tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65355902617938956432024-03-19T13:44:28.706-07:00Tall Oaks In KoreaA team of five Tall Oaks Classical School students (Audra Baumann, Hannah Crismon, Josh Franck, Jaime Weber and Valerie Ziegler) along with two parent-chaperons (Janet Baumann and Matt Crismon) will be traveling to South Korea for one month this summer.
Nearly two thirds of our time will be spent in mission work and one third participating in a global youth forum and visiting historic sights in South Korea.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611102662440709790noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535590261793895643.post-89076500217235227452013-08-15T10:39:00.001-07:002013-08-15T10:39:14.266-07:00Saying Goodbye to KoreaDear friends,<br />
I am now writing to you from my house in Delaware. We've been home for a few days, but I wanted to write a wrap-up post for the end of camp and our travel back to the States. Coming home from Korea felt a little bit like stepping out of the wardrobe from Narnia. My friends and I had an amazing time in Korea and have now stepped back into our "normal lives" that are pretty much unchanged. I think everyone is missing Korea a little and recovering from jet lag and colds to different degrees, but instead of mourning the end of the trip, I am asking God to keep me thankful for every gift he graciously gave us through the month!<br />
Now a brief recap of our last days in Korea--<br />
Last Thursday was our last day of teaching. Many of the students and teachers were sad to see camp come to an end, but we made the most of the day by having fun with our kids. As soon as I walked into my classroom, several of my boys came up to me and said, "Teacher, today is last day. No study, only games?" I smiled and told them we would not be using our workbooks all morning and would have a lot of fun! We had our last Bible study with them and then spent most of the morning playing fun and educational games. At the end of the morning, Diana and I wrote in the students' journals for the last time, and the students wrote notes to us. Then we gave them special desserts and sent them to lunch with our love. In the afternoon, Diana and I taught the government-sponsored kids from Eumseong for the last time. Though their English wasn't as good as that of our EMC kids, they became very dear to us because of their fun and loving spirits (especially the girls). <br />
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Level 4 EMC class, complete with Ricky, the little stinker, blocking me (:</div>
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our Eumseong class</div>
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walking behind the school on a beautiful evening</div>
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On Friday, we attended the closing ceremony for our Eumseong kids and then for our EMC students. The Eumseong campers watched the EMC closing ceremony, where God's name was lifted up! Our EMC students performed the David and Goliath musical that they had been preparing all throughout camp, and they did such a good job! Afterwards, we had to say goodbye to all our students who then left to go home. It was sad to see them leave because we don't know if we'll ever see them again! But I continued to remind myself that the Lord knows and loves each one, and my friends and I will continue to pray that the Lord will call them as his own and they will follow him all the days of their lives! After the students left, we took pictures with all our Korean friends and coworkers before lunch. During the afternoon, Mrs. Baumann discussed with us how we would re-enter America physically and emotionally and how to process our experiences before the Lord. Campus was so empty after the students and some of our co-teachers and friends left. Fortunately, we were able to go out for a really fun last night in Mungyeong with our Korean friends David and Scott. They took us out to a delicious Korean barbeque restaurant that raises their own livestock-true farm-to-table haha (: Then, we walked to a café for a delicious, traditional bingsu dessert. We ended our time out at HomePlus, a store we have come to know and love (: Back at the campus, we talked together and soaked up our last moments in Korea and went to bed kind of late. <br />
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Josh's class</div>
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with Bruce, Valerie's co-teacher and a dear friend to all of us</div>
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with Diana, my co-teacher</div>
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(Pray for him as he enters the Korean military next week!)</div>
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Jun (Mr. Crismon's co-teacher), Josh, and Bruce</div>
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On Saturday morning, we said our last goodbyes and drove to the airport with our friends from California. Our plane left at 6pm, and we flew to Toronto, where we completed customs, and on to Philadelphia, where we were greeted by our families!<br />
I was definitely happy to see my family, sleep in my bed, and eat some of my favorite foods. I've experienced pretty minimal jetlag, but some of my friends are having a more difficult time readjusting. Please pray for them! And if you think of it, pray also for the hearts of all the students we taught. Thanks for following along with us on this amazing journey!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em>It is much too hard for me to believe these two weeks have passed. I thank God for the wonderful experiences I've had with these seven Jr. High students! I will never forget Jihye, June, Heesu, David, Jake, Joshua or Harry. Below are some pictures of my crew from this morning.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em>Tomorrow morning we will attend the Closing Ceremony of the English Mission Camp, have lunch one last time with our students, then wave goodbye as their parents pick them up or they hop on one of the busses to go home. THEN, the Tall Oaks team will pack up, clean up, hopefully go out to dinner in Mungyeon and prepare for our Saturday morning departure for the airport.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em>Thank you all for praying for us. Your prayers have been a great source of encouragement to us as we have seen God answer prayers in miraculous ways this past month! We are all really looking forward to being home to share some of those miraculous details when we get there!</em></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611102662440709790noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535590261793895643.post-69341516621236561752013-08-06T17:45:00.001-07:002013-08-07T17:36:58.805-07:00The End of a Battle, The Beginning of a WarDear Friends and Family,<br />
Honestly, this was not an easy trip, but I am sad to say that these are our last three full days that we will be spending here in South Korea. This post is not an update on how we are doing, or on the things we have been doing the past week, but a charge.<br />
I thank you all so much for continuing to pray for us on this trip, but I would now like to ask, if you are willing, that you pray for our students. This past Sunday we were told that some of us would be taking on a new class of unbelievers. We were also told that seeing as they are part of a government camp, we would not be allowed to share the Truth with them. Our prayer is that seeds have been, or will be, planted with this group of kids. Please, pray for them! We are not allowed to openly approach them, so pray they will be influenced either by our actions, or by the students from the English Mission Camp.<br />
As for the group of kids we received last week, the encouragement we have received from them is like no other. As Jaime acknowledged in her post, one of our students (our classes combined so we could take on the new class) has said that prior to this camp, he did not know Christ, but now, through this camp, he has come to know Him. Pray for Aron!! Also, another student, Jacob, has written concerning how he has been affected through this camp, and how this camp has given him the desire to pursue God. He has written that he will devote himself to God from this day, until the end of his life. Pray for Jacob!!<br />
Although these are the only two students I mentioned, pray for the others as well! I just named these two for the ways that they particularly encouraged me. Work is being done in the lives of the others, and I charge you to pray for these young children. Being so young and spiritually feeble, they have targets painted on them. They may have won the particular battle of devoting themselves to Christ, but they have an entire war before them. There is a battle raging in side of us all, and that includes (especially so) young believers. Pray for all of the students, and keep the ones I mentioned specifically in mind. As Roger Squire said, "It ought to be as impossible to forget that there is a Christian in the house as it is to forget that there is a ten-year-old boy in it." In this case, they are the same thing. Don't forget them. Pray for them.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04547270295233020627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535590261793895643.post-88251498599427699162013-08-06T06:51:00.003-07:002013-08-06T06:51:39.535-07:00English Missions Camp, Week 2^lame title, I know.<br />
