Till the Day Comes!

It's very, very hot in Korea...especially in my grandmother's house. (No aircon^^;) My sister left to Saipan today. It was a very busy day getting her ready and sending her off, and I also had to go to my dentist (1 hour distance^^;) to get my second to the last check up. 나라호, the first rocket launch of Korea, was delayed once again and it seems like everyone in Korea (even the kids on the streets) are left disappointed. The ex-president of Korea, Dae-Jung Kim, passed away several days ago and that's all that they talk about on the news. That and the failure to launch the rocket.

I found a really nice, affordable store near my dentist that had all the things that I've been looking for, such as bathroom cleaning materials and small hand mirror. I also bought a really cheap pair of flat shoes that I can easily wear to work every day:) It was soooo hot coming home that I just wanted to stay on the cool, air-conditioned subway forever and ever^^;

After I ate some leftovers with my grandmother for dinner, I took a nice, late nap from 8PM ~ 11PM in the grace of our Father, and for the last couple housrs, I've been reading and writing and praising the Lord for His goodness to all His people all over the world. Our blogs are always so encouraging and refreshing to read; my missionary friend's confessions coming from Kenya, Africa seem so real and close to my heart. Today was a moderately busy day for me, but the gratitude that I have for my Savior grows bigger day by day:)

Two more days until I return back to Saipan!!!

I have many things to get done before I can board the 9AM flight to Saipan...and I'm super excited for the last couple of things that God has in store for me here in Korea:)

As I shared with Joseph and others, my short, yet long vacation in Korea was a time of true relaxation, rest, restoration and revival for my physical, emotional, and spiritual self. When I first got here and started to go to the dentist, I had so much pain in my mouth that there wasn't a day that I couldn't meditate on the passion of the Christ^^; The enemy attacked me in so many ways to bring me down, and although I did look like a war-torn veteran by the end of it all, the grace of our Father protected me and led me in His perfect plans. I had opportunities to visit family and friends all over Korea, and also had the chance to visit Caleb and Lena in Dae Jeon and the WMM center in An Heung. These were times where I truly experienced that nothing but the Gospel was the source of my true strength. The glory and power of the Gospel revealed through my honesty and death on the cross were true moments of joy and happiness.

My whole time in Korea was mostly dedicated to myself. Although I did have alone times with God on Saipan, coming to Korea was a moment to really look deep inside my weaknesses and strengths, and really focus on what it was that God called me to do.

First of all, He showed me all the laziness and weaknesses that I had within me in serving WSA & GCA for the last six months. I had absolutely no qualifications in serving Him, but only by grace, the same unreasonable grace that saved such a wretched person like me, was I able to do the little that I did for His glory. He then showed me the love and glory that He wanted to shine through me for His Kingdom....only if I followed whole-heartedly. Only with whole-hearted confession and absolute submission was God going to reveal His greatness through us in the rest of the program. It was hard to admit my weaknesses revealed in His presence, but knowing that God uses my weaknesses to reveal His greatness, I find the greatest joy and peace in my heart to serve the Lord through WSA & GCA. Amen. Hallelujah!

Secondly, I had many moments in which I could really focus on my calling. Attending the GNA graduation was a real challenge to me, as seeing the numerous witnesses of the Gospel that were completely dedicated in giving their lives to nothing but the glory of our Lord came as quite a shock to me. It didn't really matter if my sister was in the group; what really challenged me was the united passion that the GNA graduates shared for the Kingdom of our Father. I'm equally challenged and excited for the past and future GNA graduates as God will work mightly through their lives to take the Gospel to the ends of the earth.

Thirdly, being with my sister after being separated for a long time was quite different for me. God showed me how shy and lazy I get about the Gospel to my family through this time. I'm still praying that I'll be able to be a witness of the Gospel to my family as much as I am to the rest of world, but it's really hard...^^; I don't quite understand why it's such a great challenge to me...and there's some anxiousness within me as I'll be faced with the same challenge on Saipan. I just pray that the Gospel will be able to gain victory over all of my weaknesses.

Everything revealed in the light of the Gospel, it feels like I have nothing left inside me. But because I know that the true mystery of the His salvation is revealed only through my emptiness, I am glad, I am happy to be able be a nothing in the presence of my everything, my Father, and my King.

Three weeks was a long time trying to manage all these things within my frail self, but finally, finally...I feel that I'm ready to go back home and serve my King whole-heartedly. To be completely free in the Spirit of our Father....this truly is the thing that I've been searching for all my life. And now that I've found it, I gladly give all my life to serve my Savior.

"How beautiful are the feet of those who bring Good News!"

I'll see you soon, my fellow witnesses of the Gospel in Christ.
Till the Day comes, our march of faith will go on strong. Maranatha!