tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48750423301116542582024-03-08T10:22:51.068+07:00Bill & Jennifer Hale - BlogBill Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18284186024257517675noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875042330111654258.post-33442597678168189152011-04-04T21:31:00.005+07:002011-05-16T21:14:54.920+07:00Important Ministry Update<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RZKCPAilJWw/TZnW2mCU8fI/AAAAAAAACM4/xeW4Ozei2Hs/s1600/BillHale.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 334px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RZKCPAilJWw/TZnW2mCU8fI/AAAAAAAACM4/xeW4Ozei2Hs/s400/BillHale.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591736645768770034" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in; "><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0in; line-height: 125%; "><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="color:black">Supporters and Friends,</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;line-height: 125%; "><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="color:black">Greetings in the Lord Jesus! I hope this letter finds you doing well and that you are happy in the Lord.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I’m writing to let you know about a change related to our work with the <st1:placetype st="on">Church</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename st="on">Mercy</st1:placename> in <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">Cambodia</st1:country-region></st1:place>. After almost four years of working in Cambodia, the Lord has called us home to work in the United States. </span></span><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="color:black; font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;line-height: 125%; "><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="color:black">In June 2010, we returned to the <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place> on a 6-month furlough.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Our desire was to see family and raise additional funding for our work in Cambodia.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>In July, our home church, the First Baptist Church of Parker, Texas, had its pastor of 22 years resign his position.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>At that point, the church put in place an interim pastor, Bro. Edward Cook, who the church had recently voted to ordain as one of her pastors.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>It also organized a pastoral committee and began searching for someone to serve alongside Edward, and this is where I became involved.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></span><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="color:black;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;line-height: 125%; "><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="color:black">During my time here, I had been planning to ask FBCP to ordain me as a pastor before going back to Cambodia.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>After much prayer, I spoke with Pastor Chheng and discussed at length if I should consider working with Edward and FBCP stateside.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>He felt, as I did, that the greater need was for me to stay in Texas and work with FBCP while still supporting the Cambodian work.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>In November, I offered to stay stateside and help shepherd the church.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> T</span>he church voted unanimously and joyfully to have me and Bro. Edward become the new pastors of FBCP and yesterday we were ordained and set apart for this ministry.</span></span><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="color:black;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;line-height: 125%; "><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="color:black">So, with our move back over to the USA, the question is, should you and your church continue to support the Cambodian mission?<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Absolutely!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>As you know, the <st1:placetype st="on"><st1:place st="on">Church</st1:place> of <st1:placename st="on">Mercy</st1:placename></st1:placetype> is a sound ministry led by faithful national Cambodians.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>During the last couple of years, Pastor Chheng and I have been working with men, both former students and outside of our church, to provide for future leadership in church-plants across <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">Cambodia</st1:country-region></st1:place> as well as the school in Prek Ambel.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Since Jennifer, the children and I left on furlough, several men have stepped into both full and part-time roles to assist Pastor Chheng.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The PATC started a new school year and continues to shine.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The churches in Prek Ambel, Sre Trang as well as church-planting work in Battambang </span></span>and Khoh Thom continue to be of vital importance and have been blessed greatly by your support.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I, personally, will continue to provide support to the Cambodian churches on several fronts.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>First, by helping to raise awareness and support for the work here in the USA.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Second, by continuing to help and encourage the translation of tracts, books and other documents to assist them in spreading the word.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Third, by working with Cambodian churches here in the <span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="color:black">US.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></span><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="color:black;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;line-height: 125%; "><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="color:black">FBCP’s commitment to Cambodia remains strong; however, we need your help in continuing to provide support for this work.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Jennifer, the children and I have been so thankful for the prayers and financial support you have offered up to God to help us work in <st1:place st="on">Cambodia</st1:place>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>We hope that you will remain a partner with our church by continuing to help the work in Cambodia.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Your future gifts will be redirected to support Pastor Chheng, the school, and special projects as they come up.</span></span><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="color:black;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;line-height: 125%; "><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="color:black">God willing, I will be going back to Cambodia tomorrow (April 5th) and working there for about a month.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>We will be working to </span>complete the translation of</span><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="color:black"> a couple books and transferring my remaining responsibilities over to able workers.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Please pray for us to have a smooth transition.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></span>Please contact me as you have questions or comments.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>My email address is hale.bill@live.com & my cell number is 972.977.8261.