신년 업데이트

Saturday January 9, 2010

새해 복 많이 받으세요!!!

Peter & Jenny Oh 님 안녕하세요!

모든 어려움 속에서도 주님이 주시는 축복이 흘러 넘치는 2009년도를 은혜 가운데 잘 마치시고 2010년에도 주님의 사랑, 기쁨, 그리고 평강이 함께 하시길 기도합니다.

하나님께서 한국에서 맺어주신 새로운 기도와 후원금 파트너쉽들을 통해 격려를 많이 받고 무사히 잘 돌아왔습니다. 미국 산호제에 돌아와서 육체적 쉼을 얻고 친구들과 가족들과 즐거운 친교의 시간을 갖고 꼭 필요한 의사 방문과 선교 리포트등을 하고 있습니다. 함께 해주심에 감사를 드립니다!

축복합니다! Peter Oh목사 가정 드림

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감사의 2009년도

2009년도는 하나님의 축복으로 가득찬 한해였습니다. 주님 감사합니다!

건강하고, 거할 곳이 있고, 임신복도 주시고 급속도로 자라는 주희 옷도 주셔서 입을 옷도 있고, 먹을 것도 충분했습니다. 할렐루야! 부족한 것이 있었다면 제가 밤잠을 푹~ 자는 것이었는데요, 한 5년은 지나야지 이루어지지 않을까 싶습니다. ㅎㅎㅎ ^^;

일본선교의 준비과정에 있어서는 하나님께서 2009년 5월 부터 지금까지 미국의 캘리포니아주와 텍사스주, 그리고 한국에서 30개가 넘는 교회들과 연결을 시켜주셨고 23개의 소그룹 모임에서 일본 선교의 필요성과 간증을 나누도록 허락해 주셨습니다. 이 많은 인연들을 통해서 하나님께서 226명의 기도후원자를 허락하셨고 200명이 넘는 많은 분들이 한번 또는 매월 후원금을 통해 저희를 금전적으로 후원해 주셨습니다. 할레루야!

저희가 바라던 대로 현재 일본에 있지는 않지만 지난 한해간 정말로 많은 도전들을 받았고 격려도 많이 받았으며 하나님께서 그 분의 완벽한 때에 저희를 보내실 줄 믿습니다. 기도해주시고, 이멜해주시고 이 여정에 함께 해주심에 감사를 드립니다. 2010년도에도 하나님을 위해 열심을 다할때 하나님께서 위대하신 일들을 많이 이루시줄 믿습니다.

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후원 업데이트

기도 후원자가 되어 주시겠다고 하신226분께 감사를 드립니다. 기도 후원자가 되고 싶으신 분은peterandjennyoh@gmail.com으로 이멜 보내주세요.

또 저희의 정착금의 100%와 정기적인 후원금의 51%(지난 달 42%)가 모아지도록 헌신적으로 헌금하신 후원자 모든분들께 감사를 드립니다. 이제 한국에 계신 분들을 위해 한국계좌도 열었습니다 (예금주 전연숙, 외환은행: 620-191415-809). 입금후 이멜을 보내주시면 감사하겠습니다. 최근 한국 여행을 통해서, 그리고 베이지역에 계신 분들을 통해서 새로운 파트너쉽들을 허락하신 하나님께 감사를 드립니다.

일본선교에 함께 동참해 주셔서 감사합니다!

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$3,000 Matching Donation!!!

HOT NEWS!!! 2010년 일년간 새로운 정기적 후원의 $3,000까지를 match해 주실 뉴비전교회 영어부 Pathway의 한 가정을 하나님께서 보내주셨습니다.

2010년에 정기적 후원자로 새로 작정하시는 분들의 매월 후원금이 일년간 두배로 불일 수 있는 좋은 기회입니다! 매달 후원금의 $250까지를 dollar-for-dollar match해주기로 했기 때문에 매달 $50을 작정하고 후원해줄 5가정을 찾고 있습니다 (매달 $50 x 5 가정=매달 $250). 선교헌금이 두배가 되게하는 이 좋은 기회를 놓지지 마세요! 더 자세한정보를 원하시는 분은peterandjennyoh@gmail.com으로 이멜을 보내시기 바랍니다.

