First Day of Summer!

We were definitely welcomed by the humid summer heat today. About 29 degrees and just hot. The weather patterns are so crazy here as they are every where I can imagine. It's been a fairly quiet month despite the political situations.
Chris and I planned our summer vacation. We are going to the Island of Jeju-do. It's in Korea and is super popular summer destination. Our holidays happen to fall on the busiest week in Korea for travelling so us along with millions of others will be traveling around the country. Should be interesting. We are flying there and taking a ferry back. Definitely looking forward to it.
Yesterday we went to the Korean War Memorial with a friend. I cant say I was too excited to be back there but the guys loved it. Plus it rained like crazy so there's really nothing better to do than check out a museum. ha ha :) We've been wanting to go on some weekend excursions but the weather on the weekends has been really rainy. It's a bit of a joy kill. I've also been really sick these past 3 weeks. A had a strand of pneumonia in my lungs that kept me coughing and mild fevers. I have the proper meds now but it hasn't been fun. My body doesn't seem to like Korea this time around. Anyways praise God for a good doctor and I am feeling better.
Chris has been working a lot of extra hours these past couple weeks. He is switching over semesters at school so lots of marking and lesson planning. (fun fun)
Teaching is going okay for both of us. The company we work for is pretty shady so sometimes we really have to put our foot down and say no if we think something illegal may be happening.
We've been blessed with some great friends and fellowship from church and through people we've met here in Suwon. We are thankful and are continuing to seek God and what else he has in store for us here.
This coming week is my Birthday and we are going to Seoul to meet friends, have dinner and go to a singing room. Chris hasn't been and it's time for it. So I will post more pics after that adventure. Sometimes it feels like yesterday I turned 26, times seriously evaporates. Am I old? I really think I am getting old. Ha okay you don't have to answer that question. Well that's all the news from across the Pacific. Love you all very much
blessings till next time~

Having Faith in God

Just a few pictures before I give this long awaited update.


1.Is of us hanging out at the Han River. 2. Is the all star team for SIBL, Chris is on the blue team. 3. Is Joey and I she's a super cutie and one of my fav students. 4. My friend Christine and I posing in front of the river

There has been some interesting news from the Koreas in the past couple of weeks. The former ex president committed suicide last Saturday and North Korea once again is stirring the pot and uttering threats. It is very interesting to be so close to such a hostile country so it makes everything really real. Every day there is the constant noise of fighter jets over head and continuous news stories to watch. It's real whether S.Koreans wants to admit it or not. And as a side note Kim Jung Il is crazy.
After last weekends sad news of the ex-presidents death there was a mourning sort of attitude all over the nation. Suicide is a huge problem in this country as shame and guilt are not easily dealt with. Those who suffer from those kinds of issues often don’t want to be a burden to those around them so they usually take their lives. Sadly there are suicide internet groups and pages that encourage ways to take your life and also days that people plan together to do such things so their not alone. It's really sad so we must pray for these people and the Christians in this country to be an encouragement to those around them with no hope.
As for the North they have said that the peace treaty they signed with the South in 1953 is now void. They say they will declare war if South Korea and the US search N.Korean ships for nuclear materials. There is lots of speculation about an attack and then on the other side it's just a political bode for attention.
I sometimes start thinking about it all and get a bit freaked out. Then I have to remember that God is in control and he brought us to Korea and will take care of us even amidst all the political drama. So I am asking those of you who believe in our Lord Jesus to pray for these nations and the leaders as they make decisions and what not. Also for the Christians in N.Korea because there is about 10,000 of them.
Well now you have been updated politically if you didn’t already know much of this. We are doing well working and going to church. Catching up with old friends of mine from the last year. It's interesting that many of my Korean friends don’t have much concern over what's happening in the North. We foreigners are the ones freaking out. I guess they are used to the north and their threats I mean it's been 60 years.
We hope to start planning some adventures soon now that Chris bball league is over. His team ended up 4th. Chris made the all star team so that's sweet. Well I think that is all I got for now. Thanks for reading and have faith that God is in control even when the circumstances of life seem out of control.~