Now that that's out of the way, I'll get to what I have to share with you all! It's Tuesday night here, and we have 2 days left teaching in the English Missions Camp :( We are all so sad that we will have to say goodbye to our sweet students on Friday morning before flying home Saturday. This is our 4th week in Korea, and it feels like home in some ways. We'll be so happy to see our families, but sad to leave behind this chapter of life that God has blessed so richly!<br />
Last weekend, we had so much fun connecting with our students outside of the classroom. On Saturday, we went to a beautiful park where the kids played for a little while. Keeping track of everyone was a little difficult though. Then, we went to what was described to us as a Slip-n-Slide, but it was really a turf hill sprayed with sprinklers that we went down on sleds! If that didn't make any sense, look at the pictures (: The students (and teachers!) loved it!<br />
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On Sunday, we were able to rest in the morning before church. After an encouraging message from one of the Global Vision Christian School principles, we played a Bible-craft-game-thing with our respective classes. We all got a different Bible verse in Korean and English along with glue, scissors, paper, and newspaper to cut out letters from to reconstruct the verse. Then the students had to memorize the verse. It was really fun! We had a few hours off, so our Tall Oaks family went to Home Plus (like Target) in the city to purchase some groceries and gifts and eat dinner. When we got back to the campus, we had a pajama party with all the EMC students! The students were divided into 2 rooms based off their ages, and we played "American games" with them. In the room with levels 1-4 (7-11 year olds), we played musical chairs, do you love your neighbor?, random dancing, and ate snacks. We all had the best time (:<br />
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On Monday, teaching changed for Hannah, Valerie, Josh, and I. Elementary students sponsored by the government came to attend camp that would be different from EMC. During the first week, we each had 7-8 students. Hannah and Valerie both taught Level 3 classes, and Josh and I both taught Level 4 classes (our friends from Cali did the same for Levels 5 & 6). Now, levels 3-6 are combined into one so that we can teach the EMC students for half the day and the government students for half the day. I hope that made sense! I really enjoy teaching the combined Level 4 class. Josh had some very sweet and smart students in his class that I like interacting with in addition to my original children. Some of the students have written in their journals about the work that God is doing in them through the camp, and I am so thankful to God for this answer to prayer! Please pray that God would plant seeds through us and grow them to raise up men and women of the gospel! As we all pray daily for our students, it is such a blessing to know that the Lord will see and direct their lives even when we live. Josh and I (along with our co-teachers) have 13 students in the government-sponsored camp. They are really cute, but their English is definitely not as good as our EMC kids, so we are working on different skills and types of conversations with them.<br />
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one of the students' journals-pray for Aron!</div>
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Thanks for following along with us; please pray us through the end of our trip! God has been so good to us, and we want to be faithful through the end of the camp (and always!). <br />
With love,<br />
JaimeKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13611546108920729959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535590261793895643.post-59612481858521783642013-08-03T17:09:00.001-07:002013-08-03T17:09:52.532-07:00Korea Championship Presentation - July 2013<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/CHo7Wp3Ay-8" width="480"></iframe><br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611102662440709790noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535590261793895643.post-41279793729932195352013-08-01T06:28:00.002-07:002013-08-01T06:28:52.717-07:00God's grace is enough!Hi friends (:<br />
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I [Jaime] am the last of my friends to post about the English Missions Camp (EMC); sorry for the delay! I cannot believe that the first week of classes is almost over. On Monday, we tested and interviewed our students, attended an opening ceremony, and met our class. This week, classes are running from Tuesday to Friday, and we are going on field trips with the children on Saturday. <br />
I am co-teaching a Level 4 class with 11 year olds with my new friend Diana from St. Louis. We began with 6 boys and 2 girls. Not going to lie, the first day was a challenge. The students were very shy and hesitant to participate and practice speaking English in class. They enjoyed playing games like Duck Duck Goose (or Kimchi-Kimchi-Moo!), but lacked energy in class. I am so glad that my friends are loving their classes, but it was a little discouraging to compare my class with theirs. Despite the circumstances, God is so faithful. After a season of prayer with my friends last night and planning with Diana, God was gracious to make today a better day of teaching! The students are coming out of their shells little by little and enjoyed the new activities we planned for them. For example, we had a spelling war with our vocabulary words and made origami after talking about craft supplies. <br />
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Please keep praying for the Lord to move in all the students and especially to show evidences of God's Word filling their hearts. The theme of the camp is David, and all of our morning devotions come from 1 & 2 Samuel. Tomorrow, all the students are participating in a Talent Show! We have also been working on a musical about David and Goliath for the end of camp, and it is so fun. Just as we were tiring of cafeteria dinners, the EMC staff started preparing American meals for us in the café with food such as pasta, sandwiches, and fruit (: We all really enjoy interacting with the awesome staff members here. They have such sweet servant hearts!<br />
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Thanks for keeping up with us on the blog and remembering us in your prayers.<br />
With love, Jaime<br />
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Romans 5:3-4<br />
And we boast in the hope<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28050C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)"></sup> of the glory of God.<span class="text Rom-5-3" id="en-NIV-28051"><sup class="versenum"> </sup>Not only so, but we<sup> </sup>also glory in our sufferings,<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28051D" title="See cross-reference D">D</a>)"></sup> because we know that suffering produces perseverance;<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28051E" title="See cross-reference E">E</a>)"></sup></span> <span class="text Rom-5-4" id="en-NIV-28052">perseverance, character; and character, hope.</span><br />
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Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13611546108920729959noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535590261793895643.post-14069800745919726802013-07-31T07:40:00.001-07:002013-08-15T13:53:46.764-07:00And these precious souls are the reason I came to Korea...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I have begun to care deeply for these kids already, and the way I know that's true is because I find myself thinking of them and praying for them when they are not with me. On the first day I gave each one a journal that I purchased for them. I wrote a personal note on the first page of each one asking questions about things my students had mentioned in class. Their assignment was to read my note, consider their answers to my questions and write me a note back in their journal for the next day using their best English grammar. Well, suffice it to say, they blew me away! They LOVE writing back and forth with me, and I love writing to each of them everyday too! They look forward to when they will get the next note from me. At this point, the fact that their written English grammar is being practiced (and corrected) daily is just a nice side benefit to the exercise!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> God's purpose and plan for this trip <em>may</em> be (or more likely <em>not</em> <em>be)</em> fully revealed to me, but I know He is stretching me and showing Himself to these Jr. High kids in the process. </span></div>
