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COJ Korea- Hwan Yong Yun( Seoul, South Korea)

For One of the Least of These

It has been a more than a decade since Hanhee Kim World Mission Center launched their ministry in Korea. We named the ministry COJ Korea and it was the first branch of the COJ International in Denver, Colorado. In a short time, Korea shifted from being a recipient of funds to becoming a donor nation that helped less fortunate countries. COJ Korea gave their best to accomplish the Hanhee Kim World Mission Center’ s goal of“ Bringing 150,000 needy children to Jesus.”
By the grace of God, COJ Korea became official as they received the nonprofit certification in August 2017. Since then, COJ Korea has been very active with various ministries. The number of volunteers and sponsors are growing by the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ. Presently, COJ Korea has four major ministries in Korea.
The first ministry is called Culture Plus Day which helps elementary and middle school children from less fortunate families. These families typically cannot afford simple cultural benefits. COJ Korea helps the children through providing free movies and culture nights. This ministry is designed to introduce Jesus to the young friends who never heard of the gospel.
The second ministry is called“ NaNum Dongsan”( Sharing Prairie). There are about 40 handicap people in the NaNum housing complex.
COJ Korea’ s staff and other volunteers have been serving them for the last ten years. The staff would visit the housing complex four times a year to cook fresh meals and perform mini concerts for them.
The third ministry is named“ HanBitSarangNanumTuh( Sharing the one light and love).” This place is a lodging house for the pediatric cancer patients and their family members to stay on a short-term basis while the patient is treated in the Yonsei University Hospital. COJ Korea supports the ministry financially and engages in cleaning the house every second Saturday of the month.
Their fourth ministry is“ MooJiGe DdeuNeu Undek( Rainbow Rising Hill).” that serves the multi-ethnic children and their families.
Currently, the SungNam city region alone has about 4,225 multi-ethnic families with an estimated 2,965 children.
Recently, COJ Korea began the Rainbow Children’ s church to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ to these children.
Internationally, COJ Korea is praying for short-term mission trip to India and Peru as well as providing one to one matching sponsorship. Jesus loves children. Children in all races, nations, and every cultural backgrounds. Jesus said in Matthew 25:40,“ The King will reply,‘ Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ Wouldn’ t you like to become a partner with us to accomplish what our awesome God is doing in Korea?