Well I've been having a good time in Korea so far. I've been staying busy on the weekends with Chance and a few other guys. Here's what I've been up to...

Okay, (from the front) this is Clark, Ed, Chance and me, this picture is kind of a corny, just roll with it. We went from base to Gunsan Fish Market, it was dirty and smelled bad, Korea is a very dirty place. I didn't take many pictures of people because you're supposed to ask first and I already felt like an Asian Tourist in New York.

This boat is just sitting out in the bay, I don't think it's operational.
This is a gate to someone's house, there are little jewels in this dirty little town.

This is a spider living outside my shack, it's feet are bigger than a half dollar.
We got on this ferry for about 1.5 hours to this island, we passed this huge crane you can actually see from the base, it's well over 10 stories high and can hold 1650 tons, as you can see labelled. The island we pretty trashed, there was a huge burn pit right behind the best beach there! Clark and ran out onto the rocks and took that picture. We rented bikes, my petal fell off after the first 1/4 mile. They were only $3 though.

There I am all alone without Tory and my little men.

Daniel and Marcus "Chance" Stephens.

shuge!

I'm on a boat!

So many people, mainly laborers, figure out how to put all sorts of stuff onto push carts or bikes, it's interesting.

Isaiah and Noah

Don't they look similar! The one of Noah is recent, so 12 months, and the one of Isaiah is when he was 14 months. They've got that same look of determination.

Random happenings

Here are some random things that I've been up to whilst not working. Below is the sunset over the bay outside of the awesome Wolfpack Park. Which we've dubbed "District 10"

Here is the lamp-post from "The Lion, the Witch, and the wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis. Down the street from "District 10"

Here's who I am hanging out with tonight at Sonlight Inn (Chapel Annex). That's MSgt Burt Schmidt, SSgt Josh Grier and SrA Will Alvarez. And me.

Barney the Spider on the Field Exhange trailer at District 10. It's huge, don't be mistaken, it's butt is about the size of a dime.

I finally met up with Chance, in the middle, Burt took us to the Haven for dinner (pastor is guy on right), Ed is next to me. The chili was alright and it was real good getting off base, and not going to A-Town.

Wolf Pack Park

This is right outside me door. No one uses the portapotties, because gigantic spiders live there (with butts as big as pingpong balls). One of the perimeter fences is right outside my hut. Kinda freaky at first, but no big deal.

RoK

I just got to the Republic of Korea. Here's my room, it's a shack with no walls on the inside. We put dividers up on the inside and we actually have mattresses and air conditioners, so when you get down to it, there's nothing to complain about. I'll post more pics later, I can't do it all at once.

It's like a science project "how many small people can we fit in a small amount of space?"

I kinda wish we stopped in Alaska.

That's the curvature of the earth in the background.

And that is my awesome, awesome bed complete with USAF issued wool blanket.

I found a table somewhere, how awesome is that! See the absence of a wall in the background.

My hallway with door!

My Blog

All we have here is our Words and our Deeds, and how they affect others, and how others words and deeds affect me.

Jesus said we will give an account of every careless word we have ever uttered. Matthew recorded Christ's words in his book 12: 36-37. Jesus even said we will be condemned or acquitted one day based on our words, make no mistake, we will be on trial.

My favorite passage for works/actions/deeds is Ephesians 2:8-10. Many people cite it to strengthen arguments that all you need is faith to be saved, but that's not what Paul says here. He says it is only by faith we are saved, and goes to say that we are saved in order to perform works that God himself has set up for us to do. So it follows that if you don't do what God wants that's probably evidence you aren't following God (aren't saved).

In summary, watch your words, it's a good barometer for what's going on inside. If your speech displays anything but compassion towards others, something's wrong, and you better do something about. If you believe something DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, DON'T JUST TALK ABOUT IT!

My Beautiful Family I miss so much.

I love my Noah, I wish he were here now, we would have a party

Isaiah always has an agenda that is completely his own, he knows what he wants and how to get it.

He's not confused he's just that intense.

The Noah bear crawl!

My beautiful wife with her new plugs!

I will miss Noah learn to walk, but even though I am away for so long,

I am his father and he knows I love him.

I don't know why I was given my little boys, but I was. I don't know where they will go or what will happen to them, but I'll always be there, even if I'm not standing next to them.