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The first morning I explained that each day we would begin by gathering prayer requests and praises for the day, and I would then pray. Well, when I asked them if anyone had a prayer request, you could hear crickets... No one wanted to speak up or call attention to themselves. So I suggested some things I wanted to pray for and when I asked them to bow their heads, one of the girls quietly said, "<em>Mrs. B. Teacher, I want to pray for chicken</em>." All the boys began snickering and whispering in Korean. The girl was embarrassed. I was rather caught off guard by this request so I stammered and tried to get a little more information before I prayed...for chicken. She went on to say how the cafeteria food is really bad and that all she really wanted was to eat some chicken. (I'm not sure I've had chicken in that cafeteria yet, so I knew this was going to be an earthly long shot...) SO, I prayed that if God would so will to answer this small request sometime during camp that we would praise Him and that if He chose not to, we would also praise Him! </div>
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I ended up working in the classroom through lunch period and nibbling one of my precious-few Cliff Bars that I packed. Well, my kids came running back across campus from the cafeteria 15 minutes earlier than they had to and burst into our classroom shouting in their best English, "We have chicken lunch today!!" </div>
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What a GLORIOUS, personal God we serve! I asked the students if they thought this was 'luck' or if they believed that God had specifically answered our prayer. Two students weren't willing to say that God answered our prayer, but the other five were confident that He had. I told them that this couldn't just end with excitement, but that it needed to end with <strong>thanksgiving</strong>! I asked them to bow their heads with me and we thanked God for caring about one young girl's desire and that we were grateful that He chose to bless them all with chicken!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611102662440709790noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535590261793895643.post-17113982429987965922013-07-31T04:14:00.000-07:002013-07-31T04:14:08.541-07:00That Crazy Little Thing Called........Kindergarten??Hello Everyone!!<br />
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I love teaching!! I am currently co-teaching a class of 10 Korean kindergarteners. I am only 2 long days in, but I am loving it! Being that Kindergarten is the lowest level offered, I have the joy of speaking at a rate of 12wpm. Class goes a little something like this. "Please.........take............ out...............your...............notebook." Although this may seem to be annoying and a waste of time, I love the outcomes. As I collapsed at 10pm last night, I was reminded what an exercise of faith this truly is. Galatians 5:22 says, "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, PATIENCE, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law." God is certainly using this time in Korea to build a greater ability and desire for patience in me.<br />
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This morning as we finished our story about David and Goliath, I asked if anyone had prayer requests. Just to share a few for encouragement and laughs:<br />
-Having faith to fight Satan like David Fought Goliath<br />
-Overcoming a fear of eating Chickens<br />
-no more bug bites at camp<br />
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Please pray for us as teachers, because each of us deal with different classroom dynamics. Some of us deal with an over-active class, while some of us are having a hard time connecting with some of the students in our class. Please pray against discouragement and a lack of focus on our TRUE GOAL. <br />
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Thank you so much for your encouraging words and prayers. We covet them, especially during this tough leg of our trip. <br />
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Love,<br />
Audra Baumann<br />
Audra Baumannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15781110408965655218noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535590261793895643.post-47123681965090812092013-07-31T02:59:00.000-07:002013-07-31T03:03:17.921-07:00I love teaching! It's about 5:30 p.m. here, and I've just finished my second full day of teaching. I absolutely LOVE it! I have a class of eight adorable ten year olds, four boys and four girls, and although it's only been two days, I've connected with them all so much. When I was introduced to them a few nights ago, I broke the ice by teaching them one of my friends' favorite games, Ninja. They loved it and demand to play it every chance they get. I also love working with my Korean co-teacher, Bruce. He's hilarious and super good with the kids. He goes to school in Philly so I may actually get to see him back in the states!!<br />
Every morning, we have an hour long Bible class. I teach my kids Bible songs, memory verses, stories about King David (that's the theme of the class) and more. Shout out to Mrs. Franck for teaching me so many songs in first grade! They've been useful. After that, we move on to four one-hour-long English class periods. I work with them on their grammar, spelling, reading, pronunciation, and conversational skills. We frequently go over to "Miss. Hannah Teacher's" room and have class wars. We both teach level 3, so after we finish a lesson, our kids compete to test their skills. They get so into it! I also got recruited to be one of the music teachers, and I have to coach the child who is playing David in the camp play on his lines and teach him all the songs. Ironically, I know none of the songs either so I have to learn them all tonight in order to teach him his part.<br />
If you wouldn't mind, I'd like you all to pray for a few of my students over the next few days. Hannah and I both have students who are farther behind in their English than the others and get very discouraged. I also have a few students who don't know the Lord, and I'm trying my very best to teach them about Him in spite of the language barrier, but it is harder than I though it would be! And pray for Audra! She isn't feeling well and has been out for hours. We're hoping it'll pass by morning because her class of kindergartners needs her!<br />
Thanks everyone-- That's all for now!!<br />
ValerieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535590261793895643.post-60577754616566642592013-07-31T02:50:00.000-07:002013-07-31T03:06:53.698-07:00Hello everyone!!!<br />
So, my friends and I have been in South Korea now for almost three weeks! The Global Youth Forum seems like ages ago. Valerie and I were saying earlier today how this trip seems like four mini trips: the global youth forum, the tour of South Korea, the prep for the EMC, and the EMC itself. We are on the last and most important leg of our trip. I think we all hit a wall during the preparation for the camp. Our friends had left and we were growing weary of kimchi and rice at every meal. We all prayed for perseverance and the Lord answered! I have found blessings in the small things...like a nice run in the morning with Jaime and a good night's sleep in the air conditioning. Also, THEY ARE NOW SERVING AMERICAN FOOD!!!! It is beautiful. A few days ago we had fresh fruit, ham and cheese sandwiches, and PB&J. The next day we had bow tie pasta with grilled cheese. It was such a nice reprieve from rice and kimchi. <br />
Yesterday was my first day of teaching and it was soooooooooo amazing! I have seven third graders and they are the most adorable kids in the whole world! Their names are James, Jeffery, Jane, Judy, Cherry, Cindy, and Haley. Each one has such a unique personality! James is my sporty and competitive student. Whether we are playing a vocab game or playing duck duck goose (which in Korea is "kimchi kimchi moo"), James gives 100% to win. Jeffery is my quiet and shy student. The rest of the class is outgoing and vivacious and Jeffery is quiet and reserved. And soooooo adorable! He has the chubbiest cheeks. Judy and Haley are both very studious. Each student hs their own notebook in which they take notes and practice their spelling and writing skills. While I was correcting Haley's notebook, I noticed that she spelled a few words wrong. I circled the words and wrote the correct spelling beside them. About ten minutes later, I passed by her desk and saw that she had practiced writing each misspelled word three times on her own without me asking her! Judy is like my shadow. :) Whenever I turn around, I see little Judy tagging behind. Cherry is my tykwondo master! She tried to teach me some moves and laughed as I butchered them. Jane and Cindy are also as cute as can be and amaze me every day with their willingness to learn.<br />
