As of April 2014 the Board of Directors of Korean UBF re-elected Shepherd David Kim as the Korean General Director. On this occasion Dr. Abraham Kim called for a senior staff meeting to be held from April 28-May 5 in Seoul Korea. The following is the summary of the travel.
April 27
* Flight from San Francisco to Incheon Seoul, Korea was uneventful.
April 28
* Fellowship with Dr. John Jun at the Chongno Center
At the Incheon airport Dr John Jun and Mark Yoon greeted me. Mark Yoon gave me a ride and checked me into the Chongno Center around 7 pm.
April 29 Tue
* Bible Cheonan UBF, world Campus Mission
- Sunny's parents: they invited us to a lunch fellowship at their house. They maintain a home garden on a sunny side. Their cat Yangsoon gave birth to four kittens.
- Bible study at the Chunan Center
After lunch we visited Cheonan UBF and had a Bible study on 2 Kings 13:19.
After the Bible study Shepherdess Lydia wrote me thanking for the visit requesting for continued support. (천안센터 임루디아입니다. 말로만 듣던 이삭선교사님 뵙고 기뻤고, 특히나 천안센터를 찾아와 주셔서 감사합니다. 다음에 꼭 오셔서, 병천순대를 대접할 은혜를 주십시오. 아들 임마가(Mark Lim) 가 창세기 1장 31절 말씀에 인생의 뿌리를 내릴수 있도록 기도해주세요.)
- Be faithful with a few things (Barber Dong-soo Kim)
After the visit to Cheonan I came back to Chongno UBF around 8:00 pm. Then I visited a barbershop located near Chongno UBF center and had a haircut. The barber has been working as a hair stylist for 53 years in one lication.The floor is worn out, due to his feet movements around the station for more than 50 years. He charges 5,000 Won ($5) for a haircut. He did receive a Korean presidential award for his faithfulness in his trade.
April 30 Wed
* Sleeping fellowship with Dr. Jose Ahn (Hoam Center, Dranche Unit Room 1315)
Jose Ahn grew up in a believing family in Taegu. He entered the Seoul National University of Law in 1965. While on campus he saw an advertisement (a flyer) saying "Come and See, Sarah Barry" and came to UBF and studied the Bible. Once at the law school he stood on campus in front of students gathered for demonstration against the government. He took the podium and said in a lound voice "I met the Savior! Come and see!" About ten students responded. Among them were Abraham Eunhwan Chung (Abe), Woo Ceol Lee (who later led me to UBF) and Woo-yeo Whang (who is now the House Representative of the Ruling Party of Korea.)
During the summer 1967 Abe left Seoul for Kwangjoo his hometown - a town which is about 600 kms away from Seoul. To invite Abe to a summer Bible conference Dr Jose Ahn visited from Seoul to Kwangjoo. At one of the watermelon fields in Kwangjoo he caught Abe eating watermelon. He said to Abe "The Lord wants to use you." Abe said "Let me ask my father." His father who was a buddhist was furious. Then Abe explained to him "My lawschool senior came all the way down from Seoul to here to invite me to an Academy." The father listened and said "Hmm, what kind of lawschool senior took the trouble of traveling such a long distance! The academy must be very important. Please go."
* Fellowship with Dr. Paul Hong, Jacob Lee, Mark Yang, and Shepherd Mark Yoon
During morning hours I took several coworkers to a mountain climb. During the journey we had a good fellowship talking about the history of Korea.
* God's work at Kwanak III
In the evening Kwanak III invited visitors to an open forum with Student leaders. The program consisted of dinner fellowship, special songs, slide shows, Q & A session and words of encouragement. Although it was during final exams most of student leaders attended.
May 1, 2014
* Fellowship among senior staff:
Pastor Abraham K Lee shared program for the European Conference 2014
Characteristics:
- uniquely European prepared to fit for and appealing to the European college students
- for this matter discussions were made for the last four months from among representatives of each generation
- theme ought to be "Have faith in God" recognizing the increasingly secularized tend in the continent
- European leaders took initiatives to make the program
- Lectures: 1 Believe in the gospel (Mark 1:14-15); 2 "Fear not, only believe" (Mark 5:21-43) 3 Such great faith" (Luke 7:2-10) 4 "Have faith in God" (Mark 11:12-25)
-Location: winter resort (4 star hotel in the forest) 270 km away from Frankfurt airport
- Opening (Mother Barry will greet)
- Special Lecture by Professor Peter Beyerhause due in the afternoon of Friday
- Closing message (Ab T Kim on Acts 28:17-31)
- Conference fee (270 rooms were reserved with each room holding 3-4 persons; they project 870 guests; the fee - 270 Euro per person
- Expected no of attendants - 640-700 (Europe);100 (Korea); 100 (US)
Webpage:info@faithingodconference.org
Post conf program:
1) Berlin wittenburg halle berlin etc for 2 nights 3 days (300 euros)
2) Alps munchen vienna route taking 4-5 days (cost - 500 euros)
Webpage: travel@faithingodconference.org
The following week there will be CIS conference
Prayer topics
1. All for the glory of God
2. Learn the faith that believes in God
3. Pray for the local conferences
4. Co-working among European nations
5. Walter Nett - European Co-ordinator
Heated discussion followed on: continuing missionary education; well being of retiring missionaries; organizational issues such as ordainment chapter directors etc.
Next Dr Abraham T Kim spoke.
- Korea UBF to be a missionary sending nation
- Shepherd David Kim is to serve as the Korean UBF General Director for 3 more years
- Keep identity, core value and preserve heathiness in each chapter
- election of Next Int'l UBF General Director
- Europe (45 year anniversary); Middle East (20 year anniversary) with new challenges
- Generation/leadership change
- How to serve staff so they would better serve the mission fields
- Mutual understanding of Korea and US Staff
The meeting was adjourned around 5 pm.
Fellowship with Board Members:
After dinner from 7-8 pm the senior staff members and Korean UBF Board members met for conversation and prayer.
Discussion on current concerns issues and prayer topics (European Bible Conf; CIS conference; missionaries with health concerns; wedding between Wonil Lee and Yvonne; CME; child education) followed by a joint prayer.
May 2
During the morning hours, along with Shepherd Joshua Kim of Kwanak III I visited one shepherdess to a hospital.
Shepherd Joshua Kim is a staff shepherd serving Kwanak III. He is from Kimcheon High School, 20 years junior to Missionary Isaac H Kim (who also graduated from the same high school). In 1988 he entered the Korea University. In spring 1989 he attended a club for the Kimcheon High School graduates in Korea University. There he met Missionary Young David Cho who in turn invited him to Bible studies in Anam UBF.
Deacon Hyojin Park is the elder brother of the husband of Elder sister of Joshua Kim.
There was a wedding between Yevonne Timlin and Wonil Lee. It took place at the wedding hall located near the Chongno UBF Center.
May 3, Saturday
After breakfast at the Hoam Center in Seoul National University, I paid a visit to my elder brother. Three decades ago I shared the gospel with him. To this date he and his wife keep faith. They have two children "Grace" and "Sungjon". Grace married a fellow grade school teacher named Jung Hoon Ahn. At their apartment I led a prayer meeting and shared with them one word: "Love is patient." (1Co 13:13). They invited us to a house-warming lunch at an eating place nearby. Before parting the company I gave a Bible study on Deuteronomy 6:4-6.
Travel to Kwangjoo:
Next in order to visit a UBF museum in Kwangjoo UBF, Kwangjoo, I visited Kwangjoo by bus.
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