SO KO SO FAR

Alright so I made a promise that I would keep people updated on what is happening In Korea. I admit it I have be slacking. However in my defense it is incredibly hard when my stupid mac shuts down all the time and my internet connection is hit or miss. But no excuses play like a champion right? Eventually I will have a phone so I will keep in contact with you all at home, if you have skype put me on at, kyle.rooks or rooks.kyle, I cant remember.

Korea has been a great so far! Its like Im on a sensory overload all the time. Seoul is huge it is the 4th largest city in the world. So that alone takes some getting used to for a

 guy who has been living in Idaho. 

The other day I went to a norabong with some coworkers. This a little room where everyone sings kareokee. I sang everything from Abba to Toto. I was thinking my old roomates from Boise would have loved this, it blows singstar away!! 

Well the bad news is Im not in a very creative mood today, so I will leave you with pictures of my apartment. (notice the flowers and the hot pink bed spread they gave me)

I want everyone back home to know that I miss you very much and I look forward to getting my phone so I can stay in touch with you!! 

RISK

The other day a few friends and I played an awesome game of Risk. It totally brought me back to the glory days of living at the Lincoln house and playing until all hours of the night. Now for all of you thinking "Really...Risk?" let me go ahead and say we made risk a life altering experience

We would usually start this game at 1:00 am, you know the perfect time when you really have nothing to do but you don't want to go to bed cause your afraid of the potential awesomeness that you may miss out on. Anyways we would all cram into the back room of our house, aka the War Room, set out the risk board, call someone from Dooley to bring us McDonalds, and then the most important step...gather the war hats. 

Now don't judge me, but we had five hats that you had to wear to play. A Peruvian hat made of lama fur, a Navy sailor hat, a cowboy hat, an army helmet, and a straw hat. Im not really sure where these hats came from, and if you've ever had the chance to see our college house you know that the most random assortment of junk was avalible at any time. 

After we each claimed our hats we were able to rule like kings, and for the next few hours you can hear a flurry of yelling and insults, as well as a general loss of friendships....we were awesome!

Well anyways this made me think...If my friends were warlords what would be the county they would most likely dominate? Here are a few ideas.

Vinny Man: the Scottish Highlands

Austin Zander: Iceland

Ryan Scott: Norway

Tyler Crow: 1939 Germany

Jeff Greene: South Korea 

Stephanie Rooks: North Korea

Dan Larkin: Canada

Keila Bates: Ohio

Meagan Murphy: Madagascar

Peter Ott: Either of the Poles

Derek Henbest: In the middle of the Risk board

Brit Belden: Zambia

Wade Joseph: Wherever he roams 

Marc Herring: A Union Soldier in the Civil war

Dustin the Mont: Kazaekstan  

Raise the Bar

JEREMIAH 1:4-10

The word of the Lord came to me saying 

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you 

before you were born I set you apart:

I appointed you as a prophet to the nations"

"Ah, Sovereign Lord," I said, "I do not know how to speak; I am only a child." 

But the Lord said to me, "Do not say, 'I am only a child.' You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you," declares the Lord.

Then the Lord reached out His hand and touched my mouth and said to me, "Now, I have put words in your mouth. See today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant."

God will go exceedingly  above our expectations, how high are our expectations?