Today in class we talked about syllables, vowels, consonants, adjectives, direct objects, subject and object pronouns, the verb "to be", and spelling. It is so funny to teach the kids songs and jingles that I learned as a child at Tall Oaks when I was their age! Valerie is also teaching third grade and has the classroom right next to mine. We teach the same material so after each lesson we have what we call "Battle of the Classrooms". Her class is "Team Winner" and my class is "Team Awesome". "Team Awesome" and "Team Winner" play vocabulary and spelling games together and it is so funny to see the kids get competitive! <br />
The Korean girls are fascinated by our eye colors and our eye lashes. They come up and stare at our eyes and ask us to close them and then break into giggles! They are all so adorable. They also love a game called "ninja". Valerie and I taught them the first night of camp and they loved it! James will randomly raise his hand during class and say, "Teacher Teacher! Ninja?" Then I'll say, "No James. Not right now." Then he will raise his hand and say, "Teacher Teacher! Kimchi Kimchi Moo?" Haha they are so cute. My translator is wonderful! Her name in JuAe and she is so great with the kids. Valerie's translator is named Bruce and all the little boys love him! <br />
While teaching is really fun, it is also exhausting! I have a new found respect for all my childhood teachers. It is a good feeling though to be so tired at the end of the day. Well I have to go prepare my lesson plans for tomorrow! Take care.<br />
~Hannah Crismon<br />
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535590261793895643.post-53495705298441705762013-07-30T00:28:00.000-07:002013-07-30T00:28:16.848-07:00The Final, and Longest Leg<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dear Friends and Family,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> With home and
my daily routine left behind, and two weeks of teaching ahead, I find myself
(homesick as I may be) looking at the faces of my students in front of me,
remembering why we all came. This message comes to you directly from one of our
three daily twenty minute breaks, between busy classes filled with laughter
and, oh yes, confusion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Teaching is
proving successful so far, and hopefully will continue to be so. Being that
it's only day one, I don't have much to report in the ways of classroom
experiences, but I can certainly say it has been an entirely new journey! From
classroom soccer with balls of paper, to being riddled with questions ranging
from my age to my blood type (oh yes, my blood type), teaching seems as if it
will push me even more so out of my comfort zone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> If my trip so
far could be summed up with one word, it would most definitely have to be
(provided hyphens are allowed) life-changing. The ways which the Lord has
worked through us all on this trip have been, and continue to be, remarkable.
My request to you all is that you continue to pray for us as our journey is on
its last leg.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> I think I can
safely say that we are all enjoying our time here, but at the same time, we all
greatly miss our homes and those we left behind. With our time here having
eclipsed its halfway point, we know our time is coming near to its end. Our
days in Korea are dwindling, as is our strength in some areas. Please pray we
will be given strength to finish out the race.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> The following
prayer is a prayer from the Valley of Vision:</span><br />
Life-Giving God,<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Q</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">uicken me
to call upon thy name,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> for
my mind is ignorant,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> my
thoughts vagrant,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> my
affections earthly,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> my
heart unbelieving,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> and only thy Spirit can help my
infirmities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I approach thee as Father and Friend,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> my portion forever,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> my exceeding joy,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> my strength of heart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I believe in thee as the God of nature,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> the Ordainer of providence,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> the sender of Jesus my Saviour.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My guilty fears discourage an approach to thee.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> But I praise thee for the blessed news</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> that Jesus reconciles thee to me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">May the truth that is in Him</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> illuminate in me all that is dark,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> establish in me all that is wavering,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> comfort in me all that is wretched,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> accomplish in me all that is of thy goodness,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> and glorify in me the name of Jesus.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I pass through a vale of tears</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> but bless thee for the opening gate of glory</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> at its end.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Enable me to realize as mine the better,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> heavenly country.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Prepare me for every part of my pilgrimage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Uphold my steps by thy Word.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Let no iniquity dominate me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Teach me that Christ cannot be the way</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> if I am the end, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> that he cannot be Redeemer</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> if I am my own saviour,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> that there can be no true union with Him</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> while the creature has my heart,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> that faith accepts him as Redeemer and Lord</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> or not at all.</span></div>
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My prayer of the day, and my suggestion to any who read who may find themselves in an uncomfortable situation.<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"> -JHF</span></div>
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It's been a very, very busy Monday here at the GVCS campus! There were so many parents and their children lugging suitcases and camp supplies into the dorms as we teachers put the finishing touches on our English lessons and prepared our daily devotionals and memory verses for the coming two weeks. Finally, at 2:30 this afternoon we were all stationed in our respective classrooms waiting for our students to show up ready to be tested for English fluency via a written exam and an oral test. It was great to see such a wide variety of personalities. Some were oh so quick to make connections with their American teachers and others were more reserved and shy. Our TOCS team fell in love with their young charges in short order!</div>
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Teachers for the English Mission Camp 2013 -- GVCS, Mungyeong, S. Korea<br />(a combination of American high school students and Korean university students)<br />We are humbled and thrilled to be working with this group!</div>
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This is a picture of my classroom before my students arrived. I made the "Learning Tree" to the left of the board out of two sheets of poster board and also hung signs from paper chains listing some of the topics we will be covering in our conversational class period (sports, food, travel, etc.)</div>
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I thought you might also like to see the accommodations for the girls and me. These two pictures show the dorm room from both sides. These photos are of my dorm room, which I have all to myself. Our four TOCS girls share a room just like this a few doors down from me.</div>
