Leader...

I've been serving in the youth ministry of my church for 8 years now. People have come in and out, but one thing hasn't changed is the enormous blessings that God has placed on our ministry in the lives of our students and the church itself. It is awesome to be serving with people in the grace that God gives over and over again as we as humans are not perfect at all. But the desire to grow and fellowship in lives of other youth workers make it worth while. Picture of the summer leadership of 2011.

why does blogspot water down images?? frustrating.... might move to wordpress

IHOP & Oklahoma Joes

I had the opportunity to go to Kansas City this past week. Great place to visit as they have places like International House of Prayer (IHOP), a 24/7/365 prayer/worship place, such a great place and Oklahoma Joes, GREAT RIB JOINT!

we must keep on going....

as i was editing this picture, i began to think about the weariness of our life as christians. it sounds so repetitive, but we must keep on going. this fight, this race, this journey takes a toll on you and its about the sheer will to see God glorified in all that we do. i'm reminded by the movie "The Last Samurai", when Nathan Algren is being destroyed by Ujio during a wooden sword game, Nathan keeps on getting up over and over again after Ujio hits him harder and harder every time he gets up. that attitude of getting up and not giving up is the mentality i must have but lack many times.

Courtesy: Mikey Chang. After a game of intense basketball.

the family man..

baptism...

"father and son"

I don't know if i want to be a professional photographer... 

We'll See.. 

But I just fooled around doing a "life session" with a student of mine.... 

Hoping that I can get better at photography.

its been awhile part 2

its been awhile...

to the end...

tonight, i really got into a lot of conspiracy theories that are coming true as of these days. as i read these articles with RFID chips, NAU, and one nation world, it felt like a lot like of the "end times". it gives me perspective on my life. in the beginning i kept on asking myself, what are ways people are preventing this? my basic right of freedom is being compromised! my heart was longing for this world..... how foolish i am. soon my questions were, how am i going to prepare for this? as i remember the bible saying that the end times will come like a thief in the night, and a fellow believer calmed my emotions and fear down, i began to ask myself, what are ways to start reaching out to more and more people..... i can't sit here and prepare for the day Jesus comes back, but i can do my best to be the harvester and reach out to the souls that need hope and love. The Victory is Ours! We will be with our Father soon... but until that day, we have the mission Jesus set us forth with preaching the gospel to all. I think being aware of the end times is good, but to be caught up in it and figuring out how to prevent this will cripple you in what Jesus wanted for us, because it is not this world we live for.....

day 26 - ava

this is bob and his daughter, my cousin, ava. she is so cute....

day 26 - yum yum yum

sorry.. didn't have time to take a picture today. but, here are some oranges that i brought up to my room..
they were very tasty... :)

day 25 - check check

didn't have much time to use the camera today, but just wanted to see how it does in low light. has some grain to it, but pretty much a great shot...... f/2.8 is pretty sweet!

no editing.... :D

day 24 - cute

nuff said...

day 23 - nick is back!

one our previous youth group students went on a YWAM DTS (Youth With A Mission Discipleship Training School) to Brazil. he left in September and got back today! it was good to see him.. but almost mistaken took him for a homeless korean person... :) welcome back buddy!

day 22 - father's love

this is the pastor of the youth group i serve at and his son. you should know benjamin from all the pictures i posted. but this guy is true model of a father. filled integrity, love, care, sacrifice, and the upmost desire to know more of Jesus daily.

day 21 - its bitterly cold

the days are becoming bitterly cold!! BRR!! i literally only had 5 min for myself today before i went into a nonstop, all day full of classes and finishing up projects/papers today. on the other hand, i'm starting to get more familiar with my camera, which is great now. excited to tomorrow since my new 24-70mm L is coming in!! my only hope is that it isn't one of those bad copies..... please please i hope not....

day 20 - he is growing up too fast

my buddy ben is growing up too fast. he is saying a new word everyday and is so hilarious! short and simple today. ladies and gents, ben bailey.........

