day of rest

Today I went to the Korean church again. I really love it there. Even though I have no clue what they're saying for the most part there's just something really peaceful about it. Or that was, until lunch.

There was a Korean / Taiwanese couple sitting next me and I noticed they were conversing in a mixture of English and Chinese, so joined in. It was hot today, like really hot. Once the sun went down it was 28oC and the humidity was a bit mental, so it came up in conversation. The guy very matter of factly started to comment on how unusual it is to be this hot and humid so early in the year, and how people from Korea struggle with it, so in a few weeks time I will barely last 10mins outside. Talk about an encouraging comment! I guess Mr Al Gore maybe had a point.

Today was also my day of rest. Rest from the jogging regime. Although, it's a little more than that. My jogging buddy and I realised that during our warm up walks we inevitably ended up discussing stuff and people that we were, or were planning to, pray for. So we made a discussion to amalgamate the two and pray for something specific for each lap that we run. (Not the easiest thing ever, but helps to focus on something other than the fact you're pyoggled.) But my day of rest took a rather unexpected turn.

[A little background context first: despite my age, in my life I have seen and done things through God that most people (including myself sometimes) would struggle to get their heads around. My relationship with Him has certainly never been what you could call boring. I've always know that I haven't even begun to scratch the surface of who He is, and that there is a lot more in store for me that I can't even begin to imagine. But while I've been at uni, despite a few mind blowing moments, it has been a time to rest and to learn.]

Before I came here, I was pretty sure, and had been told by several people who had been praying for me, that I was going to be shown a whole new bunch of things, and have a bit of a paradigm shift while in Taiwan. It wouldn't easy, but it would so be worth it. Anyway, until now I've met a few amazing people, but had kinda forgotten about it. That was, until today.

After church I went for coffee with a friend. She is one of the truly amazing people I have met here. One of those people that you just connect with straight off. While talking today, she challenged me and confirmed almost word for word what I had been told before I came here. She also opened up a few doors for me here that I really didn't see coming, and will have to seriously pray about first before making any move on. I should have known better than to forget about it, but I'm certainly making up for it now.

I have a feeling that this will not be the last of the unexpected happenings here. Or at least I hope not.