Kristen
Rider
New Philadelphia church
"I came to Korea in February 2012
with my best friend... At first I hated it because the city life was
a jarring change from my life in the States, and because I had a lot
of problems with my hagwon. I found that I was getting bitter and
angry at the country and the people because of my bad experiences. I
was attending New Philly church, and it was at the prayer meetings
for Korea that the church held that my attitude really began to
change. The reality is that I felt that this country hated me, but
actually I am called to pray for it like I love it. Jesus calls us
to love our enemies, and I never understood what that meant so well
as I do now, because in America I never had the kind of conflicts
that I have encountered here. Loving your enemies is a very hard
task, and can only be done on the strength of Jesus, who loves us
even though we don't deserve it at all. Now I know that the calling
I have felt for a long time to be "in the nations" for the
Lord, means living for Him here, in Korea."
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