<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in;line-height:125%"><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="color:black;font-style:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0in; line-height: 125%; "><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="color:black">May God bless and keep you,</span></span><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="color:black;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0in; line-height: 125%; "><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="color:black">Bill Hale</span></span><span class="MsoIntenseEmphasis"><span style="color:black;font-weight:normal; font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>Bill Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18284186024257517675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875042330111654258.post-71977733817256239602010-10-02T08:07:00.002+07:002010-10-02T08:07:58.767+07:00October NewsletterHey everybody. Here is a link to the October newsletter. Enjoy!<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.thechurchofmercy.org/uploads/3/0/6/2/3062824/thehalesupdateoct2010.pdf">http://www.thechurchofmercy.org/uploads/3/0/6/2/3062824/thehalesupdateoct2010.pdf</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Bill</div>Bill Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18284186024257517675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875042330111654258.post-9789965254606911132010-09-28T11:33:00.005+07:002010-09-30T05:09:19.423+07:00A conference, a round of golf, and a sermon<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OZJQt550IFE/TKFzu0sRcCI/AAAAAAAACLk/LGZtPTN4GCQ/s1600/Calloway+Gardens.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 124px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521821866388451362" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OZJQt550IFE/TKFzu0sRcCI/AAAAAAAACLk/LGZtPTN4GCQ/s400/Calloway+Gardens.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Calloway Gardens Golf Course</span> </div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">Last week I went to a F.I.R.E. conference in Atlanta, GA. It was a good time of fellowship and instruction. I met lots of good folks and left thankful for all the good churches throughout the South. If you have never heard of the group before here is a link to the website:</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><a href="http://firefellowship.org/index.shtml">http://firefellowship.org/index.shtml</a></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">After the conference, a few of us played at a really nice golf course called Calloway Gardens. It was a fun time and great Christian fellowship. Also, the dean of my seminary was at the conference. He wrote up a review of the coference which you might be interested to read:</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><a href="http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/09/report-on-southeast-regional-f-i-r-e-conference/">http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/09/report-on-southeast-regional-f-i-r-e-conference/</a></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">Finally, I was blessed to preach at our home church last Sunday. The people were very gracious and gave me much liberty to speak. Here is the link to that sermon titled "Worry:"</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><a href="http://www.sermonaudio.com/playpopup.asp?SID=926101259175">http://www.sermonaudio.com/playpopup.asp?SID=926101259175</a></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">God bless you all,</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">Bill</div>Bill Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18284186024257517675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875042330111654258.post-86278286791909634382010-09-19T10:55:00.003+07:002010-09-19T11:25:25.249+07:00Back from the North<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OZJQt550IFE/TJWMGidpD_I/AAAAAAAACLY/FYaidhVf_Wk/s1600/building.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OZJQt550IFE/TJWMGidpD_I/AAAAAAAACLY/FYaidhVf_Wk/s320/building.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518470962370646002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Living Word Bible Church</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>We have been blessed to visit many places in the last three weeks. First we were near Akron, Ohio visiting my 87 year old grandparents as well as my great aunt, aunt & uncle, and two cousins. It took us over 20 hours of driving to get there. We had a great time and it was so good to see them.<div><br /></div><div>From there we drove to Lapeer, Michigan which was about 5 hours away. We spoke about Cambodia in a church called <a href="http://www.thornvillechurch.com/">Thornville Baptist Church</a>. The church building was very old and had beautiful stained glass windows from the mid 1800's. We spoke in the Sunday school hour and I had the chance to preach during the worship hour. I enjoyed it a great deal and we were encouraged by their faith and their kindness.</div><div><br /></div><div>After visiting a city in north Michigan for fun (Mackinaw City), we drove on to visit a church in Morris, Illinois called <a href="http://www.livingwordbible.org/index.html">Living Word Bible Church</a>. Pastor Timothy Greene is a fellow seminary student of mine at Reformed Baptist Seminary. And there we also spoke in the Sunday school hour about the ministry in Cambodia and after I again had the chance to preach. Their church building was also quite old (mid 1800's too) and we enjoyed much freedom and encouragement to speak of Cambodia and the Word.</div><div><br /></div><div>We then made the trip back to Texas from Illinois, which was a little bit shorter but not much. We made it in about 17 hours.</div><div><br /></div><div>In both churches, I preached from the same passage of scripture. 1 Corinthians 15:1-58. Living Word Bible Church recorded the message and posted it on their website. Here is the link:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.livingwordbible.org/Sermons/BillHale_12Sept2010_1Corinth15.mp3">http://www.livingwordbible.org/Sermons/BillHale_12Sept2010_1Corinth15.mp3</a></div><div><br /></div><div>I recommend you all go and listen to this important message from God's word. And may you be as blessed and encouraged as I was while studying and preaching it.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Take Care</div><div>Bill</div>Bill Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18284186024257517675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875042330111654258.post-7215913310708308422010-08-26T03:45:00.005+07:002010-08-26T04:09:42.688+07:00Our Plane Landed - Into Busyness<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OZJQt550IFE/THWF_i1I6HI/AAAAAAAACLE/qL8yb6hVS8s/s1600/DSCN2695.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OZJQt550IFE/THWF_i1I6HI/AAAAAAAACLE/qL8yb6hVS8s/s320/DSCN2695.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509457045885610098" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div>As most of you know our plane did bring us safely to Dallas. It was a great flight and the kids did great. Since our arrival we have been going to and fro often. Here are some of the places we have been.<div><br /></div><div>Houston, TX for 10 days</div><div>Lake Charles, LA for 3 days</div><div>Tyler, TX 3 days</div><div>Greenville, TX 3 days</div><div>Lewisville, TX 10 days</div><div>Houston, TX 2 days</div><div>Sugar Land, TX 4 days</div><div>Bastrop, TX 1 day</div><div>Greenville, SC 7 days</div><div><br /></div><div>We have spent some good time visiting with family, friends, and churches. In the near future, God willing, we will be traveling to Ohio, Michigan, New York, Georgia, North Carolina, and Alabama. Please pray for us as we travel and present the Cambodia ministry to new churches.</div><div><br /></div><div>Also, here is a link to the recent newsletter from Cambodia. The Lord is working among the Cambodian people, to the praise of His glorious grace.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.firstbaptistparker.org/Documents/ChhengNewsletterAug2010.pdf">http://www.firstbaptistparker.org/Documents/ChhengNewsletterAug2010.pdf</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The Lord reigns</div><div>Bill</div><div> </div><div><br /></div>Bill Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18284186024257517675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875042330111654258.post-3489614031110672622010-06-08T13:07:00.003+07:002010-06-08T13:25:25.615+07:00Leaving on a Jet Plane<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OZJQt550IFE/TA3fGqV-CkI/AAAAAAAACKw/0loe3Dl-k_I/s1600/DSC06185.