September and October 2026

“The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.”Psalm 126:3

September & October 2026

This letter will mainly update you on logistics and our plans for the move. That said, September and October were booked up, and we covered a lot of ground. From Key West to the Mexican border in Yuma, Arizona, to Washington, D.C., and back to Georgia for a couple of days. We praise the Lord for His hand of protection and provision along the way. Thank you so much to each church along the way for opening their doors to us. Also, a huge thank you for all of the cards for Holly and my birthdays!

On the African Front

As we near the end of deputation, we want to praise the Lord for His unwavering faithfulness! We wrapped up October at 95% of the monthly support we needed. Thank you for your sacrificial giving and prayers! We don’t take it for granted and are truly honored to partner with you in getting the Gospel to South Africa.

We sent out a special request for our Visa appointment, and I was hoping to be writing in this letter that we received our visas. That is not the case… No bad news, but no real update as of yet. They say 4–6 weeks, and we just hit week four. They did email me Monday and requested a few more documents. We are thankful that it is at least moving forward. Please continue to pray that the Lord would give us favor with the embassy and that they would grant us the 3-year visa.

I also mentioned in the last letter that we signed the lease on a house in South Africa. That is a huge answer to prayer. The Lord has also provided the opportunity to purchase two vehicles. One is even automatic for Holly (a rare thing in South Africa)! The total cost for both vehicles is $27,000. Both are 2014 models, but they have been very well cared for and have low mileage. They are an incredible deal and another answer to prayer. Our goal is also to start purchasing the furnishings for our home there before we arrive, so we can jump right into life on the field. Please pray that the Lord would provide the remaining $30,000 for our setup fund so we can purchase these vehicles and begin furnishing our home in South Africa.

As far as the tickets for our flights. We planned to purchase those a while ago, but the new visa policy explicitly states not to buy tickets until the visa is granted. We didn’t want to give them any reason to deny us. So the moment we receive them, we'll purchase tickets. For now, this doesn’t change our timeline, and we are still planning to make the move at the end of January or early February.

Lots of things are happening, and we are so excited and eager to obey the Lord and get to South Africa!

Praises & Requests

Praise the Lord for reaching 95%! Please continue to pray for us to be granted the three-year visa. Please pray for the remaining $30,000 of our setup fund. Please continue to pray for our national pastors in South Africa.

Thank you again for your continued and faithful prayers!

The Hooper Family (Blaine, Holly, Raya, and Lincoln)