day 19 - breathe in and breathe out

i think lately i have been conditioned to view my life as this roller coaster ride, even though i am deathly afraid of them. i have been conditioned to think that i will inevitably fail at one point or another... true, but in that notion the question is asked then, "why even try?" i look at my life and see that defeat has been conditioned by satan for me to think in a way where God can't do anything. Sin is too powerful. have i really fought? have i even battled? have i just raised the white flag even before the fighting has started? i choose to fight for my life! no more mediocrity and lame excuses. i want to live a life that is holy and pleasing to God. i truly do. but to look at the end is not the execution to take. but rather to take it one day at a time. breathe in and breathe out..... God is there and will always be there. He can CONQUER it all! today's picture is a game of basketball. brothers in the ministry together enjoying friendly game of basketball. love these guys and their competitiveness.

day 18 - "we were meant to live for so much more"

as i lay in my bed tonight, i am reminded of how God is awesome and is faithful to us, but also am reminded that life is hard and to live out a life representing God is a constant battle. its not about the times when everyone is seeing that matters, but at those times when no one sees. this mini battles make up to big ones. i see despair, but am reminded to go to Jesus. He is the one that will set you free from sin, despair, desperation, and a constant struggle of life. i want to see clarity, but all i see is the blur of my own sins. God, help me see a clear view of you......

day 17 - faithfulness

coming home from church tonight, i felt this rush of thankfulness of God's faithfulness in my entire life. even though life is hard, ministry is hard, and pretty much i feel like i am at a standstill, God has always been faithfulness to me. i am thankful that He has placed me in a place where i can succeed and be in a ministry where i can serve with the abilities and gifts that God has given me. its amazing how much my faith has grown through the years and its all attributed to what God has done in my life. He was there from the beginning and nurtured me. thank you God.

picture of day: children are innocent. but also can by annoying!! haha....babies grow up too fast, reminding me i am getting old!!!! haha....sall good..

day 16 - i feel like snow

sometimes i feel like the snow that has fallen these days. it sits, sits, and sits until it gets melted. it doesn't go anywhere. sometimes it gets dirty and mushy, i feel like my life is at a standstill. but, these are the times i need to rely on God the most and seek Him the most because of the sheer fact of forgetfulness. it is so easy to put your guard down in life and those are times satan swoops in to help you forget about God. i easily forget my God is bigger than me and that it is about seeking Him, not myself in my sulking. i need more love, even though i've taken so much. my cup is not full, i need more of Jesus. its so easy to have more of yourself and less of Jesus when life is so hard in these moments. moments like these has a response to it. Jesus or You. i need more of Jesus and less of myself today and on. i took a shot of this today while studying...

day 15 - we are all different

i write to you as peter. there might other asian, big, mid 20 looking peters out there, but I am one of a kind. Looking back at the photos I took today, this is the picture that I liked because of how much it represents how different we are. God made each and everyone of us different and unique. Just like how no one person has the same finger prints, it is the same at how God made one person to that exact person. It makes you think how God is a caring God and that He formed us and made us individually. I feel dry these days and this picture reminds me of how God is there always even at my lows.......

day 14 - reminder of an old friend

today was the first time i stepped outside to look at the aftermath of the blizzard. it was crazy!!! i decided today to study with a student of mine at church. i love going to his house because of his company, 2k11, and snoopy. snoopy is his dog and reminds me of my dog when i was in high school. he is very adorable..

day 13 - snow god 1, peter TKO

so last night, i had this brilliant idea that i would go play basketball with some people. oh naive peter.... last night was prob the worst experience i had with snow.... i got stuck at someone's house last night, it was that bad. i can't believe how bad it is outside. i'm thankful for all the people who are cleaning up this mess..... it is very very big and i wouldn't want to do it... here is just some photos of outside

day 12 - "all hail the snow god"

if there is a snow god, he is letting his wrath go today on chicago!! it looked like a page out of the movie the day after tomorrow. i was literally scared for 10 min. :)

day 11 - and so it begins!