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OZJQt550IFE/TA3fGqV-CkI/AAAAAAAACKw/0loe3Dl-k_I/s320/DSC06185.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480281627118406210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><b>Katherine & Isaac</b> (ages two</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:x-small;"> and a half & six</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:x-small;"> months)</span></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">We are all set to leave for Texas tomorrow evening. Things have been pretty busy here in preparation for being gone on furlough but the Lord has been our help. Vanak and Sopheak, who are newly weds, will stay in our home while we are gone and they will be a huge help. We leave Phnom Penh at 11:00 PM tomorrow evening (11:00 am Dallas time) and arrive at DFW airport at 9:45 AM on the 10th. Please pray for all our traveling.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We have been receiving invitations from various folks and churches around the country to come and present the Cambodian mission work, which is something we are eager to do. Please pray for the Lord to establish the work of our hands.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hope to see you all shortly, God willing!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The Lord reigns,</div><div>Bill, Jennifer, Katherine, & Isaac</div><div><br /></div></div>Bill Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18284186024257517675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875042330111654258.post-84276139241028077982010-06-07T16:14:00.006+07:002010-06-07T16:34:28.019+07:00PATC Graduates<div>A couple weeks ago we had the graduation ceremony for the 2010 senior class. They were presented with certificates for their completion of the TEEac Bible program as well as English and Computer training. Most of them want to work in evangelism, some full-time and some part-time. Please pray for these seven students as they go out into the harvest fields.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OZJQt550IFE/TAy6g5CbIII/AAAAAAAACKk/dEhYg5jOasI/s1600/DSC06203.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OZJQt550IFE/TAy6g5CbIII/AAAAAAAACKk/dEhYg5jOasI/s320/DSC06203.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479959920832618626" /></a><br /><div>God bless,</div><div>Bill<br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Bill Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18284186024257517675noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875042330111654258.post-34385984438779923872010-05-17T08:52:00.001+07:002010-05-17T08:52:04.300+07:00Bill Preaching in Khmer<p align="justify">I have finally reached the point where I can preach in Khmer.  I’m not saying I am fluent but if I can prepare before hand I am able to speak pretty well.  We went to the Sre Trang Church of Mercy on Thursday and I preached a message on Galatians 2:16 titled, “saved by Faith.”  This is one of the biggest obstacles to overcome while working with the Khmers.  They believe a person is justified by their good works.</p> <p align="justify">We had a good meeting and I was encouraged to see some growth in the church.  There were probably 60 people or more and they listened well and had reverent attitudes.  Thank you for praying for them. Pastor Ngan asked that we continue to pray God would give them wisdom to do the work of the Lord.</p> <p align="justify">If you have time and want to hear a french dude speaking Khmer with a Texas twang go here:</p> <p align="justify"><a href="http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=5131060233">http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=5131060233</a></p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p align="justify">The Lord reigns,</p> <p align="justify">Bill</p> Bill Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18284186024257517675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875042330111654258.post-26063488192762598482010-05-11T22:28:00.002+07:002010-05-11T22:36:45.904+07:00The Khmer 1689 Revision is Done!!!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OZJQt550IFE/S-l5VjS6b9I/AAAAAAAACKY/MDyB3lDdpG0/s1600/1689+Cover.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 226px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470036633576959954" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OZJQt550IFE/S-l5VjS6b9I/AAAAAAAACKY/MDyB3lDdpG0/s320/1689+Cover.JPG" /></a><br /><div>In addition to teaching in the <a href="http://www.thechurchofmercy.org/patc-center.html">PATC Center</a>, part of my work here in Cambodia is working to translate good Christian books into Khmer. The Khmer church is in great need of these books and currently have very little access to them. The process is difficult and costly. Each book takes about 6 months to translate and edit (two people – myself and my fellow worker Akpirin). The cost for the translation is about $1000 per book plus about $1600 to print 1000 copies. By God’s grace we have just revised and reprinted the 1689 Baptist Confession. Here is a link to see the book in PDF format:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thechurchofmercy.org/uploads/3/0/6/2/3062824/1689lbc_khmer.pdf">http://www.thechurchofmercy.org/uploads/3/0/6/2/3062824/1689lbc_khmer.pdf</a><br /><br />Several Christian classics are already in Khmer in abridged form including:<br /><br />Abraham Booth - Reign of Grace<br />Jeremiah Burroughs - The Mystery of Divine Contentment<br />John Flavel - Mystery of Providence<br />John Calvin - Institutes of the Christian Religion(first three books)<br /><br />We are currently about 50% finished with The Death of Death in the Death of Christ by John Owen. After this we want to start on Martin Luther's Bondage of the Will. We are currently raising funds for these two works. Please consider partnering with us to help complete these exciting projects. Pray the Lord will bless the work of our hands and use these books for his glory<br /><br /><br />Grace and peace,<br />Bill<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thechurchofmercy.org/">http://www.thechurchofmercy.org/</a><br /></div>Bill Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18284186024257517675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875042330111654258.post-41947510802865260432010-05-06T07:26:00.007+07:002010-05-06T08:20:35.995+07:00A'run Soo-ah S'day (Good Morning in Khmer)In September last year I started a Masters Degree in Theological Studies (Systematic Theology)at Reformed Baptist Seminary. (<a href="http://www.rbseminary.org/">http://www.rbseminary.org/</a>) The last few months I have been taking a course on Apologetics (via distance learning). It has been good for me. Being here in Cambodia has been a great blessing to me but sometimes I have felt dry spiritually. I was teaching, teaching, teaching but my <em>learning</em> was lagging behind. Thanks be to God for this learning opportunity! Please pray for me as I study. I hope to finish in about two years, God willing.<br /><br />Also, a few months ago I submitted an article to the RB Seminary's blog. They posted the article but I forgot to post a link to the article on this blog. So if you have time, follow the link and spend a couple of minutes being reminded of God's great love for sinners! I would welcome any feedback you might have.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.rbseminary.org/2009/08/gods-great-unconditional-love/">http://blog.rbseminary.org/2009/08/gods-great-unconditional-love/</a><br /><br /><br />Peace,<br />BillBill Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18284186024257517675noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875042330111654258.post-76700887229007757622010-03-14T14:44:00.001+07:002010-03-14T14:44:44.160+07:00March Newsletter<p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/S5yT4tuxvXI/AAAAAAAACKQ/gNnyfEOQPUo/s1600-h/DSC05911%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05911" border="0" alt="DSC05911" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/S5yT6XBYf2I/AAAAAAAACKU/OfzF2XnoFa4/DSC05911_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="444" height="336" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Hello to all.  