Final Week in South Korea
Well I sincerely apologize that I haven’t had an opportunity to update this blog since I left Thailand. So very much has happened and things have been moving along at such a great clip that it has been very difficult to find time to do much of anything outside of lesson planning and teaching! I have really been enjoying my time here although the conditions are challenging at times. We arrived in Korea two weeks ago and began teaching here at the 3rd Onnuri English Camp just outside of Chochiwon, South Korea. In the past two weeks the Lord has been doing some really awesome things in the lives of the students at the camp as well as in the lives of the teachers here. I have been so blessed by what the Lord has done. We have seen a few saltations already and the Lord has been moving in the hearts of many more. I am confident that the Lord will complete many more works in the lives of these students before our time comes to a close. Please be praying for all of the students and specifically be praying for Tom, Jonny, Eric, Lynn, Dominic, Jay, Joseph, Renaldo, Mark, Jason, and Calvin (the 11 students in my class) as the Lord draws them each to himself. Some of my students have grown up in Christian homes and some of them already know the Lord, but several of them are struggling against the Lord right now. Also be praying for the teachers, and for our strength and energy as we have been working some pretty hard hours.
Another request that I want to lift up to you is this: I have been meditating over options for graduate school for the past year or so and the Lord seems to be opening up some very interesting and unexpected opportunities for me. Please pray that I would be attentive to the desires of the Lord as I make decisions in the near future.
Finally, please pray that the Lord’s work would have its full effect in me in this final week in Asia. I want to be as effective in the Lord’s service as I can be and I want to learn from this trip what He would have me to learn. Thank you so much for your prayers and continued interest in this trip. For those of you who have supported me financially, you can be assured that your contribution has been multiplied tenfold by God in the fruit of this awesome trip, both in the lives of my students and in my own life. I am greatly indebted to you!
I may not get to update again before I get back to the States, but be expecting an update in about a week and a half! Until next time…
-Patrick
Patrick… can I just say what a blessing it was (and continues to be) to see first-hand how the Lord worked in and through you on our trip? And to see how those things have carried over this semester as He continues to teach you what it means to step out in faith and trust Him with your life! Know that I’m praying for you. And I’m excited for what God has in store for you. Keep your eyes fixed on Him!