Greetings from Suwon, S.Korea. Yes we are mere weeks from boarding that jet plane back to Canada. We are definitely excited and looking forward to it. Spring has been busy and fun, so let me fill you in. Today it's 25 degrees which I can hardly believe. I am enjoying it so much as tomorrow Chris and I are headed to Busan for a small 3 day getaway. I will let you know how that goes next week once we are back.
Well onto the news of the month. The most exciting is that I got baptized this past Sunday. God has really been moving in my heart these past couple months. I wanted to profess my faith in Christ through believers baptism as an act of obedience to His Word so I did. It was an awesome experience and I am so thankful to believe in Christ for salvation!
Also last Saturday I had to opportunity to go on a hike up Seoul Fortress Wall. It is like a mini Great Wall but.... actually you can not compare them. The wall was built to protect the older downtown of Seoul from Foreign invasion and connects 3 of the main mountain ranges in the Seoul area. It is surprising how mountainous Korea actually it. The hike was great as was the blessed conversation I had with woman I just met that day. The leaders from our Korean lessons organized the trip and it was definitely well received and fun.
Chris didn't get to come because he was playing in his last basketball league game for this year. Speaking of Chris he has had the opportunity to speak at Hansei University English chapel here in Korea. Hansei University is the one that we have applied at to teach Englishthis Fall. It went really well as he shared his testimony. He also has the chance to share a word (later this month) at a church about an hour from us. It is really encouraging to see the amount of opportunities there are here in Korea for ministry and evangelism. Which is why our time here may not be quite over just yet. (nothing definite yet)
We also spent some time down by the Han River with friends from church. It has been such a blessing getting to know these people. They have such servant hearts and want to serve God. I am very thankful for our church and pastor for consistently preaching the gospel.
The river is such a peaceful place to get away from the busyness and concrete jungle. There is grass, flowers, bushes and water! Also the city of Seoul has made the river more accessible by putting elevators and staircases on each of the main bridges leading down. Also some of the buses conveniently stop there as well.
We also ventured to Yeouido Island which is the business/financial district of Seoul. But, it is famous for it's cherry blossom festival each year. We came a week too late as most of the blossoms were turning into leaves. We took a few pictures of them and also in front of the Parliament Building.
Please keep us in your prayers if you can about our future. We know that God is leading we just need patience. The Korean way is very last minute and we are all about planning ahead, so you can see the tension there.
A Happy Mother's Day to all you mothers!
What a great year this is so far.
Be blessed~ until next week :)
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