Three gifts, One weekend

As of Friday morning I was crying because I had nothing to do this weekend and no one to do it with. But, I was given three gifts.

#1. My friends Kelly and Brendan had planned their weekly dining experiences around me so that they could experience some Korean Mexican with me. The food sucked big time, however, the company was amazing! We went back to Kelly's place and drank Korean beer and Soju (their hard alcohol that everyone drinks.) Conversation was excellent as was the walk home! I made it back to my subway terminal and it was pouring...but the streets were far less crowded and all the sudden Seoul was peaceful. My soul connected to Seoul!

#2. Saturday I was supposed to meet a girl to see a Renoir exhibit but could never find her...so I went exploring. I heard a parade of sorts and followed it. To my pleasurable surprise it was a demonstration of the traditional changing of the gaurd. Amazing! After the show I just happen to run into a couple I had met at orientation. I spent the afternoon/early evening wandering around with them and got to see two festivals and a beautiful little river!

#3. Sunday I visited the same church I went to last week and the message with just for me. It was covering David and Goliath but it was a much better sermon than I had heard on this passage. David wasn't judging the problem by the external, in fact he didn't find a problem because He was too busy focusing on what God wanted! God wanted glory...David fought Goliath for the glory of the Lord and all problems were nothing. It was poignant for me. Stop looking at the calendar, at your loneliness, at your culture shock. How can you glorify the Lord?

Three blessings...gifts from the Eternal One! I needed all three.