Geon Christian Children's Home Christmas English Play

Geon Christian Children Home is located in Seoul, Korea. I am a full time volunteer at the home and teach English to the children (I'm the white guy in the play). This was performed during our yearly, "Thank You Event" in the orphanage's church in front of a packed audience that consisted of many of the orphanage's sponsors (businessmen, church elders, and such) and volunteers. The kids were nervous (Eun Jin mouths the word, "Scary" in Korean before the play begins) but I think they did great considering the play was all in their 2nd language. Korean kids are usually really timid about speaking English in front of other people because they don't want to be teased because of their accent.

Soo Min, the boy who plays Joseph, had knee surgery a couple months ago and is still recovering so he had a little limp.

Ironically, both my sisters were very active in drama in high school. Me... I stayed as far away from theatre as I could. And here I am having to write and direct (and act in) a play for kids in a children's home in Korea to perform in a foreign language. Madness, I tells you. It was God's grace that everything worked out, it really was. Praise God! =)

I hope you enjoyed the video! God bless!

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Geon
• Christian
• Children's
• Home
• Orphanage
• Seoul
• Christmas
• Play

[MoselleCampbell]

JM this was sooooo awesome! It was great to see the kids again. They look so much older! The kids in our children's church have been praying for you and they made you cards. I am going to send them here shortly!

[huncamunca218]

This was really fun to watch. Great job! I directed an English Christmas pageant in Seoul two years ago. Your script was more entertaining than mine though!