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We appreciate your prayers for tomorrow. We will be teaching our first full day of classes from 8:30 a.m. - about 4:00 p.m. It's going to be a long and glorious day! Pray that we would have wisdom and boldness as we discuss the gospel in our classrooms and reach out to specific children that the Lord laid on each one of our hearts this evening.</div>
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Another specific prayer request that we have is to please pray for us tomorrow evening, as our team has been invited to share their winning presentation from the Global Youth Forum with the local government English camp-goers and their leaders. It is not a Christian camp, but our team's presentation is filled with scriptural truths. Pray for our students to execute it well to the glory of God and for the hearts and ears of their audience to hear it.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611102662440709790noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535590261793895643.post-2703768704493251332013-07-28T04:54:00.002-07:002013-07-28T04:54:56.557-07:00A Weekend in MungyeongWe are nearing the end of our weekend here in Mungyeong. I didn't have my weekly Sunday afternoon nap as is my habit, and I am tired! But we had a great day (:<br />
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Yesterday, we worked on our lesson plans in the morning, and one of the English Missions Camp (EMC) directors asked for volunteers to lead worship for the English service this morning. Somehow, the 5 of us became committed to help out along with our friend from California, Tallen. We spent the afternoon selecting and practicing the songs that we would sing. After dinner, Mrs. Baumann, Hannah, Valerie, Tallen, and I went on a walk together through the village surrounding the campus. The countryside here is so beautiful, and we paused to take pictures, look at spiders and flowers, and take in the smells of the village. <br />
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Today, we had worship in the late morning. It went really well, and as my friends already talked about in their posts (I urge you to read them if you haven't already!), the message was so encouraging, especially as we enter into the EMC. Pray that we would all joyfully give of ourselves to the Lord and to our students and to each other! <br />
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After lunch, we briefly met with the other EMC volunteers and received the stories of David to use for our homeroom Bible time in the mornings. We plan to incorporate reading, singing, prayer, videos, etc. to bring God's Word to our children. Please pray that their hearts would be open to our Savior! Tomorrow the students will arrive, and we will help with their placement tests and be part of an opening ceremony before classes start on Tuesday. <br />
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Then, we took 2 taxi cabs into the city of Mungyeong to go to Home Plus, a store similar to Target or Walmart. It was great to get off campus for a few hours! We shopped, bought groceries, and ate dinner. I had Red Bean Ice Flakes, a traditional Korean dessert that I was told to try! It was surprisingly good! It had shaved ice flakes, red beans, ice cream, corn flakes, cranberries, and sunflower seeds in it. <br />
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I pray you all have a sweet Sabbath as we did!<br />
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P.S. My pictures aren't loading properly, so I will try tomorrow!Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13611546108920729959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535590261793895643.post-1134212797264419402013-07-27T21:30:00.000-07:002013-07-27T21:30:04.583-07:00 Praise The Lord, I found chocolate!!!! After two weeks, the little store by our cafeteria opened and I bought not one, but two Hershey's chocolate bars. Therefore, I deem today a good day😊.<br />
On a more serious note, we were pushed out of our comfort zones yet again today as we led this morning's worship. It's funny because right after we got done singing on stage last week, I looked at Hannah and said, "I'm never singing in front of a bunch of people again!" And she, of course, adamantly agreed. But sure enough, we found ourselves, once again, up on stage singing our hearts out. It was actually kind of fun though, and I'm glad I'm doing things I normally wouldn't feel comfortable doing.<br />
The sermon today was really good, and I heard the message loud and clear: we need to bring whatever we can offer to Christ, even if we're scared or have no special skills. This trip has been full of moments where I've panicked and looked at Mrs. Baumann with an "I can't do this" kind of attitude, and she's just keeps telling me to do my very best for Christ. And, magically, it always seems to work out! Our God is good. He can handle anything and everything, and through Him, so can I. So my team an I are going to keep offering up whatever we can, even if it doesn't seem like much. I hope you all enjoy your Sabbath as much as I've enjoyed mine!<br />
Valerie<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13111639440329881730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535590261793895643.post-88461963590663275112013-07-27T21:27:00.000-07:002013-07-27T21:30:07.744-07:00Hello Home! Greetings! It is currently Sunday morning in South Korea! We have not done much during the past several days. After our tour of South Korea, we began orientation for the English Mission Camp. We all came into this thinking that we would be teachers assistants. Not so!!! We found out that each of us would have our own classes to teach! My first reaction was "Ohhhh noooooo I don't think I can do this!!!" I panicked for about two days as I pictured myself teaching a class of third graders pretty much by myself! <br />
I went to talk to Mr. Baumann to share some of my concerns. She has been such a source of encouragement to all of us during this trip! She assured me that we are here to fulfill God's will! We might not have known that we were going to have our own classes, but He did! He brought us here to do His work and He will surely be with us through this whole experience! Looking back on this trip so far, He has certainly provided for us. Between our success in the Global Youth Forum and the smoothness of the trip, there is no doubt in my mind now that the English Camp will be a success. <br />
I would like to send a personal thank you to all of you at home. Thank you for watching our blog so faithfully. Thank you also to my family members who facetime me at bizzare hours of the night and morning to compensate for the thirteen hour time difference. It is so wonderful to be able to talk to you all! This afternoon, my team and I are going to the town of Mungyeoung to refresh our supply of snack food. My stash of protein bars and granola bars is no more. :( Hope you are all doing well and I look forward to seeing you when I return home in less than two weeks! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535590261793895643.post-79497017175158382572013-07-27T21:03:00.000-07:002013-07-27T21:03:02.605-07:00Sabbath in Korea<span style="font-size: large;">Sunday lunch in Mungyeong! This morning we met for an English worship service here on campus. Our team volunteered to lead worship and bring the special music, and they did a great job. Below is a clip of them singing </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Pastor Chris Lee brought a wonderful and challenging message from Mark 14:3-9. He reminded us that our Christian service should be like the alabaster flask of expensive perfume that Mary poured out on Jesus' head -- broken and emptied out in service to Christ out of hearts overflowing with love for Him. Pastor Lee also reminded us that in our service to Christ we should each one do what we can, not yearn for others' gifts, and that God would give us the power to complete our service to Him.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611102662440709790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535590261793895643.post-91377136521268162282013-07-26T09:59:00.001-07:002013-07-26T09:59:36.012-07:00Don't forget to look up...God in His wisdom hasn't allowed us to see 'the big picture' of the English Mission Camp (EMC) yet. For a group of seven people that all <em>REALLY</em> like to have their plans made and well-organized, I think He's effectively gotten our attention and our dependence on Him is <em>WAY UP</em>! <br />
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Rather than each of us being a teaching assistant in a given classroom for the next two weeks, we learned today that most of the Tall Oaks team will be the actual teachers in our given classrooms. We have spent that past two days pouring over our curriculum, writing lesson plans, decorating our classrooms and checking out some of Mr. Crismon's ESL resources online to use as a supplement! <br />
