Mike & Jackie Hall

What an amazing six and a half weeks our family has been experiencing in Kona, a walk in faith is never what we imagine.  Our time here started with teaching and praying in the International Korean DTS (over 90 students and staff) working with school leaders, Moses and Young Eun Kim. This week had an added joy, having Peyton with us during the week, praying for many Korean students, working with translators for the first time.   We had the opportunity to have our friends, Doug and Laura Hundley, from San Diego pray and minister with us!  We were so blessed to share in this time with the Brennt Family along with our friend from Tacoma, Erika Juntenen.  An added blessing was to hear Christy Brennt’s teaching on forgiveness to all of the women, many set free by choosing to forgive and walk in joy and peace.

In the weeks to follow, God began to open doors in which we have been so humbled to experience.  We have been given great privilage to pray with leaders on the base and invited to pray for all the Junior High and High school children with the International Christian School here at YWAM. Giving an overview of God creating each child with a specific purpose and championing them to be rooted in the word of God and to seek these purposes beginning with their relationship, and being fully surrendered to him.  Opportunities to lead devotional times in some schools and a fun surprise…we began meeting with a couple for pre-marriage counseling and hanging out with as many young people as time allows, by spending time with our family, life on life discipleship!

We had been trying to hear from God on the best fit for school with Peyton and the Lord provided a way, a generous gift, for her to attend a great online academ!. As we waited for over 2 weeks for the schooling to go through we were praying that she was not falling farther behind. In the midst of waiting and trusting God (not always easy, we can tend to listen to worldly opinons on what is best for our children, when God really knows!) we received the news that she only has 6.5 credits to graduate, possibly early! Besides the blessing of the school, again trusting God’s timing, Peyton joined Mike and I as we taught in another DTS here at University of the Nations, Kona with over 60 students by assisting prayer times, ministering to these young missionaries in training!  She was involved in a womens time on rejection and body image, very powerful time. We began to recognize God’s perfect timing and his care for each of us as we step out in faith and the gift of doing missions as a family!

Next is an amazing update…Elijah is enrolled in a school here on base that is in the pioneering stages and wonderful 1st grade year so far. Less than 2 weeks ago, we were taking him to a routine eye exam when we found out he could not see out of his left eye, its not just hard to see but he could not even guess a letter correctly! We were shocked and a bit fearful to be honest. The form of treatment was more than glasses could reverse but also continual eye therapy and patching.  If you are a parent you can imagine the shock!  That day we began to pray and fast as a family for God to heal him.  We were informed there are no specialists on the island so it would mean pulling him out of school, and leaving before God told us to and this didn’t seem like God’s plan for our family. With this heavy on our hearts we began teaching the week in Community Transformations DTS and were so challenged in our faith! These students were so hungry to serve God and to live lives set apart in holiness and passion for Jesus in their generation!  So, teaching and proclaiming we walk by faith and now it is time to truly walk it out by contending for Elijah to be healed. 

 At the end of the week, we asked the students to pray for Elijah, and it was 20 minutes of pure presence of the Lord!  These young adults began hearing God’s heart for Elijah, breaking off lies, speaking scripture and having Elijah proclaim and thank God for healing him! After the time was over, Peyton and I (Jackie) took Elijah in the back room and covered Elijah’s left eye and asked him to read letters about 15 feet away…HE COULD READ THEM!!! God was healing Elijah!  He cannot make out small letters but his eye is able to see larger print, we are continuing to pray for FULL healing but are thanking God for his healing Elijah and the continual work he is doing in and through his eyes and his heart to believe God’s power, love and faithfulness at such a young age!  It brought our family to a deeper level of faith for physical healing and to trust in God’s word.  During this season of trusting the Lord in greater measure, we are believing for our hearts and minds need an increased revelation of God’s character by being rooted in the scripture, truth.  Another key element that is imparative: radically remove all doubt, unbelief, not always easy but continually submitting our thoughts and ideas to God, not forgetting to be thankful that His ways are higher than ours!  This week had added blessings working alongside Pete Mahoney (Teaching in Call to All DTS)  Jess Ord, Shea Connell and two other families, its amazing what grace was on the week as we came together teaching and praying to see God transform these amazing young missionaries!

We will continue to be in Kona until sometime in January and then on to Norway. Mike has the honor to be apart of the wedding of dear friends Pete and Hege in February.  Will you agree with us for support to come in for the remainder of the time in Kona $2500. (for 2 months).  We also are praying for teaching opportunities in Norway, possibly Sweden, to cover costs for our entire family to attend the wedding in Norway! God is so faithful to us as we step out and trust him we have experienced such joy and gratitude for even the little things! (like a someone giving Elijah a boogie board and someone giving us a bag 100% Kona coffee the day we ran out!)  We are grateful for your prayers and support. Please prayerfully consider supporting our family monthly in missions (click “support” at the top of the page)  We look forward to 2011 with great anticipation of championing the youth of America into missions nationwide and around the world and prepare leaders that will change their generation by passionately following Jesus!

Current faith walk and prayer request: We are looking for housing here in Kona November 27th-Dec.11th as the place we are living is not open but we can return on the 12th. This is the week of the YWAM 50th anniversary and the Global Leadership meeting so most every room, hotel room and guest house is booked. Will you agree for housing for our family would be provided asap, Mike is leaving town for part of  this time so camping is pretty much out of the question…hahaha!

Overflowing with Hope,

Mike, Jackie, Peyton and Elijah