hello soon to be snowed in chicagoans! took a quick picture of the beginning of the storm tonight. its still light, but its got potential

day 10

greetings! i have to say, today went by really fast! i don't know what it is, days seem to go by faster now. it feels like i don't have enough time to do everything i need to do all in one day. i sometimes wish there was 4 more hours per day. but then again, i probably slack off another 4 hours anyways. :) today's picture(s) are of a baby named Yae Jun. He has an amazing story! He was born 2 months prematurely!! it is amazing how much he has grown and how much God has been faithful with him and his family. Now, he is 7 months old. it is pretty amazing to look at this baby and see the faithfulness of God. i know this blog is one picture a day, but he is also so cute and couldn't help it! enjoy! :)

day 9

hello! today went by pretty fast for me. the agenda for today was to get up, practice for worship tomorrow, study, eat, and play some basketball. during the time i was reading, i was reading this book called "Bitter Fruit" Its about CIA coup on Guatemalan government while Jacobo Arbenz was in power  as the president in the 50s. Yeah, pretty boring to you... :) i love it! (nacho libre) but yeah, i liked the title of the first chapter because i think it symbolizes Christianity at the beginning of salvation. The battle begins. Your life has the victories and defeats but the battle never ends. It is a constant struggle to have God be glorified in your life. In our lives, having to declare Jesus as your savior is victory in itself, but we are constantly bombarded by the lies of Satan. The war is won, but the battles are not over. I guess i write this because as i reflect in my life today, i feel this sense of trust and reliability in God today. Even there is no music to intensify the blessings or no sermon to rally me to move on forward, i felt a silent victory today that my trust is ever more present in God today and on. yeah, today was a long one, but hope you enjoyed it.

day 8

hey people. today was a typical friday. attempt to study and then head to church. being a leader in a youth group is a great privilege and a great blessing to be involved in lives of teens and trying to make a difference. well today's shot was of one the girls in the church.

day 7

hooray! one full week and i'm starting to like this. well, today was full of classes, and by the way, my back was killing me. i felt like i was carrying a million bricks on my lower back. but, as the day went along, it got better. tonight i had a chance to grab dinner with a friend and decided for a spontaneous trip to chicago to meet another friend. this was a shot right before we left for home.

day 6

so lately i've been dealing with pain in my back, and have been bed ridden for much of two days or so.... i think i'll be ok, so i haven't been outside today, as for inside, this is a picture of a light in my house. i like it because of the light patterns it gives off.

day 5

tuesdays and thursdays is school. enjoyable. but sometimes is a drag. but this is the winner for today's picture. UNBELIEVABLE! i don't know what ya'll pay for gas, but i pay about 3.20ish in the burbs. found this gas station on my way to my night class. no, i did not fill up here. :)

day 4 - blah

typical monday..... stayed at home. read the bible, attempted to study.... but yeah, i know its pretty boring, but this is the best picture i took... haha.. forgive my uncreative mind.. but if i can say anything, this brand of water bottle was rated one of the top brands for water bottles in a yahoo article... so the lesson today is to drink nestle pure life water bottles! :)

day 3

how sad, packers take our george hallas trophy and get the bid to compete for the lombordi trophy. its ok, and btw, jay cutler did not cop out and his heart should not be an issue. anyways, this was taken while we were watching the bears game.

ok, there is a tie for today. i only make acceptions for this kid. this is benjamin bailey. you'll see why. so adorable and cute!

day 2

i had the opportunity to attend one of my best buddy's birthday for his son. it was very low key, but very enjoyable. this is him before he blew out the candle. to set you up, we were waiting for him to do something for a min. then somebody clapped their hands and started smiling.... priceless!

the start, day 1

this is my first post in any blog, well i guess you can count xanga as a blog, but that was more for show and tell. i had this idea to take a picture a day and posting them. i figure taking a picture a day will help me be a better photographer....hopefully.. here we go.

Day 1 - 01/21/11
Ladies, this is Kevin Shin. :) no, hes still a junior higher. one of my greatest joys in my life is being a leader in a youth ministry. i wanted this blog to start off being centered around Christ and devoting it to Him. This picture was taken when we were setting up for our friday night prayer service.