Suncheon Orphanage.

Two Sundays ago Cory and I volunteered to help out at the Suncheon Orphanage. Honestly, one of the hardest things about Korea is not having a church family. We miss everyone from Crossroads! Shout out to all of you :)  But seriously, it has been very hard.

With that being said, we knew we needed to make a change in our lives- we needed to find a church! It had been 2 months since we had gone and for those of you that know me – I HATE missing church. Sundays are my favorite day. We were told that there were English-speaking churches in Gwangju and Suncheon, both of those cities are about an hour away. We weren’t sure of the exact location so we continued to find out more information. Then, I saw a post on Facebook about an Orphanage in Suncheon! Cory and I have talked about volunteering in an orphanage over here…and I had a hunch we would find other Christians who would help us with our church search! Long story short- we signed up to help once a month at the orphanage!

On the first Sunday we could not wait to arrive at the orphanage. We were meeting other foreigners which is always fun too! It’s great to see where everyone is from. So far we have met people from all over the world. (America, Canada, England, Scotland, New Zealand, India, Egypt, China, Thailand, South Africa...and I am sure there will be many more). It’s amazing learning all of these cultures. The kids at the orphanage were just precious. Our job was just to observe and play since it was our first time. There is usually a lesson for an hour and then you play with them for an hour. It went great! People donated hats and gloves for all the kids so it was so wonderful to see each child receive their own. We are so excited to go back again!

Oh and about that hunch I had?? We DID happen to meet other Christians at the orphanage. A man invited us and actually drove us to the English-speaking church so we would know where it was. How nice! We headed there the next Sunday and already feel welcomed into a new church family!

God is good :)