I said I would try to post updates from Korea. Well, I am finally able to do so! We arrived in Seoul on Tuesday late afternoon, after a LONG 15 hour flight from Atlanta. We went right to dinner with our hosts and then checked into our hotel for the night.
On Wednesday morning, we drove a little way to Chongshin Theological Seminary where I was able to lecture to about 50 or so seminary students about Rutherford. A friend of mine from the University of Edinburgh, Dr. Moon Byung-Ho, is now the professor of systematic theology there. He translated my lectures into Korean as I spoke in English.
After traveling back, we had lunch with our hosts at a Japanese restaraunt and then dinner at a local church prepared by several of the ladies in the church. I preached the Wednesday evening service, which again was translated into Korean as I spoke. The pastor of this church has translated over 79 books from English into Korean. And is well known for this valuable service he has rendered.
On Thursday morning, we traveled by high-speed train down to Daegu and Daeshin University, where I preached during their chapel services to about 400 or so students. The chaplain for the university, Dr. Whang, translated the sermon as I preached. After chapel, I lectured for almost 2 hours to a seminary systematic theology class.
After spending the night in Daegu, we took the train back to Seoul today, Friday. We are hoping to meet up with another Edinburgh friend, who is temporarily in Seoul also, to see some of the city tomorrow. Then I will be preaching on Sunday. And the conference begins on Monday.
We are looking forward to seeing everyone again soon and to give a more complete update then.
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