Pray for Seoul Theological University as the fall semester recently began on August 25. Pray for God to reveal Himself and work in lives through the fall revival meetings to be held September 9-11.
Archive for August, 2008
Pray for Seoul Theological University students returning to school for the fall semester which begins August 25, that they will learn and experience all that God has for them this semester.
Pray for Samuel Lee as he leaves on August 26 for the United States to study at Wesley Biblical Seminary. Samuel worked in the OMS office from 2002 to 2007, and then served as an “Extreme Walker” in Central Asia from September 2007 to July 2008. Pray for God’s direction in his future.
Miha Hayes was not able to go to Japan on her way home from Korea due to visa problems. Pray for her remaining unexpected time in Korea to be meaningful, and for her to experience all that God has for her during this time, until she returns to the States on August 19.
Pray for students graduating from Seoul Theological University (STU) on August 18. Ask for God’s direction in their next steps.
Pray for God’s guidance in the STU faculty retreat on August 19 and 20, before the fall semester begins on August 25.
Pray for Susan Truitt to make good use of a research sabbatical from teaching at STU during the fall semester.
Greetings from Seoul, Korea! It has been a hot, humid summer in Korea, as usual. I want to thank you for your prayers and support for my ministry here with OMS. Let me catch you up with some of what’s been going on.
Bill Oden, the OMS Asia-Pacific regional director, visited Korea May 6-9. He preached in the graduate school chapel on May 6, where he shared about his missions experiences in the Philippines. At that chapel, we passed out the newly translated Korean version of Missionary Warrior, the biography of Charles Cowman, one of the founders of OMS. Many Koreans have already been touched and challenged by this book.
On May 9, the Missionary Training Center of the Korea Evangelical Holiness Church (KEHC) celebrated its 20th anniversary. We rejoiced in the fact that over the last 20 years, over 300 missionaries have been trained and sent out to spread the gospel all over the world. Then May 27-30, Dr. Mary Conklin of Point Loma Nazarene University came for her annual visit to lecture on “cross-cultural adjustments” at the Missionary Training Center. We are thankful for her service there every year. Above you can see her being blessed by some of the missionaries in training.
In June, Dean Davis, Folmer Strunk, Dave Graffenberger, and Levi Graffenberger came to Korea for meetings regarding the Every Community for Christ evangelistic ministry in Korea and around the world. We also had final exams at Seoul Theological University. And the annual conference of the KEHC was held, where the new church leaders were elected and decisions were made.
In July, we held our annual intensive English program for ministry and missions, “Adventures in English” (AIE), July 21 to August 1, on the campus of Seoul Theological University. We had 14 “guides” from the U.S.A., Canada, N. Ireland, and Australia, and about 40 teens and 40 adults who participated. Many grew in their faith and were challenged and trained for future ministry. In the picture above, I’m interviewing one of the missionaries in training during an evening program.
Thank you again for your prayers and support that keep me here in Korea teaching English for God’s Kingdom. God bless you!
In Christ,
Susan Truitt
