Serving the Lord in Italy

Hello All,
Here is an update as to what is happening here in Au Jung-Re, Korea and Camp Humphreys Army Post.

Those loving and serving the Lord



Jorge is originally from Puerto Rico AKA:“La Isla del Encanto”, Borinquen. He is active duty Army but he would tell you God has brought him here to Korea to serve Him, not just the Army and Korea.

“The (Hospitality House) reminds me of back home and a place where I experience a
foretaste of heaven where people from different backgrounds join together and worship
Him.”

“Please pray for my daughter (my wife and I are concerned about her lack of desire to eat); My wife (we would love to have another child or more children); My paternal grandmother is very ill at this time (she is in her 80s); Salvation for my third sibling (Hector); healing in relationship with my youngest brother (Juan); I am strongly considering becoming a Chaplain (I want to be sure that this is the Lord’s will in my life); wisdom at work (I want to let his light shine); the Spanish service which recently was started (Chaplain Byrd); the contemporary P&W ministry; music in my life.

Answer to Prayer

We all were praying for Sergio to get his orders that would send him to the States for a training course. It would also put him close to his family. You see, a tour (1 year) here in Korea is designated 'hardship'. The Army will not pay for your family to be with you. There are a few exceptions to this and some soldiers that attend the home have their family here. But others do not and our hearts and prayers go out to them. There are some areas of Au Jung-Re that can be very tempting to lonely soldiers.

Regarding Sergio, he had to get his orders by 5:00 p.m. Thursday to make the flight leaving Friday. I saw him Thursday at noon when he stopped by the house, he still had not heard word. When he arrived for bible study later that evening, he was smiling and carrying two luggage tags (indicating he was traveling). He told us he received his orders at 4:45 that afternoon. Thank you all for praying for this to happen.





















Here Sergio and Claire share a smile. Pray Sergio and his family will have a blessed time while together.

This past Friday marked the first time we managed the night activities alone. The Roth's (who we replaced) returned home the previous Tuesday. Please pray for Brian as he prepares each Friday night's message. Pray for clarity and that the content strikes a cord with all attending. Pray for both Judy and Brian as we prepare for the Thursday night bible studies. We have a good group of men and women attending who are serious about growing and walking in the shadow of our Savior. Each Sunday at Chapel we meet new soldiers arriving on Post. Pray they would respond to our invitations and get involved with this wonderful group of folks that make up the HH ministry.
















Here the group enjoys the chili and corn bread during Friday night's festivities.
















Image to the right shows all those celebrating birthdays in February (from L to R, Kevin, Raquel, Stan (in red), Tom and Jeremy). We took time to recognize and celebrate the occasion with cake and ice cream.

Please pray for the following requests that where brought up during our prayer time on Friday night:

• Thad's aunt who is in a controlled coma. Pray for restoration of her health
• Amanda is working through the decision to see her biological father who she has not seen in a number of years. He is making efforts to see her. She is dealing with forgiveness toward him.
• CJ's wife is recovering from a surgery and in the process has been laid-off from her job. They are looking to move once he returns from Korea but restorations on their current home had to be placed on hold once he was ordered to Korea. You can see many things are happening in their life. Pray for God's strength and wisdom as they work through each issue.
• Jorge wife will be traveling this week. Pray for travel mercies.
• Jennie's Grandmother is wrestling with health issues. Pray for healing
• Adam is praying for his roommate to accept God's gift of salvation through Christ
• Continue to lift up Tom and the adoption process of Sophie

Happenings around Korea

Thanks to Gill, we and the Wrights had the opportunity to visit a Korean Folk Museum not far from Au Jung-Re

We are learning so much of the history and customs of Korea. If gives us a new appreciation and perspective of God's moving among different peoples throughout history.

Thank you all for your continued prayer. It is encouraging and wonderful to see God working in the lives of those living on the other side of the world from home. Stay tuned.