Fall Break 2008 Korea Mission Trip
 October 8th, 2008 by Jay Harley
Today we worked with the Central Christian Academy, and the students did a great job teaching English. The teachers came and thanked our group for coming and investing in the students.
Tonight, we will be attending church at Max Lee’s home church. We have had a great time even when we eat food we are unable to identify.
October 7th, 2008 by Christy Gandy
Today was our first day teaching in the school and it went really well! We taught at a church school with some homeschool students and though there was somewhat of a language barrier but the DBU students did a great job with songs, games, and teaching. We have enjoyed being with the kids, interacting with their culture, and learning what life is like in Korea. The people here are really nice and have bent over backwards to make us feel welcome.
Tonight we were treated to McDonald’s after a LOT of Korean food. It’s been great experiencing the culture and the students have enjoyed the new food. We attended a worship service tonight with all the Passion Conference volunteers and it was great to worship with other believers.
Tomorrow will be an early day for us but we are looking forward to another great day of teaching in another school. Thank you again for your prayers and please continue to lift us up as we minister and serve to the people here in Korea!
October 4th, 2008 by Jay Harley
We finally made it to Korea, it took what seemed like forever but it was a nice trip! We met at DBU at 4:30 in the morning, several of us had not slept at all that night and those who had slept only got a few hours. So we were all looking very tired. It was hard to believe that this was finally it; we were finally going to Korea. The first airplane we got on was American Airlines headed for San Francisco. I personally liked that ride because there was no one on the seats next to me so I got to stretch out and sleep the whole way there. We got to San Francisco and had several hours to eat lunch and walk around for a little bit. While we were waiting at the gate for the plane to Korea the flight attendants’ showed up. They were all so beautiful and wearing these really pretty Singapore dresses. The Plane was amazing! They had TVs where we could play video games, watch movies, listen to music, and even study a foreign language. The food that they served us came with metal forks and spoons (not the plastic type) and we even got ice cream sandwiches for dessert. So during the trip we watched movies, played video games, goofed off, and mostly slept.
About 12 hours later we made it to Korea!! There were even fireworks going off, they said it was for a national holiday that was on Friday but I am sure they were welcoming us to korea. But there was still a long drive we had to make form Incheon (where the airport is) to Seoul (Where our hotel is). `The hotel is really nice, the rooms look amazing and the view is so great; especially for the girls because we are on the 20th floor.
After seeing our rooms and getting all unpacked we went out to get dinner at one of the restaurants that was around our hotel. We are staying downtown Seoul so there are so many different options. Everyone just went their own way to find a place that they wanted to eat. Several of us went to have Korean barbeque and it was perfect for my first meal in Korea; the kimchi seems to tastes so much better just because it is in Korea!
And so our fist day in Korea was over and we were all on jet lag and completely exhausted.
See you soon!
Alyssia
October 4th, 2008 by Jay Harley
We arrived safley in Korea last night and had a busy day today attending two churches. We have been welcomed well by our Korean friends. We were also able to do some sightseeing and shopping today. We will have a longer post later this evening (Sunday morning for you) from DBU student and trip participant, Alyssia Sloan.
jay
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