Happy Thanksgiving!

This past week, different circumstances have come up to challenge my ability to give thanks, but God has continued to remind me of His love and faithfulness, for which I give Him thanks. You may be wondering what Thanksgiving has been like in South Korea, and I'd love to share - from a foreigner's point of view.

This week at Lila, Ken and I decided to talk about the Thanksgiving story in many of our classes. I talked about how Christians were looking for religious freedom, how many traveled to America on pilgrimage, the role the Indians played and the Thanksgiving feast that was celebrated. It was good for me to be reminded of where this holiday comes from and how it still means so much for many people today. We also did Thanksgiving 'Word Finds' and mazes, and some students even got to color turkeys.
As for my own Thanksgiving Celebration, Ken invited me to a friend's house who hosted a Thanksgiving dinner. It was great! There was plenty of food and I even got to have turkey! (And oh how I've missed it!) I was glad to have gone and not only for the food; there still were a few people there and I was glad to make their acquaintance.
But my Thanksgiving festivities didn't stop there. This past Saturday I was able to attend a Thanksgiving celebration hosted by Ken's church. There, I got to watch different music performances, see the people from Thursday night again, put my knowledge of the Thanksgiving story to use during 'quiz time', and had even more bountiful food!
Some of the things I have been reminded of that I am thankful for, include: Being able to talk and pray with both of my grandparents on the phone at the same time; being able to see the Message of Jesus connect in the hearts of my students this week; having hours of conversation with Stephanie reminding each other just how thankful we are for one another; having family that lets me know I am missed; having a co-worker to do fun activities with; and most of all, having life so that I may enjoy all these things, and a relationship with the One who has given abundantly.

"Let everything that has breath praise the Lord."
Psalm 150:6