started off the day with a little of K drama cause it is one of those few things I can do without disturbing my roomie who is still sleeping. so after the drama, and as I spent the rest of the morning alone in the room, I just sat down and talked to Him. Thanked Him for Good Friday, for what it means to us, prayed for the trip to Gyeongju, and just had some personal worship time.
headed out for lunch and econs after that, and then we were off to Gyeongju! and what can I say about the trip? It was really an adventure of a lifetime, but in short I am very thankful for the nice and helpful people we met along the way.
we had a surprise BBQ at the guesthouse as we felt that it was too inconvenient and dangerous to travel out for dinner. we had solid pork for dinner, a huge slab of kimchi with salted fish, and really dry rice. for me personally, the best part of the meal was the sweet potatoes given to us by this group of koreans who were eating at the next table in the guesthouse. In the cold, while we froze our legs off, the sweet potatoes were really a perfect gift from God:)
Our Korean comrades who shivered in the cold with us, and who gave us those lovely sweet potatoes:)
And, I really love the bedtime conversations we had. we were just roasting slowly in the room with our over-heated floor,and just talking about all sorts of things(which ended up being the same topic...), and having fun laughing about our individual answers, and being asked some really thought-provoking questions, which were provided mainly by sharon;)
Just in our PJs, and warmly wrapped up in our blankets..
today was spent searching and buying barley bread and hwangnam bread. we went to the amusement park as well, and tried in vain to view the promised cherry blossoms. Still, I hold on to the belief that we will experience those pretty flowers in full bloom:)
We found a preview of those pretty pink flowers at Olympic park after church on Sunday:)
all in all, I am glad to be back home - at least what we call home to us for the next few months:) but, it has been a rewarding and fun trip out to another unknown place. thanks girls:)
I think one of Sharons' pictures captured the essence of the whole trip, and of life itself.
Sometimes, I know the end even before it arrives.
At times, I am just happy to go wherever You will lead me.
5th April 2010-
As we sat in church yesterday and as Pastor Stan baptized a lady, I thought of my mum. And as she recounted the story to me last night over MSN, I felt His joy in my heart. When she told me how she missed me as the whole family had dinner at j8 yesterday, I could tell that both of us were trying not to tear. I think that was the first time I really missed home.
I told God I really wanted to be there when He was baptizing my mum, but I told Him it is okay, because I know the rest of my family provided her with the support and love she needed.
My mum asked me about my life here, and if I am experiencing any problems. And I told her honestly that sometimes it can get a little rough. But she told me to pray and not be hurt so easily. I smiled because that was what I needed to hear. I used to think I would never feel those feelings my friends talk about, but I realized I have experienced those feelings, it's just I never talked about them.
I think it is human to give your heart, invest your feelings, time and resources, and expect something in return. But I hope in time to come, I will be able to do so simply out of love for the people in my life.
I never believed in hiding my feelings, and I still feel the need to share when I need to. Because I know there will always be a rainbow after it rains. Even if I don't see it with my eyes, my heart acknowledges it, because God has promised it to all of us:)
Till now, I have not had any regrets coming here, because with every step of the way, He fills my heart with things I can thank Him for, and I am very grateful I am here, with the people I care about:)
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