Icing on the cake!

Before I started this journey to a new place, where I didn't know the language and other aspects of the culture, I realized how hard I would probably have to look for a group of believers to encourage me and strengthen my faith. People back home are probably praying that I find a place of worship right away but what I didn't expect was for that prayer to be answered so quickly and unexpectedly.

Today, was a lot of fun because we got to go an a field trip into the cultural sites of Jeonju. We loaded big coach buses to reach the cultural building of Jeonju. There we divided into groups and enjoyed making a cell a phone charm, a photo frame, dancing a traditional dance done with character masks and witness a traditional Korean wedding.

But what I didn't expect was a a very brief conversation about God and religion. One girl from Chicago said that she didn't believe in God. Another situation was with another teacher from Oklahoma who said she used to be a very religious person when she was young but was pretty much done with it after college. She even specifically said that it was her philosophy class that really started her from fleeing her family's faith. So why do I tell you this?

It was during these conversations that I felt like I was going to really have a hard time. Just a hard time finding a community of believers. Believers that could encourage me and strengthen me.

But on the way back, after listening to the one sitting right next to me about how she didn't really want to have anything to do with religion-an announcement from our leader went like this: "For those of you who are Christians, there will be a Christian service at 7pm. If you are interested please come to the cafeteria."

WOW...Talk about God responding at just the right time!

We sang: Here I am to Worship, Your Grace is enough, and Jesus loves me. The Scripture was Psalm 23 and we prayed corporately and in our small groups. God used this to show me that there are others here like me who are seeking that connection with the Lord. And what a neat thing it is to see other believers here!

My prayer is that the Lord will continue to be my Shepherd during this time and that when those dark times come that I would continue to cling to HIS promises of comfort, peace and goodness. This truly was an icing on the cake!