life rolls on

the air is getting chilly here. the brilliant red flowers are fading, and gardens are being wrapped up and put away ... i hear korean winters are damp and hover around zero degrees. we are in dire need of a duvet and winter gear, so will be taking another trip to E-mart soon. this weekend, in spite of being sick with colds, we are going to take the express bus into Seoul for our first time. we are eager to check out the international food market, and to visit the travel agent in order to book upcoming trips to thailand and china. pray for wisdom and guidance for us. we don't want to overdo it, and yet the world is begging us to poke our heads into its corners and see what we have only read about in geography textbooks! our mornings are relaxed here, spent sipping coffee, strumming guitar, playing settlers online (trenton :)), painting, running, and preparing for classes. our evenings begin at 9 pm when we stumble home wearily in the dark, toast some cheese sticks in our little toaster oven (we only have a gas stove here) and then crawl into bed to flick on the satellite television. last night we watched tom and jerry.

it's a small world after all, and in spite of less appealing ideosyncracies like "squat toilets" and staring men, asia is proving to be a delightful dish of culture which we're slowly adjusting to.

please pray for the work we left behind back in alberta: young life. several of our kids are heavily into coke; another hung himself, and yet another (a new Christian) was killed in a car accident last week. pray for the workers, that God would strengthen and uphold them like never before. thank you.