Friends:
I thought I would bring you up to date on my trip to Turkey to lay plans for our search
for Noah's Ark. I was invited by a Turkish Geologist at the Ataturk University in Erzurum
Turkey to be part of an international conference titled “Noah's Flood and the First
Settlement."
The purpose was to plan scientific expeditions to their historical sites such as possible
sites of Noah's Ark, Naxuan ( the ancient burial ground of Noah), and Durupinar ( A
massive rock formation in shape of a boat which some think is the Ark).
We left for Turkey Oct. 1 and returned Oct. 10. We spent a day in Ankara before flying to
Erzurum on Sunday Oct. 4. Sunday night I was stricken with a mysterious intestinal ailment
causing profuse bleeding and hospitalizing me. The conference was to begin on Monday Oct
5. I took four members of our team with me. After being placed in a hospital room, I
encouraged my men to continue the conference and resulting three days of visits to the
various archeological sites. I told the men to go to their hotel and pray and ask God for
Direction and purpose. Revival broke out and the spirit of God unified their commitment to
the project.
At 4:30 AM Monday morning, the Turkish professor visited me for 1½ hours. I was able to
present my proposal to him personally for our expedition to find the Ark. It was
providential that I had this time alone with him for, as it turned out, I would not have
had this time. The bleeding continued. On Tuesday after the meetings on Monday the men
were to travel by vehicular convoy to the sites and spend three days analyzing, studying,
mapping, and planning contingencies for possible expeditions.
Meanwhile, I am still in the hospital bleeding and getting weaker. Early Tuesday morning
about 2:00 AM, I am not sleepy (Jet Lag 7hr. difference in time) and felt led to pray for
my people in the field for they are close to the borders of Iran, Syria, and Iraq where
border disputes are currently raging. In fact, Turkey is planning to go to war with Syria.
While praying, I see the face of Satan before me, I immediately rebuke him and command
that he leave. The face disappears and a ticker tape like message begins to appear in my
mind while I am praying with my eyes closed. Folks, I know this is strange but this is
what is happening really strange but evidently a spiritual battle is raging between the
powers of darkness and the Angels of light. Remember, I am now on Satan's turf and our
goal is find the Ark which will expose Satan's systems as lies.
Well, the message on the ticker tape as it moves across my mind says: I am the Lord, I
have permitted Satan to attack you for Satan said that if you were afflicted in this
vulnerable area I would quit serving you and give up my search for the Ark..........I will
heal you........this will not happen again. A peace comes over me. I am still bleeding
rectally.
Tuesday during the day, the doctors tell me that my blood count is now to the point where
I need transfusions. They have no blood bank for I will have to have live donors. I do not
know anyone in Turkey and I do not speak Turkish. Thank the Lord for my pocket
English-Turkish dictionary I can communicate. Being trained in medicine, I know what is
the cause of my problem. Turkey is dirty, don't drink the water, wash hands after handling
anything before you eat etc. Also, during those wee hours of Tuesday morning prayer when
all of the unusual events were occurring, the Spirit of the Lord prompts me to start
taking the antibiotic that my doctor provided me before leaving USA.
I begin to converse with the Doctors and nurses for now I am in a private room and
receiving royal attention. As an American professor, I am given special treatment and
recognition. I need blood desperately. Three nurses whom I am befriending, offer to donate
blood for me. Two doctors say they will donate blood for me, the hotel manager and his two
relatives come to donate blood for me. My heart is broken and I break down emotionally in
response to their compassion and care they are showing to me. I think I know what a
missionary's heart is now. I will ever be grateful to these people. I received 8 units of
Turkish blood in my veins. I am now a Turk and am legally able to find the Ark, ha,ha. The
president of the University hospital comes to pay a personal visit. An American Surgeon
from the University of Pittsburgh was a visiting consultant and came to my room.
I am beginning to now know why I had to remain behind. I am making valuable contacts with
the Turkish officials. I know this is long but you must hear what God did on this trip.
For those of you who prayed for us, well, God did a miracle. Meanwhile, Thursday my team
returns and tells me their story of being shot at by the Iranians while exploring the
sites near their border. Their caravan was attacked by wild dogs who were trying to bite
through the metal. Through all of this, no one was harmed, no equipment was taken, and we
able to photograph and video these sites. The Lord prevailed.
There is much more to this story but I will bring it to a close with this. We left Turkey
on Friday and I signed myself out of the hospital still bleeding slowly with a hematocrit
(blood count) of 18% when the normal is 45%. Folks this is the percentage of red blood
cells I am supposed to have in my blood. I haven't eaten for I cannot eat their food
(blah). I have lost 15 pounds and we arrive in Frankfurt early Saturday morning Oct. 10
still bleeding and start eating everything in sight. Not supposed to do this when in my
condition , supposed to be on a soft diet. I return to my home late Saturday night at
11:35 PM and guess what there is no trace of blood from my intestine it is perfectly clear
and normal. God healed me. Folks you have to understand that it takes about a week for
your body to clear 31 ft. of intestine of digested and clotted blood. Bleeding Saturday
morning and perfectly normal Saturday night. When I was taking my first shower in
Frankfurt that Saturday morning while still bleeding, I told the Lord that I had only 10
days after coming home before beginning my fall speaking campaign and that I was not going
to cancel any meetings. Now I will be able to carry on my fundraising meetings. I am on a
vary aggressive regime of building my blood. Well that is it.
Satan tried to stop our effort, he failed and we came out with all and more of our
objectives. I am now committed more than ever we are planning a full scale expedition for
next August. God wants to reveal the Ark to a lost world of His soon return. Keep us in
your prayers; we need funds and other contingencies.
In Christ,
Prof. Jim Hall
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