#110toes

Dear friends,

We've made it. Not without some minor snags along the way, but we've made it to Korea, by the grace of God. 

Now that we're here, I wanted to share with you an overview of what our trip will entail: 

Thursday and Friday are lighter days for us. We'll be using those days to travel as well as to attend a ballet choreography showcase at the Korea National University of the Arts, which is comparable to Juilliard in the U.S. 

This Saturday, May 16, we will be involved in an exchange with Penuma Dance Company, a Christian dance company. We will each be presenting works and sharing in dance and worship together. On Sunday, we will perform at and worship with Onnuri Church in Seoul. 

The first half of our second week will be filled with presentations and workshops at various schools. Monday, May 18, will be spent at Chadwick International School; Tuesday we will spend at Seoul Women's University, and Wednesday we will be at another international school. 

From there, we will travel to Hangyang University on Thursday the 21st. (Alayna, Emma, and Kaleb will have travelled there earlier to begin work with Hae Joon Lee.) We will be taking classes with the dance students there as well as preparing for the Gangdong Dance Festival on May 23, where we will be performing "Help". 

On Sunday, May 24, the start of our third week in Korea, we will worship with and dance at Gajwa Jeil Church, and then will attend the Modafe Dance Festival in the evening. We will continue to work with Hungyang University that week and will attend Modafe performances. Alayna, Kaleb, and Emma will be performing on Tuesday, May 26,  and we will also be able to see Sung Yong and his wife perform that Thursday. 

On Friday, the 29th, we will rehearse for our performance at Stage M Theatre, where we will be presenting "Help" on Saturday. We will also be performing "Help" at Incheon Flats on Sunday, May 31. 

In our final full week in Korea, we will be traveling to DIMA (Dong-ah Institute of Media and the Arts) where we will engage with the students through workshops as well as various film projects. On Friday, June 5, we will be able to go to a Korean Folk Village, which will be an amazing cultural experience as our time in Korea comes to a close.

On Saturday, June 6, we will be performing at Geon Children's Home and then exploring and touring Seoul. On Sunday, we will be leading worship through music and dance at Seoul Grace Church. 

And that's it! We leave Korea on June 8, and will return to the States on the same day - we're basically time travelers- it's cool. 

I know that there's a lot of information in this post, but hopefully it will give y'all a reference and framework as to what we'll be doing with ourselves for the next four weeks. I also hope that it will help you to know how to pray for us as we seek to share God's love - in churches, in secular schools, in rehearsals and classes, and in main stage performances. 

Thank you for your prayers for traveling mercies. Please continue to pray for safety as we travel throughout the country, for safety over sick and hurting bodies, and for safety over our hearts and minds. 

We are here. We are safe. We are eagerly awaiting and expecting God to do amazing things in and through us in the next few weeks. 

In Christ, 

Kelly