We have taken few pictures of church services. I am quite busy during church and picture taking is usually not the thing on my mind. I also hate to disrupt the service and distract people by taking pictures, but here is a picture of this Wednesday's service. Attendance is about 50 on Sunday but only a handful come on Wednesday. Pastor Kim, pictured here, is the Korean pastor who leads the singing in Korean on Wednesdays.
Summer school is now in session at Seoul Christian School. We had the two teachers, Camilla Becker and Beth Barth, over for dinner.
We had Jenny over to our house for dinner. Stephen taught her "Lord, I Need You," the song he sang for special music on Sunday. Here they are singing it together.
Jocelyn has spent several hours with Mrs. Joh, but the language barrier hinders serious conversation.
We have had several enjoyable times with the Oh family. Our impromptu soccer game with Dr. Oh and his kids went until it was getting dark.
Here are the Mormon missionaries that have been working the streets of Sanbon the whole time we have been here.
There is a mountain literally across the street from our apartment. Here is a great view of central park, the surrounding apartments, and Mt. Suri. We have finally had some time to do some exploring. One of the surprises was this Buddhist temple up in the forest on the side of the mountain.
We enjoyed seeing traditional Korean culture at the Korean Folk Village with the Han family. The bride in this wedding procession is hidden inside the litter being carried. The Koreans were apparently using movable type long before the Europeans.
The drums used with this traditional dance were loud but Hannah wanted to sit on the front row anyway...
There are two outdoor activities which are uniquely associated with Korean women. The first is this teeter-totter, which was used to launch a girl several feet into the air. Legend has that young Korean women used it to see over the walls of their compounds in which they were confined much of the time.
The second is this large swing, which Korean women would use standing up.
On Friday we made a short visit to the War Memorial Museum with Dr. Cheon from church.
We did not visit the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea), but this replica in the war museum was a stark reminder that communism still has its strongholds. This conference building sits on the dividing line, and the two sides meet inside to discuss their differences, which are many. Military clashes regularly occur at the border. The expectation amoung South Koreans is that North Korea will fall soon as East Germany did, and that unification is not far away. Many of them are asking, are we as the Christian church prepared to reach North Korea when it does open?
Here is the GSP airport where we will arrive at 11:15 pm on Tuesday, June 18.
And finally this picture is just for cuteness...
