Posted in Searchlight by Mike Hall on 1/24/2012
Hey everyone, thought i would post a blog about an opportunity that i was able to be apart of with Aim (adventures in missions). The program is called Searchlight. It was an amazing experience.
Project Searchlight was created by Kindom Dreams (which is a department with Aim). It was started as a way to help those that come off The World Race to be able to one figure out their dream; two explore their dream; three build their dream; and four to launch their dream.
While i was at this event, I had the chance to be reunited with the people i went on my trip with. I also got to learn more about my dream to open an orphanage one day. I was connected with some really amazing people
For any racers that may be trying to figure out if they should go to searchlight or not. I would say that you should go and dont think twice about not going. feel free to leave any questions you may have.
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Posted in General Posts by Mike Hall on 1/11/2012
Hello, to all of my supporters
Just like the title says, I am in need of money.
First i want to say thank you for the support that you have already provided but im still not finished yet. I need $832 left to be finished with it for now. I do have monthly donations that will equal that amount they are asking that i get the money in sooner then December of this year. Please help me out but donating some money to me. This will also help the ones donating monthly to not have to donate as much. Please pray about giving to me this month and if you are going let me know how much so that i can keep track of it.
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Posted in Moldova by Mike Hall on 11/10/2011
This is a blog by Chelsea Cordell
This is Vitale.
(and Wes Webb, left)
He is a light in the darkness of Moldova.
In an environment where 50% of the population has already immigrated out of the country, and he himself has lost 70% of his church to immigration, he still carries a torch of hope for his nation.
He and his family run several social programs in his village of Cornesti in the countryside of Moldova.
They have tutoring and after school programs, children's Bible programs, a church, sewing programs to support the orphan shelter, as well as a farm which is getting started and meant to support the orphan shelter.
They feed the local children whose parents are absent because of work or can't afford to feed them.
They take care of 15 orphans: feed, clothe, shelter, educate, etc. so that they don't end up drinking alcohol, doing drugs, or worse, being trafficked.
Photo by: Stephanie May
And that's a real problem.
In this same sleepy Moldovan town where kids play in the streets and there is a biweekly market, there is danger of human trafficking.
Photo by: Stephanie May
Here are some facts that I didn't know before arriving here:
1. Moldova is the #1 country in Europe for trafficking and
2. It is also one of the world's poorest nations
"Funny" how those two things coincide.
Moldovan is comparable to Swaziland's poverty level, yet it exists in Europe where there are no breaks in weather or the costs of living.
Photo by: Stephanie May
It is a picture without hope -- desperation leads people into terrible industries or immigration. The spirits of comparison, failure, and hopelessness rest heavy here. I've felt it myself.
But here's the issue.
It's starting to wear on Vitale and his family -- and the money is running out quickly. It costs $2,000.00 USD to keep the orphan shelter running.
Sponsorship, due to unyielding and unavoidable circumstances, has been cut off. Integrity has been tested and found true in this dedicated servant of the Moldovan people, but the cost has been high.
Vitale isn't able to pay for his ministry on his own. It is his dearest dream to become self-sustaining through raising chickens and muskrats and selling them. But he isn't self-sustaining yet. With the withdrawal of the financial support he's had thus far, he is unable to afford to keep up the ministry.
But there is still hope.
Photo by: Stephanie May
And here comes the good part.
YOU and I can help.
He is in desperate need of our support.
He is praying for our help.
He is waiting on God's answer and provision with all the patience of an anxious father because these orphans will be kicked out of the house if funds don't come in. And they are at the highest risk of being trafficked as they have no homes to go to if they have to be kicked out in the streets of Moldova.
Every hour in Moldova, 4 people die, 5 immigrate & 6 people immigrate. That's not even counting the many who are drawn into being trafficked, some drugged, some tricked, some "willingly" go because of desperation and lack of education and employment opportunities.
This is a place where might always wins, right only rarely does, and Vitale stands in the gap fighting for the least of these.
Please help him fight.
If you are interested in donating, the best way is to email Vitale directly and he can give you more information at gaicean@yahoo.com. You can also see more information about his ministries at the following blog site: www.sinai30.blogspot.com
1 Corinthians 15:58
So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.
