Angola: Illustrated Journal available in print!

It took some work to format it properly for print, but the Angola: Illustrated Journal book I wrote with my wife Bethany and filled with many images drawn by her is finally available. At the moment you can find it on Amazon, including this link here!

Now on sale- Angola: Illustrated Journal!

My wife Bethany and I recently co-authored a book about our experiences in Angola; this is my second book about Angola, following the Benefit of Steel. We kept a daily journal during our visit to Angola last year and this book is drawn from what we wrote in that journal; it's also filled with paintings Bethany created based on scenes she observed during our visit.

We're working on getting the book into all the ebook and print markets that the Benefit of Steel has enjoyed, but for now you can buy the ebook directly from Bethany's store page or you can buy it on Amazon's Kindle page.

Bethany and Michael Hoskin are associate missionaries to Angola with SIM Canada. In July 2024 they travelled there for a month-long mission trip and kept a visual and written journal.

Enjoy reading about each day's activities which included repairing a mural at the CEML Hospital, leading worship at the Spiritual Life Conference at Tchincombe Farm and teaching an ESL Bible Study in Lubango.

Also included are a series of original illustrations by Bethany K. Hoskin with some original sketches, as well as poetry written by both her and Michael.

The Benefit of Steel is available in print!

I am very pleased to say that the print version of The Benefit of Steel is now available from Amazon.com. It has already begun selling a few copies; I hope that I have done a fair and readable take on my uncle Steve Foster's life and that this book can continue to find audiences for years to come, just as Sword and Scalpel did for his father.

Here's the promotional blurb:

Born in Canada; raised in Zambia; serving in Angola. Dr. Steve Foster has lived a remarkable life as a missionary surgeon, bringing what he calls "the benefit of steel" to relieve suffering people in times of war and poverty. Steve is one of many missionaries in his family, a lineage with more than 100 years of worldwide service. This is the story of Steve and his wife Peggy and how God shaped their lives for service in Angola, where they have been since 1978. As the Fosters' story is revealed to you in these pages, you will learn the history of Angola and its civil war and witness stories of miracles, dangers and heartbreak.

The Benefit of Steel is on Kindle!

As I continue to work towards the print version of The Benefit of Steel, the biography of Dr. Steve Foster, missionary surgeon in Angola, I am pleased to announce that the ebook text is now available on Kindle: at Amazon.com! Read and enjoy!

My first prose book has been released!

During the last two years I have been researching & writing the biography of Dr. Steve Foster, my uncle. Dr. Foster has been a missionary surgeon in Angola since 1978 and he's one reason why I've made four trips to Angola and am currently raising money as an associate missionary with SIM Canada.

My uncle's biography is titled The Benefit of Steel and it has begun to roll out in various ebook formats; you can see them all here. Part of each copy sold goes to support my uncle's mission in Angola!

The print version of the book will be coming later; when it arrives, I'll talk about it on the blog. If you're interested in missionaries, Angola or just reading my prose, why not buy a copy?