Getting Ready to Start a New Chapter in Korea

J. and dad

We cannot believe it! Our younger son is going to be working and living in Korea for the next twelve months, at least!

We praise God for His boundless mercy and grace for listening to our prayers, answering them and opening doors for our two sons. After applying for a job in Korea a couple of months ago, J. has landed a job in Korea doing what he does the best- teaching!

It has been an exciting past couple of weeks watching our son preparing everything for  his departure to a new country in the far east. He got everything done in time including finding new tenants.and subletting his apartment downtown.

Yesterday, Rosie was kind and she called; she asked to take Jo. out for lunch and wish him well.  She took us to the Mottofuku downtown and tried the delicious fusion food. Rosie even gave Jo. some words of wisdom sharing her secret of success - good people relations skills.

Rose drove me home and helped  finish decorating the guest bedroom. We put up the border wall paper to finish the wall paper making the room look really welcoming in preparation for Er.'s coming home this Saturday. She remained in our house even though we left to help J. move.

J. And his cousin at the family dinner

J. rented a U-Haul van and we managed to move everything in three hours. Good thing I  could help to clean up the place a bit before the new girl came in for her key. By the time we unloaded everything into the garage, it was well past 11p.m.

On Wednesday, we hosted a dinner for my mom, Wayne, his girl friend, Margaret and Douglas. Mom and W gave J the red  pocket and wished him good luck. It was a very nice dinner with the family.

A Family dinner to send J. off to Korea

I treasured the time I spent with J. on Tuesday night when he slept over and again on Wednesday evening when he was finishing his packing.

This were the rare moments when a mother and son could spend time together and talked.  A few days before, I started crying thinking about our younger son leaving home and will be on his own completely in a new country. I was worried.

We even managed to Skpe Er. and chatted with him a bit. He looked good and seemed happy at his new job.  J. got everything done and we drove him to the airport at 3 a,m, getting there plenty of time ahead. Before we got out of our car, he even asked me to pray for him!  I could not remember the last time when he asked for our prayers. After getting his boarding pass, we all sat down for a snack and my husband spent a few minutes sharing the story of Jacob from Genesis with J. to encourage him. It was a memorable moment!

We saw him off at the America Customs, before he went in, J. told us he loved us and thanked us for helping him to get everything done. It really showed how much he appreciated us.

Our darling son, May God bless you and use you to glorify his name in Korea!

Mom
Toronto
p.s. As we drove home, I felt a great sense of peace. I did not feel sad or worried at all as I know God will protect our son in Korea and give him the best!