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                                                                                       September 2007

 

We thank you so much for partnering with us as we reach out to the Asian world.  We have seen God do miracles through your labor with us. We have some good praise reports and prayer needs to share with you.

 

Dreams and Seeds

Last year as we were preparing to leave the USA and move to Singapore, I had  "one of those" dreams.   The kind that when you wake up, you know it wasn't normal, or from pizza.  In the dream, I was in a field with a large basket full of seeds.  I was throwing handfuls of seed into the field everywhere I walked.  It was nighttime, so that no one could see what I was doing.

 

I believe this is our purpose while here in Singapore.  We are meeting lots of people. Some of them we get to talk to, but many, just a smile or kind word.  Either way, they won't forget us.  Even Emma gets into the action.  She smiles and waves to everyone she sees.  Sometimes she stares, waving her arms at people until they notice her, then she blows a kiss and says bye-bye. Planting seeds of Faith, Hope and Love everywhere we go. 

 

Home group – We started a Bible study in our house a couple of months ago. There is one couple from Germany and one American couple that have been coming so far.  We continue to invite the people that we meet.  Please pray that God will send the people who are ready to follow Him.

 

Seeded Basketball – Every Monday I play basketball with a group of Chinese guys.  This past week they were laughing hysterically as I bumbled through some phrases in Mandarin.  When I finally got the phrases right they cheered for me.  This is the first part of cross culture relationship.  As they laughed with me, I remembered the first joke I told “in Spanish” that was funny and made sense in Spanish. I knew then this was the point when I had entered their world.

 

School class – This summer I worked with about 30 junior high kids who have “social problems”. The majority of them come from difficult family situations, which reflects on their relation to the other kids and teachers. The students have responded well to the whole group, especially to me as a foreigner.

Many of them have kept in contact with me since this class.

Pray God will open more doors like this.

 

David
      

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Dear Friends.
 
We are excited to tell you that on August 21st, we will be leaving for Singapore.
Our plan was to be there earlier this year but was delayed due to Katrina messing up our state’s Birth Certificate process.  All things work together for good.  We now are leaving well rested and ready to learn about Asia. 
 
The first thing we will do in Singapore is: learn the languages, cultures and traditions of Southeast Asia.
This process will take between 2-4 years.  
 
During the course of that time, we will be:
  1. Working with the church plant in Singapore
  2. Learning Indonesian Language
  3. Teaching in the Bible School in Indonesia
  4. Helping in Tsunami affected areas in Indonesia
  5. Helping in the Volcano affected areas in Indonesia
  6. Looking for avenues into Malaysia
  7. Building relationships with local pastors
  8. Helping the local churches reach the people
 
Please keep us in your prayers as we embark on this new adventure with Jesus.  He always leads in new places by the still waters.   Sometimes, we find ourselves in the “Valley of the Shadow”.
Your prayers are a great comfort to us. 
 
Some specific prayer needs, pray for: 
  1. Favor and protection as we prepare for the flight and go
  2. Our apartment and finding the things that we need for it (Kitchen supplies Appliances ect.)
  3. Help learning the language and cultures
  4. Connections with the right people in Singapore
  5. To be blessed in our dealings with the local Government
  6. Our family’s health and strength
  7. Blessings in dealing with “culture shock”
  8. Wisdom and favor in all outreach trips
  9. Finances?  God always supplies all our needs, because His is all the Glory!
 
Thank you for reading this letter and for caring about us.   More importantly, caring about the work God has called us to do.  You share the fruits with us as we go.
 
We plan to be in Dallas July 29th – Aug 5th, and then back in New Orleans until we leave August 21st. 
We would like to get together with you to share our plans on a more personal level. 
If you would like to meet with us, please e-mail me back at davidhassmex@yahoo.com   or call me at: 504-338-5869.
 
Thank You,
David Hassenboehler
 
      

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