Elijah and Moira Hall TRIBAL MISSIONS - Reaching the unreached
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Finishing school. Back home for two months. On the road with our three children for two months, back home busily getting ready for the baby to arrive the next month. Looking on to the summer, mountains of paperwork, preparation, construction jobs, ministry opportunities… then field preparation as we hope to be leaving before the end of 2009 – does this sound something like your busy life as well? So much to do and seemingly so little time? Read the rest of this entry »
The Halls are back in chilly Maine doing the kinds of things that winter dwellers do…
Sledding on the icy hills as winter breeze whips by; snowball “tosses” with the kids, hauling firewood and enjoying hot spiced apple cider with family.
Elijah and Elisha even camped out in the snow cave for a night! Read the rest of this entry »
ON TO THE NEXT STEP!
December 19th we graduated, tomorrow we are leaving the state, and the next year looks to be as busy as the last two! Read the rest of this entry »
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“Aaah.”
“Haah.”
Ninety-odd voices in our classroom resonated as we “learned to read” again – a part of the literacy training we recieved the past couple of weeks.
We, along with our classmates, take our ability to read for granted and barely realize the impact it has on our relationship with the Lord. Just how important is it? Try not reading your Bible for a while… Read the rest of this entry »
As Elijah walked into the cell block where inmates clustered around a TV, he caught a glance of the screen and groaned inwardly. It was already one of those days…
He said, “Hey guys! You can come have a Bible study with me or go watch that trash somewhere else, okay?” Read the rest of this entry »
What to do when jungle camp is canceled?
Substitute another camping experience!
Traditionally New Tribes Mission students have spent six weeks at a “jungle camp” where they build their own pole frame homes, cook from scratch, and other activities associated with simple living. Since there was no jungle camp for us this year we decided on the next best thing: forest camp! Read the rest of this entry »
We’re happy to announce that we are expecting our fourth baby in June of 2009.
Moira is feeling well and the entire family is abuzz with excitement over a new baby. Elisha thinks it’s a girl and Jerusha is convinced it’s a boy, but regardless of gender, it’s a blessing!
Children are truly a reward from our loving Lord.
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In the past, missionaries from New Tribes Mission have spent years of their lives teaching topically and seeing little true harvest of souls.
“Syncretism” is one of the deadly enemies of the missionary. It happens when people incorporate parts of the Gospel or other Scriptural truth into their existing belief system. Syncretism makes it possible for tribal people to pray, sing and meet in churches while still practicing voodoo, for example. Read the rest of this entry »
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“For strategic purposes, a people group is the largest group through which the Gospel can flow without encountering significant barriers of understanding and acceptance…” (Peoplegroups.org)
According to the Joshua Project, the number of unreached people groups stands today at 6, 851 and numbers an astounding 40.4% of the world’s population.
Basically, New Tribes Mission opens works amongst people groups where there is no known evangelical, indigineous church functioning that is capable of evangelizing the rest of their people. Read the rest of this entry »
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It seems the Lord is leading us in the direction of Latin America – Paraguay, to be exact. We thought you might like to read a few facts about the country and the type of work we would be involved in.
Paraguay was originally home to seminomadic tribes recognized for their fierce traditions. Read the rest of this entry »
