Christians are brothers and sisters in Christ of God's family. I had the joy of seeing many of the ministry colleagues, who are serving God in various capacities.
Tae Hyung Kim is a pastor. He is also a mobile app developer. Currently, he is leading an IT institute within a church. His heart is for overseas mission. When he was running a mobile web developer business, I spent some time to coach him. Against my desire, he insisted on buying the lunch, buying my bus ticket to ChungJu and even a cup of coffee. It was my first time to see his wife. Oh... he designed the SfK's current logo. Thanks!
Jae Chul Jung is an ordained pastor and a former missionary to Malaysia. For the past 10 years, he has been serving with E-Land in various position. He is leading Asia Mission, Workplace Ministry, Company Chaplains and Social Enterprise works of E-Land. He is a good friend as well as Kingdom fellow. I am honored to know him. We had lunch together with Bong Rae Lee, but I forgot to take a photo. Here is a photo borrowed from Google.
On one Sunday, I attended the worship service at Living Hope Church shepherded by Barnabas Chang Sun Moon. I faced a little challenge finding the church, but I made it. He is a wonderful fellow Kingdom worker. He is involved in so many ministries and I cannot keep track of them all. Feed the Children, Naga Land, Ministry for Foreign Workers, Jewish Messianic Voice Ministry are in addition to shepherding the church, leading WiThee, a mission agency for diasporas, and acting as Deputy Director of ICDM, a Korean diaspora mission agency. Wow...
Hansoo Kim is a professor at Yianjin University of Science and Technology. He also runs a business that designs and plans events and programs in China. He made an introduction between myself and Se Young Park, a former professor at YUST. He specializes in urban development and architecture. He and I went to the same university, but he was six years behind me. We met twice and in principle agreed to seek the ways to work together for His Kingdom. We will see what He has in store..
Min-Young Jung is one of the oldest friends and colleagues in His Kingdom ministries. He used to be a member of Wycliffe's global leadership team. He is well respected in the Korean mission ecosystem. Every time I get together with him, I learn and am inspired. I am honored to have him as one of advisers to SfK Ministries.
Sam Cho is now Country Director of InterServ Korea. He used to be a professor in Toronto Canada and a resource person on BAM with InterServ. He and I had an opportunity to share a room at one of IBA Conferences. We exchanged several ideas to work together for His Kingdom Young Jun Choi joined our meeting.
Young Chan Joo is Country Director of Hope Mission, a network of professional tent-makers. Hope has more than 200 missionaries who are serving in creative access nations (CANs) or restricted access nations (RANs). We discussed about several opportunities to work together. We will see what the Lord has in store.
Dong Ho Song is an ordained pastor and is now serving as Secretary General of IBA, Korea's BAM platform for churches and mission agencies. Apparently he has been involved with IBA for the past 8 years. I sense that fatigue is kicking in.
SS Kim is a missionary commissioned by WiThee and sent by Living Hope Church. He is also serving as CEO of SfK Tanzania. Thus, it was only natural to get together with Pastor Barbanas Moon and his wife. SS Kim's wife could not join us because they arrived late in the previous day. We had a short get together over breakfast.
SBS stands for Shalom Bible Study. It began in Rwanda while my wife and I were serving with Urwego Opportunity Bank in that country. Later, we began an on-line basis social media bible study on Kakao Talk with the graduates of SBS. This SBS has since grown to 16 groups. Wherever I go, I try to hold an off-line gathering with the SBS members. This time, I held a joint meeting with two groups: original Rwanda group and Heart 2 Heart group. We rejoiced greatly our fellowship. I am delighted to get together with them, particularly when I witness growth in their faith and godliness. Praise be to the Lord!
Yoon Bum (Ben) was one of the SBS members in Rwanda. He met his fiancee in Ethiopia and they are getting married in October. They could not stay till the end. But they showed up and we shared a joyous moment. His fiancee also served in Rwanda with 2 & 5, a Christian primary school. May God bless them to be a blessing to people around them!
After the SBS gathering, I met up with the parents in law of Joseph Kim. They desire to serve in one of South East nations as missionaries. We exchanged our views and thoughts. I learned that Joseph and Shalom are moving to the U.S. Joseph is going to teach Tae Kwon Do and Shalom will study for an MBA degree. They both served in Rwanda.
Joo Heum Baik was one of three who first started the SBS. He started a venture called Stubbyplanner.com, an on-line travel planning app to Europe. It has been five years since the inception. The business seems to make good progress and hope to see a tipping point next year.
Jiyoon Shin and Gyung Ah Park both worked at Rz Manna Cafe and Bakery in Rwanda. I worked with them to sort out the accounting issues for a week when it was critically necessary to get an extension from KOICA and to help both KOICA and Handong University to make a decision. I have since maintained our relationship via SBS. Recently, they have been married.
Jong Choon Park was a new fellow Kingdom worker based on Sam Cho's introduction. But probably we met each other in New York where I was leading Shinhan Bank America. He came to collect data needed for credit scoring model development. Now he is with Hanhwa Group overseeing blockchain technology, digital finance solutions and fintech program in South East Asia. He studied Islamic Finance at University of Malaysia and worked on his doctorate degree in Arabic Studies at Myung Ji University. He has passion for world missions and desires to serve Him and His Kingdom in the most appropriate way. Our gathering revealed several more common grounds in our lives. But this meeting also lead to a pleasant surprise encounter with Bong Rae Lee. They are ROTC alumni and served at the same base. What a coincidence in our eyes but what a providence God has provided! Again, I wonder what the Lord has in store for this newfound relationship. Gory be to God Almighty!
My last meeting was with BJ Kim, my Sunday school student, and Won Jin (Ferdinando) Choi at the Incheon International Airport. We had a short gathering after I checked in my luggage before I entered to the departure area.
