Do you know about the 5 P's?

I encourage you all to do this whenever you find a verse while reading/studying/meditating on the Word...

The gist of mine...

Passage: 1 Thess 1:6-8
Principle: To Joyfully accept the Holy Spirit and to be a model so that other's might believe
Problem: My selfishness, pride, laziness, etc...
Plan: To take every opportunity I have and REFLECT Christ. My attitude needs to be set right and I need to be CONSISTENT so that I can develop good habits. STICK WITH THE SCHEDULE!
Progress: Doing a pretty good job with QT and working out, but still hard to love others FIRST!
But write LONG so that you can really stick with it and evaluate your progress so that you won't lose hope! Remember, that an inheritance gained prematurely will not be blessed ultimately Provers 20:2 PRAY PRAY PRAY! LOVE LOVE LOVE! Seek advice from others! God wired us to depend on one another! But remember, the ultimate decision is up to us since GOD SPEAK DIRECTLY TO US...follow...trust...

And what's nice is, it's NOT what I do, but it's the Holy Spirit who makes things happen! Heh Young, a Chinese girl in my class is going to start coming out to our ENM Bible studies with some of the other sisters = ) I'm glad, by a series of situations she came to ENM just to see where I lived, then saw the Bibles Memory Cards and then met the sisters...ALL BY THE GRACE OF GOD!

I also bought "mist" cards to send to my grandparents...in hopes that it can open their eyes to why I want them to believe in living a life of Love. Please pray that I can write words from my heart so that they know how I truly feel and how I want them to be saved! It's hard...= ( But I believe in miracles = ) I mean, changing a person is a MIRACLE! Think about it...it's not by what we do! IT'S ALL GOD'S DOING!

Wang Feng is leaving for China June 20...he said, at first I thought Korean people were nice...but then he said after living here for almost a year now, they are nice, but only to people who are from rich nations...US, Japan, European nations, etc...He said I couldn't understand how he felt because 1. I'm from the US and 2. I have Korean blood...made me sad because I know that anywhere you go, many people are like this...but that's being human...WE'RE SELFISH AND WANT TO KNOW PEOPLE WHO ARE OF HIGHER STATUS THAN US! But I praise God that Wang Feng was able to find a job (90% sure) through a friend he made while serving in the community service club. So he's not going to go to Grad school at Seoul U or Korea U anymore...

Currently QTing Romans and 2 Timothy...These books are DEEP, so they take awhile to understand, but I'm definitely learning a lot from them! Encourage you all to take some time daily to pray and spend quality time with the Word...and prayer That's probably the best advice I could give to anybody.

My Bbile study group is going through the book of 1 Thessalonians. Read this book/letter many times before, but God keeps revealing new things! Read and meditate with a goal in mind!

Last night I had the chance to go to YWAM's international service. It was great to just sing praise to God! And in English! The sermon was about Gideon in Judges 6:14...TRUST IN GOD! Take the Lord's Yoke! He is making us EQUAL to him! Don't get lost in the program!







My Classmates at Nami Island...about an hour outside of Seoul
After eating at a all you can eat goh-gi (meat) buffet...the girl right next to me is Heh Young...
the one who is curious to learn more about the Bible = )
She reminds me a lot of my sister! Her personality and the way she looks!

When Sang was in Korea for a little while...that's his twin brother Trent
lol...

Hyung-Sung Brother's surprise birthday. We acted like we were going to play nook deh (literally "wolf", similar to Mafia), but everybody was the mafia/wolf except him, so he kept sleeping while we brought in the cake and snacks = P


Please continue to pray for me as I finish up my training here at ENM...To finish STRONG! And to take back everything I have learned and continue to apply it to my life! I've lived other ways, but NO OTHER WAY brings me more JOY, HAPPINESS, SATISFACTION = ) I need to remind myself that whenever I see how others live in order to pursue happiness and am tempted to join them, but in the end, all I do is regret it. Pray that I can FOLLOW THE PLAN!
= )

PREGNANT!

I'm going to be UNCLE SAM! My brother and his wife kept it a secret and reveiled the good news on Mother's Day!

**Please pray for their baby and also for my brother as he graduates from Law School tomorrow!

Thank you for the prayers! I'm not homesick anymore = ) Of course I want to see my family and friends, but not to the point of feeling sad. Also felt stressed because my fitness level is not very good at all= P I definitely need to step it up on the push ups, sit-ups and especially running! Sometimes things can just be overwhelming here, but I learning to keep up my good habits and through God's Grace I am able to TRY and imitate the life of a disciple. Little by little bit everyday!

This past Thursday my Team Leader invited Wang Feng and I to their house for dinner. We had Seafood spaghetti, Tuna Salad, Broccoli Clam Chowder w/ Bagels, oranges and kiwis, bannana shake, green tea latte, ice cream...yeah, I think I overate, but it's okay = ) Every once in awhile it's okay to do that, especially if you visit somebody's house! Wang Feng is continuing to meet with me and have Bible Study with my Team leader also...has not met Christ yet...but I'm praying for him. I'm happy that he is open to the word and comes to ENM, and I know that when it's time, God will reveal Himself to Wang Feng. Not by my power, but by GOD!

