2004 April PL

<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> 2004 April PL</div> <bR> <bR> <div> April 3, 2004</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="135a7a50.gif" border=0 width="167" height="165" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Dear Praying Friend, </div> <div> Holy week is a really big deal in this Catholic country.  The focus is on Jesus' death, with almost no attention to his resurrection.  Traditionally, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday are holidays.  This year the president has added Wednesday and Saturday as holidays.  Most malls and businesses will close.  TV and radio stations will go off the air.  Some Catholics will flagellate themselves with whips.  A few will have themselves crucified.  There is so much empathy with Jesus' death and so much feeling that only by ones own suffering and merit can God be pleased.  Pray for many to understand that God has already done it all!</div> <div> <IMG SRC="13784580.gif" border=0 width="132" height="88" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Evangelical churches often take advantage of these holidays to have a church camp.  We have been invited to speak at different camps.  After that we will be team-teaching a seminary class on Spiritual Formation for teachers and administrators of Christian elementary and high schools who are on their summer break.  The idea is to teach a whole semester course in 6 eight-hour days.  It feels overwhelming.  </div> <div> We need your prayers, if possible, each day during this time.  (Please see the box).  As one prepares for such things one feels how much a successful camp and class depends not on the main speakers or teachers but on the Holy Spirit.  <I>Please pray for the Holy Spirit to be at work in our preparation and our speaking and teaching.</I></div> <div> Only after this class will we be able to get away to Baguio in the mountains for our own much anticipated vacation.  </div> <div> Happy Easter! He is Risen! </div> <div> Jay and Amor</div> <bR> <div> <B>Please pray for us the following days this April</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Holy Week Camps</B></div> <div> <I>April 7 </I>- Jay travels 3 hours to the family camp of a Chinese church, then speaks on “Spiritual Renewal”.</div> <div> <I>April 8</I> - Amor travels 1 hour to a camp for Sunday School teachers and speaks on “God's Commitment of Love to his People”, then on “Modeling and teaching God's love”.  Jay speaks on “Spiritual Renewal” and meets with the youth.</div> <div> <I>April 9</I> - Jay speaks twice on “Spiritual Renewal”.  Amor speaks on “Jesus' Persevering Love” and returns home.</div> <div> <I>April 10</I> - Jay has special session with teens, then returns home. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Spiritual Formation Class at BSOP</B></div> <div> <I>April 15</I> - Introduction, Contemplative Tradition</div> <div> <I>April 16</I> - Holiness and Charismatic Traditions</div> <div> <I>April 17</I> - Social Justice and Evangelical Traditions</div> <div> <I>April 19</I> - Incarnational Tradition, strategy for formation</div> <div> <I>April 20</I> - A half-day Spiritual Retreat, other spiritual disciplines, ways to help others in spiritual formation</div> <div> <I>April 21</I> - Mentoring, helping others in spiritual formation</div> <bR> <div> by Jay and Amor Hallowell</div> <div> Last update: April 23, 2004</div> <div> --------------------------------- end of Hallowell content ----------------------------------------------</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>