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Danville 지역 선교 이벤트

미국 캘리포니아주의 Danville이라는 지역은 일본과 같이 부유하지만 복음을 들을 필요가 절실한 곳입니다. Danville의 한 가정이 "Helping Hands for Christian Missionaries"이라는 크리스챤 학생 클럽을 설립해 1월 30일 토요일에 일본선교 모금을 위한 Garage Sale을 하게 됩니다. 1월 9일, 16일, 그리고 23일에 불필요하신 물건을 수거할 계획입니다. 혹시 기부하실 물건이 있으시거나, Danville지역에 함께 flyer를 돌리고 싶으시거나, 질문이 있으신 분은 helpinghandsforcm@gmail.com으로 이멜을 보내주세요. 이 지역 선교 이벤트에 쓰임을 받을 수 있음을 영광으로 생각하며 참여하게 해주신 하나님께 감사를 드립니다!

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Every move I make

달라스로 이사한다고 그랬었다가 달라스로의 이사가 지연되었다고 하더니 갑자기 한국에 있다고 말씀드렸습니다. 하나님의 인도하심을 따르며 잘 분별하여 행동할려고 노력을 하지만 어쩔때는 갑작스럽게 움직여야할 때도 있었습니다. 요즘은 미국의 복음성가 "Every move I make I make in You"의 가사가 생각날 때가 많습니다.

현재 캘리포니아주의 산호제에 있는뉴비전교회의 선교관에서 당분간 지내고 있습니다. 2월 2-17일 까지 텍사스주의 달라스로 가게 되며 그 후에 산호제로 돌아오게 되고 그 후 남가주도 방문하고 싶습니다.

3월의 계획은... 하나님만 아십니다. ^^

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12월의 하이라이트

저희 블로그에 올린 12월의 하이라이트들입니다... 사진들과 함께 글은 영어로 되어있습니다.

제가 11월에 만 30이 되었습니다.

처음으로 영상을 올려 보았습니다. 아빠와 주희가 함께하는 주희의 첫 크리스마스 공연을 보세요.

한국여행에 관한 글도 몇 개 적어 보았습니다. Jubilee 교회에서의 수요예배 설교와 교인 두 명의 간증에 대해서, 미국을 생각나게 한 것들 , 그리고 하나님께서 맺어주신 인연들(일부분 한글)에 대해서 적어보았습니다.

New Year's Update

Friday January 8, 2010

Happy New Year!!!

Dear Peter and Jenny,

May your 2009 have been filled with many blessings with all that overflows from being in Christ, and your 2010 continue to resonate with love, joy and peace in Jesus Christ.

We returned from Korea very encouraged through the new prayer and financial partners God has brought to us. We're getting some essential rest, enjoying sweet times of fellowship with friends and family, and taking care of some essentials like visiting the doctor and completing ministry reports. Thank you for joining us on this journey!

Blessings! Peter, Jenny, Juhee, and Baby Oh

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Praises for 2009

2009 has been filled with God's blessings. Thank you Jesus!

In summary, we are healthy, we have had a roof over our heads and clothes to wear (even for Jenny during her pregnancy and Juhee with her growth spurts), and have had plenty to eat. Praise God! The only thing we lacked was for Jenny to get a really good night's sleep, but we don't expect that to happen for the next 5 years or so. ;)

As for preparations for serving in Japan, God provided us the opportunities to connect with over 30 churches and share of our journey to Japan at 23 Small Group Gatherings from May 2009 in California, Texas, and Korea. Through these connections God brought 226 Prayer Partners into our lives, and over 200 people partnered with us in either one-time or monthly financial support. Praise God!

Although we're not currently in Japan as we would have liked, we have been very encouraged and challenged this past year and know that He will send us there in His perfect time. Thank you for your prayers, your emails, and for tracking with us. We continue to expect great things from God as we attempt great things for Him in 2010.

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Partnership Update

We have been blessed with 226 prayer partners who have committed to support us in prayer! If you would like to be a part of our prayer team, email us at peterandjennyoh@gmail.com.

We are also very thankful for the sacrificial giving of all of you who have helped us raise 100% of our needed Departure Fund, and 51% our Monthly Support (up from 42% last month)! We thank God for the new partnerships He has brought through our recent Korea trip and in the Bay area too. Thank you for partnering with us.

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$3,000 Matching Donation!!!

HOT NEWS!!! A very generous Pathway family has offered to match new monthly financial partnerships up to $3000 for 2010.

What this means is that your monthly support will be doubled for this year (for new monthly supporters in 2010). In order to maximize their generosity, we are looking for 5 families to commit to supporting Japan missions $50 per month, which will total $250 per month (or $3000 for one year). Make sure you take advantage of this great opportunity to double your support! If you want more information, email us atpeterandjennyoh@gmail.com.