Isn't it mysterious to witness God's way of leading us to meet in His perfect time? God is an awesome God and He never ceases to amaze me. I am honored to be in His family and His Kingdom. Amen! - Jeffrey
Tae Hyung Kim is a pastor. He is also a mobile app developer. Currently, he is leading an IT institute within a church. His heart is for overseas mission. When he was running a mobile web developer business, I spent some time to coach him. Against my desire, he insisted on buying the lunch, buying my bus ticket to ChungJu and even a cup of coffee. It was my first time to see his wife. Oh... he designed the SfK's current logo. Thanks!
Jae Chul Jung is an ordained pastor and a former missionary to Malaysia. For the past 10 years, he has been serving with E-Land in various position. He is leading Asia Mission, Workplace Ministry, Company Chaplains and Social Enterprise works of E-Land. He is a good friend as well as Kingdom fellow. I am honored to know him. We had lunch together with Bong Rae Lee, but I forgot to take a photo. Here is a photo borrowed from Google.
On one Sunday, I attended the worship service at Living Hope Church shepherded by Barnabas Chang Sun Moon. I faced a little challenge finding the church, but I made it. He is a wonderful fellow Kingdom worker. He is involved in so many ministries and I cannot keep track of them all. Feed the Children, Naga Land, Ministry for Foreign Workers, Jewish Messianic Voice Ministry are in addition to shepherding the church, leading WiThee, a mission agency for diasporas, and acting as Deputy Director of ICDM, a Korean diaspora mission agency. Wow...
Hansoo Kim is a professor at Yianjin University of Science and Technology. He also runs a business that designs and plans events and programs in China. He made an introduction between myself and Se Young Park, a former professor at YUST. He specializes in urban development and architecture. He and I went to the same university, but he was six years behind me. We met twice and in principle agreed to seek the ways to work together for His Kingdom. We will see what He has in store..
Min-Young Jung is one of the oldest friends and colleagues in His Kingdom ministries. He used to be a member of Wycliffe's global leadership team. He is well respected in the Korean mission ecosystem. Every time I get together with him, I learn and am inspired. I am honored to have him as one of advisers to SfK Ministries.
Sam Cho is now Country Director of InterServ Korea. He used to be a professor in Toronto Canada and a resource person on BAM with InterServ. He and I had an opportunity to share a room at one of IBA Conferences. We exchanged several ideas to work together for His Kingdom Young Jun Choi joined our meeting.
Young Chan Joo is Country Director of Hope Mission, a network of professional tent-makers. Hope has more than 200 missionaries who are serving in creative access nations (CANs) or restricted access nations (RANs). We discussed about several opportunities to work together. We will see what the Lord has in store.
Dong Ho Song is an ordained pastor and is now serving as Secretary General of IBA, Korea's BAM platform for churches and mission agencies. Apparently he has been involved with IBA for the past 8 years. I sense that fatigue is kicking in.
SS Kim is a missionary commissioned by WiThee and sent by Living Hope Church. He is also serving as CEO of SfK Tanzania. Thus, it was only natural to get together with Pastor Barbanas Moon and his wife. SS Kim's wife could not join us because they arrived late in the previous day. We had a short get together over breakfast.
SBS stands for Shalom Bible Study. It began in Rwanda while my wife and I were serving with Urwego Opportunity Bank in that country. Later, we began an on-line basis social media bible study on Kakao Talk with the graduates of SBS. This SBS has since grown to 16 groups. Wherever I go, I try to hold an off-line gathering with the SBS members. This time, I held a joint meeting with two groups: original Rwanda group and Heart 2 Heart group. We rejoiced greatly our fellowship. I am delighted to get together with them, particularly when I witness growth in their faith and godliness. Praise be to the Lord!
Yoon Bum (Ben) was one of the SBS members in Rwanda. He met his fiancee in Ethiopia and they are getting married in October. They could not stay till the end. But they showed up and we shared a joyous moment. His fiancee also served in Rwanda with 2 & 5, a Christian primary school. May God bless them to be a blessing to people around them!
After the SBS gathering, I met up with the parents in law of Joseph Kim. They desire to serve in one of South East nations as missionaries. We exchanged our views and thoughts. I learned that Joseph and Shalom are moving to the U.S. Joseph is going to teach Tae Kwon Do and Shalom will study for an MBA degree. They both served in Rwanda.
Joo Heum Baik was one of three who first started the SBS. He started a venture called Stubbyplanner.com, an on-line travel planning app to Europe. It has been five years since the inception. The business seems to make good progress and hope to see a tipping point next year.
Jiyoon Shin and Gyung Ah Park both worked at Rz Manna Cafe and Bakery in Rwanda. I worked with them to sort out the accounting issues for a week when it was critically necessary to get an extension from KOICA and to help both KOICA and Handong University to make a decision. I have since maintained our relationship via SBS. Recently, they have been married.
Isaac Baik was one of the SBS members in Rwanda. He is now working for Samsung Electronics as a team leader for software development works. He hgs a mature faith and a blessed sense of good stewardship of the resources that have been entrusted with him. He has been making significant monthly donation to SfK Ministries overe the past two years. I took an interview so that I can share his story on SfK Newsletter. I am blessed by his dedication to the Kingdom work and contribution to SfK Ministries.
My last meeting was with BJ Kim, my Sunday school student, and Won Jin (Ferdinando) Choi at the Incheon International Airport. We had a short gathering after I checked in my luggage before I entered to the departure area.
Isn't it mysterious to witness God's way of leading us to meet in His perfect time? God is an awesome God and He never ceases to amaze me. I am honored to be in His family and His Kingdom. Amen! - Jeffrey
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