We are glad to report that things are going well here.  Please take a few minutes to read our March newsletter.  And may God bless you as you read.</p> <p><a title="http://www.thechurchofmercy.org/uploads/3/0/6/2/3062824/the_halesupdatemar2010.pdf" href="http://www.thechurchofmercy.org/uploads/3/0/6/2/3062824/the_halesupdatemar2010.pdf"><font size="1">http://www.thechurchofmercy.org/uploads/3/0/6/2/3062824/the_halesupdatemar2010.pdf</font></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Bill</p> Bill Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18284186024257517675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875042330111654258.post-71170922140412364122010-02-07T13:23:00.000+07:002010-02-07T13:32:54.859+07:00Hello From the Regions Beyond<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>Those of you who only get updates about our lives through this blog probably are wondering, "what happened? Did they make it back ok?" Yes, we made it back safely to Cambodia. It was a long trip but we made it safely. Upon our arrival we met up with some dear friends from our home church; the Pate family. Kris and Julie, Anna, David, Thomas, and Daniel. They stayed with us for about three weeks. They came in from Texas to help us by substitute teaching some of our classes. Julie also helped out in our home while Jennifer and I adjusted to the new addition to our family. Kris and I worked on some computer lab stuff and he proved to be a skilled and tireless worker. And their kids helped to make sure Katherine never had a dull moment! They were such a blessing! Here is a link to their blog site which describes their trip.<br/><br/>http://joylogblog.blogspot.com<br/><br/>Life has returned to a more normal routine the past few weeks. I have been working with Daniel, my Translation Teammate, to finish translating some reformed literature. These are the books we have been working on:<br/><br/><small><b><big>1689 Confession</big></b> (95% done) - 3rd edition - added proof texts, revised wording, added study questions (Public Domain)</small><br/><small><b><big>Life by His Death - John Owen</big></b> (35%) done - A book about what Christ accomplished on the cross (With Permission)</small><br/><small><b><big>Christian Beliefs - Wayne Grudem</big></b> (15% done) - <a class='header' name='top'/></small><span class='bodyCopy'><a class='header' name='top'><small>Twenty Basics Every Christian Should Know (With Permission)</small><br/><br/>Please pray for these important books to be translated accurately. Pray God would supply the printing costs.<br/><br/><br/>God bless,<br/>Bill<br/><br/><br/></a></span><a class='header' name='top'><br/><br/></a><br/><br/><div class='zemanta-pixie'><img src='http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif?x-id=9050f05a-0bc4-8b86-b320-a8d9f427d7ab' alt='' class='zemanta-pixie-img'/></div></div>Bill Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18284186024257517675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875042330111654258.post-7195237035818146632009-12-14T11:49:00.001+07:002009-12-14T11:49:18.528+07:00Going Home & The December 2009 Newsletter<p align="justify">We are planning to take the 4:30 PM train back to Bangkok tomorrow.  After arriving we will take a taxi to the Cambodia border which is a five hour drive.  If the family travels well, God willing, we will pickup our car and drive back home (another 5 hour drive).  Please pray we will arrive safely and enjoy returning to our work in Cambodia.</p> <p align="justify">Also, Jennifer’s mom left to go back to Texas this morning.  We were so happy to have her help and her company for the three weeks that she was with us. She was a blessing. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SyXDyYyD3sI/AAAAAAAACKE/EmiaJsmXQhE/s1600-h/DSCN2251%5B39%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SyXDzVk4wdI/AAAAAAAACKI/IqD0zbYfkjU/DSCN2251_thumb%5B41%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="432" height="269" /></a> <font size="1">The Hales!  Katherine, Me, Jennifer, and Isaac.</font></p> <p align="justify">Finally, Pastor Chheng sent out a newsletter to give an update on the ministry.  It has lots of information that will help inform your prayers for the work.  Here it is:</p> <p><a title="http://www.thechurchofmercy.org/uploads/3/0/6/2/3062824/dec2009update.pdf" href="http://www.thechurchofmercy.org/uploads/3/0/6/2/3062824/dec2009update.pdf">December 2009 Newsletter</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Peace,</p> <p>Bill</p> Bill Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18284186024257517675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875042330111654258.post-9782004455748440732009-11-28T21:29:00.001+07:002009-11-28T21:29:21.449+07:00It’s in the DNA<p>We have been looking at Isaac and talking about who he looks like, me or Jennifer?  Then we opened up some pictures of Katherine when she was a newborn to see if there were any similarities.  Here is what we saw:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SxEztu3Dz7I/AAAAAAAACJw/jsJrO4M4F-g/s1600-h/DSC02879%5B17%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Katherine" border="0" alt="Katherine" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SxEzuhyNxhI/AAAAAAAACJ0/ssFrx59nqt8/DSC02879_thumb%5B15%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="203" height="271" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SxEzveNS7LI/AAAAAAAACJ4/tsXpFDY5Rec/s1600-h/DSC05858%5B15%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Isaac" border="0" alt="Isaac" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SxEzwJyLZqI/AAAAAAAACJ8/bGvgCIzoF_k/DSC05858_thumb%5B20%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="212" height="273" /></a> </p> <p>They look almost exactly the same!  Same chin, mouth, nose, eyes.  So we concluded that they must have the same mommy and daddy! 8-)</p> <p>Things are going well here.  We are enjoying the cool weather here in Chiang Mai.  Last night it was 61 degrees at night which felt downright cold to us.  In Cambodia it feels cool if it gets to 75 at night.  </p> <p>Isaac is still learning how to play during the day and sleep at night!  We hope he learns quickly so we can sleep at night too.</p> <p>Take Care,</p> <p>Bill</p> Bill Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18284186024257517675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875042330111654258.post-86519352022522198562009-11-25T19:13:00.001+07:002009-11-25T19:13:49.429+07:00The Man Cub!<p align="justify">It is with great joy and thankfulness to God that I tell you, "Isaac has been safely born into the world." Jennifer went into labor this morning at 4:00 am. We went to the hospital and little Isaac was born at 8:30 AM on his due date. He weighs 7lbs 13oz and is 19" tall. He is healthy and doing well. Jennifer did great too and she is also doing well. We left the hospital the next afternoon and are now resting in our guest house. Thanks for all your prayers...the delivery went very smoothly.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/Sw0faKhOPeI/AAAAAAAACJY/xTbWzfaI0CI/s1600-h/DSCN1755%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN1755" border="0" alt="DSCN1755" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/Sw0fa4W8gnI/AAAAAAAACJc/IFWTa_migBA/DSCN1755_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="354" height="266" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/Sw0fb47gEtI/AAAAAAAACJg/uY4Nui5C1G8/s1600-h/DSCN1726%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN1726" border="0" alt="DSCN1726" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/Sw0fciEVKnI/AAAAAAAACJk/JnBxqNkIDbw/DSCN1726_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="354" height="271" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/Sw0fedC9ofI/AAAAAAAACJo/jGQKvXw7Fyk/s1600-h/DSCN1744%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN1744" border="0" alt="DSCN1744" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/Sw0ffGA__hI/AAAAAAAACJs/Pe6LRCVAiWM/DSCN1744_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="354" height="266" /></a> </p> <p align="justify">The next step is to get his birth certificate translated into English, establish his USA citizenship, then apply for his passport.  