April 2002

<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> April 2002</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>HALLOWELL  HEARTBEATS</B></I></div> <div> <B>Prayer Letter of Jay and Amor Hallowell</B></div> <div> <B>Members of OMF-International-Philippines on Home Assignment in the US</B></div> <div> Mail: 2915 W. 49<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#009900" FACE="Arial" >th</FONT> Ave., Denver, CO  80221 USA   Phone: (303) 256-4969 </div> <div> April 4, 2002</div> <bR> <div> Dear Praying Friend,</div> <bR> <div> “<I>When are you going back to the Philippines</I>?” everyone is asking us.</div> <bR> <div> Our answer:  “<I>We don't know.  But we know that we need to leave no later than the middle of May.  The new school year begins in early June.  We need a couple of weeks to settle into our new apartment, prepare for classes, and so on</I>.”  </div> <bR> <div> It is now early April.  We feel that we are nearing a crisis point.  In the last months we have traveled thousands of miles and spoken to hundreds of people in various churches as well as to many in various small groups and as individuals.  It has been a really encouraging time for us overall.  But we are somewhat discouraged that our financial support level has only reached about 80%.  Since we started this home assignment only 40% supported, this means support has doubled, which is great news. (Thanks to each of you who has made that possible!)  Still, we need new pledges for the remaining 20% by the middle of April if we are to be able to leave by the middle of May.  </div> <bR> <div> <I>- Please join us in praying for those who have indicated their interest in supporting us but have not yet informed</I></div> <div> <I>us or OMF of their intention to begin support.  </I></div> <bR> <div> <I>- Please pray that enough people would be led to do so in the next weeks that we would be able to leave in time to begin teaching this next school year.</I></div> <bR> <div> The Biblical Seminary of the Philippines (BSOP) focuses on reaching the Chinese in the Philippines.  There are around 1 million Chinese in the Philippines.  They are an under reached people group, only about 3% saved.  This is a significantly lower percentage than the Philippines as a whole.  BSOP has about 80 students, including some from outside of the Philippines.  We are excited to be invited to a teaching ministry which we believe suits our gifts well and is very strategic for His Kingdom.</div> <bR> <div> What happens if not enough new support is pledged by mid-April?  We are not sure yet, but we know it will mean a lot of extra time with the Lord listening to what He is saying.  </div> <bR> <div> The Lord Reigns,</div> <div> Jay & Amor</div> <bR> <div> [The print version of our prayer letter contained a photo of students in a classroom at BSOP which we have removed for <A HREF="id19_please_pray_for_the_chinese_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BSOP"><U>security reasons</U></A>.  It had the following caption]</div> <div> What is missing in this classroom?  A teacher!  The Biblical Seminary of the Philippines in Manila, where the photo was taken, is expecting us to arrive in May to begin teaching Missions, Discipleship, and Bible classes in June, the start of the school year.</div> </td> </tr></table></body>