Day 10 – Eunice Kim

1. What do you do for a living? (occupation/field of study).

Currently I am a high school English teacher-in-training (God willing I will finish my master's in a few months).

2. How do you like to spend your free time?

Lying down in bed and reading Webtoons/watching Youtube videos. I also like hanging out with family/friends, either at home or at nice restaurants/cafes.

3. Share one interesting fact about you that most people don’t know!

In my senior year of college I flew to China for a weekend to attend a mission teammate's wedding! I'm not really the adventurous/outgoing-type, so this was definitely one of the crazier/more spontaneous things I've done (the irony was that the friend who talked me into making this trip had to back out last minute, so I ended up going alone).

4. Do you have a favorite book in the Bible? If you do, which one is it and why?

I've always loved the book of Ecclesiastes. Recently a friend encouraged me to reread it because of the things I've been struggling with, and it's been a comfort to me in the season that I'm in. Lately I've been so anxious and troubled in terms of my career and future, and Ecclesiastes has been helpful for putting my life into perspective. Seasons come and go, and my time on Earth is but a breath (even if at the moment, it feels like I'll be stuck in a difficult season forever). Would I remember that this short life of mine is a good and gracious gift from God. 

5. Is there a verse/passage in the Bible that has significantly impacted your life? If so, which is it and why?

There are many, but I'll just share one: "Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation." - Isaiah 12:2 

This is one of the verses I'll pray when I'm anxious and need to be reminded of who my God is. 

6. Is there a prayer request that has been on your heart recently? If so, please share with us.

Please pray that I would trust God, no matter what my circumstances are. Whenever things are hard, I am reminded of how weak and faithless I am, and how badly I want to trust in myself and/or my circumstances. Would God help me to trust in Him alone, no matter what my life looks like. I would also appreciate prayer for my prayer life, that 1. I would bring everything to God in prayer and 2. I would stop focusing so much on myself and pray in a way that is pleasing to God.

7. Tell us about how you met Christ? (feel free to share a brief testimony).

I wish I had a more "exciting" testimony than being born and raised in a Christian family, but that is a big part of my testimony. My dad and his family started going to church after God healed his sister from depression. My mom started going to church in middle school, and met Christ through her Sunday School teacher, who eventually became her mentor. When I first heard bits and pieces of my parents' testimonies, I remember being humbled by how God moved through different generations of my family to bring us to Him. I am so thankful to God for allowing me to grow up under such faithful and loving parents. As I reflect on the role that they have played in my walk with God, I think of Proverbs 22:6.

That being said, I would say that God really started maturing and growing my faith in high school. During my sophomore year, my dad lost his job and my grandma got injured from falling down, so our family had to move to a not-so-great neighborhood. At this point in my life, this season was the most difficult one I had ever been through. It felt like my family was falling apart, and I couldn't bring myself to share what was going on at home with friends at school. Thankfully my dad was able to get his job back after about a year, but I think I was still carrying a lot of hurt in my heart about how difficult and lonely this season had been. The summer after all this happened, I went on a youth retreat/conference attended by a lot of different churches. The church I grew up in had a youth group that was basically nonexistent, so it was just me, my brother, and two other girls that came from our church. My brother and these two girls had no problems meeting new people and making friends, but I just remember feeling so awkward and alone and out of place. It was in my loneliness that I ended up turning to God, and in spending time with Him I felt content and so at peace. In that moment, He was enough for me. I pray that He will continue to be enough for me, all the days of my life.