Vacation Day 5 and more

Wednesday was almost entirely all travelling. We caught a bus back to Sokcho and arrived at the inter-city bus terminal at about 10:00. Unfortunately all the buses to Seoul were full until 1:00. So, we waited around the city for 3 hours, finally got on a bus, and then rode that bus for 7 hours. Ugh. At least we could just sit. Too much walking would not have been good. From Seoul we got back to Dangjin with no problems. When we got to our apartment, however, the power was out. It appeared it had been out for quite some time, too. The freezer was all melted and the refridgerator was warm. So, rather than going right to bed, we spent an hour cleaning it out. It needed a good cleaning, but it would've been better if it wasn't right when we returned. We found a switch to turn the power back on right away, so that wasn't a problem. Apparently there had been tons of rain here while we were gone, and something about that makes the breaker switch off. Thursday and Friday were regular days of teaching. Many kids are still away on vacation, so some of the classes were smaller and more relaxed than usual. Saturday I headed to church for English Bible Study, but no one was there. I went up to the church office and found Mr. Moon. They had decided to cancel because Benjamin was gone (he's in Kenya for his brother's wedding). But, Juliet had left a message for me there to call her. When I did, she invited me to accompany her family to the beach. I went with her and her husband and their two little kids to the coast and just relaxed. It was good to talk with them and have time to sit and enjoy the sea breeze. The beach was a rocky one, not good for swimming, but it was such a hot day that it was just nice to have the cooler air from the sea blowing. When we got back to Dangjin, Jane was waiting for me. She asked me to do her a favor of reading aloud some passages in an English textbook for her to record for one of her students. After that she took me out to dinner. While we were at the Kim-Bop house, it started raining. She was so afraid for me to walk back in the rain. It was bearly sprinkling when we left, but she kept wanting me to get a taxi or something, although we were quite close to my apartment. Eventually I convinced her that the rain wouldn't hurt me and headed home for my 8:00 "appointment" :). Sunday was really nice. I went to the 11:00 Korean service at church, and one of my Korean co-workers showed up. We ate lunch at church and then had English service at 1:00. I helped Juliet lead worship. Mr. Moon spoke because Benjamin is gone and had a very good (although brief--in his words "Little English means little message") sermon. He concluded his message by playing a song in English I knew. It was a song that meant a lot to me in high school-- I remember it first from an Acquire the Fire conference ("This is My Desire"). I sang along with it from my seat, and then when his sermon was finished, people who had noticed me made me get up in front and sing it again. I was touched by the song, and it must've shown, because everyone came up to me afterward and commented on how it was very "emotional" and they liked it, etc. Then I worked with Juliet and a piano player on Shout to the Lord so we could do that song next Sunday. They decided they should just record me singing it. It was rather embarrassing. I've really become a celebrity there, which is quite odd. But, if I can use musical talent to encourage them and glorify God, that's good. Last night was the "big" Korea vs. Japan soccer game. Even people who don't normally watch soccer will watch it when Korea plays Japan. We had some friends over and ordered pizza. Pizza here has proved disappointing, unfortunately. There is very little sauce, the cheese tastes different, and they put corn on it. Strange. I think I'm finally caught up to today! I hope you all had a good weekend!