Fun & Games

Many of you may have the impression from my earlier posts that the students here at Handong are all quite serious and diligent and spend their days studying and going to class, and if they're not in class or in the library, then you might well think that they are either in small group Bible study, singing in a choir or quietly doing their personal devotions.

Well, they are committed students, no doubt -- But, they also know how to enjoy a little fun and a few games. Today was a great example -- the annual "HILS Cup Challenge" for the international law school students was being waged. Throughout the entire morning the students composing four teams engaged in a variety of conventional and unconventional games as they competed for the prized "HILS Cup" --

They played basketball and ran funny relays --




Poured water into bottles atop the heads of their teammates --















-- and finished the day with a major tug-of-war:


While the international law students were competing for "HILS Cup" on the courts, some other Handong students were engaged in a full-scale soccer match on the pitch in front of the Student Union. I paused to watch their game for a while and came away convinced that some of the players' skills might well qualify them for FIFA!



So, I trust I have now corrected the record and cleared-up any inaccurate impressions I may have given in the past posts. Handong students work, worship, rest and play -- They're living well-balanced lives.