Currently:
As Active Retirees, we
continue to relate to the next
generations of Filipino church, parachurch, and
mission leaders. Amor does this by mentoring women.
Jay is consulted by leaders and mentors men. We share
God-given resources with them. We get to see God
using this to empower these leaders in their new or
continuing ministries, to His glory. As the Lord gives
strength, we do this face-to-face about six months per year
while living in the Philippines. We then do it remotely
while living in the USA the other six
months.
“Mentoring is a
relational experience through which one person empowers another
by sharing God-given resources.” (Paul Stanley &
Robert Clinton)
A look
back:
Jay and Amor
Hallowell have been members of OMF-International since 1990,
serving in the Philippines.
From 2002 to 2014
Jay taught New Testament, Hermeneutics, Missions and other
courses at the Biblical Seminary of the Philippines (BSOP) while
Amor taught English and Christian Education.
In 2014, Jay
became the Field Director of the OMF Philippines Field, leading
75 missionaries. Amor mentored a variety of ladies and
helped new missionaries to learn language, culture, and
world-view.
In March 2020,
Jay was diagnosed with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma. His
doctors ordered him to go to the USA for treatment. He
turned over his Field Director duties. We were then able to
travel to the USA just before Covid-19 travel restrictions
began. After six grueling cycles of chemotherapy
Jay was declared to be in remission in August
2020.
While Covid-19
continued to be an issue in the Philippines and Jay
continued to recover from the lymphoma and chemotherapy, we
stayed in the USA. While in the USA,
Jay served as a consultant and a mentor to leaders in
the Philippines. Amor continued her ministry of
mentoring female leaders. Jay and Amor also served their
home church in Denver in various ways as well as
helping our church network with a church plant in
northwest Denver.
We arrived
in the Philippines on January 20, 2022. We have a
profound sense that God used our mentoring and consulting
ministries in the Philippines to advance His kingdom and to bring
Him glory.
We moved to the
USA in October 2023 for a six-month OMF assignment to report to
and to thank as many many prayer partners and supporters as we
can.
In April 2024, we
transitioned out of OMF Active Member status to OMF Active
Retiree status.
Thank you for
your continued support and prayers.
Last update of
Project Text: July 9, 2024
