Today in our class we got to celebrate" Chu-Seok" which is Korean Thanksgiving. It was very interesting to hear what they do to celebrate this Holiday. Traditionally this Holiday is a time to get together with family to be thankful for the harvest, very much like ours. However in their tradition they go and present offerings to the ancestors and bow down to them. It was cool to hear though that Christian Korean's see the wrong in this, so instead they gather together as a family and worship our Savior. This was also a great day because it marks the 2 months that I have been able to be in Jakarta. There are constantly things that God brings to mind to be thankful. God's blessings are there it is just sometimes hard for me to notice them. Today was a reminder that I have had parents heavily involved all five years of teaching. So thank you to all you parents over these past years that were willing to come and help in my sometimes crazy class. God has used you immensely to help this non artistic teacher in many ways.
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| Song-pyun rice with something good wrapped around it |
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| Jegi-chagi like hacky sack |
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| A dad showing us how to do it. He did well, for wearing dress clothes. |
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| The mom's presenting the power point. |
Another blessing that I go to be a part of this week was Google chatting with my past students from ELCA. It was so much fun to stay up late talking with them about all that God is doing in this country as well as sharing some of the silly things I have learned. I hope that I will be able to do another chapel soon.
Prayer:
Please continue to pray for the life group meeting in my apartment. That we would grow closer together and have a Gospel focused growth.
Pray for safe travels and good fellowship as I leave for Bali this Friday. (super excited this will be my first out of city/off Java trip)
This week I also get to lead chapel, so please pray that the message will focus on who Jesus is.
Things I miss:
outdoor playgrounds
As always thanks for praying and being a part of God's mission.
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