This year has been a rollercoaster, to say the least. The coronavirus pandemic shifted the way teaching is done worldwide. In Korea, from late March to mid September, teachers in Korea juggled teaching online, partially-online, in-person with social distancing, and alternating between which grades will come to school. And due to various reasons, including the COVID-19 pandemic, many EPIK teachers have either transferred out of Korea’s smaller rural towns, into bigger cities, left the EPIK program, or left Korea altogether. The remaining teachers take on new and for some, even heavier workloads. Despite the new circumstances, there was always a bright side. And there still is…
Everyone around the world is being ask to protect themselves: social distance, quarantine, work from home, stand six feet apart, wear masks, gloves, eat and drink nutritiously. Though all these measures have and will help us to combat the coronavirus, in Psalms 91 King David points out something human effort cannot provide: a refuge and fortress…
When I think of Korean food, bibimbap 비빔밥 always comes to mind. This popular dish, a mixture of rice, vegetables, meat and red pepper paste, makes it the perfect, healthy, balanced meal everyone can enjoy…
Happy New – nope. Nine days into the exciting start of the new year I received my first message in a group chat about the coronavirus…
During times of uncertainty many people can become fearful. As the coronavirus creates global panic around the world, let us remind ourselves of the words and promises of God…