More pictures!

Han-Seul (he insisted I post this right away):

Me and Logan @ Lotte Mart.

Photo op at the primere of Billy Elliot (Korean cast):

Older boys having fun playing "Guess Who?" It was for English class so they had to speak English~ hehe

a welcomed time of rest

Today, I am spending the day with my good friend, Evelyn, and her family. I got to their place late last night and slept on a BED. I must have slept ~12 hrs! It was great because I've been going off of ~6-7 hrs a night since my arrival which might have contributed to my being sick for the past week or so. Please pray for my health...my cough has gotten worse and is keeping me up at night a little.

Anyway, here at Evey's, I got to take a shower in a shower stall for the first time since being here. It felt nice~ and we're just about to order in some Korean style Chinese for lunch.. yummm!!

As for the kids and the home, english classes got started on monday and the kids have been responding well to the lessons. It's really basic English so it gives the kids a chance to shine :) After teaching in the morning/afternoons, I get to spend time with my kids. On Wednesday, I went to watch the Korean production of Billy Elliot. A company had donated some good tickets to the home and about 16 of us got to see it. At first, the kids were like , "awwww... do we have to go???" but I noticed that they were really getting into it during the show. Later when I asked how they liked it, all the kids said they were impressed and had a good time. Honestly, it really was quite a show~

On Thursday, I took 3 of the older kids out to the big mart where I was meeting my friend, Logan. They felt a little awkward being around a "foreigner" even though I kinda am too :) We had some ice cream and window shopped a little. It was a good time of chilling out~

I will be returning back to the home later this evening after dinner :) It's funny that everytime I get ready to go out at least 10 kids will ask "where you going?" I can't wait to see them~

Pictures from camp!

Here are some pictures I've been wanting to show you guys!

The first picture is of the kids cleaning our "house" during camp. The older one is sweeping and the younger runs are wiping down with a rag. The second is of Han-Eul dressed for the talent show. The last is the boys all dressed up for the infamous Mr&Ms show :)

namsan camp

Right now, I've escaped for a little while to get my phone activated and check my email. Today is DAY 5 of the camp and we're almost done. Only the camp fire left tonight and we'll be going back indoors (YAY!). Having spent the last 4.5 days with the kids have allowed me to see how the kids have grown/changed. Generally speaking, most of the kids have become brighter (i.e. talk more openly, smile more and often, etc). I was surprised to see even older highschool boys coming up to say "hi" to me and make small talk during the camp. And you have to understand, last year these same boys wouldn't even respond when I said hi to them! We even joke around and they sometimes offer to help out with dishes and such. How amazing is prayer! I came to see the fruit of prayer but I didn't realize it would be so sudden and so soon! I am so happy right now! This week has been so funnn!!

oops wrong video.. check on this one!

sunday at king bar

Today (Sunday) was spent mostly going from service to service. The second service I went to was New Philly's Itaewon campus. It was such a blessed time and a lot of inner healings were breaking through. Watch the videos to see what the area is like and you can see the reality of spiritual battles.

As for me, I'm feeling a little more rested today praise the lord! Camp starts tomorrow, which means I won't be able to get on the computer for a week. But one thing that I ask is that you pray for a covering of patience and love within the kids. They get very angry or discouraged during team activities if things don't go their way. It really ruins the fun camp attitude. Even today, there were some flare ups and the kids are still a bit upset at each other. But I feel confident that God is doing his work in the midst. I honestly think it's kinda funny when they all get angry because it's like sibling rivalry but then again it's deeper than that.

Ok! see you all in a week or so!

love you so much!

btw... I've been praying for the kids under my breathe whenever I can and I feel that it's be impactful. They don't stay angry as long and smile more frequently than I've noticed before :)