It has been an exciting and eventful couple of weeks for the Refugee School team in South Korea! God has truly answered our prayers from the first couple of weeks. Many obstacles arose in the beginning, but each one seems to have been worked out. The MERS scare has decreased, and we have been able to hang out with the students many times.
We have had so many great conversations with the students. We are excited to partner up with our brothers and sisters in encouragement and to learn about the Bible together. We also play badminton with the students on Tuesdays, spend the night on the weekends, and sing and dance a lot.
This past weekend we were able to speak to one of the newest students at our school. He came from the North just six months ago. While at a coffee shop preparing to sing a song at a baby's first birthday party, J shared with us how he first learned about Christ when he arrived in South Korea. He chose the name J from his favorite Bible character. He admired how this character went from being sold into slavery to a well trusted advisor to the Pharaoh. Korean J will soon be baptized and he has invited us to come! We are so excited to be able to witness this picture of his life of sin washed away, and his new found freedom established in Christ!
In the past few weeks we've been here, we have heard many stories from the students about their escape. This has opened our eyes to the atrocities occurring around the world today. Please join us in prayer for their family and friends still in this oppression both physically and spiritually.
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
2 Corinthians 3:17
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
John 8:36
-Aryn, Becca, Bex, Heather
Team Leader: Aryn
- Senior at the University of
Mississippi, studying to be an audiologist
- Has a hard time leading us
hooligans
- It has taken her a full 168 hours
to learn 1-10 in Korean and Chinese
Team Members
Becca
- Will be attending Union
University this fall, majoring in Social Work
- Is having the time of her life playing charades
all day! (language barrier)
- STILL does not know 1-10 in Korean…
Heather
- Senior at University of North Alabama, studying Recreation Management (YAY
sports!!)
- Because of her VAST knowledge of the
Chinese language and literature she knows 1-100 in Chinese!!! Sadly, she STILL
cannot say hello in Korean (please pray for her)
Rebeca “BEX”
- Junior at the University of Delaware, studying International Relations with a
minor in Islamic Studies
- She spends most of her day making fun of
her teammates Southern accents
- Is honored to have had the title of "Coolest Member of the Team" bestowed upon her!
It’s so hard to believe we have been in
South Korea for over a week now! From adjusting to the 14 hour time change,
trying to remember 20 different names, struggling to communicate with the
students because of the immense language barrier, and the outbreak of MERS
(Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) which seems to have placed the entire nation
in a state of panic- this week has been a week full of trials of many kinds.
However, the laughter shared and the countless games played with the students make
all of these “trials” seem so insignificant. We are so blessed to be able to
build relationships with the special students and hope that through the formation
of these friendships the students will see the never ending love of Christ!
We are so excited to keep you up to date on
our happenings in South Korea and are excited to share all of the amazing works
of the Holy Spirit to come this summer!!
-Bex