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I am so grateful for each one of these precious saints on this team! When the time is right, Josh is always ready with a timely, fitting verse of scripture. Jaime is a source of peace for us all. Audra is a combination of a constant calm and levity. Hannah asks good questions that always make me think just a little more deeply. Valerie continually makes me giggle and she consistently points out the good in every circumstance. And Matt has been a kind and thoughtful teammate who is willing to bring me an exhortation from our bible studies when I need them. Our faithful prayer partners and encouragers are ever with us as well. Your notes of encouragement mean so very much to each one of us! They are truly like manna to our souls! We so needed to hear as a team the words that Cathy Mercer sent from Is 12:2, Ps 61:2-4, & II Cor 3:18! My dear brother, Chris sent precious truth from Is 57:15 that quenched my thirsty soul tonight and Nina Mentzer and Lisa Crowe both sent Phil 4:6-7 that was a precious reminder.<br />
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Tonight after I had been stooped over my laptop at a picnic table working on two weeks worth of lesson plans I looked up at the sky and saw the first brush strokes of the sunset here in central South Korea. I thought I would share the beauty with you all. It was a good reminder to me to look up in the midst of much work, because God has so much more for me to see and enjoy in Him and His creation!<br />
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I also treated myself to a hazelnut iced latte from the cafe! And this morning, I went on a run with my new friend from California. These may seem like small things, but I am thankful for them nonetheless!<br />
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We started our orientation and planning for the English Missions Camp today. When the students arrive on Monday, they will take a test and be interviewed to place them in the best level according to their English ability. The primary students will be placed in levels 1-6, and there will be 2 levels for middle school students. Right now, Audra will be co-teaching Level 1; Mr. Crismon-level 2; Hannah and Valerie-level 3; Josh and me-level 4; Mrs. Baumann-middle school level 2. We began looking through our curriculum and making lesson plans to help our students with listening, reading, writing, and speaking. Please pray that the Lord would give us wisdom and creativity to plan and connect and prepare for our students! Pray also that the Lord would prepare their hearts and ours for English teaching/learning and gospel sharing/living whether they are believers or not.<br />
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Grace to you and peace in Christ!<br />
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Hello everyone! So the Global Youth Forum has come to a close and we have begun preparation for the English Mission Camp. As some of you know, GVCS treated all of the participants to a three day tour of South Korea! These three days were so amazing! I shall briefly share a few of the highlights with you. One of the coolest things about the tour was the our hot pink party bus! It had a ceiling that looked like a light bright, a sparkly red stirring wheel, a sparkly floor, leather seats, a flat screen TV, and purple curtains. On the first day we went to this old historic town that was over 600 years old. The houses were so quaint and beautiful against the backdrop of the Korean mountains. There was a river at the base of a cliff full of small, smooth stones. We played in that river for a good long time and skipped rocks. <br />
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This is just one of the beautiful houses we saw there. <br />
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This is the river that we had such a good time in. As you can see, Jordan and Josh invested in some traditional Korean hats :) <br />
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During our second day of touring, we went to Seoul were we toured a Korean palace. <br />
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Here we are at the front of the palace not looking at the camera haha. Sorry about that. As we were walking through, people kept asking to take pictures with us. We would be standing under a door and out would come 10 cameras. :) We enjoyed our 10 seconds of fame. That tall guy in the background is our new friend Talen from California! That night we went shopping in the market in Seoul. There was this jewelry shop that went on forever! There was jewelry as far as the eye could see. Just when we thought that one could not fit one more article of jewelry in that store, Valerie found an escalator! There was a second floor. Poor Josh and Jordan had the hardest time corralling six girls in that store. We shopped there for a while and bought some souvenirs and gifts for family members at home. </div>
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The last day of our tour was also spent in Seoul. In the morning we went to the DMZ where we walked down one of the military tunnels of North Korea. It was cold and damp down there and really made me think about the dark history between North and South Korea. On our way there, we drove past the border which was marked with layers of barbed wire. It was very unsettling. We then went to a cemetery where foreign missionaries to Korea are buried. We spend that evening in the Tines Square mall in Seoul with our old middle school teacher Mr. Tillman. It was so cool to see him again! </div>
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I want to give a quick shout out to our friends from Red Lion! We had such a good time with then during the youth forum and the tour! They left for Seoul bright and early this morning at 4am. Some of us stayed up and saw them off. Everybody was a little mopy this morning when we ate breakfast without them for the first time since we have been here. We are praying for safe travels for them as they fly back to America tonight! We miss you guys :( #redoaksforever </div>
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Today was a bit of a rough day for me personally. The constant smell of kimchee and the lack of sleep is starting to take its toll. For the first time since I have been here, I am a bit homesick. I miss my dad's cooking. I miss my bed and my bath tub. I miss my mom, my grandmom, and my little brother. And I really want some flat bread pizza. We began preparing for the English camp today and we realized that we really didn't know any details about what will be going on. I found myself really flustered and frustrated. I had to remind myself that this is the meat of our trip! As Mrs. Baumann reminded me, teaching English is only a small part of this. We are here to touch the lives of the little Korean children that we will be interacting with. I have no idea how God will use these two weeks, but I know that He has got something figured out that I can't even comprehend. So I would just ask that you continue to lift us up in your prayers. Please pray that we remain strong and keep our eyes on the ball. I know that I can be easily distracted by my own physical discomforts. As of right now, I'm sleep deprived and I have a really bad knot in my neck that's driving me crazy. These things pale in significance to God's larger plan for us while we are here. So thank you so much for following our blog! It means the world to know that people at home are following our progress. Take care and God bless!</div>
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I want this post to be a testimony of God's omnipotence and omniscience. God is a mighty force, and yet gently places influences in our lives. This truth has been made very clear to me during the first ten days of our time in South Korea by his unifying word. God has used our time in South Korea both to beautifully orchestrate friendships between neighbors and grow us as individuals.</div>
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When we first hopped off the plane in Seoul, we didn't know any of the people we would be working with. However, after we played "run back and forth to try to meet our bus driver somewhere" we were ushered quickly onto a large bus. Before we had made the 90 minute drive to the campus, I had become friends with three individuals in particular. We have become even closer since then, and have the blessing of continuing our new relationships in person in Delaware!!!! Rachel, Kathleen, and Jordan have been such a blessing to me personally and our team as a whole. when they left for Seoul at 4a.m., it felt as if a part of our team was leaving us. We are all sad to see them leave us, but are glad that this is just the start of a lovely connection. All to say, God is so good to have crossed our paths during this month in Korea.<br />
