Church

Well I have told you about my school experience, but I havin't really elaborated on my life in general here in Korea.
I will start by telling you about church. When I was at my first teaching position I was able to find one teacher who asked me if I was a Christian and invited me to come to church with her the first Sunday that I was in Korea. Talk about an answer to prayer.
So I went to the church on that first Sunday, but found out quickly that I was the only foreigner to attend. I didn't have any translation at the time because the teacher who invited me didn't speak English too well. So I sat through a Korean service at this huge church. Later I was intorduced to a Korean, who taught English and spoke very well. She would translate the services for me. This was such a blessing. This Kroean friend, Ok hee, was soon to become a great friend and someone who I would turn to for a lot of help.
About the church, it is huge. I believe that there are over 2000 members who come to the church. They even added on a second edition to the church for the small groups and smaller meetings to take place in. This is one huge church. The church also offers services to the people. For example, they serve lunch every Sunday to the congregation. They also give free hair cuts, acupuncture, and a place of rest for those who need it. The church also has a huge missions section. They are always training and sending out people all over the world.
So I began to come to the church each week and soon became a fan of some of the children at the church. Some of them would just stare at me and others would try to talk with me. Some of them would even follow me around. It was quite amusing.
I also attended what they call the second service, which starts at 2:00 PM. This was a smaller group of people around my age. It was a little more enjoyable because of the way that the service was set up. I was welcomed into the group like one of their own.
Since coming back to Korea, I have stopped going to the second service because Ok hee has moved to the next group up. I also have started to feel like I need more and I'm just not getting it at the church when I can't actually enjoy the service without someone translating. I don't want to leave the church but I need to have an English service. In Jinju there is no such church that I have found. It's a little disappointing.
I do have an English Bible study that I am leading, but it's still not the same as being able to enjoy a service and worship.

These pictures show just how big the church is. It took me 2 pictures to get the whole thing in.