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A feast of meetings
On February 24, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampWhen I was in college the first week of school happened technically one week before the first week of school. It was called WOW (week of welcome). In that time freshman got acquainted with campus, with student life, dorms, meals etc. It was orientation time. That is what is happening for students this week. For
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Rejoice!
On February 18, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampWe made it through quarantine and all our COVID-19 tests were negative! So happy and grateful to be finished with that process. Praise God for every good and perfect gift. Yesterday to celebrate their new freedom, the girls went skating then biking. Later in the afternoon they joined a group of friends for a game
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Watch
On February 17, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampAll the watching and waiting of quarantine has brought us to this moment. Today we take COVID test #6. Today arrived faster than it did last time. Praise God for the people praying for our family. The time has passed so quickly. Please keep praying this test is not as harsh. Healthcare workers here seem
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Making things–a gallery
On February 16, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampMaking things. We bought some stools for sitting that required assembly. And the girls made dinner!
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LOVE💘
On February 14, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampMaybe my favorite holiday is St. Valentine’s day. ❤ Think of it: the Christian life is a life of loving others and being loved. We are loved by God, loved by our brothers and sisters, and we spend ourselves–our lives–loving others. A day devoted to reflecting on LOVE is a day that has my full
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Of Music 🎶 and olive shoots
On February 13, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampOne week in quarantine; one more week to go. Our community makes things easier on us. There are 5 families quarantining at one time. Keeping track of meals for us all and helping us with general needs has been a sweet blessing. Yesterday a professor friend and her husband (also a professor. Both are retiring
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Poems on Saturday
On February 12, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampWe woke up on the weekend, recorded our temperatures on the government app, started the laundry and wrote some poetry. Mind you, I was not part of this spontaneous burst of creative energy. I was taking a shower. Later when I came out of our bedroom the girls asked me to come read some poems.
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What about the kids?
On February 10, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampWondering what the kids are up to during quarantine? 1. Reading Books: The Complete Sherlock Holmes; The Sherlock Holmes Mysteries; Brown Girl Dreaming; The Kestrel and on Kindle: The Prince Warriors And then the three ladies in the family are reading a daily devotional together called Seeking God’s Face written by Eugene Peterson. 2. Playing
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Entry #3 during COVID
On February 7, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampOur department director will re-enter South Korea today. She will arrive with her husband and their 2 young children. Their family are our upstairs neighbors. Another new professor and her family moved in days ago and then out of the blue she fell and broke her knee! She had to have surgery the next afternoon.
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Entry #2 during COVID
On February 5, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampIn the local municipality we had to get tested again. Now we are awaiting test results. The COVID test was rough. Eyes water and really it is a painful, impersonal process. Since there is both the throat and nasal sample taken, it takes a bit of endurance. That was our COVID test #5. It was