spacesuits

So, I'm seeing a lot of typos and grammatical mistakes in my entries thus far. And if you're questioning the integrity of my English, well.. it's not my being here that I'm forgetting articles and spelling. Most of the time, I'm trying to squeezing in an entry before the kids start coming home which can be as early as 12:30pm. Otherwise, it's before bed and the girls in our dorm are blasting kpop or watching drama at the same time in the same room. So there! hahaha~ excuses, excuses, right? Actually I'm pretty concerened that my English would be downgraded upon arrival in the States just in time for speech therapy training. wohoo! I suppose I can just give myself speech therapy ;)

OK! so yesterday was bit of a crazy day. I found out on Monday that my friend Erica, who was suppose to have arrived in Korea on Monday for the orphanage missions, never got out of the airport. The reason being she had a fever and was showing flu-like symptoms, so they kept her in quarantine at the korean airport. Yesterday, she was transfered to a hospital near where my home is so JM and I went to visit her. Only they wouldn't allow any visitors! She's sealed in a room and no one except for doctors and food servers are allowed. They wouldn't even allow us to see through the door! Eventually, they allowed her to wave to us through the security camera and we were able to see her behind her info desk (apparently, this is not allowed). Everyone entering the room were wearing these intense spacesuits- goggles, bags over shoes, and gloves-- the whole shebang. I know we should take precautions against infectious germs but a bit overboard? We were given her room phone number so at least we can talk to her. JM and I agreed that since she's not allowed visitors, we would get her tons of snacks and random stuff to do to prevent extensive boredom. But it's crucial that she gets well quickly so she can do what she came to do! The doctors are estimating a week's stay but through prayer she can get well in a few days time and then the doctors will be amazed and give all glory to God!

As for me, we started official English classes with all the kids (1st to high school). We have scheduled blocks from each age group and are planning lessons that can be shared amongst the groups. However, there is a lot of planning and thinking through that we need to do. I'm so blessed that my partner has taken a lot of the burden in this... because honestly, I often don't want to think about. Recently, I've been feeling a bit lazy and not really wanting to give my all. In such moments, I'm reminded that I am weak and my "works" is not worth much. Then I turn to God to take care of everything and feel much less burdened. God's been truly filling me in crucial moments of parched-ness.

OK! Time for a super cute video! He's our youngest = loved by everyone. But how can you not?!?! One of the younger girls is taking the video so it may be a bit shaky at times. After seeing this clip, I'm thinking I need to be more gentle myself. His head bobbles like crazy~