Sunday

Since getting to Korea, I keep having the recurring thought that God so purposefully places people in my life. I spent some time with an older brother and sister in Christ tonight and pretty much just listened to their experiences and thoughts on life and ministry. I felt like such a baby - not necessarily in a bad way.. but just realizing that I have so much more to experience and grow through.

I have some thinking to do.. I hope that these thoughts turn into deeper convictions that will encourage growth and strengthening of my character.. It's a good start to a new week.

Redbox

Got a thoughtful email today. It was from Redbox.

I miss watching American movies! Excited for Harry Potter to come out soon. :)

My Kids

This past week was pretty tough.. Been facing a lot of homesickness. I think it was worse because of the gloomy morning weather.. plus I've been just going straight home after work instead of really exploring Korea; trying to really save some money for school debt (ㅠ..ㅠ) But I realized that one thing that really cheered me up was my students. I know that some of them live really stressful lives. Most of them have full schedules and probably feel a lot of pressure to excel in school from their parents and even themselves. Even so, when I see them at school, they give me a bright smile and shout "Hello!" as if they haven't seen me in forever. It really helps me, even if for just a short moment, to forget myself and my worries about home.

One of my first grade students came to my office, said, "This is for you," and handed me this drawing. Before I could even react, she turned and ran out of the office. Sooo cute. <3