2009 Prayer Requests

*Pray for us as we continue to walk by faith and not be sight
*Pray for us as we return to Korea on 7 Jan 09
*Pray for the class of 2009 as it awaits college acceptances
*Pray for me as I coach the swimming team in Mar-Apr
*Pray for the mission trip to Thailand in Apr

December Highlights

*We spent the entire month of December in Monument, Colorado as we were walking by faith and not be sight.
**We had a bridal shower for Yong Hui to atone for not having one in 1976
**We had a renew of vows at the Air Force Academy and left to the Army song
**We went to a Healing Conference hosted by the Korean American Methodist Church with Elder Son from Korea as the speaker
*We had a lot of time with family and friends as Yong Hui's sister visited for several weeks and her brother visited for a weekend
*We spend time with all my brothers

December Prayer Requests

**We do not know how to pray, but our eyes are on the Lord
**We pray for wisdom in the choices we make concerning Yong Hui's health care
**We pray for wisdom as we prepare to return to Korea in the first week of January 09
**We pray we will remember the reason for the season
**We pray for the four teachers who are subbing for me the last three weeks of the
1st Semester: Sophie Yu - physics, Jennifer Scudder - AP Physics, Michele Williford-Chemistry, and Randy Lounds - biology

November Highlights

**I made it home to be with Yong Hui and the family
**The Camp Red Cloud Bible Study finished Psalm 91
**The Camp Red Cloud Men's Group finished how to be a warrior in the book, The Way of the Wild at Heart
**Had a great time hiking individually and with others in the mountains behind Camp Red Cloud
**Received a lot of good by thoughts and little gifts from loving students prior to my departure
**Had a good month of science and the airplane club at our school.

Prayer Requests for November

*Pray for Yong Hui as we just found out that there still is a large cancer mass and has to undergo more treatment.
*Pray for me as I return to Colorado to be with her
*Pray for the students to Want to Know Christ and the Power of His Resurrection
*Pray for Tammy as she moves into her home in Denver
Praise to God for being a Healing God
Praise to God for being a God Who Provides
Praise to God for giving us His Peace

Highlights for October

*The number one highlight is that Yong Hui finished her chemotherapy treatments and her doctor is sending her to Korea on 6 Nov
*I was named a Deacon for the Camp Stanley Chapel
*We finished the 1st Quarter of the school year
*I am working with two students to go to West Point and or the Air Force Academy and most of their paperwork is complete
*We are enjoying our study of Psalm 91 and of The Way of the Wild Heart
*The rice harvest looks good
*I continue to enjoy the Korean mountain trails as I sing "My knapsack on my Back"

Prayer Requests for October

*Pray for Yong Hui as she has the 12th and final treatment on 7 October. Then pray as she prepares to fly to Korea on 5 November.
*Pray for our school as the 1st Quarter is rapidly coming to an end.
*Pray for me as I lead the Wednesday Bible Study & help with the Men's Fellowship at Camp Red Cloud & teach Sunday School at Camp Stanley.
*Pray I will let my light so shine before the students that they will see my good works and glorify our Father in Heaven.

September 2008 Highlights

*The biggest highlight has to be that Yong Hui finished the 11th of 12 chemotherapy treatments. The last one was very hard on her physically, but our God is a God Who Heals and has done that for her.
*I preached the sermon at the Camp Stanley Chapel as CH(CPT) Kim was at a marriage retreat. The sermon was on Psalm 91, "A Soldier's Psalm"
*Our school had a very successful Spiritual Emphasis Week with many decisions to follow Jesus.
*The weather has been perfect for hiking the mountains around Camp Red Cloud and for meditating on Psalm 121.
*My students have gotten off to a great start and are integrating Biblical truths into their science lessons.
*We have had good participation in the Wednesday Bible Study and the Men's Fellowship at Camp Red Cloud.
*We celebrated the Korean Thanksgiving 추석 which is done in faith before the harvest.
*The National Honor Society members went to a food kitchen and helped feed 700 poor Koreans on Labor Day. I was proud of them.

Prayer Requests for September

**Pray for Yong Hui as she should have two more chemotherapy treatments. We are claiming that she is healed by the Stripes of Jesus and can't wait to have her in Korea.
**I am preaching at the Camp Stanley chapel on 31 Aug because CH(CPT) Kim is away visiting his in-laws.
**I am leading the Bible Study at the Camp Red Cloud coffe house on Psalm 91
**I need to be light and salt before my students and my fellow teachers
**This is the 25th anniversary of our school and it is also the time of our accreditation validation. Pray for us during that busy time.