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Danville Local Missions Event

Danville, California is a very affluent area but an area that is in need of hearing the gospel, very much like Japan. A family from Danville has started a local student Christian club called "Helping Hands for Christian Missionaries" and they are having a garage sale on Sat, Jan 30th in Danville to raise funds for Japan Missions. They will be collecting items on January 9th, 16th, and 23rd at a mutually agreed upon location. If you have any items that you would like to donate, would like to get involved in going door-to-door with flyers (picture), or have any questions, please email them at helpinghandsforcm@gmail.com. We are very excited and priveleged to be able to take part in this local missions event!

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Every move I make

We said we were moving to Dallas, then said we're delaying the move, and then all of a sudden told you that we're in Korea. We've tried to be as discerning as possible as we follow God's leading, and sometimes we had to be very spontaneous. We've been on the move a lot these days which reminds us of the song"Every move I make I make in You".

We're currently in San Jose, California living in New Vision Church's Missionary Housing for the time being. We'll be traveling to Dallas from Feb 2-17 and look forward to reconnecting with our friends in Texas! After that we'll be back in San Jose and are hoping to visit SoCal too once we're back in CA.

As for March... Only God knows. :)

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December Highlights

Here are a few highlights for December.

Jenny turning 30 (November)

Our first video upload: Juhee's 1st Christmas Performance (with daddy!)

We also wrote a few blog postings about our prayer and financial support raising trip to Korea. Read about our visit toJubilee Church and a couple of testimonies, things that reminded us of home, and a summary of the amazing divine appointments that God provided while we were there.

(Remember, you can sign up on our blog to receive automatic updates each time we update it.)

Korea Trip: Jubilee Church

Jubilee Church in the Kangnam area of Seoul is one of the most unique churches in Korea in that they’re not part of a Korean church and that the congregation is made up of mostly expats, not Koreans who want more exposure to English. Unlike most of our other connections in Korea, this one was not instigated by my parents, but by my sister Jade & her hubby Jonathan, who are good friends with Jubilee’s new Executive Pastor, Pastor Drew & wife Sarah.

We had an opportunity to share at the Wednesday evening service. Before the service, we enjoyed a yummy toasted sandwich with chips dinner in the café that the church runs, and then joined in the great time of dynamic worship at Jubilee. We had an encouraging time of sharing about our Journey to Japan, and a time of intense corporate prayer – for us, for the people of Hiroshima, and for the people of Japan.

As it was a Wednesday evening service, the three of us went up together and shared different parts of the presentation. We like doing this as it allows the listeners to get to know all three (well, at least two) of us, rather than just Peter. We think this is important as missions isn’t just about Peter but about us going as a family, having been called as a family to serve in Japan.

After the service, we stuck around for a while and we were able to have good chats with a few members of the congregation. Many signed up for our newsletter and to be prayer partners which is always encouraging! A few told us of how they also have a heart for Japan and are praying about how and when their time will come.

To hear the message, visit Jubilee Church’s website at www.jubileeseoul.com and go to “resources”, “messages”, “launch sermon player” and then scroll down to click on our message, “Journey to Japan, 12/02/2009, Peter & Jenny Oh”.

Here are a couple of excerpts from emails that we received after sharing at Jubilee that I'd like to share with you.

"Yes, I am sure that my coming to Jubilee that night was no accident-- God's hand was definitely in it. It was random and unexpected, which has been the way it has always been for me when God has worked big things in and through my life. As a matter of fact, the most significant reason that I feel God may be leading me to Japan is that it is a country that I never would have chosen to go to on my own-- my interest in going there now has surprised even me, because it was never a part of any kind of plan or purpose that I had for myeslf."

"I was so blessed by hearing the two of you testify about what God is doing in your lives when you visited Jubilee church in Seoul. I couldn't really begin to talk to you when you were there because I was still processing through a lot of things that God had been revealing to me. [...] Whenever I pray for the plentiful harvest with few workers... I always see children, specifically preschoolers... [...] Anyway, after hearing you two speak the Lord confirmed a multitude of other things and I'm positive that (although I don't know when) I'm being prepared to go to Japan."

Emails / feedback like these are extremely encouraging to us. We initially didn't know why God wanted us to go around to various churches and small groups to raise prayer and financial partners instead of going to Japan silently as tentmakers. We have recently realized that God wanted us share about our journey to Japan so that many more would know the great spiritual need in Japan. It was in His wisdom to raise more workers for the harvest field through His ways, not ours.

