Census figures inform us that more than 6,000 legal Hispanics live in this part of Southern Illinois. The actual Hispanic population could actually be twice that when considering all of those that are undocumented.  The Southern Illinois Hispanic Outreach Project was designed to minister to this population.      S.I.H.O.P. is a partnership of Kaskaskia Association, Salem South Association, Nine Mile Association and the Illinois Baptist State Association. This partnership was created to minister to Hispanic people living in Southern Illinois and to start new Spanish speaking churches.      The goal of S.I.H.O.P. is to locate pockets of Hispanic population in these three associations, lead them to Christ, and develop leadership ministries.      Rev. Robert (Bob) Evaul, along with his wife Carol, is the national missionary that is heading up S.I.H.O.P. His principal function as S.I.H.O.P. missionary is to work equally with each of the three associations to evangelize Hispanics through home Bible studies, Vacation Bible Schools, Language studies and other outreach activities, and to sensitize English speaking churches in these three associations to the Hispanic ministry, developing ways in which they can become involved in outreach to the Hispanics. Bob and his wife are ministering in 14 counties of Southern Illinois, which include: Effingham, Clinton, Marion, Fayette, Bond, Clay, Jefferson, Wayne, Randolph, Perry, Jackson, Washington, Williamson and Franklin.      Please join Bob at 8:30am for Worship Service.      Services at Second Baptist Church, 605 South 34th Street      Mt. Vernon, Illinois.   For more information contact:       Robert Evaul      S.I.H.O.P. missionary      rcevaul@papadocs.com Send support or pledges of support to: SIHOP, c/o Salem South Baptist Association 904 Park Avenue Mt. Vernon, IL 62864