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Posted in Ukraine by Mike Hall on 10/21/2011
My heart always breaks for orphans. I dream of one day owning my own orphanage but until then i guess i will just settle with just visiting them.
Well this month in Ukraine we had the chance every saturday to visit an orphanage. At first I was excited about it but the closer it got till we went the first day the more I was sad. I don't know why i get this way but I think it has to do with the fact that I know I'm going to leave and I don't want to get to attached to the kids.
So when we first arrived it felt a little weird but i wasn't sure why yet. They kids came and went and didn't really pay much attention to us. We played some games with them but still not much interaction between us. Well then we had the Bible lesson with the younger kids and then they started opening up. Then we started a craft with them and they seemed to really like that. Well we found out that the older kids don't really want to be around the younger kids so we had to go do the lesson with them. So Poppy(the one teaching the lesson) and myself went and did the lesson and craft with them. They seem to enjoy it but there was one boy who opened up alot more and that seemed to make my day alot better
 Well we went back down stairs to where the others were at and it was like a war zone. The kids had finally opened up to us and were playing with us and having lots of fun. It was sad that we had to leave after that since they had just started opening up to us but we knew we would be back the next week.
Well when we showed up the next saturday the kids were waiting on us. Since the weather was nice we took a walk in the park behind the orphanage. The kids really enjoyed this and they seem to really just want to get out and do things. They showed us around and we took some team pictures. It was just so amazing to see the kids in that scene verses in the orphanage. It was my turn to do the lesson and i was really nervous but it went really well and the kids loved it. Who knew that kids would love doing the trust fall and getting prizes, lol. We had so much fun that day and didn't want to leave but we had too.
 The last saturday we got there and surprised the kids because some of us took a taxi and showed up in a different spot from where they were waiting. We hung up before the lesson and I got to play some soccer with the boys(which they have a way of making you feel old). They really loved beating us but it made me happy seeing them happy. After this we did the Bible lesson and that we really well. Next we had the hard part of telling the kids that it was our last day there and one of the girls came and gave me a hung while i was telling them this and it took everything in me to not cry.
I want to end this blog by requesting prayer for this kids because many of them are getting to the age to where they probably wont be adopted and they really need to be. Please be in prayer for the kids future and their relationship with Christ.
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Posted in Africa by Mike Hall on 10/18/2011
So i wanted to get caught up on my blogs this month but couldn't figure out what to write so i am going to just make a picture blog for the 3 months i was in Africa.
South Africa
Mozambique
Swaziland
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Posted in Nepal by Mike Hall on 9/8/2011
I have been praying and asking God what the next thing in my life is but i fill like God is calling to do something that as been a dream of mine but i didn't think that i would happen.
I feel like God is wanting me to run an Orphanage in Nepal. There is a great need for christian orphanages and the one i might be running is one that my contact, Reuben Rai, is building.
Here is a note that he wrote about it...
Help us build orphanage home, there is still a very needy project worthy of your consideration. You know that we have been praying for years for an orphanage. Most of the orpahange in Nepal is run by Hindu person. So the owner of the orphanage force rule to children to abide every one under the rule. That way a children can't pray and attend a Chruch or worship service. Instead they are forced to worship idols. This is not good for Christian children. Let us not fold our hand or put our hand in the pocket. Let us raise our hand to help them.
And, now, we are planning to build an orphanage home starting from July 14. We still need to pay 3300 dollar to clear the land due. Please give special consideration to this project. Without your help we will not complete this. We want to keep orphans, poor children who has not privilege of going to School and widows who are abandoned by their family, in this home. Your small donation would enable us to build a home for poor, orphans and widows who would feel your care and your love in this home. We will not be building many houses, we will just be building one house. So, this is one time request to all my friends
Please be praying about this with me
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Posted in Nepal by Mike Hall on 9/8/2011
Part of my teams ministry in Nepal was to
go to 3 of the villages that Reuben helps. Let me just tell you that this was
no walk in the part.
The first village was about 12 hours from
the capital and we had to take a bus at 5 in the morning to get there. When we
finally got there we were all sick of being on the bus. This was because they
go 60mph around mountain turns and from time to time we had to stop because
another bus had crashed. Also once the bus gets over the mountains they like to
pick up as many people as they can. So, what I'm trying to say is that the bus
gets very crowded. Ok, now let me get back to the village. It was the first
time that the village had white people there so that should tell you what it
was like there. While there for the 2 days we got to baptize some of the
christians from the village church and Chelsea from my team got baptize as
well. It was such a blessing to be a part of this.
