to much of what has happened here in this country.  It is a great deal of hard work and we are always looking for help.  If

you know anyone who is a professional in the area of Education/Administration who would be interested in coming to work in that area of ministry I am sure Sis. Simoneaux would love to hear from them.

People often ask what do you all do exactly?  That is such a tough question.  The reality is that we do whatever needs to be done.  That encompasses many areas of the work here.  Hopefully throughout the next year you will hear of many different areas of ministry that we are involved in.