We are hoping to get all this done by Dec 15th so that we can return to Cambodia ASAP.  Please pray that all the required steps would get completed, according to the will of God.  We are so thankful for your interest and prayers, both for our family and the ministry in Cambodia.  May God bless you and keep you!</p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p align="justify">Bill</p> Bill Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18284186024257517675noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875042330111654258.post-73888194777051830672009-11-19T09:57:00.001+07:002009-11-19T09:57:57.014+07:00We’re All Here!<p align="justify">We arrived safely on the 12th and Jennifer’s mom, Martha, arrived yesterday, safe and sound as well.  We are enjoying the reunion and the comfortable setting.  We have met with our doctor and seen the hospital and both are going to work out well.  Isaac is officially due to come on the 24th and it is an exciting time.  Thank you for your prayers!</p> <p align="justify">I told the ladies that we need to have a man child around here to help out with the hormonal imbalance of our apartment.  8-)</p> <p align="justify">Here are a couple pictures of the Juniper Tree:</p> <p align="justify"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SwS0Jt1VY9I/AAAAAAAACJI/lKygpw2q3yQ/s1600-h/DSC05841%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05841" border="0" alt="DSC05841" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SwS0KsesrzI/AAAAAAAACJM/FCnLwaPFVSM/DSC05841_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="423" height="323" /></a> </p> <p align="justify"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SwS0MC6QraI/AAAAAAAACJQ/OCFUJQ7px0k/s1600-h/DSC05847%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05847" border="0" alt="DSC05847" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SwS0M2Lm0rI/AAAAAAAACJU/0iFfPWgyyWQ/DSC05847_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="423" height="318" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>The Lord Jesus Reigns,</p> <p>Bill</p> Bill Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18284186024257517675noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875042330111654258.post-1012379401286177752009-11-11T12:19:00.001+07:002009-11-11T12:19:38.863+07:00Traveling Across Asia<p>Hello again!  We are making our way across Asia and have one more leg to go in our trip.  We successfully drove from Prek Ambel to Koh Kong on the edge of the Cambodia – Thailand border.  It was some of the most beautiful scenery I have seen in Cambodia.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvpJBdHADJI/AAAAAAAACHY/NBbvb5Nu8nQ/s1600-h/DSC057578.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC05757" border="0" alt="DSC05757" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvpJCLcvsNI/AAAAAAAACHc/nPXaTryOCkk/DSC05757_thumb11.jpg?imgmax=800" width="354" height="201" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvpJDFmcVDI/AAAAAAAACHg/CzXSoGmObYU/s1600-h/DSC057824.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvpJD6FH7yI/AAAAAAAACHk/vfMMGD-NYhE/DSC05782_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="354" height="232" /></a> </p> <p>We arrived in Koh Kong around 5:00 PM.  We stayed in the home of some missionaries who are currently on furlough in the USA.  Here are a few pictures of their home.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvpJEy4H9aI/AAAAAAAACHo/9chM20eiBk0/s1600-h/DSC057867.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC05786" border="0" alt="DSC05786" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvpJFtRHSAI/AAAAAAAACHs/054vP0mgFaY/DSC05786_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="361" height="272" /></a>  </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvpJGe8v5_I/AAAAAAAACHw/r2BagxyF7rc/s1600-h/DSC057873.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC05787" border="0" alt="DSC05787" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvpJHFxJDpI/AAAAAAAACH0/2Uw699I1n7g/DSC05787_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="356" height="272" /></a> </p> <p>We had a restful night of sleep and in the morning we headed out to cross the border into Thailand.  The border paperwork was very easy and we had crossed the border which is right next to the Gulf of Thailand by 9:00 am.</p> <p>Here are some pictures of the border crossing:</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvpJIKBO9_I/AAAAAAAACH4/uC9rAmKL-14/s1600-h/DSC057973.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC05797" border="0" alt="DSC05797" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvpJJG7loMI/AAAAAAAACH8/ah4X9hEr5Kg/DSC05797_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="354" height="266" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvpJKEbROQI/AAAAAAAACIA/KMuDHdKBVFk/s1600-h/DSC057983.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC05798" border="0" alt="DSC05798" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvpJKzlKQ1I/AAAAAAAACIE/-C7-ybxwL9Y/DSC05798_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="354" height="266" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvpJL3vphMI/AAAAAAAACII/vBge6-DnBFU/s1600-h/DSC057943.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC05794" border="0" alt="DSC05794" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvpJM4MH7oI/AAAAAAAACIM/8H7sRVXxq8Q/DSC05794_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="354" height="266" /></a> </p> <p>Next we headed on to Bangkok to drop of our friend Kara and her son Noah.  She is planning to have her baby in Bangkok two days after Jennifer.  Our taxi driver was great and we stopped two or three times over the course of the trip to get snacks and use the bathroom which made the women happy!  We arrived in Bangkok at 3:00 PM and had a few hours to rest before our train left for Chiang Mai.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvpJN89Q5qI/AAAAAAAACIQ/7md8MVDsVTg/s1600-h/DSC057623.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC05762" border="0" alt="DSC05762" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvpJOnxiwPI/AAAAAAAACIU/Tom2ho5D1FM/DSC05762_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="354" height="266" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvpJPqgUshI/AAAAAAAACIY/UtJQwJVcVtQ/s1600-h/DSC057993.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC05799" border="0" alt="DSC05799" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvpJQY8pUsI/AAAAAAAACIc/00CAZf35d6c/DSC05799_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="354" height="266" /></a> </p> <p>Here is Kara and Noah along with Jennifer and Katherine at her service apartment.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvpJRjDmHnI/AAAAAAAACIg/KNNkBIyBCXw/s1600-h/DSC058083.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC05808" border="0" alt="DSC05808" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvpJSgc8ztI/AAAAAAAACIk/2opbkiH8O1Q/DSC05808_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="354" height="266" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvpJTZQBeWI/AAAAAAAACIo/fgCafrxIEf8/s1600-h/DSC058093.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvpJUGyIL2I/AAAAAAAACIs/egoLu8v-xXs/DSC05809_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="354" height="237" /></a> </p> <p>When we arrived at the train station to board the train which we thought was leaving at 7:00 PM we found out that it actually left at 6:00 PM and that we were too late to take it.  So we stayed the night in Bangkok and are planning to take today’s 6:00 PM train.  So we will be arriving a day later than we expected but that’s just fine.  We were a bit wiped out from travelling and the extra rest was good.  