Highlights for August

**Yong Hui finished her 8th and 9th chemotherapy treatments. Her last one is scheduled for the 1st week in October.
**School started with 7 new and very energetic teachers who are going to make a positive impact on our school
**School started for me with physics, chemistry, AP physics, and biology.
**I was able to hike up the mountains around our garrisons.
**We have some very interesting Bible studies on Psalm 91 and on the Names of God. I am also doing Beth Moore study on The Psalms of the Assent.
**I believe in the Korean saying, "A good start is half done" I think we have that good start.
**The Korean Olympic team did well and everyone was excited about their success.

August Prayer Requests

*Pray for Yong Hui as she continues with her chemotherapy
*Pray for me as I return to Korea on 2 Aug
*Thank God that all of Tammy's closing on her house is now complete
*Thank God for Jason's new car that replaced his Nissan truck with over 150,000 miles
*Pray for the 2008-09 school year with all the challenges that await us

July Highlights

*Yong Hui continues to improve and there is just a little cancer remaining and the doctor wants to complete the 6 month treatment
*Tammy, Jason, and I hiked up Mount Yale. We had a good hike although the guide book said it was a 4-hour round trip and it took us almost 8 hours.
*Yong Hui and I did a lot of yard work
*I enjoyed the summer in Colorado

Prayer Requests for July

*The biggest request has to be that Jehovah Rapha will heal Yong Hui of her lung cancer. She has an appointment with her doctor on 14 July to see the progress
*A similar request is that the side effects will be minimal: although she is losing her hair and claims that her body is not her own because she does not know what will happen when she eats something
*Pray for me as I fine tune the AP Physics class that will start in August. I have 8students who are working on the first chapter this summer and 3 of those 8 are reading The Case for the Creator.
*Pray for me as I prepare to return to Korea on 2 Aug to be there on 4 Aug.

June Highlights

Hello all, this was a month of no school, so there is only a little bit of school news to report.
*On 4 Jun my top three students in the US Military History went to the Change of Command ceremony at Camp Bonifas; toured the Joint Security Area, Panmunjom and stood at the site of the Panmunjom Axe Murder; and toured the 3rd Infiltration Tunnel
*I arrived in Colorado and spent time with Yong Hui during her chemotherapy treatments and recovery times.
*My son Jason and I hiked Pikes Peak and spent the night at timberline
*I helped pass out Bibles to the new cadets at the Air Force Academy
*Praise God that Tammy closed on her house.

June Prayer Requests

*Continue to Pray for Yong Hui as she takes chemotherapy every other week
*Pray for me as I return to Colorado from 9 June to 2 Aug
*Praise God that Tammy sold her house in Georgia
*Pray for the class of 2008 as it takes its place in the real world

May Highlights

*The big news is that Yong Hui started her chemotherapy and has two of twelve series completed
*It is all over but the shouting as graduation is 31 May and the week of testing ends 6 June
*I was able to substitute for Chaplain Kim on Memorial Day Sunday and had a good turnout at Camp Stanley
*The Camp Red Cloud Wednesday study finished the book of John and is now on Titus
*The 9-11th graders went to see the Dead Sea Scrolls on 27 May
*The Camp Red Cloud Men's group has started The Way of the Wild At Heart.
*The US Army Garrison Chaplain and I presented 75 Gideon Bibles to the Camp Casey Lodge

Prayer Requests for May

*Pray for Yong Hui as she begins her chemo treatments
*Pray all the students will finish the school year strong
*Pray for the juniors as they take the SAT
*Pray for the soldiers at Camp Stanley and for CPT Gatti who turned over his Headquarters Company to attend the Ranger School with duty as the Commo Officer of the 2nd Ranger Battalion
*Pray for my school as we recruit teachers to fill vacancies for the 2008-09 school year

April 2008 Report

*The biggest thing is that Yong Hui completed her diagnosis and will receive 12 chemo
therapy treatments over 24 weeks.
*I took a team of 3 adults and 6 students to Thailand to participate in a Vacation Bible School hosted by the Baptist Student Center of Bangkok
*I attended a workshop to learn how to teach Advanced Placement Physics
*Our team finished the swimming season in fine form, setting a school record for the number of points scored and beat two Dodds Schools
*Continued to prepare for the AP Biology tests in May
*Continued to lead the Sunday School at Camp Stanley and teach an English Sunday School class at the HoWon Jae Il Church
*Enjoyed the pretty Korean landscape of the spring
*Was the guest speaker at the charter ceremony for the first class of National Honor Society students at our school

March Highlights

*The Easter service at Camp Stanley was attended by almost 20 soldiers and incorporated the Gospel and General Protestant services.
*The Camp Red Cloud Bible Studies went to the Dead Scroll Exhibit with 14 soldiers and teachers.
*Swimming Season started and all but 3 school records fell during the first two competitions.
*Yong Hui finished her work as the Outreach Coordinator of Camp Stanley Chapel and is in the United States for her cancer treatment.