Next we traveled about 2 hours east to
get to our second village. At this village I met Diwash. He was 16 and reminded
me of my brother, William. I spent alot of time with Diwash. We would go down
to the river and swim just about everyday. Doing this was interesting because
the guys from the village Swam in either their underwear or just naked. At
first it was awkward because I had on a swim suit and I felt over dressed for
the occasion. When we weren't swimming my team was helping to build a bathroom
for the church that the village was going to build. They wanted to build the
bathrooms first because the village doesn't have one. The bathroom they do have
is a hole in the ground covered in wood that you stand on (enough said). It was
sad to leave because I got really close with Diwash and I had a lot of fun.
From there we had to hike for 5 hours to
our contact's village. We were very tired after this but I wouldn't have
changed it for anything. At the village we stayed with Reuben's parents. Our
ministry here was to help the village get started building a school because the
kids had to hike 2 hours, through a river, to get to school. I don't know the
actual number but let me just tell you that a lot of kids have died from trying
to cross the river and the current was to strong for them. We had to cross this
same river and the current was strong for us.
After we left from there we went to
another village where we did a service and got to see where our contact was
going to build an orphanage (more on this in the next blog). We left the next
day and got to spend some time in Kathmandu relaxing before we left for South
Africa.
This
was an amazing month and I cant wait to go back...
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Posted in Nepal by Mike Hall on 8/9/2011
Our contact in Nepal was so amazing. Their names were Reuben and Reida. They have 2 kids; Ruelle and Roseanne. This family to my team and I.
Ruelle is 9 years old and is such a joy to be around. A ball of laughter. I loved getting to know him. The first part of the month he really didn't open up as much but by the end we were good friends.
Roseanne is 13 and was such a help to us. She was always making sure we were ok and that we had everything that we needed. She helped us translate a few times. Roseanne was very sweet and I think she got that from her mother and not so much her father, lol.
Reuben and Reida are amazing and God has really blessed them. They have been married for I think 15 years. Their ministry is mainly focused on the villages of Nepal. They have about 7 or 8 (maybe more) village churches that they help. Reuben supports these churches out of his own pocket. He gets the money by translating for missionaries that come. He also takes christian materials in english and translates them into Nepali. The don't get to go out to these villages that often but they enjoy the times that they do.
The names might be spelled wrong so sorry Reuben I tryed to get them right
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Posted in General Posts by Mike Hall on 8/9/2011
hey everyone sorry i have not posted any blogs in a while. I have not had internet to be able to do anything. I will have some up soon they will be from nepal so look out for them.
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Posted in India by Mike Hall on 5/24/2011
Like a mentioned before we are work a Asha Mission this month. This home houses 33 kids that truly love God. Some of these children's parents are hindi and it is great to see that these kids have the knowledge to pray for them. These kids have such a longing to grow spiritually that it makes me want it so much more.
The kids wake up at 5 am every morning to pray. At this prayer time the kids sing some songs, read a chapter from the Bible, and of course pray. They also do the same thing before bed. They have a prayer time at 630 pm everyday but it is a little different. At this prayer time they sing and pray like the others, but at this time they do a bible lesson ( which my team had the chance to actually do). I think i need to explain how the pray during these times. These kids pray like nothing else. They all stand up and they say 1, 2, 3 start and they all start praying. The first time you hear them pray might think they are not really praying for anything important but they are. The first time i heard one of the boys actually praying, I was shocked. He was praying for his friends and family. Praying for blessing and just praising God. They also pray without stopping for 5 to 10 min. every time. Why should we not all pray like this?
The kids are such a blessing to me. I knew from the first day that we were here that it was going to be hard to leave the kids. I had a surprise that didn't help and that was that i had to say by earlier then expected. This is because during there summer break, which started a couple week ago and goes to the end of June, many of the kids go home to be with their family. I cried every time one of the kids left. I was preparing myself to leave but i wasn't ready for the kids to leave me.
I will miss Asha Missions and the kids so much and i'm counting down the days till i can come back to visit!!!
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