Our hotel is right next door to the train station and is very convenient.  Neither one of us has ever ridden on a train before and we both think the train station is a cool place.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvpJVEYVCRI/AAAAAAAACIw/Lxk-c4AGnkM/s1600-h/DSC058133.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC05813" border="0" alt="DSC05813" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvpJVwmjWmI/AAAAAAAACI0/WLhWZouqD20/DSC05813_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="354" height="471" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvpJXNZWzKI/AAAAAAAACI4/wMuF1EkrZpA/s1600-h/DSC058153.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC05815" border="0" alt="DSC05815" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvpJXx48eeI/AAAAAAAACI8/dFwtUJzrovo/DSC05815_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="354" height="266" /></a> </p> <p>Please pray for us to successfully complete the last leg of our trip and arrive safely in Chiang Mai.  The train ride is 14 hours.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvpJZcoTipI/AAAAAAAACJA/7TCe6wtOFGw/s1600-h/DSC058123.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC05812" border="0" alt="DSC05812" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvpJac3YE4I/AAAAAAAACJE/Bu6GgMd0amo/DSC05812_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="354" height="266" /></a>  </p> <p>God bless,</p> <p>Bill</p> Bill Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18284186024257517675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875042330111654258.post-14683740402397952562009-11-08T04:38:00.009+07:002009-11-19T10:09:33.805+07:00We're Going to Thailand!!!Hello you guys! We are doing well here. Things are good in the church and we are at peace which is a good thing. Katherine recently celebrated her birthday and she is now two years old. It's hard to believe possible. Here are a couple pictures of her little party. <br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvXqVQAOrGI/AAAAAAAACHQ/-LFKnvcN6u8/s1600-h/DSC05725.JPG"><img style="width: 292px; height: 183px; cursor: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401480978894859362" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvXqVQAOrGI/AAAAAAAACHQ/-LFKnvcN6u8/s320/DSC05725.JPG" /></a> <br /> <br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvXqVDoaWHI/AAAAAAAACHI/3eqQ-5NUS6M/s1600-h/DSC05721.JPG"><img style="width: 290px; height: 193px; cursor: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401480975573735538" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SvXqVDoaWHI/AAAAAAAACHI/3eqQ-5NUS6M/s320/DSC05721.JPG" /></a> <br /> <br /> <br />We are leaving for Thailand tomorrow morning for the birth of our second child, Isaac. We are going to a city called Chiang Mai. Last time we went to Bangkok but it was too big and busy for our tastes. Chiang Mai is supposed to be more quiet. <br /> <br />Please pray for our travel and the delivery to go smoothly according to God's will. The trip will be in three parts. The first part I will drive our car to a town called Koh Kong which is on the Thai border (approx 5 hours). We will stay the night there at a team of missionaries' home. They are working with Mission to the World. We will leave our car with them and cross the border on foot the next morning. The next part will be a taxi ride from the border to Bangkok (5 hours). Then the third part is a train ride. The train is a sleeper train. It leaves Bangkok at 7:00 PM and you travel while you sleep. This part of the trip is like 11 hours! The train goes pretty slowly I think. And God willing we will reverse the order on the way home. <br /> <br />In case you are wondering, we didn't fly because 1)The cost and 2)The airlines have changed their rules regarding pregnant women flying. They have to be earlier than 34 weeks to fly. That was just too early for us. We both teach at the <a href="http://www.thechurchofmercy.org/patc-center.html">PATC</a> and have many responsibilities around here and we didn't want to be gone for over two months. So we decided to go over land. <br /> <br />Also, please pray for the Thai Government to process the paperwork needed for Isaac to come back with us to Cambodia quickly. This can take anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 months to get his birth certificate and citizenship processed. We are hoping for the 2 week version. 8-) <br /> <br />Finally, please pray for things in Cambodia to go smoothly in our absence. We have many people setup to help out and we are thankful. Please pray for, Daniel, my substitute for the first two weeks. He is a PATC student who is ready to graduate in 6 months. Pray for Soda and Allison Chheng. Soda is pastor Chheng's son and he and his wife are coming for a visit from November 20th to December 10th. Pray for the Kris Pate family. The whole family is coming for a visit; Kris, his wife Julie, and their four kids. They plan to stay a month from December 10th to January 10th. Pray they would be effective and enjoy their stays! <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Peace, <br />Bill Bill Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18284186024257517675noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875042330111654258.post-13184994674125021312009-08-29T21:00:00.001+07:002009-08-29T21:00:42.855+07:00Ministry Update - Part 1<p><strong>O</strong>ver the last several months we have seen a season of harvest in the ministry.  I suppose this should not come as a surprise because Jesus said that problem is that there are not enough workers to reap the harvest, not that the harvest is too small.</p> <p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/Spk0UL-O_-I/AAAAAAAACC0/2HuKBVMpPWA/s1600-h/DSC05555%5B11%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05555" border="0" alt="DSC05555" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/Spk0WIl0h4I/AAAAAAAACC4/byK305gRX60/DSC05555_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a>   <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/Spk0Znu7KyI/AAAAAAAACC8/J6ch1K4ExU8/s1600-h/DSC05554%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05554" border="0" alt="DSC05554" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/Spk0b-582sI/AAAAAAAACDA/QKG4UO9VhfM/DSC05554_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><font size="1">Katherine helping me make a cabinet</font></p> <p>While Chheng was visiting in the USA, we started a new effort to share the gospel in the Prek Ambel area.  We decided to follow a road headed west out of Prek Ambel.  The plan was to follow it for about 8 km until we had shared with most every house.  The evangelist’s were consisted of the PATC students who decided to stay for the summer, church members, and two days a week me (I was and still am working to correct and revise the 1689 Baptist Confession that was translated a few years ago).  This went on six days a week in the morning from 8:00 to 10:30 for around four months.</p> <p>A further word about the church members that joined with us.  All of them are busy everyday.  Many of them have cows and to feed one cow they have to go and cut grass for 1.5 hours.  This is per cow.  Some of them have 2, 3, 4, or even 5 cows.  If you do the math you will see it’s not a quick job.  Also, they are busy doing things by hand that you would normally use a machine for.  A Washing machine, a stove, a shower, a toilet.  All these things take much longer for the average Cambodian.  They wash clothes by hand, make fires for cooking (and chop down wood), walk to the river to bath, and look for a quiet spot for a bathroom.  Yet, week after week, I watched these folks coming to the church to participate in the work of the gospel.  They didn’t come everyday but nearly every time we went out we had someone from the lay membership join us.  Many of them are not good speakers.  Many of them weren’t sure how they would start conversations.  But they stepped out in faith.  It really encouraged me to see them taking the gospel to their neighbors and families and friends.  And I hope you know that often times these folks are the hardest folks to share with.  