The kids are growing up too fast.

Keren has started at her new school recently and she was both relieved and excited to finally begin her journey in Cape Town.

Here she is all dressed up and ready to go. As it is winter season the long pants comes in handy. Grace drove them to school this morning and got stuck in traffic because she left the house to late. School starts around 08:20 and that means you never leave after 07:30 even if the school is just around the corner.

 

Bryan had a lovely nap to take his mind of the traffic problems Grace had and woke up to see Keren off for her first day at http://www.maristsj.co.za/.

New school.

This semester will be my first at a high school in Korea. The new school is 7 times bigger than the elementary school where I first started this Asian journey.So far the transition has been smooth and here is hoping it will continue on this path.The new school’s name is Yeoju Jeil High School/Yeoju First High School.The website is http://www.yeojufirst.hs.kr/

The area is quite rural but a short bus trip will get you to Icheon and Seoul is about an hour by bus.It is quite an adjustment to live here without my family and I pray that the time fly quickly. The students and staff are keeping me busy with extra tutoring and proofreading of assignments ;but I don’t mind that.

 

 

 

The joys of reading.

love is ..

Just put Bryan in his cot and Keren decided to read him a story. He listened quietly as his sister read the little red hen to him. This is the joy of reading, someone who enjoys reading and someone who listens joyfully.

Are Christians accepting the mark of the beast right now!

Many unsuspecting believers are carelessly taking the mark of the beast in their foreheads and right hands right now! Many are not even aware of this fact. They are bowing down to the image of Revelation 13. Some of you might think how can this be but keep on reading and you will be astonished and possibly be concerned that you too have done this. The nature of the mark is SPIRITUAL. Fundamentally it is the false gospel being preached in churches all over the world that you can be saved in your sins, and do not need to repent. Some preachers go on to say that following Christ is not the gospel. Very few believers understand spiritual matters today which is why they are eating up this garbage being fed to them by an army of false teachers.They do not search the scriptures to see if what is being taught lines up with what Jesus preached.

Sin can be committed in one of two ways ; outwardly(flesh/right hand) and inwardly (mind/eyes).

The lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes need to be cut of/plucked out.

This is also a spiritual metaphor. No-one is advocating a literal interpretation. The double minded person is unstable in all his ways therefor he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.( James 1:8)  

The mind of the believer should be fixed (singular) on the things above and not on the things of this world.

The singular eye (fixed) is grounded in a good heart ( Matt 6:22). 

I wish I broke it!

Keren came to me recently very upset because she thought she had broken her mom’s hairdryer. I had to think quick to help her feel less bad; so I said “I wish I broke it” She looked puzzled and asked me why I said this. I answered her by saying the hair dryer was old and I had wanted to bye mommy a new one anyway. This made stop crying little tears that started to flow down her cheeks at the time,she smiled and said “can I pick it out for her..” Wow I felt relief in helping my child feel less anxious about a possible hiding. It turned out the dryer did not break after all only switched off because it overheated..

FRIENDS

1 Corinthians 5:11 – ‘But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with 
any so-called brother if he is an immoral person, or covetous,
 or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler, not even
to eat with such a one.’
Your association chooses your destination! Who you surround yourself with changes you! There is no way around it. You can tell how a person thinks and what they will become by the people they hang around. You can tell a true Christian by the company they keep. I’m not talking about spending time with sinners to witness, show love, or being in a position to save them like Christ did, but I’m talking about your buddies, your homies, your friends! The people you talk to consistently and the people you pursue for close friendships.
You can not accept just anyone as a friend. For example, there is no way you can be a true Christian and accept gay friends! You condone their lifestyle and usher them to hell! The Christ in you will not allow it anyway, if he’s in you! The homosexual will either want to change, or leave you alone! There is no way you can hang around weak Christians and stay strong! They will secularize you and cause you to start doing things you thought you would never do. There is no way you can change anyone by accepting them. If you don’t eventually try to help them, then they will eventually harm you. The more they hang, the more YOU will change and the less their issues will bother you. This week, we are dealing with friendships for the believer. Your key to success could be your choice of friends and your key to failure could be embracing the wrong types of people as friends.

Strange looking bible!

Today in a service I saw the strangest thing . The fellow asked us to turn to a certain passage and we started to read together. When I looked up to look at him he was reading from his mobile phone!!! He continued to pause in between looking for the rest of the verses he was reading!! I motioned to Grace and she just shook her head.