At the beginning of May, Jung-hee arrived from Korea to serve. He had heard of Jericho Ministries through his pastor who knows Haeyoung.
At first it was a little difficult because Jung-hee was a bit of an introvert and didn't speak English or Spanish very well. But that all changed when he and I were left alone one weekend with the kids. We went hiking, made trips to the river, and played various games with the kids.
After that weekend, Jung-hee really seemed to open up. The girls took an interest in learning Korean and he would spend hours after dinner explaining things to them. He also has a gift for carpentry, and began to teach the boys a little about it.
Jung-hee made us some beautiful furniture for our rooms as well as some other things that we needed around the house (picture frames, step-ladders, etc) I was amazed at how fast he worked and everything turned out beautiful.
Jung-hee left on July 25th and it was sad to see him go. After nearly 3 months, we were used to having him around. We were looking at pictures last night, and every time his name came up, all the kids in unison cried "oh..Jung-hee". It was sweet to see that they missed him.
One thing I learned from Jung-hee is to live without fear. He has traveled to nearly every continent, and language has never been an issue for him. I like to know the language and know that I will be "comfortable" in my surroundings. Jung-hee didn't know the language, the culture, or what Jericho would be like. He didn't even know Haeyoung. But he came by faith, trusting that God would fill in the gaps.
Sometimes we just have to leap and trust that God will catch us.
Jung-hee with Noe and Daniel, teaching them his craft.
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