Please follow their example!  Share with those around you!  If they can find time so can we.</p> <p>So back to the evangelism.  For the first few weeks we didn’t see much response.  Some people said they would come to visit the church but didn’t.  Many people just plain rejected the idea that Jesus could be a substitute for the sins of his people.  But by God’s grace we pushed on.  Then we started to see fruit.  A man openly repented of his sin and wanted to follow Christ.  Then he brought his wife and kids.  Then several children started attending that we met while on the road.  Then two women started coming to the church and every week more and more new faces were joining our services.  Many of theses faces we had never shared with but the Lord brought them.  We had so many new visitors that we decided to buy a church van to make a pickup run on Sunday mornings before church.  I became the driver (though two church members are in the process of learning to drive) and on my first trip I had 31 people in a 12 passenger van.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/Spk0fDSkI7I/AAAAAAAACDE/BBkjjjZhIsE/s1600-h/DSC05607%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05607" border="0" alt="DSC05607" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/Spk0iADEaYI/AAAAAAAACDI/V3uwv6pRh7o/DSC05607_thumb%5B10%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="407" height="255" /></a> </p> <p>Since then, the Lord has continued to bless.  My young adult Sunday school class has grown from 25 to 45 students in the last few months.  The children’s class has been separated into four different groups because it had grown too large.  And the Church service has gone from 70 people to around 100.  Several times we ran out of chairs and had to borrow chairs from the PATC center.  What a blessing!</p> <p>to be continued…</p> <p>Bill</p> Bill Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18284186024257517675noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875042330111654258.post-40549064708287360992009-08-29T18:47:00.001+07:002009-08-29T18:47:35.081+07:00A New Car!<p>Well, it’s new to us.  It’s actually a 1996 Toyota 4Runner.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SpkVSfLfV-I/AAAAAAAACCs/U9betpfsaJ4/s1600-h/DSC05630%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="" alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SpkVU7j2afI/AAAAAAAACCw/lxmkLDkchFo/DSC05630_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="438" height="345" /></a> </p> <p>It has like 11 inches of ground clearance and a 4x4 on the fly system.  We’re ready to go beyond the regions beyond now!  We are very thankful to the Lord for his provision and to the First Baptist Church of Parker, Texas.  We are thankful for our old car too!  It was a 1987 Camry and it served us well.</p> <p>I’ll post a bigger update on the ministry soon.  The Lord has been blessing and there is much news to share.  God bless you all.</p> <p> </p> <p>Bill</p> Bill Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18284186024257517675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875042330111654258.post-3686096209960318242009-07-17T21:55:00.001+07:002009-07-17T21:55:06.195+07:00How to Burn Corn<p>A couple of weeks ago Sopheak’s family invited everyone over to eat the first fruits of their corn crop.  Sometimes direct translation from Khmer doesn’t carry the same idea in English.  I was hoping this would be the case when she invited us to eat “burnt corn.”  It wasn’t.  The description is accurate in both languages, but the golden/blackened ears drizzled with a green onion sauce made good eatin’.  More importantly, it was a good time.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SmCPqclFfOI/AAAAAAAACBU/VNosVU4quV8/s1600-h/DSC05465%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SmCPtiqNIKI/AAAAAAAACBY/0aqGDfw1vEQ/DSC05465_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="442" height="338" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SmCPxeqFNlI/AAAAAAAACBc/gtQOh4ZpQXY/s1600-h/DSC05491%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05491" border="0" alt="DSC05491" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SmCPzznuiQI/AAAAAAAACBg/vt4lOt-6-hk/DSC05491_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="442" height="346" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SmCP3FBvzVI/AAAAAAAACBk/Bn65qpB7gDY/s1600-h/DSC05464%5B10%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SmCP5rSItMI/AAAAAAAACBo/jORieGOH728/DSC05464_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="442" height="338" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SmCP-QF38MI/AAAAAAAACBs/Lj_1k3HL60E/s1600-h/DSC05467%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05467" border="0" alt="DSC05467" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SmCQB70k55I/AAAAAAAACBw/maCK7r2qyrU/DSC05467_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="442" height="337" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SmCQE1vRcoI/AAAAAAAACB0/F63TeKomxxQ/s1600-h/DSC05473%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SmCQHMCuNJI/AAAAAAAACB4/18zms5FZTSo/DSC05473_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="442" height="338" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SmCQJpU4VeI/AAAAAAAACB8/zLF49T1WxH4/s1600-h/DSC05480%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05480" border="0" alt="DSC05480" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SmCQN-FDvxI/AAAAAAAACCA/ase2HFg_UIw/DSC05480_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="338" height="442" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SmCQTHYF7qI/AAAAAAAACCE/X2x8vdGu0PU/s1600-h/DSC05498%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05498" border="0" alt="DSC05498" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SmCQXdposGI/AAAAAAAACCI/KAM6tUxnXGg/DSC05498_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="442" height="338" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SmCQZruoWBI/AAAAAAAACCM/gDLLEvdIC80/s1600-h/DSC05496%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SmCQboGt7XI/AAAAAAAACCQ/E9x9zBjp7fU/DSC05496_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="303" height="442" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SmCQeTTVLdI/AAAAAAAACCU/_8oHNeiPhkk/s1600-h/DSC05475%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05475" border="0" alt="DSC05475" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SmCQg5fKtwI/AAAAAAAACCY/e4aOavEsrBM/DSC05475_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="442" height="340" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SmCQkYw_PKI/AAAAAAAACCc/hKWMt_n381A/s1600-h/DSC05472%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05472" border="0" alt="DSC05472" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SmCQpljqPGI/AAAAAAAACCg/9X-7odRhH7M/DSC05472_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="441" height="342" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SmCQuHW9ajI/AAAAAAAACCk/TF2RE64IWNU/s1600-h/DSC05466%5B11%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SmCQxw6mt4I/AAAAAAAACCo/KvPO0EEUIaU/DSC05466_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="442" height="339" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p>You know, they cooked A LOT of corn, all of which could have been sold.  But they love the Lord.  They love the brethren.  Their priority was to be a blessing.  </p> <p> </p> <p>God bless,</p> <p>Jennifer</p> Bill Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18284186024257517675noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875042330111654258.post-29631880241520978232009-07-04T16:40:00.001+07:002009-07-04T16:40:34.209+07:00Sometimes We Let Ourselves Down<p>So, about, I don’t know, a month ago maybe, Bill asked me to post something on the blog because it had been a while since we’d posted anything. And I said, “Sure.”  So, here I am, putting away my bon-bons and doing just what I said I’d do…</p> <p>Since that time, we met up with <strong>Joseph and Rachel Weyel</strong> and their 4 children at the airport.  They have moved to Cambodia to work with an orphanage in Kompong Tom, and we followed their taxi-van up to Siem Reap to help them get settled.  