Happy
Thanksgiving
Merry Christmas
Happy New Year 2006!
It’s
hard to believe a year has already
passed since we entered Vancouver Canada
as first time, short term missionaries
to the Asian culture. We have had a very
exciting, at times frustrating,
experience where God has stretched us,
grown us and taught us a multitude of
lessons about Him, ourselves and His
Word. We are so grateful to Chinese
Tabernacle Baptist Church here in
Vancouver for the opportunity to have
served here for this past year and have
enjoyed the relationships that we have
forged here.
The year 2006 holds something completely different for us. God saw
fit for us to complete our internship
here in Vancouver and move on...to
Toronto! In the fall we began praying
for God’s leadership for the next year.
As we prayed, we received a call from
BBFI missionaries
Jarret and Jennifer Hamilton in
Toronto Ontario. They had been praying
for some help to start their church,
Affinity Baptist Church, and had us on
their minds for quite some time. God has
worked everything out for us to make our
way to Toronto as full-term
missionaries! We are so excited about
this new endeavor and all it has in
store for us. We know it will mean more
deputation, traveling and more lessons
about God and His sovereignty. We have
already scheduled several churches for
the year 2006 and look forward to
scheduling more.
We have already announced to our church here that we will be
departing in January. While they are sad
to see us go, as we are sad to leave
them and this beautiful city, they know
that following the Lord and His will is
most important. Please pray for the
teens of this church that they will be
able to find a new leader quickly.
Nathan, Melissa and
Nolan Hall
Vancouver, BC
*Continue to watch
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A great big ‘THANK
YOU’ goes out to all of those who
have supported us this past year,
whether through prayer, finances, or
both. We appreciate those of you who are
able to continue your financial
partnership with us and also for those
who are continuing your prayer
partnership. Your involvement in our
ministry means the world to us and you
will see great rewards in heaven!
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Prayer
Requests: |
- We will be approved as
full-term missionaries to
Toronto Ontario in May 2006.
Please pray the process goes
smoothly.
- We will be driving from
Vancouver to the East Coast
beginning in January. Please
pray for safety.
- Nathan will be ordained
sometime in March. Please
pray for that process as
well.
- As mentioned, we need to
continue to schedule
churches. If you know of a
church or your own church
would like to know more
about our Toronto ministry,
please contact us at the
information provided below.
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Financial
Need:
We need about $1000 to travel
across the country in January
2006 for lodging, food and gas,
plus about $2000 for the moving
truck. If you can help in this
area, please send support to the
BBFI and label it:
Nathan and Melissa Hall,
Vancouver
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Nolan’s Nook
I turned “1” on October 26.
Mommy and daddy took me to the
Vancouver Aquarium where I saw
all kinds of fish, whales and
even a tropical rainforest! The
dolphins were my favorite; I
could look inside their tank and
see them swim right by me.
Mommy made me a birthday cake,
but I don’t like to be messy, so
mommy had to put frosting on me
to take my picture! I had lots
of fun. A lot of my teenage
friends came over a few days
later and got me some great
gifts. I’m going to miss them
when I leave Vancouver.
I started crawling a week before
my first birthday and I’m so
excited that I can get around
now. I can walk a few steps by
myself but it makes me nervous
and I sit right down. My
favorite words are “meh” (mommy
in Vietnamese), uh-oh, hi and
wow. Mommy told me all about
Toronto and I’m so excited to
make new friends! |
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