Since our last blog we have gone to the north of the country to give a talk in Casey & Bill Helton's congregation and taken a trip down to Busan. You will see from the pictures the progress here at Bethel. The roof is just about finished, the tiling in the kitchen is coming along and the garden area is taking shape with a nice looking pergola. We hope you enjoy them.
Tiling crew working hard
HVAC
Dinner with brothers from roofing/metal shop crew
Korean style heart photo
No more pears, boohoo!
In Seoul shopping and we found this character.
This one is for Jorgky..this little puppy was running down the road following his owner Casey & I couldn't help ourselves!
Dinner with Bill & Casey
Can you believe all the dishes for 4 people.
Quijeonbu Congregation Kingdom Hall...its on the 9th floor of a high-rise building.
Group picture with some congregation members.
Hospitality after meeting.
Bill & Casey
Train ride back to Seoul from Bill & Casey's.
Our arrival back to Bethel from Seoul. The sun was just going down. Roof almost finished.
Beautiful fall colors
Concrete pour on 3rd floor.
We had to do the pour the old fashioned way with buckets...
and winch up the buckets of concret, carrying them through the window and pouring them out.
Kim's retrofit team..Martin, Andrew, Gabby & "Kookie"..Jeon is missing.
Courtyard
Afternoon break time with roofing team
Landscaping team planting bushes.
Marvin making a trash run.
Landscaping at Bethel. They use a lot of stones in their landscaping.
The bugs attach themselves to straw around the tree in winter and in spring they remove the straw and burn the bugs.
Sister cleaning outside metal shop building.
Pergola in courtyard.
Old hall & bedroom below....
Remodeled hall & bedroom below..
Complete pergola
Stones for courtyard landscaping.
Electrical team...
rewiring 3rd floor of D building.
Tiffani in electrical
Getting ready to leave for Busan trip. Bobby, Kim, Marvin, Ron, Deidre, Carley, Jared, Tania, Robert & Rebecca.
Kurt & Mary Koelnlechner from Austrilia, leaving to go in the ministry. They have been here over 5yrs they will go home in Dec.
Frost on the ground walking to bus stop.
KTX bullet train to Busan. It takes 4-5hrs to drive to Busan but on the KTX its 2 1/2hrs.
300 KM - train speed
Few pictures of countryside from train ride.
Tour bus ride.
Shipyard in Busan.
Houses built up the hills..kind of European.
Squid
Fresh sushi & Soju down by the water.
Video of octopus
Ferry ride..
Finally at our hotel.
Small but efficient & clean!
Shuttle drive to dinner.
Group shot at dinner. Sitting across from each other: Gary & Tania, Jared & Carley, Ron & D, Robert & Rebecca, Marvin & Ka Nuk.
Busy shopping district.
Spinning for ice cream.
Tower in Busan..modern & ancient.
Kimmie in Korean traditional dress.heehee
Its a lot warmer in Busan so they can grow palms & yucca.
What did Carley do?
Haeundae Beach
Bobby & Gary got wi-fi on the beach.
Haeundae beach in the summer.
Bobby conducting Monday morning safety meeting.
Gary & Tania auction...they leave this Thursday.
Deidre proud winner of waffel iron.
Steve Martin...I mean Gary advertising a bowl.