Korea Trip: Things That Reminded Us of Home

We were treated to Starbucks one day and the aroma and atmosphere, even just the logo itself reminded us of home. Peter had a Cafe Mocha and Jenny had a Kiwi juice. Juhee shared the Kiwi juice with mommy, and she had a great time exploring the Starbucks store and saying hello to the other customers.

Being in a mini-apartment / studio gave us the freedom to cook & eat at home. On our first grocery shopping trip we saw Kellogg’s Cornflakes and as it was the same price we went for good old Kellogg’s. Once you open it, you have an option of folding it slightly differently, an option we hadn’t yet come across. It’s supposed to help conserve freshness.

On a few occasions we were able to meet up with friends from back home who just so happened to be in Korea at the same time as us (Thank You God!). It was great! It was almost like we were back home meeting up in Korea Town.

I take Juhee to playdates once a week and she was able to have a couple while we were in Korea too. As we were staying in such a small place and had practically no toys, it was refreshing to be able to take her to homes where she had place to roam, toys to play with, and could interact with other toddlers her age. =)

And last but not least, McDonald’s! They had a special deal with a few set menus costing 3,000 KRW (less than $3 US) and we were in need of something other than Korean food for a change so we visited good old McD’s. We were surprised to find that most of the customers were young families – there were so many kids! McD’s in Korea also delivers… I’m not aware of any other country where McD delivers. In Korea, you can get practically everything and anything delivered for no extra cost. Next time, I want to try their bulgogi burger... :P

Juhee's 1st Christmas Celebration

Our very first video upload!

Christmas Candlelight Service @ New Vision Church on Wed, Dec 23 2009.

We didn't make it to any of the rehearsals as we were in Korea & then jetlagged but the songs were on the church website so I played them for Juhee a few times before going to church that evening. She lo~ved being on stage and performing!!! :)

I didn't notice it at the time, but she started crying as she was leaving the stage 'cause she wanted to go straight down the stage stairs to mommy and grandma. She was ok though once daddy explained that they were going to see mommy by going around "this way".

She enjoyed dancing to most of the other performances that evening from the back of the Main Sanctuary where we were sitting. She had a great time!

Hopefully the 1st of many such cute Daddy & Daughter performances. :)

Korea Trip: Partnership Development

We’re so grateful for all of the divine appointments God provided during our one month partnership development trip to Korea. We went with an empty calendar and ended up almost being busier than we could handle! I think half of it was already in my mom’s head though. ;) On one Sunday we attended a 10am Japanese service, introduced ourselves to the teachers in the nursery department at 11:20am, Peter then preached for the 11:45am English service, and then we attended a 7pm evening Korean speaking service. @@

We met many high profile Korean pastors during our trip. I was filled with awe as I learned of the struggles they faced when they were starting out in ministry and are now such giants of wisdom, experience, and leadership. In addition to their main ministry in the churches that they planted, they wrote / are writing books, lecture at colleges / seminaries, and they also started orphanages, old people’s homes, and seminaries in Korea and abroad. Even after having accomplished so much, their “retirement” is anything but. They have so much love, energy, passion, and compassion!

We would like to especially thank my parents who were extra busy contacting pastors and friends so that we could share about God’s heart for the people of Japan and our calling to share the Good News with the people there. Our Senior Pastor, Pastor Peter Chin, also played an important role in establishing new partnerships as well as my awesome sister Jade and dear Kim Gwunsanim 김영진 권사님 (see previous posts here and here).

Through God’s leading, we were able to connect with the following churches:
* Antioch Church 안디옥 교회 (수원, 김장환 목사님)
* Shinbanpo Central Church 신반포중앙교회 (서울, 김성봉 목사님)
* Kangbyun Presbyterian Church 강변교회 (서울, 허태성 목사님)
* Hwapyoung Church 화평교회 (서울, 김병훈 목사님)
* Suwon Central Baptist Church 수원 중앙침례교회(수원, 고명기 목사님)
* Hallelujah Community Church 할렐루야교회 (분당, 김상복 목사님, Pastors Steve Chang & Cristian Rata)
* Wooridle Church 우리들의 교회 (서울, 김양재 목사님)
* Global Missions Church 지구촌교회 (분당, 이동원 목사님)
* Jubilee Church (Seoul, Pastor Dave Hwang)

The top four churches have already committed to supporting us monthly and we’re still waiting to hear back from some of the others. After having gone through the application process with a number of churches, I’ve realized that the hard part isn’t us preparing our application, but the decision making process of the churches as there are so many missionaries out there needing financial support but limited resources at each church. Regardless of the final decision, we are thankful that God has brought so many awesome people into our lives and hope that this is the beginning of a long and loving friendship in Christ.

