Day 94

i couldnt wake up to go to the first half of poli

but at least i made it to the second half.
i'm improving!

when i came, the group was presenting about kim jong un.

son and successor of kim jong il.

mmmm regime changes. creates vulnerability.

this is the opportunity that we must wait for.

in praying for revolutions of freedom in NK during that transition period.

i realize that when relating your studies to God's plans

it becomes alot more interesting.

i tried calling cheeia for lunch. but my phone couldnt make any outgoing calls!

so i had to walk to the phone place on campus.

as i was walking. i just started exploring places around Yonsei.

and ended up seeing this word written on statues around campus. gong myeong

looked it up on my phone dictionary and its possible meanings were resonance, sympathy, and unison.

hmm hmmmm.

eventually i ended up at the amphitheater.

now this place is huge. and somehow all the people that were sitting in the seats were leaving as i walked in.

and i was standing at the bottom, looking up at all the empty rows of seats, the trees around it, the sky.

and was just like whoa..

on the floor in front of the stage. there is this giant circle. and for some reason i felt like i should stand in the center of the circle. and as i stood in the center of the circle, i began to pray. but then i stopped cause i realized that my voice was echoing like crazy all around the theater.

i walked around and tested this. and eventually i discovered that my voice only was amplified when i stood in that specific location.

gong myeong meaning resonance meaning intensification of a sound.

ooh lala.

i looked around at the stone seats. and i noticed all the names written on the stones.

names of the students that have been here in Yonsei.

and it reminded me of all the names that were listed in the book of Nehemiah.

what i also found intriguing was that some of the stones were highlighted.

alot of thoughts came to mind about this place. and the potential it had.

so i just stood still at the center and started to pray over this place.

and my prayers were amplified.

walked around some more and i ended up in front of the statue of H.G Underwood.

the missionary who founded this school.

below his statue these words were written.

Messenger of God

Follower of Christ

Friend of Korea

I told Mr. Underwood that God remembers his prayers for this land.

and that i will continue his work here.

in topics class later that afternoon

i actually paid attention for once in my life.

and today grandma talked about korean people's jeong

the warm affection within us.

and the unity and strong bond between the korean people.

that bond is the key.

in the midst of the suffering that is to come in this world.

this nation will not be broken. it will hold fast and persevere.

korean class i tried to pay attention too.

but yeah no.....

erick and i had to pay the teacher money for not paying attention.

it was either that or sing.

man...this should be so illegal..

dinner.nap. plan for our trip to busan :)

and then! chris, cheeia, and i had like a 3 hour conversation outside on the benches.

about very deep stuff relating to life and God.

it was super interesting.

one of the topics that came up was fear.

and this is something that i recently realized.

but i was telling cheeia about how our fears actually uncover our strengths.

basically how our weaknesses are actually our strengths.

the enemy knows what our strengths are but in order to keep us from using our strengths and to keep us away from God. it creates that fear in us.

so if you have a fear of heights --> trying to keep you away from being able to see things on a higher level.

fear of the dark --> trying to keep you away from being a light, shining in the darkness

fear of commitment ---> trying to keep you away from commitment with God, keep you away from knowing and experiencing love

fear of public speaking --> trying to keep you away from preaching the gospel, sharing knowledge of the truth

fear of people/socializing/rejection --> trying to keep you away from evangelizing to others

fear of being chased --> trying to keep you away from confronting the enemy

but it is actually the things that you fear the most

that has the potential to be your greatest strengths.

Perfect love casts out all fear.

Therefore, I no longer fear evil.

But delight in the truth