March 22

For the sun not shining, it is sure warm. I think I have been luckyso far, the temperature has not gotten too hot yet. The times thatit has, I found it very hot. But today the sun is hiding and thetemperature is very nice, but still uncomfy at times. So on Sundaythe sun was shining so brightly when I woke up, so beautiful. It hadbeen days since such a bright day, so I decided to go down to theocean shore and have lunch with a christian girl (Rebecca- fromCali). Oh, I didn't even think to put on sunscreen, but after lunchI was toasty burnt- and oh what a beautiful colour I am. haha Sohave learned my lesson quickly- PUT ON SUNSCREEN!!!I seem to be busy as ever. Today I took some time off of school togo for my driver's licence for driving a scooter. I failed it lastweek- ahhh... what a disappointment :( But I passed today- withwriting and driving for the test. It was hard and my heart was stillpumping adren. about 30 mins afterwards. I felt bad for the guy whoborrowed me his scooter for the test. I passed, but he failed...poor guy... :( That was really ackward. I am spending lots of timewith teachers here at my school. Sometimes it gets overwhelming, butI really enjoy their company. They have shown me around the city andit is wonderful to have good guides. Last weekend, I went to a hotelwith hot springs- they were unbelievable. They had many differentlittle pools with each a different theme- herbal coloured water, hothot water, warm water, cool water, massage the feet, neck, back,massage beds- they were amazing. On Saturday, I cleaned myappartment and tried very hard to make it bug free... oh the peskyants and flying spiders- ewwww.... and I babysat for some missionarykids while their parents went out- they are a wack of fun those kids-what an experience they are getting in life for being so young. Andon Sunday I went for lunch with Rebecca- whom I have just met. Shehas lived in Taiwan for three years and is an experienced englishteacher. We may move into the same appartment... but we are stilltalking about it. And then on Sunday evenings I go to an englishservice with about 10 people. I have really enjoyed getting to knowthe Andersons'. They have welcomed me into their home and life andhave been very helpful and their kids are great (the ones I babysatfor).My students can be a handful and many times I feel very tired, evenduring class. But I am trying to have lots of energy to make thelessons more learner friendly. I am teaching a lot of students, butI am getting a chance to know a few names- the bad kids (haha), thegood ones. Oh and on Sunday I went shopping with a group of 4 girlsfrom the math class (whom I teach them english) and they took me formilk tea (bubble, hmmm...), to buy trinkets, to get our pics taken(they are cute little pics), and for some cake afterwards. It was agood time.This last week, I had a great opportunity to share with two chineseenglish teachers about Christ. What an amazing experience. They hadlots of questions and knew a lot of information already. I got toshow them passages in Romans, Hebrews, and John. And the one versethat sticks out to me in my mind about that evening is they startedto understand that Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No mancomes to the Father, but by Jesus (in John 14:6, "Jesus answered,“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to theFatherexcept through me). They asked some great questions and it was neatto see their eyes continuing to be opened to God's truth. There hasbeen lots of opportunities to share about Jesus here. There is a lotof spirit worship to idols, to ghosts, and a lot of templeseverywhere.This trip has been a good adventure so far. And God is so verygood. He has provided so many blessings and answered prayers-safety, good job, good city, clean place to live, friendship, achurch, and a beautiful place to live. God is good, and I thank himfor his blessings that are absolutely more than I asked for and morethan I deserve.Please continue to pray for me. I appreciate them so much, they havemade a world of difference for me. Please pray for my lesson plansfor the rest of this year. I struggle to know how to meet the needsof 600+ students and sometimes I do not know what the expecationsare. And for continued safety and protection, day to day life.I look forward to hearing from you often. To hear about youradventures in life. I hear the temp in SK is cold.. brrr.... soonyou'll be turning on your air conditioning and enjoying BBQ's. Howwonderful.Have a great week. God's richest blessings, Faith