**Chapter Focus Week pictures and reflection will be coming very soon**

right now, i should've arrived in seoul, south korea and on my way to my daddy's place and trying to recover from jetlag.

however, i am still @ home and somewhat disappointed in myself.
in the midst of finals, papers, chapter focus week, deadlines.. i forgot that i needed a passport for korea! have you ever felt that? you are ssoo bogged down with things to do that you forget the slightest details? well, that happened to me. i had to send in my passport and some other things by may 15th so i send it around may 9th so that it would arrive on time. i was so busy thinking about the deadline that nothing else mattered. i didn't even notice that it was gone until two nights ago.. a mere 11hrs before my departure.

i've disappointed my family in korea and myself. mistakes like these never happen to me. but through this experience, i've been extremely humbled because wow, i'm really not perfect. and i will be able to do a lot of things that i wouldn't be able to do while i'm in korea: helping my mom with cleaning up the house and insurance stuff (another long story), reading the textbook for missions, catch up with my brother before he goes to missions too, and a lot more.

i've made plans to see my family in korea this winter, so hopefully this will work out.

so, i will be in chicago until june 19th or so. and like the introvert i am, i don't really feel like going out much. i realize how much money i'd be spending, which i'd rather give to my donations for missions (or for others), the ridiculous gas prices, but moreover, i just wanna stay spiritually disciplined and prepare myself for missions. i still don't know what to expect so i'm just praying for a lot of things. here are a few prayer requests:

  • the book i'm reading for missions is called "from nyet to da: understanding the russians".. and that's exactly what i wanna be able to do. i'm only going to be there for a month so i wanna have a heart that is accepting and loving and understanding from the get-go. so i don't waste any time
  • strength against redundancy. after 2-3wks of being on a disciplined schedule and things, i get tired of it. and i don't know what my schedule will look like. Pray that i will wake up to His mecies every morning.
  • "be strong and courageous". i'm no expert at evangelism and i dunno the best ways to approach people, but God tells his people over and over to be strong and courageous. and i know i need that when i go to russia

so even though korea didn't work out, i know that God still has a plan for me while i'm here in Chicago. thank goodness He knows what He's doing all the time. =)