W[h]ales, Turkey[s], and Scotch

I cannot even begin to describe what the last month has been like.  In even the last two weeks I've been to Llanelli, Wales, Istanbul, Turkey, and near Paisly, Scotland. Time moves so quickly, it feels like a blur.  I've lost track of the days and being so far north makes it hard to really feel what time it is.  I really understand why different outreaches and missionaries do not update as frequently.  With so much happening in a day it's hard to share everything that has progressed since the beginning.

Wales:

Carningli, Hill of angels

Mathew and I stayed with at a friends house while she stayed with some friends down the road. Her name is Penny.  She drove us around to different ministries where Mathew shared some stories and the word of the Lord.  We had wonderful time meeting different people ranging from a group of catholic women and nuns to youth groups.

Turkey:

Ministering to missionary kids

In Turkey, we attended an intercession conference for Turkey held by Koreans, English-speakers and Turkish people.  In four days we managed to share and impact every group of people that attended the conference.  Most of the people at the conference were missionaries in Turkey or were people planning to be long-term there.  We even had the chance to minister to the youth that came because of their parents.

Scotland:

Glasgow city centre

I'm currently in Scotland with Mathew and our time is coming to an end.  I can't believe that five weeks have already passed by.  We stayed with some friends of Mathew's near Glasgow.  We spent a lot of time visiting different areas of Scotland.  We went to Dunadd, Edinburgh, and even the Isle of Arran.  We went around to different historic sites and also we spent time resting.

This very, very brief account does not do the time we spent in the UK and Turkey any justice but for now it will have to do.  Hopefully, I'll be able to share more in-depth the things that took place over the last five weeks.

Don't forget Haiti Episode 1

It's been awhile since my trip to Haiti but here's a short 10 minute video on my visit.

Produced by Royale Agency.

Korean diaspora

Diaspora- n. any group migration or flight from a country or region; dispersion.

Mathew and I

In the last 10 days, I've been traveling around with my friend Mathew to different churches and groups in the Greater London area. Specifically, we have been visiting the Korean churches in the area.  For me, this seems pretty normal.  I'm a Korean-American and I do feel called to the Korean people, although I'm not sure 100% in which way.  But for my friend, it might seem a bit odd.  Mathew is Jewish and is very passionate for the people of Korea; for Koreans in the north, south, and in diaspora.  Mathew has a unique story in how God brought him to be used in Korea but that will be for another time.

Mathew at Happy Church

A commonality between Jews and Koreans is that we are all dispersed through out the world.  Mathew has been sharing many stories and testimonies of what the Lord is doing through Koreans for the nation of Israel.  It has been interesting to see how God is planning on using the Korean people throughout the world for the Kingdom of Heaven.  It has been a very eye-opening time to be shown the different ways God wants to use his people and also the different culture of Koreans the UK has to bring.

Being Korean-American, I never thought of the possibility of Koreans in other countries besides Korea and America.  It just goes to show that we only know what we know, but it is very interesting and amazing to see the Korean Christian community in the UK.  The community has many similarities but also some differences in some of the issues and also the anointing and blessings being released over them comparatively to the Korean-American Christian community.  

So far, my time has been wonderful with meeting new brothers and sisters in Christ and also hearing the good words of my friend releasing the blessings over the Korea community.  Next stop, Wales.