We arrived in Korea at the end of July in 2004. Bill Patch hired me to be the pastor of small English speaking congregation at KNU, and to do this I also had to teach English at KNU. Sarah also worked at the KNU hakwon (after school language academy).
When we arrived, we were blessed to come to a furnished apartment. Jean Johnson (a church member and KNU professor) graciously stocked our fridge with a few bags of groceries. Over the next few days, she also led us around Cheonan to do some initial shopping and money exchange.
We would not be paid for several weeks, and we soon realized that we didn't bring nearly enough money to set up house AND to continue eating until we got paid. Alan Rosegrant (another church member and KNU professor) was aware that this is a common problem, and he graciously approached us with the offer to lend us a few hundred dollars to get us through the first month. We humbly accepted.
Our upstairs neighbors Woody and HyoJin Morris were also a great help in getting to know the area. They showed us around some and introduced us to the wonders of Korean bathhouses. Their son Hansel was one year older than Emma, so they had lots of good times playing together.
