Hand in Hand
with the Hallahans
Joshua and Kelly Hallahan
josh.hallahan@wgm.org
Our WGM Schedule
∗ Sept. 13: New Life
Christian Church, IN
∗ Sept. 20, 6pm: WGM
Student Center, Wilmore
KY
∗ Sept. 27: Ashland UMC,
KY
∗ Oct. 4: Clarksboro EUM,
NJ
∗ Oct. 11: Porchtown UMC,
NJ
∗ Oct. 18: Highland Park
and Verga UMCs, NJ
∗ Oct. 25: Trinity UMC,
Pennsville NJ
∗ Nov. 8: Richwood UMC,
NJ
∗ Nov. 15-18 Wiley UMC,
Missions Conference
∗ Jan. 31-Feb. 6: Orientation
at WGM
God can use anything
you are willing
to give Him to bless
the nations!
What’s stopping you??
Spreading the light of Christ Volume 1, Issue 3
in Uganda, and beyond. September 11, 2009
M&Ms, volleyball, and an altar...
...they seem like an unlikely combination, but
God has used each one to partner with us in bringing
light to the nations! This summer we have
encountered some incredible young people, and if He
can use them, He can use YOU! “Don't let anyone
look down on you because you are young, but set an
example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in
faith and in purity.” -I Timothy 4:12
These young people have discovered a key
component in making a difference in the world: there
is strength in numbers. We can do more when we
rally together than we can alone. We can learn
a lot from these youth as they set an example for us!
At First United Methodist Church in
Millville, New Jersey a group of Sunday School
students were given mini-m&ms and asked to return
the tube full of quarters. These kids gathered
$219.96. At Bethel Park Camp Meeting in
Pennsylvania, the youth campers collected $914.25
in pledges from adult campers for competing in
games all afternoon. And at Delanco Camp, after a
sermon on being willing to answer God’s calling on
their lives, campers lined the altar to say “Yes!” to
God’s will for their lives! If that won’t change the
world, I don’t know what will!
Are you feeling as if your offering is
insignificant in light of the great needs around the
world? Are you willing to give God what He is
asking of you and joining others to make a difference
in this world for the kingdom? Could you start or
join a missions prayer meeting? Could your Sunday
School class have a jar for missions offerings? Could
your family commit to praying through the book,
Operation World? You are not alone, and you can
make a difference! Will you?
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Did you know that you In fact, please download it 1.800.868.1837 at noon EDT each
don’t have to be a missionary to and get ready to journey with us, day, and pray with someone from
get missions active? Have you starting this month! Read our the field!
ever wondered how God wants to blog and chime in Another way to step
use you to bless the nations? about how God is up your missions
WGM has a great resource to help growing your prayer activity could be to join
you take the next step in being life regarding missions! your church’s
more missions active. The World And if that’s missions committee.
Go! Manual is a Bible study, and not enough, check out If your church is
includes action steps for your this month’s issue of wondering how to be
involvement in 9 different areas of the Call! The Concert most effective, we hope
missions. You can download the of Prayer is going to Girls from Heritage Int. School to host a missions
manual at www.wgm.org/worldgo be awesome! It committee workshop
or order a copy from WGM for $10. starts Sept. 14. All you do is call this winter. Stay tuned!
Prayer Requests:
What’s Up Next?
• Pray that God will continue to
provide for each of our needs. This fall is filling up quickly! We will be in Kentucky for two weeks
• Pray for health and safety as in September and then at various churches in New Jersey through
November. But we want to connect with
we travel during cold season.
you personally. We want to hang out
• Pray that God will provide a
with missions-minded people and hear
High-school English teacher at your stories and help you grow. We want
Heritage. Interested? Contact to chat with your missions committee and
recruiting@wgm.org do missions projects with your church! So
• Pray that God will order our even if we are scheduled to be at your
days and fill our schedule and church– we want to do more!
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make us sensitive to His
promptings in our daily lives. Watch Us Grow!
We hope that this summer God stretched you in new ways, especially in regards
to missions. He is continually doing a new thing in our household!
Caleb will be 3 in November! He is getting a sense of humor and is beginning to
understand jokes! He doesn’t like sharing with Seth yet; its definitely something we’re
working on. He has such a tender heart, which makes being an MK tough. But we are
teaching him even now to bring his sad heart to Jesus when we have to say goodbye to
friends (even if we’ve only known them a week). Pray that he will keep loving people,
even when it’s hard to say goodbye.
Seth is 14 months and has become so steady on his feet! He is walking, and almost
running, alongside Caleb and loving every minute of it! He knows very firmly what he
wants and doesn’t mind letting you know if he doesn’t get it. He has had quite a cough
this summer, and even took a trip to the ER, but he is doing fine now. He loves to pile on
top of Caleb for snuggling and wrestling! Pray that he will learn submit his strong will.
Josh and I continue to navigate living with his parents, having a job, being parents,
coaching champions, and being married! Pray that we will guard each others hearts!