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<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> 080825PL</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="32688af0.jpg" border=0 width="392" height="431" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Three of Jay’s students (center) explore the squatter area where we stayed with different families as part of Jay’s Urban Missions Class Mission Trip.  Approximately 3-4 million people live in such slum areas in Metro Manila, so it is vital that BSOP students learn to reach them.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Monday, January 25, 2008</div> <bR> <div> Dear Prayer Partner, </div> <bR> <div> I (Jay) remember my father making a shed for our pigs on our farm in Iowa when I was growing up.  He used new galvanized iron (GI) sheets for the roof so our pigs would be dry even during bad weather.  </div> <bR> <div> The pastor and family I stayed with August 1-3 could only afford second-hand GI sheets for their house.  It rained the first night I was there.  About 3:00 am I was awakened by water dripping on my face from a hole in one of these used GI sheets.  I had to move to a dry spot on the floor.  Fortunately, I was able to sleep again.</div> <bR> <div> Each of the 10 students I took with me had his or her own story of things that were difficult for him or her:  </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800990000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Crowded conditions.  </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800990000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Neighbors arguing.  </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800990000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Cockroaches.  </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800990000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Foul language.  </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800990000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Rats.  </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800990000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Gambling.  </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800990000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Lack of privacy.  </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800990000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Drunkenness.  </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800990000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Poor bathrooms.  </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800990000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Stealing.  </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800990000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Unfamiliar food.  </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800990000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Adultery.  </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800990000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Strange smells from the nearby polluted river.  </div> <bR> <div> “How can I explain to them that God is just, loving, and powerful, when they have to live in such conditions?” one BSOP student asked during this trip. </div> <bR> <div> Afterwards, other students wrote that:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800990000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">“I am encouraged that the gospel of Christ really can unite rich and poor.”</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800990000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">“I learned to trust God more…”</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800990000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">“The faith of this church that the gospel can transform families and the whole poor community challenges me.”</div> <bR> <div> Thank you very much for praying for this mission trip.  Jay’s students learned!</div> <bR> <div> Meanwhile, this academic quarter will end on August 27.  Grading, preparing for next quarter, and church ministry means there will be no break for us.  The new quarter will begin on September 8.  We will be teaching Hermeneutics, Global Missions, and English.  </div> <bR> <div> Still needing prayer,</div> <div> Jay and Amor</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="327e93c0.jpg" border=0 width="489" height="316" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> One of Jay’s students (left) uses a picture to explain a Bible story to children from the squatter area.  Besides learning about the life of squatters, the students participated in Bible studies, led evangelistic activities, and served in the local church.  We are not aware of any conversions.  Many said that they were encouraged by the students and that they hoped we would return.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> [Some faces are intentionally blurred -- see our <A HREF="id42_securityprivacy_policy.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Plans, purposes, policies, parameters, "><U>security policy</U></A>.]</div> <bR> <bR> <div> by Jay and Amor Hallowell</div> <div> Last update: August 25, 2008</div> <div> --------------------------------- end of Hallowell content ----------------------------------------------</div> </td> </tr></table></body>