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** LATEST UPDATE - JULY 22, 2008 **
 
We still have lots of new photos and video material to sort through from our last MISSIONS TRIP to Zimbabwe. SO we are ADDING and CHANGING things constantly for the next few weeks. So Please bear with us and check the SITE frequently to catch up on all the LATEST NEWS. 
 
 

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Greetings from John and Maria Hoyt. The LORD'S WORK in Zimbabwe continues to grow and flourish in spite of the fact that the economy is in shambles and a total collapse is expected at any time. God has been very gracious to all and He has been busy working many miracles that have helped our Christan Workers to get through everything.
 
 

Because the Hoyt Family is no longer permanently based in Zimbabwe, there have been several people who have shown some concern over the way their contributions are handled. So allow me to explain briefly how your gifts are utilized.
     The "Mission" has gone through 3 distinctly different phases over the past 10 years. The Hoyt family was based fulltime, in Zimbabwe, from 1967 until the end of 2000. This was followed by a short, 3 year transitional period during which the Hoyts settled back into the American Culture. John became the Senior Minister of a small rural church in Rutland Illinois, and has been serving there since June 2001. Maria Started working for the YMCA in September of 2002 and is now their senior Child Care Coordinator. Also during this time Glo settled into The Christian Nursing Home, here in Lincoln Il. Deborah worked at a few part time jobs, and then became a full time Church Secretary and got married in 2005.
      So now, all the members of the Hoyt family, except for Glo, are living off their own incomes. As a result, almost all of your donations go overseas to support the Full Time Ministers and Evangelists still living and serving the Lord over there. We have done our best to be good stewards of the resources that you have entrusted to us, and as a result, the Work of the Lord is growing by leaps and bounds. We are seeing thousands of lives being touched by the gospel message. Hundreds of suffering Christian families are being fed because of YOUR generosity and compassion. And new members are being added to the Body of Christ on a daily basis.  
     So rest assured that we are putting those contributions to the fullest possible use, and they will always be sent where they are most needed and where they will accomplish the Greatest Good. If you are a supporter, please contact us if you are not receiving our financial reports and news letters.

MISSION VIDEOS - NOW AVAILABLE!
 
Our latest video - "FRONTLINE SOLDIERS FOR CHRIST" was completed In October 2005, and has already been sent out to several churches to use in their Mission's presentations. It is 29 minutes long and it introduces many of our full time workers and the areas they live in and the churches they serve. In spite of great difficulties, they have continued serving the Lord, faithfully and enthusiastically.
 
We are also including copies of the previous video production, completed in 2001,which is basically a brief history of the work of the Hoyt Family in Zimbabwe, and the establishment of the Matabeleland Christian Mission from the years 1967 to 2000.
  
These videos are available in VHS tape format and NOW in DVD format as well. Please contact us and we will be happy to send you a copy.
 
We accumulated a lot of new video clips and photographs from our Mission Trip during June and July 2006, and so, I hope to start another video very soon that will introduce you to ALL of our current Ministers, their areas of work, and their needs for continuing the work and for supporting their families. It is our hope that our supporters will be more informed and more supportive of the work of these faithful men. It should also help churches to see how best they can assist in specific projects. I'll keep you posted of progress on it.
 
We hope that you will find them INTERESTING and STIMULATING, to the point where you will feel the importance of the part that you play in the on-going work of Reaching the Lost and bringing them into GOD'S SAVING GRACE through JESUS CHRIST, HIS SON.
 
Here you will meet the Evangelists, their families and other workers for the Lord, who together  make up the actual MISSION. We will be sharing their triumphs and tribulations as they continue to SERVE OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, in the land of ZIMBABWE.
 
We hope to make you feel like an ACTIVE PARTICIPANT of this tremendous EFFORT, and we value your continuing support so that all of us can continue to TAKE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TO THOSE WHO ARE PERISHING.
 
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You may download any photos and articles to use in your CHURCH 
publications, as long as you use them exclusively in presenting the ongoing Work of the MATABELELAND CHRISTIAN MISSION, in Zimbabwe.
 

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The land itself might not look like much to you, but to some of us it still feels like HOME.
 
So come on in and enjoy your visit with us as we try to share, with you, the Great and Mighty things that God is accomplishing in the Land of Zimbabwe.

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URGENT REQUESTS
PLEASE SEE "PROJECTS" PAGE
 
We have several PROJECTS that require urgent assistance. We hope that you will be moved to help out with these SPECIAL NEEDS. Contact us as soon as you can and we will be happy to find the best way to use your contributions.
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Table of Contents - November 2005

WELCOME / HOME PAGE                                              (HOME)
OUR PURPOSE AND GOALS                                           (THE WORK)
CURRENT & FUTURE PROJECTS                                       (PROJECTS)
PHOTOS OF THE WORKERS, CHURCHES, ETC.               (PHOTOS)
EXCERPTS FROM YOUR LETTERS                              (MAILBAG) 

Please remember that without your help, The work that The Lord has been accomplishing through us, might not be able to continue. Through your support and prayers, we will continue to reach out to the PEOPLE of ZIMBABWE with the message of HOPE that comes from the GOSPEL MESSAGE of JESUS CHRIST. May God continue to bless you as you continue to faithfully support this Great Work.

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