Please keep the decision making committees in your prayers as they prayerfully consider partnering with us.

(These are pics of some of the pastors and elders/deacons that we met. There were many more!)

Turning 30

My 20th birthday was a very sad birthday – my family were due to leave the UK and return to the US just 3 days after my 20th birthday. The only reason why they were even there to celebrate it with me was because my mom had made special arrangements for them to stay a bit longer so that we could be together, except for dad who had to start work in the USA.


My 20s were full of surprises, lots of moves, and lots of changes (college student, temp-ing, full-time permanent job, promotions, changes in companies, part-time postgrad student, engagement / marriage, becoming a pastor’s wife, becoming a mom, preparing for long-term missions). I’m hoping my 30s won’t be quite as unpredictable and a bit more stable, especially once we move to Japan and settle down there.

On the first day of November 2009, I turned 30! So much has happened during the past ten years… Friends keep on asking me how it feels to turn 30. It feels great! When I posted the picture of Juhee and me on my facebook page, one friend said “so she’s 5 and you’re 2” and another friend said “you’re 52!”. I definitely don’t want to be 2 again but I don’t think I’d mind being 52 and be able to reflect back on my life and know when and how things happened. Hindsight is such a wonderful thing. On the other hand, the unknown can be somewhat scary and stressful.


This birthday was extra memorable because I got to celebrate it three times with the special people in my life - with my wonderful mommy friends (picture), with most of my family, and a special date with hubby. =) Last year we were in Japan and hopefully next year and onwards we'll be in Japan too, so I was very grateful for the opportunity to celebrate with loved ones. I'm going to miss family, but I'm really going to miss the fellowship, laughter, and prayers that my Pathway mommy friends have blessed me so much with. It's going to be hard to develop this level of closeness with mommy friends in Japan and share life with them, but that's why we're in it for the long haul!

I wonder which country we'll be in for my 40th and who we'll be celebrating it with... Hmmm... =)

11월 업데이트

Wednesday December 9, 2009

여호와께 감사

“너희는 여호와께 감사하며 그의 이름을 불러 아뢰며 그가 행하신 일을 만민 중에 알릴지어다.” 역대상 16:8
할렐루야!

Peter & Jenny Oh 님 안녕하세요!

맑은 공기를 마시게 하시고 가족과 친구들 그리고 많은 파트너분들과 함께 교제를 하며 흘러 넘치는 기쁨을 주신 하나님께 감사를 드립니다.

늦게나마 Happy Thanksgiving!

신실하신 주 안에서,
Peter Oh목사 가정 드림

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파트너 모든분들께 감사

기도 후원자가 되어 주시겠다고 하신200명 넘은 분들께 감사를드립니다. 기도 후원자가 되고 싶으신 분은 peterandjennyoh@gmail.com으로 이멜 보내주세요.

또 저희의 정착금의 100%와 정기적인 후원금의 42%가 모아지도록 헌신적으로 헌금하신 후원자 모든분들께 감사를 드립니다. 이제 한국에 계신 분들을 위해 한국계좌도 열었습니다 (예금주 전연숙, 외환은행: 620-191415-809). 입금후 이멜을 보내주시면 감사하겠습니다.

일본선교에 함께 동참해주셔서 감사합니다!

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서울에 있어서 감사

현 재 서울에 있습니다. 여러 목사님들, 권사님들, 집사님들을 서울 곧곧, 수원, 분당을 열심히 다니며 만나고 협력 선교사로써 일본선교에 동참할 기회들을 알아보고 있습니다. 11월 중순 부터 있었고, 12월 중순에 미국으로 돌아갑니다. 많이 걷고 지하철도 많이 타고 다니는데 주희가 "폭폭칙칙" ^^; 타는 것을 아주 즐긴답니다. 작년 일본 비전여행때와 같이 이번에도 미국을 떠날 당시에는 텅텅 비어있던 스케쥴을 하나님께서 꽉꽉 채워주셔서 집에 있는 날이 거의 없습니다. 할렐루야! 서울에서 있었던 일들을 여기서(클릭) 더 읽어보세요 (영어)...

