Sunday, June 20, 2010

Congratulations KPCO Seniors!

This past Saturday, June 19, we had a senior banquet to congratulate our graduate seniors at Harvest. We had a night of food, fellowship, and words of remembrance and encouragement. Other than for that, I don't have much to say so enjoy the photos.

P.S
The photo containing all of the seniors is currently not uploading so check back in a couple days and let's hope that it works

In the middle of Pastor Goose's talk, these two sand hill cranes decided to show up to the banquet.

There are six seniors, however, two were not able to make it (Matthew Lim and Nasya Lee)

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Thank You Dr. Josephine Kim

Fluent in both English and Korean, professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education, has a PHD in Counselor Education and Supervision at the University of Virginia, and known to be an expert in mental-health and family issues, Dr. Josephine Kim is widely known as USA Today's national expert on school violence and was the chief liaison in the Virginia Tech Incident.

This past weekend, June 12-13, we (KPCO) were blessed to have Dr. Josephine come and "lead us in a weekend of discussion and dialogue uniquely geared towards Asians and Asian-Americans." I believe that Dr. Josephine's talks were truly convicting and inspiring and brought many families to place of comfort and understanding in each other. 


Thank you Dr. Josephine!


P.S
Sorry for the delay/late post! My version of Adobe Photoshop decided to get a runtime error (whatever that means) and crashed on me. I didn't get to edit any pictures up until today! Thank you for your patience.

Due to the nature and privacy of the topics discussed, audio recorded sessions are NOT available but if you are interested in the text of her powerpoint slides, feel free to email me and I will direct you/answer your questions as I am able to.

Monday, June 7, 2010

Another CTI Missionary!

     If you refer to a previous post from early February, a music missions team, CTI Team 14:22, came to my church to have a small concert where all who attend could come and praise God. I mentioned that on that team was a close brother of mine, Jon Lee, who had joined that team for one year where he would continue to practice, learn, and grow in his faith by doing what he loves; praising God and playing guitar. Today, I am proud to say that we, Harvest, is sending off another missionary.

     When the team came in late January, they had on site auditions where anybody could audition for a spot on the summer mission team. Josh "Tico" Kim had auditioned to become a member of CTI as a bassist. A couple weeks later, he was informed that he "made the cut."

      Josh is now a part of CTI Taiwan 2010, led by Lesley Denford (click here for her blog) and Matt Adams. Josh will be leaving tomorrow, June 8, 2010, for CTI's headquarters in Minnesota. From June 8 -21, he will be in training and plans to be in Taiwan from June 22 - July 15. Within Josh's team, there are 13 members, including him, all of which are talented in their own ways with instruments and other ways of serving.

     According to Josh "Tico,", his team will be....
"Reaching youth with the gospel can take many years in Taiwanese culture. YWAM builds long-term relationships with students here through a coffee shop ministry known as "The Rock." Our teams connect kids with YWAM through evening coffeehouse concerts and conversational evangelism with students who are eager to practice their English on Americans. During the days, teams minister in hospitals, schools, and through open-air concerts on the bustling streets and wharfs of Taipei"
While no specific prayer requests were mentioned, Tico asks that we pray for him and the team. He will be leaving tomorrow at 7:10 AM. Good Luck Tico!



     At Harvest, we really believe in preparing and raising up missionaries that can go forth and be the salt/light of the earth. If you remember from August of last year, we sent out a team, for the first time, to Ecuador. In Ecuador, they did a great number of things including construction projects, door-to-door evangelism, etc. This year, we're sending out another team and I'm on it!

     For me, this is huge. I had been on a fair number of mission trips, but never overseas; this will be my first overseas mission trip. Our team consists of about 10-11 members, all who can't wait to see God work through us.

Top Row (Left -> right): Pastor DL, Pastor Martin "Goose", Julee Chang*
Middle Row (left -> right): Mr. James Ye, Bill Lee*, Isaac "Jak" Lee* (me)
Bottom Row (left -> right): Joseph Kim, Andrew Im*, John Kim*
~~~ Team members with stars are first time missionaries to Ecuador~~~
Here is most of the team. A couple members are missing.

We will be having multiple fundraisers so if you would like to get involved and/or help out in anyway, feel free to email me. We leave on July 25 and return July 31. Please pray for us, the people of Ecuador, and for Christ to do His works through us.

Friday, June 4, 2010

As We Go On, We Remember....

At Amway Arena today, June 4, 2010, Cypress Creek High School celebrated the graduation of the CCHS Class of 2010. While I have MANY friends within the senior class, there are two students that are and will remain VERY important in my life, now and throughout the years to come. Lisa Lee (sister) and Matthew Lim (very close friend), both graduated today from the International Baccalaureate (IB) program at CCHS. 

Growing up at KPCO, I, along with many others, are very close and support each other in all that we do. Whether it be graduations, sports events, etc. we are known for being very supportive of whatever we do. Today, about 15 of us... KPCO'ers, attended the graduation to express our love and support for both Lisa and Matthew.

I would also like to give a special congratulations to a very close friend of mine, Vicky Lorenzana. We met at the beginning of this year, but over the past year, I feel like I've known her for years. Thankfully, she'll be attending St. Leo University which isn't too far away. Ha-ha.

Congratulations Lisa Lee (Lisa noona to me), Matthew Lim, and Vicky Lorenzana!