Australia

The Lord has provided so many blessings to and for us since we left Australia in late October.  Pastor and Mrs. Tangeman, long-time ministry friends, picked us up at the airport in Washington, DC (& also treated us to a meal at Olive Garden!)  We spent a week at our sending church in northern Virginia.  Pastor Mark Carpenter is our new pastor, and catching up with him and his wife was a blessing.  To continue reading the update from Jon Hall, please click on the link below. The Halls - November 2022

Greetings in the Lord from New South Wales in Australia!  Thank you for being "labourers together with God."  Your care, prayer, support, and example are greatly used by the Lord.  Please find below our most recent update. At Shoalhaven Baptist Church, please pray for the modification and occupation approval of the new youth building.  Several in our youth group are growing and on the brink of major life decisions, so please pray for Blake, sisters Lisa and Shara, Christian , Lizzie, Levi, Victoria, and others.  To continue reading the update from Jon Hall, please click on the link below. The Halls - [...]

Greetings in the Lord from New South Wales in Australia!  While seeking to be faithful to the expected and ongoing aspects of our church-planting, Bible-teaching-and-preaching ministry, the Lord has allowed us to see varying examples of how the Holy Ghost and the Gospel affect people.  To contine reading the update from Jon Hall, please click on the link below. The Halls - July 2022

Greetings in the Lord from Australia!  This year marks two important milestones in our family.  In June, Marie and I will have been married for 35 years; and in July, our family will have been serving in Australia for 25 years.  We are so very grateful to each other for faithfulness in marriage and in ministry.  To continue reading the update from Jon Hall, please click on the link below. The Halls - February 2022

It is our great privilege to serve the Lord here in Australia.  Thank you for your prayers and financial support.  May you be encourage in your service to God where you are in spite of obstacles and circumstances.  Aussies can be slow to pick up the mantle of ministry and leadership, but God who hasn't changed, still convicts, calls, and qualifies!  To continue reading the update from Jon Hall, please click the link below. The Halls - July 2021

Greetings in the Lord from South Nowra in New South Wales, Australia!  Thanks for all the letters, cards, and calls, and for your care and financial support.  Most especially, thanks for your prayers! Dale is a new believer attending at Shoalhaven who got saved in December, 2020.  His spiritual hunger and growth are extraordinary.  To continue reading the update from Jon Hall, please click on the link below. The Halls - March 2021

Twenty-twenty was a different kind of year for sure.  Ironically, it was very similar for all of us.  Never before have all the people of the world been so commonly affected by any one thing.  Even the most faithful Christians went to fewer church services; and evangelism that didn't practice social distancing was reduced.  All have been affected financially or socially, even in the secular world. To continue reading the update from Jon Hall, please click on the link below. The Halls - January 2021