Merry CHRISTMAS to you all.

Home(sick) for the holidays

Well, this is my second Christmas away from home for the holidays. Last year wasn't so hard because we still had Thanksgiving at home and we were so exhausted for Christmas with the move. I wasn't sure how this year would affect me and my family emotionally. Just before Thanksgiving, Pamela and I both went through a time of depression missing family, friends, and church. Our kids also had some homesickness also. As we have passed our first anniversary here in Korea, we feel joyful for the time here and for all God has brought us through in that first year. Yet, as we approach the rest of the holiday season, we really are all missing everyone there. We miss some of the Christmas spirit that is evident in the states that is not present here. Christmas day all of the businesses will be open and have an as usual day. One thing we don't miss here though is the commercialization. The Korean people don't do much of anything special for Christmas. It seems to just be a day off for them. We really didn't know how much we would miss those close to us during this time. We truly miss all of you. We want to see you all again. If you know anyone that is overseas, or just away from home, for the holidays, please remember to pray for them and maybe even to send them a card letting them know you are thinking of them. Sometimes it can feel pretty lonely on the other side of the planet from your loved ones.

Our original plan was to stay one year in Korea, and then to come home for a visit after the holidays. Our finances were not set for this to happen. We are planning on coming back in the summer, but it will cost us a pretty penny for the whole family to come back. My school will pay for my way back, but I am responsible for everyone else to go back. It will cost us around $4-5000 for tickets. Please pray that God will supply this amount for us so we can buy them in advance and get the best rates possible.

1 year in Korea

How do you summarize a full year's worth of events and emotions in one email? It is almost impossible to do, but we will attempt to cover the high points and use lots of visuals.


December 17th 2007 Fly out from Will Rogers International Airport (After no sleep for almost 36 hours)
December 18th 2007 Arrive in Seoul, South Korea and take a two hour ride in a van to our new home. After going shopping at a huge shopping center that made the supercenter Walmart look small.



January through July- teach at Disciple International Christian School with little to no pay from the school. God provided abundantly for everything we could need during the whole time. We made some good friends during this time. God taught us many things through the trial of trusting him for everything. We are very grateful for the many lessons we learned through this time.






Last week of July- Vacation time with my parents. We had them here for one full week. It was wonderful being able to show them Korea, but we had just moved and didn't know where anything was.














August through present- Teaching at Jeulgeoun Montessori kindergarten and English institute. I teach Korean children from ages 4 through 7 American age.