(from my email to Dan)
"...However, I believe that these circumstances and your experience of being stretched is needed for your growth. I pray everyday for you that you will learn to depend on God for his strengths and wisdom in situations like this and experience God's faithfulness and guidance as you become humble and dependent on Him. You are not doing this alone. God is in this with you and he has allowed it for a good purpose.
Unless you're stretched, you won't grow nor understand the need to depend on God.
I thank God for sending His helper (---) in time of need and I am here to pray for you everyday.
I am confident that God will make you victorious and grant you a valuable experience.
I know for sure that through this experience, you will gain confidence and courage to take more challenges that life will bring to you in the future. God will make you so joyful when the harvest time comes because the fruits that you will enjoy will be so sweet! I can guarantee!
Keep it up my beautiful son! I know you can do this. And God is with you!"
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God is so humorous! I sent this email to my son two days ago encouraging him to see his hardship as God-given opportunity to grow. However, yesterday I was put into a situation that caused so much stress in me. :)
At first, I complained about the situation to Dan, but as we pray together, i was strengthened and able to find peace and hope in this situation. We prayed together for God's strength and thanked the Lord for the opportunity through which we can be stretched and grow. PTL!
God wanted me to teach my son not with words but by examples. It wasn't an easy task.. haha
"I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you. I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. ANd I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my derees and be careful to keep my laws." (Ezek 36:26-27)
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Yes! I am starting a blog
Since the vision retreat, God has placed some clear convictions in my heart that I've been seeking to find more about and trying to obey as they become clearer.
Two things God have told me to give him the total trust with and obey were 1. adoption and 2. the next stage of my personal career development.
I was totally not ready nor expected to receive these two callings at the time but through the sermon preached at the retreat and the undeniable work of the Holy Spirit, i committed myself to letting down my nets into the "deep water" according to Jesus' command.
Two things that I mentioned above automatically came to my mind when i thought about the "deep water" areas of my life. And i said to God, "I will do it because you said so".
Since then, my journey into the deep water began and God has been faithfully leading me as a good shepherd through provision, guidance, and protection.
I've been told to start a blog about my cakes and handcrafted items that I love to make. Someone even suggested me to start a counseling blog. But whenever i thought about setting one up, i always ended up saying to myself, "who would want to read about just an ordinary a-jum-ma and her life?" "Will my contents be even worthy of being read by others?"
I still don't know. But this blog is for me. I want to do this so that I could keep the record of how my Good shepherd led me throughout my life and always be reminded of His faithfulness and goodness.
Like Abraham, although I know God has called me to these two visions, I don't know where I am going. I am at the stage where I can only say, "I set out...."
God will continue to lead me toward his vision and the promised land.
At the end of this journey, I know i will be dragging the net full of fish.
Two things God have told me to give him the total trust with and obey were 1. adoption and 2. the next stage of my personal career development.
I was totally not ready nor expected to receive these two callings at the time but through the sermon preached at the retreat and the undeniable work of the Holy Spirit, i committed myself to letting down my nets into the "deep water" according to Jesus' command.
Two things that I mentioned above automatically came to my mind when i thought about the "deep water" areas of my life. And i said to God, "I will do it because you said so".
Since then, my journey into the deep water began and God has been faithfully leading me as a good shepherd through provision, guidance, and protection.
I've been told to start a blog about my cakes and handcrafted items that I love to make. Someone even suggested me to start a counseling blog. But whenever i thought about setting one up, i always ended up saying to myself, "who would want to read about just an ordinary a-jum-ma and her life?" "Will my contents be even worthy of being read by others?"
I still don't know. But this blog is for me. I want to do this so that I could keep the record of how my Good shepherd led me throughout my life and always be reminded of His faithfulness and goodness.
Like Abraham, although I know God has called me to these two visions, I don't know where I am going. I am at the stage where I can only say, "I set out...."
God will continue to lead me toward his vision and the promised land.
At the end of this journey, I know i will be dragging the net full of fish.
Park Family's Adoption Update #2: FB post July 15, 2011
Finally we've been approved by the agency and our case is moving forward! Thank you all for your prayers! The next step in this process is to go through the Home Study and Parent Edu.Wkshp. Also we are planning on starting our fundraiser soon. Pls continue to pray with us so that things could go smoothly and we could be matched with our girl in His time! Love you all!
Adoption Update #1-fb post April 4, 2011
Dear Friends,
After many months of research on the international adoption, my family has started the international adoption application process as of today. We have been praying and looking for an agency to work with during this process and finally decided to go with an agency called, “Eastern Social Welfare Society, Inc.”, one of four approved adoption agencies in South Korea.
I contacted the regional office in NY and discussed the details of the international adoption. One of the workers there kindly answered all my questions that I wasn’t able to find the answers to up until now. This person also did the initial screening to verify the eligibility of my family for the international adoption.
At this point, as we have expected, our financial eligibility is in question. More
practically speaking, we won’t be considered eligible financially in our current situation. However, the representative who showed a great support during our conversation told me that she would personally take our application with her on her business trip to the headquarter in Korea next Monday. And the application will be presented to the committee that decides the eligibility of applicants for adoption.
I was really amazed by her kind offer and so encouraged by God bringing great helpers and
partners in his time. Since the family’s financial status plays a big part in verifying the eligibility for adoption, the representative advised us to write a personal letter explaining our family’s vision
for adopting a child even though we have three children of our own and are not financially stable enough to raise one more child. She said she would present this letter to the committee along with my application.
At this point, we know that nothing is guaranteed. However, our family just wanted to take this step of faith and see where God leads us. I really ask all of you, our friends in Christ, to pray with us so that we could experience God’s guidance and blessings through this process and experience God moving the hearts of those who are involved. I will continue to post updates and
humbly ask all of you for your continual prayer and support.
Love, Jee (of course, Jae, Daniel, Isaiah, & Soon to be a big sister, Joy)
After many months of research on the international adoption, my family has started the international adoption application process as of today. We have been praying and looking for an agency to work with during this process and finally decided to go with an agency called, “Eastern Social Welfare Society, Inc.”, one of four approved adoption agencies in South Korea.
I contacted the regional office in NY and discussed the details of the international adoption. One of the workers there kindly answered all my questions that I wasn’t able to find the answers to up until now. This person also did the initial screening to verify the eligibility of my family for the international adoption.
At this point, as we have expected, our financial eligibility is in question. More
practically speaking, we won’t be considered eligible financially in our current situation. However, the representative who showed a great support during our conversation told me that she would personally take our application with her on her business trip to the headquarter in Korea next Monday. And the application will be presented to the committee that decides the eligibility of applicants for adoption.
I was really amazed by her kind offer and so encouraged by God bringing great helpers and
partners in his time. Since the family’s financial status plays a big part in verifying the eligibility for adoption, the representative advised us to write a personal letter explaining our family’s vision
for adopting a child even though we have three children of our own and are not financially stable enough to raise one more child. She said she would present this letter to the committee along with my application.
At this point, we know that nothing is guaranteed. However, our family just wanted to take this step of faith and see where God leads us. I really ask all of you, our friends in Christ, to pray with us so that we could experience God’s guidance and blessings through this process and experience God moving the hearts of those who are involved. I will continue to post updates and
humbly ask all of you for your continual prayer and support.
Love, Jee (of course, Jae, Daniel, Isaiah, & Soon to be a big sister, Joy)
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