Day one

wow! Korea is crazy...it has so much of is native clutlure and living, yet a block away from the most native vendors in a street market (no english, eels and fich just swimming around in front of stands so you can see they are fresh and good to eat) is a mall thatI refer to as Little America. For breakfast we went to a small street maket were we ate @ a small resturant which was strictly Korean food, and Korean speaking. Our waiter was very nice and spoke to us as he could. It was very authentic that is for sure. So directly after we stumbled through breakfast (I had steamed dumplings) we ended up basically in the middle of a mall! Crazy. It was very modern. Our hotel s directly across from the Korean Sea (beautiful) where we were able to hang out for a bit and play frisbee! In the evening we gathered toegther for teh first time at the Bexco Convencation Hall and were formally welcomed by Natiev dancers as well as the Mayor of Busan. I ahve to say the highlight of the day was worhsiping with 6,000 other people in a place where 127 countries were represented! God really is amazing. To hear people worship God in countless languages blows my mind. There were people from Taiwan and Zambia right behind me. I am going to try to post some pics on my facebook. We'll see. missing you all. praying that God is with you and you can see him as much as I am. Off to breakfast....seaweed wrap!

We're Here!

After roughly 19 hours of travel...An hour from Chicago to Detriot...13 from Detriot to Toyko and 2 from Tokyo to Busan, we are here. We really had to hussle through Tokyo, almost missed our flight, yet are here in one piece. What is funny is that even this blog site is being processed in Korean...crazy. The city seems fairly large and modern. Our hotel is very nice, except that there will be 13 people in one room. Here's to what God has in store. The group is doing well and the flights were nice. The food was even good. It is about a 13-14 hour difference. Love you all. will talk soon.

Korea Here I Come!

I arrived in Chicago very smoothly with high hopes. I met some very awesome people on my flight that helped me get from Midway to O'Hare for only $16.00! The group is a blast and we depart for Korea tomorrow. There are only 11 students and 5 staff members. I will be onto Detriot, to Tokyo then finally arriving in Busan or Pusan depending on where you are reading it. Apparently there is no direct translation for the beginning sound of the name so you can see it either way. For more info on cm2007 you can go to www.cm2007.net. Pray for safe travel and the Lord's blessing. This is the biggest gathering in Campus Crusade history: 17,000 people from 100 different countries!