SMOT to remember:  This was the beginning.  We – a student of mine (In Seoul, South Korea) and I (In America), traveled north in Mongolia to Khovsgol Lake because she wanted to see a lake that was bigger than Jeju Island.

We started off on random dirt roads near ‘guest houses’ that didn’t look like they had been rented in many months.  Then while my student visited a nearby town, I saw a squiggle of a line on the lake.

I clicked it and found myself on top of a frozen lake.  I told her to get out here.  Then I saw tracks on the ice.  “They bring vehicles out here!”

Then, in the distance, I saw a small horse.  “They bring horses out here?  You got to see this!”  “Who does that?  The horses might fall through!”  Then I clicked forward and found myself on a sled pulled by a pony.  “I guess I do,” I said shocked.  “You really need to see this!” I called to my student.  “Where are you?” she asked.  “I’m heading into the shore.  I don’t like being out here.”  “Is your horse white?”  “Yes!”

 “Wow there’s a lot of people.  Oh my, are you seeing this?  Ice statues!!!”  “Wow!” 

This ended our travels in the North.  This also happened to be our last class.  During our time together we visited many places and traveled the world via Google Earth.  France, Egypt, New York and South Korea, to name a few.

During lockdowns and quarantines, it is good to breathe a little and explore.  Adventure is everywhere if you look for it.  For example, when we were in Paris trying to get a view of the Tower, I appeared right in front of a police car!  I ran for it and ended up clicking off the side of the road by accident, which was a bridge.  Suddenly, I found myself on a boat traveling down the Seine.  Of course, I didn’t plan that, but I acted like I did.  I called my student down so we could make a quick getaway, but the boat was super slow.  So with the police yelling down at us from the bridge, we continued onward to visit the Louvre.

Again, adventure is in the eye of the beholder, so if you’re trapped at home because of another outbreak, take a moment and travel the world.  Don’t be afraid of squiggly lines.  Click them because they might lead you to a digital version of a cultural highlight.  The meta verse holds many mysteries yet to be explored.

The class may have ended for one student, but 2 more had just begun their faith journeys.  I wasn’t going to include these but God left me with the impression of “Why not?”  Although I am not permitted to give details,  two students of mine were in pain, so I asked if I could pray for them.  One has experienced a problem with her lungs and the other has had constant back pain for 10 years.  Again, I was in America and they were in South Korea.  Neither of them believed in Jesus as both claimed no religion, but I prayed in Jesus’ name for their healing.  Both were instantly healed.  One student shouted, “Your God does exist!”  I tried to speak with her more about Him, but she got pretty quiet and didn’t want to continue our conversation.  God gave me patience for her and reminded me that His work will be a daily reminder of His love for her.   My other student wanted to know more about God but is also facing imminent military time.  I assured him that we could continue our conversation even amidst his tour and that I’d pray for him.

The meta verse may indeed hold many digital mysteries for us to explore; another one is God’s healing power over space and time.