The Map: South Korea

Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea

This Palace had many buildings, and 2 museums.  An awesome site to tour!

Aaron and I were about to take our first Asian international adventure solo to South Korea.  We would be navigating ourselves throughout Seoul and to the city we would possibly be teaching.  We were sitting in Detroit's Airport waiting to board when a girl sitting behind us overheard our conversation and offered us a subway map in English of Seoul.  Because of this map, we were able to get around Seoul and have a great day of sightseeing without any problems.

The gift of this map reminds me of how God leads us.  He gives us guidance, choices, and direction, but doesn't make us go one way or the other.  He lets us choose based on wisdom, His leading, and personal preferences.

For us, our trip to South Korea was somewhat of a disappointment.  We thought we had a great opportunity in a place we would enjoy.  When we got there, we learned some discouraging info about the job, and didn't like South Korea as much as we'd thought.  We no longer felt this was the best opportunity for us, but felt God's protective hand in being able to not only check out the country and where we would live and work, but also have time to speak with the American who currently works there.

Throughout our trip, we watched God take care of us and give us the opportunity to encourage the current English teacher from America there.  He helped us get to the right bus to get back home, and God also sent another American who helped make sure we made it to the airport ok.  This help reminded me of how important it is to continue to help the internationals around me.