Prayer Requests for April

*Most of you know that Yong Hui has cancer in her lungs by now. She had colon cancer while we were in Sylvester, Georgia and we thought it was completely gone. Yong Hui is in Colorado Springs, taking tests so the doctors can decide her treatment plan.
*Two other teachers and I are going to Thailand with six students to teach Vacation Bible School at a Summer Camp.
*We finished the 3rd Quarter and have one quarter to go. Pray for the seniors to finish strong.
*Pray the swim team as it has gotten off to a very good start and has the league championship meet in the end of April.
*All other prayer requests pale when compared to the top two. I do praise God for the support that I have had during the last two weeks. I know our God is a Healing God and by His Stripes we are healed.

March Prayer Requests

1. The largest prayer request has to be that Easter will be a great rememberance of the death and resurection of Christ.
2. The Thailand mission trip leaves on 28 March and returns on 5 April. Yong Hui and I will stay 3 more days to attend the AP Physics seminar as I will be teaching that next year.
3. Yong Hui is expanding her responsibilities as outreach coordinator and will start attending the newcomers briefing at Camp Red Cloud.
4. Tammy changed jobs and is really enjoying it. The funny thing is that she is working for the same jcompany that she was an intern in while at Georgia Tech and was assigned the same company identification number and it is so low that she has seniority on most of the people in her office after one week on the job. She thinks her house will sell this month, pray that it does.
5. The battalion at Camp Stanley is in the field and we pray Psalm 91 protection over the soldiers and pray for the Battalion Commander who is recovering from knee surgergy.
6. Pray for the new president of South Korea, President Lee, who assumed his duties on 25 Feb.
7. Pray for our school as we still do not have a Spanish teacher and as we need several more teachers for next year.

Highlights of February

For such a short month with a lot of holidays, it seems we have been extremely busy:
1. One of the highlights was that my first roommate from West Point -- Jim Hickey, accompanied Yong Hui and me to the Dead Sea Scrolls and Birth of Christianity exhibit in Seoul. We had a good time and learned a lot.
2. My hiking buddy took me to a theme park of Dae Jang Geum. Check her out in the internet. She is quite the Korean hero.
3. The school took the Lunar New Year off and I thought I might have a chance to see a lunar eclipse on 20 Feb, but the visible area only went as far west as Hawaii.
4. We started swim team practice and we have a great team this year. Considering last year when we had 5 guys who could not swim 50 meters at the start of the practice, we have made a significant improvement.
5. We finalized the trip to Thailand with teaching assignments for the Vacation Bible School we will help teach. There are 9 students and 1 teacher accompanying Yong Hui and me.
6. Life at Camp Stanley continues to be great. Yong Hui is enjoying the people there in her position as Outreach Coordinator and I enjoy the atmosphere and the energy of the young officers and soldiers at the Sunday School. It is very neat to meet all of the soldiers heading to the 2nd Infantry Division (or at least the ones who come to chapel)
7. In one of the fun things I was able to do: I gave a physical fitness test to a home schooled student who is trying for a ROTC scholarship and I am working with one of my students to go to one of the Service Academies.

Prayer Requests for February

1. Pray for our athletes that compete in conference championships the middle of February. Our student athletes are very busy and miss a lot of academic instruction. They are also on our praise team and student leadership teams.
2. The high school swimming season will begin practice.
3. We will be doing our preparations for the Thailand Mission Trip
4. Tammy has several decisions to make and a house to sell in Georgia
5. Our Spanish teacher (from Spain) has not arrived due to visa problems (Spanish to Korean translations)
6. Yong Hui to continue to meet families at Camp Stanley
7. For me as I to lead the Sunday School class at Camp Stanley and an English Sunday School class at a local Korean church.

January Highlights

1. The biggest thing for our school was the transfer of nearly 20 students. Most of they seemed to fit right in.
2. The Spiritual Emphasis Week and Purity Seminar (girls)/Men of Honor Seminar (boys) was well received
3. We had two snow days and a lot of coollddd.
4. The Covenant Players gave a performance at our school
5. Middle school swimming season finished on a high note with 1 girl and 11 boys participating.
6. Yong Hui is making solid relationships as the outreach coordinator at Camp Stanley
7. I have had fun as a Sunday School teacher at the Camp Stanley chapel and at the Howon 1st Pres Church about 10 minute from our home
8. We hosted a great New Year's Eve time at the Coffee House and many soldiers passed through our doors that evening.