December 25, 2007

• Merry Christmas!

  I’ve had a blessed Christmas with my kids and with my church friends.  It doesn’t feel like Christmas in Korea because it is celebrated a lot less and because I am away from my family.  But this morning a bunch of my friends from Jubilee church came with presents for each child at my home.  The sight of friends and all the wrapped gifts brought that Christmas feeling home.  A few of my Korean singer friends put on a show for the kids and then Pastor Dave (Jubilee pastor) gave a short message before we gave the gifts out.  During the short message he asked the kids whether they would prefer receiving him or receiving a Christmas gift.  A bunch of the kids chanted, “Gift!  Gift!  Gift!” (I don’t know whether he expected them to say that or if it backfired on him).  So then he called me up and asked the kids, “Which would you prefer to have, JM or a Christmas gift?”  Then all the kids yelled back, “JM!!!”  (Phew, I passed the test ), so he was able to weave that into showing how the gift of Jesus is greater than any other gift we could receive.  As I passed the older kids walking back to my seat I winked at them and said, “Thanks, I’ll give you guys a gift.”  They laughed.

  One of my kids gave me a Christmas card (I’ve told her of my vision to plant orphanages in North Korean and North China)…

  Hello!
  Today is Christmas!
  So I hope you will happy.
  I always thank you for teach English.
  I pray for you and your dream.
  Merry Christmas

  God is good.  Merry Christmas everyone!!!

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