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As for God's stretching us, today was the first part of English Mission Camp (EMC) orientation. Today was a day of working out details such as what level of English we will be teaching, where, and how. Each of us have spent the past few hours preparing eight days of lesson plans for our individual classes. As we begun this work, we started to realize that we knew NO details. Although WE don't know the details, I know someone who does...GOD!!!!! Even though we like to plan every last detail of our lives, God uses situations like these to grow us in our patience, faith, and wisdom to know that He is good.<br />
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Audra Baumannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15781110408965655218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535590261793895643.post-81101682732749066472013-07-25T00:23:00.002-07:002013-07-25T01:37:51.426-07:00The things I miss<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Although I really love South Korea, there are a few things I would kill to have, and since I can't stop thinking about them, I might as well write it all down. First and foremost, I miss anything and everything deep fried! Cheese burgers have a very special place in my heart, and rice just isn't filling the void. And oh, what I would do for some Chili's right about now, and it hasn't even been two weeks yet. I also really miss salt and ketchup. If I ever come back to South Korea, I'll definitely pack all the appropriate seasonings. I miss my mother's cooking, and I miss my own bed. Adding to that list, I miss toilets that actually flush toilet paper! One of the first things I had to do after 36 hours of traveling was learn to unclog the toilets that my friends so very promptly clogged (but really, nobody warned us). I miss my family a lot, especially my mother and my cheerfully obnoxious little brother Luke. I miss a lot of things, but those are just at the top of my list at the moment.<br />
I hope I'm not coming across as ungrateful, because although I miss all these things, there is an infinitely longer list of things that I'm grateful for! I'm so grateful for this opportunity, for the chance I've had to meet new people and learn about and serve God in new ways. Even after all these days spent together, I still love my team and couldn't ask for a better group of friends. There is no one I would rather be halfway around the world with! I'm also grateful for the support and the prayers we are continually receiving from home. They have been such an encouragement to us. This trip has not only given me more to be grateful for, but it's given me a new appreciation for what I already had. That's all for now!<br />
Valerie :)</div>
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Mungyeong-si, South Korea. We have been on the go since we left the U.S.
on Sunday, July 14. Today was our first day to be able to sleep in a bit,
allow some of our experiences thus far to sink in, journal, hang out with new friends and play some basketball and soccer.</span><br />
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devotions. The book that we are working through, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Humility – True Greatness</i> by CJ Mahaney has been such a good challenge
for each of us to dwell closely to the cross of Christ, as that is the place
where it is impossible for believers to become proud or
puffed-up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mahaney writes, “Our
salvation from first to last, is truly all of grace – and the effect of this
grace <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">understood</i> is humility.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">As I see it, humility will be one of the key ingredients for
us as we embark on the mission of teaching at the English Mission Camp over the
next couple of weeks. Please pray that we would have hearts that are emptied of
self and filled with awe of our Savior’s ultimate act of love for us and for
the children here that we will teach. Our training begins tomorrow (Thursday
7/25).<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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inherit the earth.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of my favorite
authors, Ann Voskamp wrote the following in response to this verse, “The word
humility itself comes from the Latin root <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">humus</i>
– the kind of earth that grows good crops. God gives the earth to the “humus-people”,
the humble ones. Humility is that good humus that grows gratitude that yields
abundant joy.” May our team be that “good humus” that grows gratitude and
yields abundant joy! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">For our family members and friends who are reading CJ
Mahaney’s book along with us as we are away, we are studying chapter eight
right now: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Identifying Evidences of Grace</i>.
Paul’s example toward the Corinthian church is powerful for us. He was able to see this motley crew of sinful new believers through a divine perspective. Remembering that each one has been called by Christ helps us fight our fleshly habit of having a critical eye for those around us and we are beginning to cultivate a divine perspective of others' true identity in Christ's sight. The exercise of
identifying fruit of the Spirit in one another’s lives has also been a very good and practical exercise for our team. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611102662440709790noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535590261793895643.post-87727459388187194122013-07-24T01:23:00.001-07:002013-07-24T07:41:40.664-07:00Adventures in South Korea Hi blog readers (:<br />
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We apologize to those of you who have been anxiously awaiting our posts; on Monday and Tuesday we were away all day seeing different areas of South Korea. Today (Wednesday) we have a day off before our orientation for the English Missions Camp will occupy the rest of the week before we help with the camp for the next 2 weeks.</div>
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After church on Sunday, we drove about 45 minutes to the city of Andong and the traditional village of Hahoe. We ate a really delicious Korean lunch at low tables, seated on cushions. </div>
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After lunch, we went to the 600 year old village of Hahoe. We walked through the old streets, looked at some souvenir shops, and enjoyed some time down by the river. It was beautiful and refreshing! After our time in Hahoe, we went to a big department store, Home Plus, for dinner. They had sloped escalators for carts to go up and down! There was a food court with lots of options (:</div>
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On Monday, we went to Seoul! We went to Gyeongbukgong Palace. There was a huge courtyard and beautiful gateway with lots of ornate buildings behind it. We walked around the buildings and then walked over to the Korean Folk Art Museum. While walking to the museum, Rachel and I were stopped by a Korean family asking to take pictures with us! The teenage son and daughter both separately took pictures with us, and similar occurrences happened to the rest of our team! We went to a big department store for lunch followed by exploring a really cool street market.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On the way home on Monday night, we had a sing-off with Disney songs, country songs, and pop songs with our friends on the bus. It was so fun!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On Tuesday, it was raining all morning. We drove up to the DMZ. We went down into the 3rd tunnel, which was constructed by North Koreans and later discovered by South Korea. We walked down deep into the earth and went down a small, dark tunnel until we reached an area with barbed wire and a cut out into North Korea. My heart was so fearful walking down the tunnels, and I had to pray and recite songs and Scripture to myself the whole time. When we got back last night, I was reading Psalm 27, which says,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: #20124d;"><span class="text Ps-27-4" id="en-NIV-14290" style="font-size: 16px; position: relative;">One thing<span class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14290H" title="See cross-reference H">H</a>)"></span> I ask from the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>,</span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;" /><span class="indent-1" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-27-4" style="position: relative;">this only do I seek:</span></span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;" /><span class="text Ps-27-4" style="font-size: 16px; position: relative;">that I may dwell in the house of the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span></span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;" /><span class="indent-1" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-27-4" style="position: relative;">all the days of my life,<span class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14290I" title="See cross-reference I">I</a>)"></span></span></span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;" /><span class="text Ps-27-4" style="font-size: 16px; position: relative;">to gaze on the beauty of the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span></span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;" /><span class="indent-1" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-27-4" style="position: relative;">and to seek him in his temple.