Meanwhile in Kona...

I want to write an update, I really do.  There is so much to tell but I don't know where to begin.

Firstly, it feels good to be back in community with people that I know.  Being surrounded in a community where the center of all that we do is Jesus has been refreshing and very life giving.  

Being back in Kona I have been plugging back in as Prayer room staff, leading worship and helping lead worship.  Since I arrived near the end of the quarter there has been less to do for responsibilities.  The quarter is winding down and students are leaving for outreach locations.  Staff are preparing for outreach and also for the next quarter.  

Starting July 7, the new quarter will begin and many students will arrive.  I will be a part of a seminar called Circuit riders.  The seminar is about returning to the simplicity of the gospel and going forth and sharing it.  Circuit riders in history were Methodist preachers that went on a circuit preaching the gospel all around the United States.  A very early example in Bible times is Paul the Apostle.  When Paul went on his missionary journeys he would travel on a circuit to towns and cities he had visited previously.

For more information on the school you can visit this link: School of the Circuit riders.

I am in the process of raising school fees and staff fees for this coming quarter.  If you feel led to partner with me you can through this link http://goo.gl/9yldL.  Thanks for your prayer and consideration.

In the mean time you can enjoy my little time at the beach:

Post-Sydney

I have made it to Kona, HI safely and by the grace of the Lord.  I honestly wasn't sure how long I would be in Sydney for.  I came with a one way ticket to Sydney just like I went to Israel and I didn't have enough money for my next plane ticket.

When I was in Sydney I stayed with a DTS student from the last school I staffed.  His family opened up their home to me generously.  Almost every morning we would go to early morning prayer.  A group of young Korean-Australians that graduated from DTS wanted to continue to pursue the Lord together in community.  After talking with their pastor, they were given time from 6am-8am every morning.  The group started small at about four people and it grew in weeks to forty to fifty people each morning.  These are the ones that will change the nation and history forever.  People came dressed for work and school so that after morning prayer they would leave to their respective places.

The most interesting part in all of this was the unity in congregation and leadership.  Of course people have their differences but they were able to look beyond their differences to unite around the name of Jesus.  Something I have observed is that the leadership in this particular church has released the young people to run after the heart of God by giving them room to practically do it.  The English-ministry pastor gave the keys to a separate building so that they could meet every morning for prayer.  The other component to this is that the fiery young men and women have submitted to the local church in service and leadership.  Without one of these parts, it would be very hard to function as a corporate body.

I was very blessed to be a part of the movement of God in Sydney.  It is very much still in its beginning phases but I believe will grow to be established as a core part of the city.  I was very privileged to be a witness and participant with this family.  As I was leaving it felt like I was leaving home and a piece of me was being left behind.  I think I'll becoming back again.

Sydney

I made it to Australia without any problems from the border control.  I really think that the one encounter I had in the UK has made me seriously paranoid about getting into another country.  It's been a week in the country and this is the first time that I have been able to really devote time to blogging.

My day has been packed with meeting different people and witnessing a new season for many people in Sydney.  I don't know what I was fully expecting with coming to this nation.  I feel like I felt that the majority of my time was going to be with Mathew and then some with the Korean people living in Australia but instead it was reverse.  I have been spending so much of my time with Korean-diaspora in Australia.  Witnessing the change in seasons and also the rising up of a generation.

God is doing something very special here.  I hope to elaborate very soon on some of the initiatives that have begun by young Korea-Australians.