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하나님께서 맺어주시는 인연에 감사

김 영진 권사님은 저희의 첫 한글 소그룹 모임에서 처음 뵜었습니다. 처음에는 저희가 너무 준비도 덜 되고 일본에 대한 지식도 너무 없는 것 같아 걱정을 많이하셨습니다. 하지만 저희의 이야기를 들어보신 후 저희의 가장 큰 응원자가 되시고 우리를 엄청나게 격려해 주셨습니다. 한국에서 함께 했던 시간들에 대해 여기서(클릭) 더 읽어보세요 (영어).

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Thanksgiving Newsletter

If you signed up for our newsletter and haven't received it, please let us know. Happy Thanksgiving! =)

Friday December 4, 2009

"Give thanks to the Lord..."

"...call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done." 1 Chronicles 16:8 (NIV)

Dear Co-laborer in the Lord,

We are very thankful to God for the breath in our lungs, and the joy in our hearts that flow from the relationships we have with you, our family and friends.

Happy belated Thanksgiving!

Peter and Jenny Oh

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Thankful for our Partners

We are thankful for the 200 prayer partners who committed to support us in prayer! If you would like to be a part of our prayer team, email us at peterandjennyoh@gmail.com.

We are also very thankful for the sacrificial giving of all of you who have helped us raise 100% of our needed Departure Fund, and 42% our Monthly Support! Thank you for partnering with us.

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Thankful to be in Seoul

We are currently in Seoul, Korea meeting with pastors, deacons and elders, and other church representatives of various churches in the hopes of being able to partner with them on our journey to Japan. We have been in Seoul from mid-November, and will return to San Jose, CA mid-December. We've been riding the subway a lot, and Juhee loves riding the "train". =) Click here to track with us in Seoul.

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Thankful for Divine Appointments

We had met Kim Gwunsanim at our first Korean SGG in San Jose. She was very concerned about us going to Japan to serve as missionaries because she felt that we were inexperienced and unprepared. After hearing our story, and the journey God was taking us on to Japan, she became one of our strongest supporters and encouraged us tremendously. Click here to read more of our time together in Korea.

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Marathon Sunday

We normally don't wake up at 4am in the morning, except when we first arrived in Seoul, and suffered from jetlag. But today was a special day. We were to meet Dr. Rev. Billy Kim 김장환 목사님 at 7am before the 8am service, and that was the only time he could meet with us. Yes, he really is that busy. (His schedule for the following week included meeting the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon!) Thanks to Kim Gwunsanim 김영진 권사님, we were able to stay nearby at her place the previous night and catch a ride with her choir members too. If we had had to travel from Seoul that morning... Oh my... When we went to wait in front of his office, he'd already started meeting people from 6am in the morning.


(Dr. Rev. Billy Kim, mom & Juhee at GGBTS, SF a few weeks ago.)

After the service, there was a long line of people waiting to shake hands with Dr. Rev. Billy Kim. When it was our turn, we were surprised when he took us out of the line, introduced us to the Missions Deacon and told the deacon that he would like Antioch Church 안디옥교회 to start supporting us monthly from January 2010! Praise God!

Jenny's dad then drove us to Hallelujah Community Church in Bundang, which is also just outside of Seoul. We planned to join their 11:45am English Service, but we ran into one of the nursery teachers while trying to find where the English Service was to be held. It turns out that that nursery teacher had taught in the nursery when Jenny's mom served as their nursery pastor in the early 1990's, and he actually recognized Jenny because she used to help her mom out in nursery as a pre-teen. We had a nice chat with this teacher, and he informed us that most of the nearly 40 nursery teachers are the same teachers as when Jenny's mom served as the nursery pastor. Talk about longevity in ministry! We arranged to visit again with Jenny's mom the following Sunday.

As for the Hallelujah English Ministry (HEM), we were able to meet Pastor Steve and Pastor Cristian, and join in their service. It turns out that Peter actually went to seminary with Pastor Cristian's brother Tiberius. What a small world! We worshiped the Lord and enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving lunch (no turkey, but lots of chicken including KFC) with them, and Pastor Steve invited Peter to speak the following Sunday. We look forward to sharing our journey to Japan with them and hopefully partnering with them in some way.

From there we went to the church Jenny's dad attends in Seoul where we rejoined Jenny's parents and then went to Jenny's maternal grandmother's for a delicious dinner and some leftovers to take home too. =)