0510 HHPL

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=120 BGCOLOR="#FFCCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0443f781egdyul.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#009900" FACE="Arial" ><B>Proclaim His Praise in the Islands - the Hallowells</B></FONT> <B> </B><B>|    </B><B> </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Proclaim His Praise in the Islands the "><U><B>Home</B></U></A></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=360 BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> 0510 HHPL</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.bsop.ph/pictures/phase_III/phase_III_perspective.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bsop.ph/pictures/phase_III/ph"><U><IMG SRC="1a864220.gif" border=0 width="100" height="34" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> [Click this photo to see a larger version of this photo, which was printed in black and white in our printed prayer letter.]</div> <bR> <div> October 4, 2005</div> <bR> <div> Dear Prayer Partner, </div> <bR> <div> Each year we have asked you to pray for new students to enroll at BSOP.  God has been answering your prayers!  </div> <bR> <div> Since we arrived in 2002, the enrollment at BSOP has nearly doubled.  Now the main dormitory (Phase 1, above) is full.  Some students now have to live in the Old Dorm.  The old dorm rooms are still OK, but are not really suitable for long-term use, though they are being used that way this year.  (Our apartment in the old dorm building, on the other hand, is fine.)</div> <bR> <div> So, BSOP has launched a building project to build 32 additional dorm rooms.  This would not only meet current needs but would also provide room for significant expansion in the future.  This is a huge step of faith for the seminary!  The projected cost, at current exchange rates, is about US$625,000.  </div> <bR> <div> In some ways this is a bad time for such a project.  The economy of the Philippines is being battered by political unrest and the very high price of imported fuel.  But, the dorm is needed before the new school year, if possible, which begins in June 2006.  No one wants to turn down qualified applicants due to a lack of dormitory space.</div> <bR> <div> Would you please join us in asking our Father in heaven for the funds for this project?  (This is not a hidden request for money.  Seriously!  It is a prayer request.)</div> <bR> <div> We are fine.  The new academic quarter began three weeks ago.  Jay has his heaviest teaching load ever, both in terms of the number of classes and the size of his classes, another indication that God has answered your prayers for students.  Please continue to pray for the stamina and strength we need to teach, study, and mentor effectively.  Thank you for all your prayers.</div> <bR> <div> Reaching the Chinese world (and beyond) through teaching and mentoring seminary students,</div> <div> Jay and Amor</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.bsop.ph" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bsop.ph"><U><IMG SRC="1a9644b0.gif" border=0 width="100" height="75" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> [For more information about Phase 3, click the photo above.]</div> <bR> <bR> <div> by Jay and Amor Hallowell</div> <div> Last update: October 4, 2005</div> <div> --------------------------------- end of Hallowell content ----------------------------------------------</div> </td> </tr></table></body>