Day One - at Sunshine House

Zoe, in the Seoul airport

7-30-09

Wow. What a journey. We left on Tuesday, and now it is Thursday. Eyes drooping and derrière best described as tender, I am in a surprisingly good mood. Seeing the sights sends pulses of random memories through my thoughts. And I think back to how much I unexpectedly learned from the last time I was here. I can only hope and pray that this trip will even surpass the amount of knowledge that I previously gained.

We started our day at the house by sorting through luggage and getting each piece to its designated destination. Took a little tour through the property. Talked to Denny (he even remembered my name! that made me feel good) Went over the rules Had a little time for either a swim in the pool or cool shower (I opted for the shower. Hairy legs and I do not bode well together). Ate an amazing lunch.. rice, and things that I do now know how to pronounce, let alone type. Took a mini-tour of the barrio. Made name tags for Crocodile Dock. Ate dinner.. Chicken Joy! .. the best home made fried chicken EvEr. Then we had a short devotional. Everyone was holding their eyes open trying to pay attention- this has been a loooong couple of days. We were excited to go to bed- and then the Girls found a HUGE gecko in our room. I have honestly never seen one so big. Poor Sandy was already asleep and was awoken by high-pitched screams. Troy tried to show his manliness to us by trying to catch it, but ended up getting a little frightened himself. The thing was hissing and jumping everywhere… and all of the girls were screaming and climbing up and down the bunks. It was a sight to behold. We managed to chase it close to the door, but then it was really really mad and faked dead. But who wants to touch a gecko faking dead? So one of the night watch guards heard us screaming and came running with a long stick in hand – he thought we had a snake in our room! Lol. Anyways, he took care of it and once the commotions settled down everyone was in bed- and asleep- by 7:41. What a day.

I was so amazed to see the progress and changes that have happened in two short years. Many buildings have been constructed or improved, and I can see that MOM has done an amazing job at showing the love of God to these people.