FROM PASTOR BOB - SATURDAY EVENING 10/18 IN INCHEON, KOREA: This was a stunning, exhausting, overwhelming day! We: fed the hungry, spent time in a hospital built by a church ministry; and visited a church with a beautiful, brand new school built especially to serve the children of Koreans who have escaped the communist North. We were well- and over-fed (again) and are still in awe of the friendliness of the South Koreans. And all that was just in the first part of the day. We had another inspiring hour of prayer at 5 a.m. During the prayer service I realized that the Koreans not only sing all six verses of every hymn, they also add another six theyve made up! But with the very quick tempo (maintained by the congregations clapping and the worship leaders beating on the pulpit) the songs never drag. I encourage you to go to dail.org (click on English in the upper right) and learn more about the ministry we visited later in the morning. The Dail Community is an inspiring example of what can be done by one couples dedication to spreading the love of Jesus to the poor and suffering. We visited the headquarters located in the midst of one of Seouls poorest sections and met its founders. He gave us all aprons and asked us to help feed the hundreds of homeless lined up outside. I made Korean pizzas under the tutelage of four young girls from a local school who seemed impressed by my ability to flip the pizzas in the pan - I explained that I had lots of practice at Shrove Tuesday pancake suppers (I dont think they had any idea what I was talking about). We ate lunch there and then visited the hospital built by the Dail Community. In the afternoon and evening we learned about the discipleship ministries of two churches, one of which has an incredible youth worship with over 2,000 attending. We then were treated to a private piano and organ concert by the sons of the senior pastor here in Bupyeong - which may not sound impressive until you realize that one is a graduate of the Juilliard School in New York City and the other a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music. Absolutely incredible talent! After the concert we went on stage to practice for what could be the toughest part of our visit - singing Blessed Assurance IN KOREAN before a couple of thousand Korean worshipers at the churchs 11:30 a.m. worship service tomorrow. I actually think we sounded good for Americans, but Korean standards are extremely high. Ill let the pictures attached to this comment to tell the rest of the story. Im feeling the jet lag a bit more today but every minute of our visit has been valuable in some way. There are moments when I wish all of you could be here to experience what Im experiencing. Over and over we are seeing things that seem impossible - until we are reminded that the first priority of the churches we visit is faith. It really does seem that with faith, all things are possible! Blessings and grace to all.... Bob
Posted on: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 12:35:25 +0000
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