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Why I am going to Korea
Tomorrow (or today) night, I will be heading off to Korea for a year to teach English through the US Fulbright program. Fulbright is a government sponsored grant to go abroad to learn about a foreign country and educate the world about American culture. I will be teaching English in Korea for a year to high school students in a yet to be determined location.

The program is divided into 2 parts: (1) a 6 week training program on the Korean language and teaching English, and (2) the 10 month teaching assignment.

Fulbright is the context I am going in, but really, I'm hoping to connect with God and get tighter with Him while I am there. I was commissioned as a missionary for a year by my church, 21st Century Baptist.

What I Am Leaving Behind
Awaken Ministry. I will miss my high school ministry dearly... teaching and learning from them. Family. Dad, mom, Joe, Peter, grandparents, aunts and uncles. Friends. Too many to list, and sorry that I didn't say my final "see you laters" to a lot of you. I'm glad I got to spend time with the few I got to meet.

Expectations
I'm trying to be as open minded about the whole experience as possible. 2 factors will really impact how it goes: My host family, and the city I live in. I am really hoping for a laid back host family that doesn't expect to spend too much time with me. I also hope that I will be in a rural setting, far enough for the business of the Korean city life. Ideally, I'll be near a train station so that I can access Seoul for weekend trips. I have a feeling that high school students in the Country side would be much more kind and teachable... maybe not?

Travel: I definitely would like to visit Beijing, Hong Kong, Japan, and perhaps SE Asia or India. I will have to do some weekend trips to visit the few friends I have in China and Japan.

Church: I want to be committed and have a good system of accountability through church, but I know that I will be gone some weekends to travel throughout Korea. It's a good opportunity to visit different ministries all there, and get a sense of what church is like in South Korea. Really hoping that I can find a strong Christian bro/sis that's on the Fulbright program... we shall see!

Language: Please please please get better at Korean. I want to be confident and tighten up all the little grammatical issues I have. Hope being an English teacher doesn't make it impossible.

Serving: North Korean Refugees. Looking forward to being blessed, and being used in what little way I can.

Prayer Requests
(1) Good church
(2) Health: my back has been bothering me...
(3) Spiritual Accountability: finding good people out there in Korea to be a good friend
(4) School/City placement: as God leads, to have an open heart
(5) Boldness and strong faith, and LOVE for people
(6) Travel mercies from LA to Seoul to Chuncheon
(7) Roommate situation: Will live with a fellow Fulbrighter for 6 weeks, haven't lived with a roommate in quite a while.
(8) Rest.....
(9) Clarity of God's purpose for my time in Korea (and beyond), and for me to be used to advance the Kingdom

Final Verse
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go. - Joshua 1:9

Thank you for reading. God bless you!