</span></span></span></span><span class="text Ps-27-5" id="en-NIV-14291" style="font-size: 16px; position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="background-color: #20124d; color: white; display: block; font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; left: -4.8em; position: absolute; vertical-align: top;">5 </span><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: #20124d;">For in the day of trouble<span class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14291J" title="See cross-reference J">J</a>)"></span></span></span></span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: #20124d;"><span class="indent-1" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-27-5" style="position: relative;">he will keep me safe<span class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14291K" title="See cross-reference K">K</a>)"></span> in his dwelling;</span></span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;" /><span class="text Ps-27-5" style="font-size: 16px; position: relative;">he will hide me<span class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14291L" title="See cross-reference L">L</a>)"></span> in the shelter of his tabernacle</span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;" /><span class="indent-1" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-27-5" style="position: relative;">and set me high upon a rock.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="indent-1" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="text Ps-27-5" style="background-color: #20124d; color: white; font-family: inherit; position: relative;">I am so thankful that our heavenly Father keeps us safe in his arms of protection!</span></span></div>
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<span class="indent-1"><span class="text Ps-27-5" style="background-color: #20124d; color: white; font-family: inherit; position: relative;">After we left the DMZ, we went to a nearby restaurant for Korean barbeque. It was so good! Then, we went to a cemetery where missionaries to Korea are buried. Their dedication to translating and sharing God's Word with Korea was inspiring. God's Word does not go out and return empty! </span></span></div>
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<span class="indent-1" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="text Ps-27-5" style="background-color: #20124d; color: white; font-family: inherit; position: relative;">Afterwards, we went to a mall in Seoul and met up with our old middle school English/Latin teacher from Tall Oaks, Mr. Tillman. It was really nice to catch up over a meal with him!</span></span></div>
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Today, we all slept in and have been hanging around campus. This afternoon, Kathleen, Hannah, and I walked along one of the rice paths into the village. We were admiring some flowers nearby to someone's house, and a woman walked over and cut off stalks for us while smiling and talking to us in Korean! It was such a sweet moment (:<br />
We are all sad that our friends from Red Lion are leaving tomorrow morning, but we look forward to becoming closer with the others teams we have become friends with.We also hope to befriend more Koreans during the camp next week!<br />
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Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13611546108920729959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535590261793895643.post-78556341069315353632013-07-24T01:22:00.003-07:002013-07-24T01:22:37.638-07:00Our expeditions So the last few days have been so much fun. We explored Seoul, visited a palace with a really long name that I can't remember, shopped, toured a 600 year old village, frolicked in a river, went to the scary no man's land between North and South Korea, saw the graves of the Christian missionaries who brought the Bible to Korea, and spent countless hours on a party bus. It's honestly the coolest bus I've ever been on! It's hot pink on the outside, with colorful lights all over the ceiling, a sparkly floor, royal blue curtains, and a shimmery red steering wheel. And it has a flat screen tv in it. But anyway, it was a great time. We also got to meet up with one of our favorite middle school teachers, Mr. Tillman, who is currently living in South Korea. He's still pretty awesome, in case anyone was wondering.<br />
Today is a down day. We didn't do much of anything but hang out. Our Red Lion friends leave tomorrow :( I'm pretty bummed about that, but they all live in our area so I'm sure we'll see them again. Tomorrow, the tocs team starts our training for the English camp which I am very excited for. I consider the English outreach camp the most important part of this trip. I'll keep everyone posted on how that goes once I know more about it.<br />
Once again, thank you all for your prayers and support and for taking the time to follow our blog! Now I need to go mentally prepare myself for another delicious round of rice and kimchi.<br />
Bye bye :)<br />
ValerieAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13111639440329881730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535590261793895643.post-15020309839612874502013-07-23T21:20:00.001-07:002013-07-23T21:20:07.173-07:00Greetings from Korea:<br />
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This is my first ever blog and understandably I'm nervous. My daughter (Hannah) continually reminds me on how "tech distressed" I am but I am so filled with awe at God's provision that I need to share what's happening over here.<br />
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Standing back and watching how God uses us to plant and cultivate while at the same time convict and challenge our walk with Him is humbling. For the past 10 days, I've been blessed to see our team challenge others and be challenged in so many ways. I'v been inspired as our students have made it a point to reach out to the other teams and the staff here a GVCS to build build bridges and relationships. While not always reciprocated, they go out of their way to to engage everyone they encounter. It reminds me of how Jesus made it a point to reach out many times to the unlovely and to engage with those that would mock and scoff Him. Our team has a joyful spirit that is shared daily with everyone here - Prov. 15:30.<br />
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Switching gears, our last day of touring ended yesterday. We spend the morning touring the DMZ (see photo below). Our host took us to tunnel 3 (Tunnel of Aggression). Discovered in 1975, these tunnels are more that 2 miles long under the DMZ connecting North Korea to South Korea. Each tunnel was designed to move a thousands of soldiers into South Korea in advance of a mass invasion. So far the ROK has found four of these tunnels but there may be as more as 20 more. Tunnel 4 was discovered in 1990.<br />
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We walked down the entrance to a depth of approximately 300 feet below the surface then walked another 300 feet to a steal and concrete reinforced door where we were able to peer into N. Korea. What a dark and ominous place. <br />
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Driving back to the compound you are constantly reminded that the two Korea's are still at war. Barbed wire fencing and observation posts line the river and bay separating the two countries. It was rainy and dreary so I couldn't see the other side very clearly. I can only imagine what life must be like there especially if you're a believer. Again, I am so humbled by what God has privileged me with when you are reminded what our brothers and sisters in North Korea risk everyday.<br />
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After lunch, we were bussed from from the DMZ to the Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery outside Seoul. This a place were many of Korea's first missionaries are buried. We were blessed to view an excellent presentation on how God brought the Gospel to Korea over a 100 years ago. Korea's Christian heritage is built on the obedience and suffering of these men and women of God. <br />
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Thank you for your prayers. We definitely feel your support...more than you can know.<br />
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Matt Crismon<br />
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