Week 1

I am in Korea. I am IN Korea. I AM IN KOREA!!!!
This was the progression of my thoughts upon landing last Saturday afternoon. In between thoughts of, "Oh my word, I'm tired" and "Its 2 am to me; 4 pm here" this was volleying back and forth in my head.
The flight to Seoul was long. 14 hours is a long time on a plane, but God blessed me with the ability to lay down and stretch out on the plane. I was the only one on my row and had PLENTY of leg room to myself! I am a huge fan of Korean Air!

The ride to what will be my home for the next two years was about an hour long, but the closer we got, the more I was longing for bed. Jetlag was not something I was looking forward to. But, I'd get to experience a worship service as one of my first experiences in Korea.

The past week has been full of a lot of everything-information, places, faces, foods, you name it.
One thing I needed to learn was the neighborhood. The school is about a five minute walk from my apartment.

These top 2 pictures are of one of the shady sidewalks I take to school. The bottom photo shows one of the growing rose bushes held up with a pink ribbon. Several along the road were held up to the gate behind it by a pink ribbon. Just thought it was interesting. :)

My classroom was one of the things that was a big questionmark to me. What would be waiting for me? Did I bring enough to get a new year started? How am I going to do this?
Well, little did I know what was waiting for me...

This picture does not do it justice. My needs were met and continue to be met as the days have gone by and I've gotten to dig through this abundance. God is good!

School starts August 12. My room does not look like the above anymore. :) Pray for me as I go through the second week of orientation and adjusting to the routines and procedures of a new school. There has been aa tremendous amount of support and encouragement. I feel the sense of family very strongly. One of my favorite things so far has been to sing songs of worship with the faculty and staff to start the day.

I am very excited to meet my students next weekend at the back to school picnic. Please pray with me as a new year starts for a good start. Pray that God would remind me daily of my purpose and focus.

More to come later!