February Update

February always seems to go very quickly and well this one definitely did. Life has been a blessing these days. We've decided to stay in Korea until the middle of June. This allows us some more time to plan for September/future while still making a very nice salary. We have a lot of options as I mentioned in our last blog, just nothing has quite fallen into place yet. (keep praying :)
The beginning of March marks the beginning of the new school year for Korea. So that means we have a week of unpaid vacation. It is nice and also not so nice at the same time. Our after school program needs this coming week to prepare for the new grade one students that will have the chance to sign up and sit in a modified class. So we have to be at work for a few hours one day. We haven't decided if we will go any where to sight see, but I am sure you will see more updating on the blog if that happens.
We have been watching some of the Olympics from streams off the Internet. Sometimes there is a good connection and other times there isn't. But we take what we can get. We are waking up early tomorrow morning to watch the Mens Hockey Gold Medal Game and are very excited about it. We have 13 gold medals that is so awesome I am proud of our athletes.
This week Chris is back playing in the SIBL basketball league in Seoul and I am continuing with Korean lessons. I am actually enjoying it, I mean I should know something for spending 2 years of my life in this country. Also this week I have a friend coming to Korea for a visit on her way home from a missions trip to the Philippines. I went to high school with her when I lived in Surrey. It is so neat how the people from your past can suddenly come back into your life at the most random places and times. Like one of my professors (Marv Penner) from Briercrest came to Korea a couple weeks ago to speak at a youth conference. He was then asked to speak at Onnuri Church (English speaking church I attended my first year in Korea) on Sunday. Chris and I went to listen to him preach and then myself and a few other people from Briercrest (that are in Korea) went to dinner together. It was really neat to catch up with him and in Korea of all places. Chris also got to hear Jim Cymbala (pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle Church in New York) preach at Onnuri church as well. We have such neat opportunities here in Korea to meet and hear from such a variety of speakers and people.
Church is going great, we are meeting with our pastor and his wife this Tuesday for dinner.
We are still involved in the homeless ministry once a month to Suwon station. God is definitely working in this ministry even with the language barrier it is required that we help the poor and it is a rewarding thing to do. Well other than the above mentioned not much else is happening here.
As the weather warms up we are hoping to get out and do some more exploring and sightseeing.
We keep getting tempted by Spring with these 15 degree days but then it dips back down to -1 or 3 something like that. It's coming soon though and I am very thankful. I hope this finds you all well and in good health. Much love to you all.~ Becca and Chris