March Update: Musical, Missions Trip, and more!

Hello Everyone!

It’s been a while since I’ve actually updated on events of my life here in Korea. Here it goes.

Auditions for the Spring Musical are finished! We (Pam, Becca and I) got together last night at The Coffee Tree to assign parts, and we posted the cast list this morning. Practices will begin next Tuesday (after the Speech and Debate Tournament and the Choir Competition). I will then be down to only one planning period at the very end of the day, but it is well worth it.

Another thing that is well worth my time is the Missions Trip the school is offering during Spring Break (April 8-16) to the Maetang Tribal Children’s Home in Chiangmai, Thailand.

On this trip we are supposed to be building the fourth and final wall around the parameter of the Home to protect the children who live there. The wall is needed because right now anyone has easy access to the Home and the children residing in it, which means it is very easy for children (especially little girls) to disappear. This wall is vital for the safety of these children.

Please pray for finances and the people going on the trip. We need to raise $5000 just for supplies to build the wall. We are doing all we can at the moment to try and either raise money or ask for donations, and so far we have nothing. We are looking into fundraisers that we can actually do here in Korea. There are so many things out there but very few things are actually plausible in country.

Please pray that the Lord will soften hearts and that people will give joyfully (even if it is only a little). Please pray for us as we ask churches and individuals for donations. If we do not receive the money we need, we are still planning on going to the Children’s Home, but we will not be able to build the wall.

Also, please pray for the adults going on the trip: Andrew Calamaro, Gwenn Pettitt, Julia Hazen, Amber Divers, Tad Romsa, Matt Miles, and myself

Please pray that we will be the leaders that we have been called to be on this Trip, that the organization and execution of everything goes well, and that we continue to serve the Lord and follow His will in our lives.

As well as the students: Joseph Cho, Michael Jun, Christine Rumph, Anna Smith, Shin Kim, Danica Auman, Casey Peterson, Anton Erne, and Livingstone Cha.

Interest has been waning in some of the students and we have already had two tell us that they are no longer interested on going on the trip. Please pray that these students will listen to the direction that the Lord is giving them. Please also, pray that the students (and the teachers) will continue in preparing themselves for this trip.

If the Lord is leading you to donate to the trip or if you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me.

Blessings,
Beka