Where do I start? So much excitement has happened these past few weeks! I will start with praising the Lord for answering our prayers. Its official—I have approval to be finished with deputation! I have a few more meetings, and then I will be flying out to Ghana. I am so thankful for you. Through Christ’s faithfulness, your faithful prayers and financial giving have made the ending of my deputation possible.

September was busy. I started in Farmington, Maine, where I shared about the ministry in Ghana with their folks and children in Junior Church. The next week was a Missions Conference in Canton, Georgia. It was good to get to know everyone at their church and Christian school during school chapels. In Hudson, Maine, it was great to see familiar faces at the evening service when I spoke about Ghana. It was a joy to teach the children in Sunday school class and share with the adults in Passadumkeag, Maine. In the evening in East Millinocket, Maine, I shared my video and got to answer questions about life in Ghana.

The first of October, I continued by visiting churches in New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont. The next week, I was in Mesa, Arizona, at a Missions Conference. It was lovely to spend time with everyone in Junior Church, school chapel, and get to know their English and Spanish congregations. Last weekend, it was great to be with the ladies during Saturday evangelism. Then on Sunday, I got to know more folks in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, and to speak about the ministry in Ghana.

November was a busy month that flew by too fast. I started in Hinesburg, Vermont. It was great to fellowship with their folks and hear testimonies after I spoke. Wednesday was a fun day. It started out with speaking in school chapel. Next, I talked with the daycare children and workers. Then I went to Bible Club, which meets at a nearby apartment, and I ended by speaking with the adults at prayer meeting in Valdosta, Georgia. On Sunday, it was great to visit churches in Murray, Kentucky, and Atoka, Tennessee. On the 20th, I met with FBMI in the morning, where we discussed my next steps of packing and traveling to Ghana. That evening at prayer meeting, I got to see familiar and new faces at church in Hammond, Indiana. On the 24th, the last Sunday, I announced to my home church that our prayers had been answered.

Thank you to the many who say they have been praying for me; it’s humbling to hear. The last items I am praying for before I fly are for my visa and for my vehicle. My goal is to fly to Ghana on December 12. I am praying that my visa paperwork comes back in time and approved. I am praying for my vehicle and the decision about what to do with it. My vehicle is on a loan, and I am trying to sell it or make wise decisions about it.

It has been wonderful to meet so many people in churches and realize how many folks we know in common or to discover that they worked at River of Life Bible Camp also. I pray that each of you will have a blessed Christmas with your families and church family. Some of Fundamental Baptist Academy teachers have told me about the activities and excitement that will be happening in Ghana during Christmastime. I look forward to sending you my next letter from my apartment in Kumasi, Ghana. Thank you!

In Christ,

Larae Hoff