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Korea UBF

May 31, 2013

^“In this way the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power.” - Acts 19:20

The first Spring World Mission report was held on May 6, 2013 at 8 pm at Christianity 100^th anniversary hall. The speakers were M. David Kim (Chicago), M. Daniel Kim (Chicago), Caleb Park (Pittsburg), Philip Won (Tennessee), Isaac Kim (LA). The main theme was, “The Word of the Lord Spread Widely and Grew in Power.” This report was meaningful and special with all the U.S. missionaries and many prayers for ISBC.

The first speaker, David Kim, planted faith in all attendants with his pioneering spirit and life. He testified that God raised disciples of Jesus when his family pursued persistent fishing ministry in the U.S. campus by faith. We learned his shepherd heart, pioneering spirit, and never-giving-up spirit when he testified that he pioneered another campus, Indianapolis, newly in his 53 age after succeeding to raise many disciples of Jesus in DuPage. The second speaker, Daniel Kim, testified how the hope of resurrection in Jesus ministered to him and saved him. He was once lost when his parents died due to carbon monoxide used for the house heating. Jesus called him out of from his great sorrow and raised him with the hope of his resurrection. When he accepted his calling and obeyed it humbly, God blessed his mission life in the U.S. We prayed for life giving words of God in NEIU campus ministry. Caleb Park and Philip Won are in their 30’s. When they sought God’s kingdom first, God blessed their study and gave a professor job in the U.S. campus despite global financial depression. They testified that God is living and the word of God has such power. These speakers appealed to young students and shepherds greatly. The last speaker, Isaac Kim, testified about the power of the word of God through his 40 years of missionary life. When he grew up, his mom always mentioned, “Why did I give you a birth?” However, when he studied Bible in UBF, Genesis 1:31 spoke to him so powerful that he finally found the purpose of his life and his life has been changed accordingly. He went to the U.S. as a missionary by faith holding the word of Romans 1:5 after realizing that the life as an attorney in Korea has lots of risks. God established a 36 house-churches, 120 adults and 120 children through him when he simply obeyed the power of the word of God throughout 30 years of mission life.

This mission report powerfully reveals that God is living and still works in people’s heart through his words. Not only God’s words saved each missionary’s life from their desperation, but also the word of God fed even American students and raised them as disciples of Jesus. The audience learned that raising disciples of Jesus was not easy everywhere, but there was nothing impossible in God’s words. Afterwards, Korean UBF president David Kim announced and we poured out our hearts into prayers for ISBC. I pray that we may believe in the power of the word of God and serve God’s work with the word of God powerfully.

By Caleb Kim