They have met with one trial after another since arriving, and are currently in Thailand where their eldest daughter, 8 year-old <strong>Beth</strong>, is in the hospital with very serious and (to my knowledge) still not-completely-diagnosed health problems. <strong> Please pray for them</strong>.  </p> <p>Our lives have been pretty low-key.  Bill and Daniel continue to work on translating 4 days per week.  They’ve put one book on hold to revise the 1689 London Baptist Confession that was previously translated.  They hope to make the wording more clear, and therefore, the book more widely useful.  Then on Friday and Saturday mornings he joins the students and other church members in evangelism.  </p> <p>Katherine and I keep the home fires burning, as it were.  I have returned to the Flylady’s method of housework management.  I’m not as strict as I could be, but I try to embrace her advise to aim for “progress, not perfection.”  Which is really kind of a big deal for me.  </p> <p>Katherine is making nice progress on learning to use the potty.  (If you had to wash cloth diapers by hand, I think you would take your 20 month-old to the potty 15 times a day, too.)  And we have just dealt with our first case of lice.  As if I needed any more reasons not to want to drop what I’m doing and sit in the back yard to supervise Katherine playing with the neighborhood children whenever they drop by.  I’m almost ready to insist on a washing machine.  </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/Sk8jg-eQw2I/AAAAAAAACBM/252Ix0l1c48/s1600-h/DSC05515%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/Sk8jj-heiLI/AAAAAAAACBQ/fAT296VD5Ko/DSC05515_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="320" height="461" /></a><em> Katherine taking life in stride</em></p> <p>I actually feel rather guilty about the neighborhood children issue.  Here they are: the dirty, neglected, third-world masses right on my doorstep (looking through my windows, actually).  And do I greet them with smiles and cookies?  No.  I either resign myself to not having the diapers washed in time to dry before it rains and try to seem nice on the outside, or tell them Katherine can’t play.  </p> <p>So now I have to learn to love the children who have given Katherine lice (and will again; Bill said she can’t become the Bubble Girl), and be intentional about “making the most of every opportunity” with them.  How useless would it be it to move to a third-world country, deal with third-world issues, and yet not “be ready in season and out of season”?  And not proclaim Christ in exchange for every trial?</p> <p>Jennifer  </p> Bill Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18284186024257517675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875042330111654258.post-5826997220898186022009-07-02T18:34:00.001+07:002009-07-02T18:34:20.656+07:00It’s a …<p>After many weeks of anticipation and questions from our family, friends, and neighbors we finally know the sex of the new baby; it’s a little boy.  Jennifer and I are both thrilled.  But we honestly were just happy to have another child; we didn’t care whether she was a girl or he was a boy.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SkybLCY2SxI/AAAAAAAACBE/jkCM4EJxELM/s1600-h/Itsaboy34.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_OZJQt550IFE/SkybOgAzXbI/AAAAAAAACBI/NZe8bFwnlJc/Itsaboy_thumb32.jpg?imgmax=800" width="422" height="337" /></a></p> <p>We have decided to name him Isaac Earl.  We both just like the name Isaac and Earl was Jennifer’s grandpa’s name; he was a neat guy and we are pleased to carry on his name. </p> <p>The doc says everything is going well and little Isaac is growing according to schedule which was good to hear.  The due date is now set at November 25th.  Many thanks for your prayers regarding the health of Jennifer and the baby.  </p> <p> </p> <p>Take care,</p> <p>Bill  </p> Bill Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18284186024257517675noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875042330111654258.post-63820030699534110852009-06-15T11:37:00.001+07:002009-06-29T11:47:15.272+07:00Ashamed of the Lord?<p>This topic is not as relevant in the Unites States because the dominant religion in the culture in Christianity.  But in Cambodia it is an issue that often needs addressing.  The dominant religion is Buddhism and as such Christians are often thought foolish, strange, and even crazy.  When they go to the market the people know they are Christians and stare at them and even laugh at them.  Business owners are often afraid to let it be known publicly that they are Christians in fear they will be hated and their businesses will fail.</p> <p>Often young men and women are afraid to be visible Christians because it will be hard to find a wife or husband.  If 95% of all people are Buddhist then finding a spouse becomes difficult.  </p> <p>But the Bible is very clear that we should not be ashamed of the Lord Jesus.  And why would we be ashamed?  Our God is wonderful…gracious, kind, just, and powerful.  There is no good reason to be ashamed of Him or His word (Mark 8:34-38).</p> <p>Yesterday was the third and final time for me to preach, Lord willing, while Chheng is gone.  I felt compelled to teach on this subject.  Click the play button below if you want to listen.</p> <!--Begin SermonAudio Link Button--> <p><SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://www.sermonaudio.com/code_sourcefeatured.asp?reversecolor=FALSE&showoverview=FALSE&flashplayer=TRUE&tiny=FALSE&minimal=FALSE&eventtype=EVENTID&sermonid=6140975192"></SCRIPT></p> <!--End SermonAudio Link Button--> <p></p> As the Lord leads, please pray the believers in Cambodia would not be ashamed of Jesus or his words but that they would let the light of God in them shine for all to see. <p>Grace and peace,</p> <p>Bill</p> Bill Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18284186024257517675noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875042330111654258.post-9528461974899320092009-05-25T22:31:00.001+07:002009-05-25T22:37:23.816+07:00How Beautiful Are the Feet<p>Things are going well here.  Brother Chheng has been in the United States now for almost one month.  We have been working to share the Gospel in his absence.  We have split into three groups and start in the morning at 8:00.  Most houses will listen to us and we usually spend about 30 minutes with each family.  We have heard many responses to the Gospel message but the most common by far is the denial of Justification by Faith.  Cambodians believe that each person’s future state depends on their “good” works outweighing their bad works.  They do not believe that someone else can justify them.  It’s a sad situation to see so many people living in sin and refusing to repent and believe in the God who will save all who do.  To many we are an aroma of death.</p> <p>But thanks be to God, to others we are an aroma of life!  By Gods grace alone!  Since we started sharing two weeks ago we have had 6 visitors come to our Sunday services as a result of hearing the Gospel.  It’s too early to tell if they truly believe but we have been encouraged greatly and have been praising God for these folks.  Please pray for us to do this important work with a spirit of gentleness and in truth.</p> <p>Also, as you know already, I have been sharing preaching responsibilities with Bro Chheng away and this week was my second turn.  With all the discussion about good works and how they relate to our justification before God, it seemed good to teach on the subject.  It’s available on-line if you wish to hear it.  Just click the play button below.</p> <p> </p> <!--Begin SermonAudio Link Button--><SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://www.sermonaudio.com/code_sourcefeatured.asp?reversecolor=FALSE&showoverview=FALSE&flashplayer=TRUE&tiny=FALSE&minimal=FALSE&eventtype=EVENTID&sermonid=52409952485"></SCRIPT><!--End SermonAudio Link Button--> <p> </p> <p>Grace and peace,</p> <p>Bill</p> <p><a href="http://www.thechurchofmercy.org">www.thechurchofmercy.org</a></p> Bill Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18284186024257517675noreply@blogger.com0