North Korea

Matt and I were sick about a month ago (and Josiah and I have been wiped out for the past week as well), and we found some BBC Documentaries on our Amazon Prime account. We watched one we found on China, mostly about the landscape and wildlife of the country. Then we stumbled upon this:

We were flabbergasted. Correction: We are flabbergasted.
True we do not own cable, so we don't watch the news regularly like most Americans. But we are up to date on most news stories, are involved in world missions and even are recent college graduates. How did we not know that these sorts of things were happening in NK? Sure we knew about the country being closed, but this documentary opened our eyes into how the people of this country live.

We are also currently listening to the audiobook version of Escape from Camp 14, suggested to us by a friend.

Has anyone else known what this country is doing? Why did we not know? I guess this sort of thing happens in many countries. We follow an organization called the Voice of the Martyrs (a group that helps Christians who are being tortured and killed for Christ) and hear about brutality. But a whole country that is brainwashed? Look at this satellite photo at night:


The portion highlighted in red is North Korea. Barely any light is seen. What a illustration to how 'dark' the country is.

Matt and I have been burdened for this country now, as we continue to listen to how one man escaped a prison camp, as we pray to ask that God would show Himself to this country. So that we do not forget the North Koreans and their plight, every month on the 14th, we will eat boiled cabbage soup, the meager food that most of the lower class get everyday of their life. We will, however, eat it with rice, a luxury most Koreans cannot afford!

We join us as we pray for the Christians in this country, the oppressed people, and the cruel leaders, that all might submit to the "perfect law of liberty" which is the word of God.

Sunny Florida

The husband and I took a business trip to Orlando and how wonderful it was! We were able to leave the little guy with his Grandmama and it was like having a date week! Except that Matt had to work during the day.

Matt and I are not the typical touristy people and though we like Disneyworld, Universal Studios etc, we would much rather take in the local culture and have simple fun. Thus the following pictures of the two of us playing mini-golf at a cool pirate-themed park. So much fun! Though Matt played golf in high school and has quite the skilled hand, I didn't fall too behind!

We did drive through Celebration (Disney was the city planner) and saw the fireworks of Disneyworld from afar, but we had much too fun just being in a different place and driving around to see places and people.

How are you?

Busy.

At least, that's what I always seem to say. No really, I'm not that busy, not as busy as her, or her, or them. But that's what I say: busy.

Or "good".
Apparently I cannot answer the "How are you doing?" question fully... ever. My standard response is always the short, blunt and no-strings-attached one word. Why is this? Honestly I think its because I haven't given it much thought lately and these are the only two words floating around my head.

But is that what my life is to be about? Being busy?

I once read that being busy does not translate into being faithful. Ouch. Did you feel that? So often I am "busy" but failing at being faithful. Faithful to serve and honor my husband. Faithful to love and teach Josiah during our day. Faithful to take care of responsibilities and commitments I've made. Faithful to love the Lord my God with all my heart, soul, mind and strength.

So how am I doing, you might ask? Come ask me......