Missionary Life

I know that there are people who think that what I am doing here in Korea is pointless, careless, and worthless, a waste of time and money etc. I like to take this time to just say that that statement could be no further from the truth.

I interviewed for a job in a country that I didn’t know anything about. I didn’t know that my school was located in the middle of a rice paddy, or that it is the smallest of the three ICS schools in Korea. I didn’t know my boss, my coworkers, where I would live, what I would eat, if I could communicate. I didn’t know anything.

I know most people would account that to foolishness. I see it as following the will of the Lord.

If you are one of those who doubts my reasons for being here, please be assured that the Lord has carefully placed me in Songtan, Korea. He has called me to a specific ministry. The missionary life is not often glorious in the world’s eyes. I live in a foreign country, half way around the world from my family. I make almost less than half as much money as I would if I were teaching in the states. I live with two people I hadn’t met until I arrived in Korea.

I know that as long as I am doing what the Lord has called me to, and serving Him, then He will supply all my needs. That’s what the Bible says right? Why should I not believe it then? The Bible says that He shall supply all our needs The Lord has allowed me to live here and not go hungry and not go without anything I needed for almost an entire year. I trust that He will do it for the years to come, whether it is in Korea or another country he has called me to. not all our wants (like some like to take that verse to mean).

I like the Mooney’s slogan they close things with. Missionary to Songtan, Pyongtaek, Korea, and the rest of the world. That’s how I feel. The Lord will place me where He wants me and will keep me there until I have served His purpose. In the same, He will also give me direction for my future and tell me where to go next, if I am supposed to go.