And I've been getting sick a lot here in Korea, with colds and indigestion!, and at first it made me kind of angry/annoyed, because I wanted to be able to participate in everything, but then I realized when I am weak, THEN I AM STRONG! Because while I'm sick, I am more dependent on God and on the other brothers here and listen to them more! God's definitely trying to tell me to RELY ON HIM! I don't want to try and EARN GOD'S LOVE because God has given me EVERYTHING! WHAT DOES HE NEED FROM ME!?! I need to realize I am merely a member of the Body of Christ. But even though I wasn't feeling too well yesterday, still engaged in the FULL DAY OF ACTIVITIES! from 6am to 9am, SOCCER! At breakfast and showered, then straight to teaching English at ENM 11am to 1pm, then right after I had a soccer meeting until 2pm (how we can better serve the other people who come and, if they WANT to learn more about Christ, that we are available to help them) Then our praise team/prayer meeting from 2 to 4, then got to nap for 30 minutes, then after that helped one of the sisters translate an English Book into Korean (not the whole book! She knows enough English to do it, but on several sentences and qoutes) Then I had my dance practice for our Team Performace at ENM NEXT WEEK from 5:30 to 7pm, then went to eat with the other brothers, then practiced my guitar chords for my English praise and Bible Study Saturday nights. I just praise GOD that he gave me power to do this PLUS right after go to our Directors house and watch the FA Cup finals- Chelsea vs Manchester Unt until 1:40 AM! Some say I'm sick because I over exert myself...but I think only when I over exert myself trying to do things on my own power because today I'm feeling fine! GOD IS GOOD! I need to continue to pray and rejoice in the Lord ALWAYS! Need to quit trying and doing things my own way!

I also had a speech in my Korean class this week and I chose the topic, "The most worthwhile time in your life" and I told them it was THE PRESENT! I took that opportunity to spread the Gospel to the other 15 students in the class. They all know what I'm doing in Korea, but I took the opportunity to tell them more about LOVE, and how if we simply live a life of LOVE, WE CAN DO NO WRONG! And how God is Love = ) One of the Chinese students wanted to learn more about it, so I showed her ENM and gave her the Topical Memory System in Chinese/Korean...she actually ASKED FOR IT! And I introduced her to some of the sister at ENM.
**Please Pray that Heh Jean can learn more about Love through the Bible = )

PRAY PRAY PRAY!!! NEVER underestimate the power of PRAYER! It's easy to do, but so hard to apply and consistenly pray! As I pray, I'll pray for you that you may also find time in your life to talk with God = )

HOMESICK!

I get this feeling every now and then...but last night was pretty severe = (
I think it's because I'm kind of sick right now and also because I was looking at pictures of family and friends on facebook and blogger etc...I MISS FAMILY AND FRIENDS!!! And I think it's also because a lot of times I can't express ALL of my feelings since my Korean is still mediocre at best...at least that's what one of the brother's here told me that's why Koreans feel homesick when abroad in English speaking countries...can't get all of their feelings out. Maybe it's because that's the way my personality is...wanted to talk to my parents last night, but they didn't call (usally talk every week) wanted to talk to Dr. Lee last week and actually waiting right now, but last week I was at my cousins because my other gomo from Daejon came up. Man...I don't know why it was so severe last night! Had some trouble sleeping last night = (

Maybe it's because I didn't do G.W.L.W. God's word last Word...I just had thoughts of wanting to see friends and family again. Also, just missing out on events...last night was the first time I even considered regretting taking a year off to come to ENM...yeah, IT WAS THAT SEVERE LAST NIGHT, but as I'm thinking more about it, I'm happy I did take a year off. I'm learning so much about myself and most importantly, about the Word. Granted I wish I would workout more and read more English books and do other things which will help me when I get back to the Academy, but training of the body has benefit for about 70 more years for me...whereas godliness is beneficial in EVERYWAY (1 TIM 4:8)

I have to get ready for church now, but will post later

Please pray for me! = )

Busy Busy!

First of all, CONGRATS to all of those who finished up finals and especially to those who will be graduating!

We had our Apart evalution last night and also we had a self evaluation so that everybody could see how we were progressing and how or if we should change the Apart schedule. I realized I really need to spend more time in PRAYER!!! It's so easy to say, " I'll pray for you," but it's hard to really concentrate and constantly pray! I made it a task to go to the prayer room before I slept, but after awhile I said to myself, "ah, it's okay to just pray on my bed" and at first it was okay, but after awhile I would get tired kneeling, so I would just lay down and before I know it it's morning! = P It's the little things that we need to continue to make a habit!

Ipselanti (sp?) Korea University 2007

Pep Rally (like when Korea/Yonsei Rivalary Games)/ Concert


Loved the atmosphere! Liked singing and cheering their school chants!

Our Sports Day at ENM ... fell on 5.5 "Kid's Day" in Korea.

Cheering for the White Team

We tied 1:1...then both teams only made 2 PK's...so we lost in the 2nd round of PK's = P

Lunch = )

Yummy ... fruit... The 1, yes, one watermelon we bought was 22,000 won...about $24 yeah, ridiculous!

After obstacle course race

Partner jump roping...

Tug of War! We won = ) 3 times = )

Tallying up the final scores...

We lost by one event...but it's okay...we all got the same prize = P A towel with the event name etched in it...Koreans like this...or maybe it's Korean churches...
All this took place Saturday.

They made me get up and sing at the 9 am and 11 am service ! = P

Cousins teaching the little kids at their church

Sang Yon, my cousin Yong and Lah Young

After that my cousin (the male, Yong) took me to Mr. Pizza with his girlfriend then dropped me off at ENM for our aftertoon fellowship

Oh, tired!!!

http://www.cyworld.com/astel if you want to check out some more photos from ENM...one of the brothers' site

PRAY!