The Been Briefing

update and news to come....

much has been happening in the been home. just wanted to give you a brief summary and further pictures are to come!

• GOOD NEWS: very little dizziness these days. i think the doctor found out what was wrong, and i'm doing much better. thank you for your prayers!
  
• BAD NEWS (or is it good news, too? i don't know anymore): i have laryngitis again. yes. since thursday (26. june), my voice has disappeared. a possible reason could be the drainage caused by the the medicine the ENT used to break up the stone in my left ear. or another reason could just be that my body needs rest. anyway, i'm feeling alright, despite the congestion, and my boss and i are peaceful about the situation. God is on the throne, and He's seen me through these situations before.
  
• i will be doing work on Little House on the Prairie in the meantime, at home.
  
• jody turned 28 last wednesday! pictures of the surprise birthday party are to come... and, oh, i got him an iPod, and i think he's loving it. thanks to stefanie and john for contributing to his music/movie collection!!
  
• 5 months left in korea. but who's counting?!
  
• we are continuing to pursue denver seminary for jody, possibly applying to start in the next summer session ('09). prayers for confirmation would be appreciated!
  
• at SEI jody has moved from primarily teaching 4-5 speaking classes a day to only teaching a class or two a day and doing a lot more curriculum work - preparing lesson plans for the speaking classes. a korean - canadian young man named DJ started working with jody a while ago to help share the load. and yet another kyopo (a korean who grew up elsewhere) is supposed to start teaching at SEI today, as well. there still remains a good deal of haziness in communication, however. they tell jody very little, so much remains to be seen.
  
• though taking a break for the past few weeks, jody and i have been meeting with brad & belle on wednesday to study a book / workbook called Infectious Inheritance, which addresses sharing our faith. it's been good. i'm anxious to return to the states, where its material applies a little more!
  
  
• COMING... jody's bungee jump and birthday pics...

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