Has it really been a month? The calendar says yes, but it
is still hard for me to believe. I arrived in Korea the evening of October 3rd
and hit the ground running. Adjusting was more difficult for me this time
around, probably because I had more expectations about what life here would be
like… Communication has not always been as clear as I prefer and I have been
finding out what I am doing one week, sometimes one day, at a time, BUT God is
good and I really am enjoying my time back in Korea.
I am once again attending Global Mission Church where I
went before and it is good to be back in that fellowship. My first Sunday the
message was perfect for me. There was a guest speaker preaching on Philippians
1 and he talked about how being in prison wasn’t exactly Paul’s original
ministry plan – things didn’t turn out as he had expected, but he was able to
redefine his problem and see how God was using it for his purposes. When I came
back to Korea I found that my situation was not what I had expected and at first
I was really disappointed, but God has been teaching me to look for his will
and opportunities in every situation. In the end, it doesn’t matter where I
live or work, as long as I am seeking God and letting him use me, it will be
great.
A small glimpse of how God is answering my prayers: When
I first got here I was subbing at different branches, so I didn’t really get to
know any of the other teachers, and I didn’t have a phone so contacting my
friends in another city was difficult. One morning I was so lonely and while
Skyping with my mom I said, “I just want someone to eat lunch with! And I want
my phone so I don’t feel so isolated!” … That evening there was a knock on my
door. A Christian couple from my apt building was standing there with a
package, “Your phone arrived at the office today so we are bringing it by. Do
you want to get lunch tomorrow?” Thank you Lord! I could go on and on about the
many ways God has blessed me this month! I am so grateful for new friends and
for the strengthening of old friendships.
I have been working at the same branch of my school for a
couple weeks now, but I still don’t know if that is where I will stay or if I
will move again. There is a chance that I will move to another city (where I
lived the last time I was in Korea), but as of right now, I only know what I am
doing this week… and that’s ok.
And now some pictures... I don't have a real camera right now, *sniffle* so you just get the few grainy pics from my phone...
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| View from my apt. |
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| View at night. |
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| What's this little closet? |
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| Oh look! It's a bathroom! |
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| Yup, I'm back in Korea! |
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| Making cheat-sheets for my washer. |
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| Shopping can be a challenge... which one do I get?... |
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| There were adorable kids throwing the fallen Ginko leaves at each other at the base of Namsan Tower... unfortunately my camera reaction time is so slow that none of the pics actually captured the throwing part... oh well. They're still adorable little kids in fall leaves. |
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| That boy in green is getting ready to throw those on his dad. Dad took it pretty well. |
Melina
