Sponsor Church - Korean Christian Church (Denver, CO)
Power of $100
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”
-Matthew 6:33-
Korean Christian church in Denver, Colorado has
a heart for missions. Senior pastor Song Byung-Il
and his church have a strong vision to develop a
congregation that saves the lost and makes disciples
and HHK WMC has recently become a part of that
vision.
Their vision is divided into four “meadows,” or groups
that have two main goals: to save the lost and raise up
communities of disciples. The meadows each have
four to five “cells”, or small groups. Each cell, then
has a designated country to financially support that
country. They currently help churches in Papua New
Guinea, Thailand, Carmen (city in Mexico), India, and
Chiangmai (a region in China). It is not hard to see
that KCC is eager for the proclamation of the Gospel.
Peru is the newest of the regions where Deacon
Dong-Yoon Shin, leader of the Peru cell wanted to
help expand the Kingdom of God. Although he was
recently elected to this position, he has a big heart for
missions. “At first we only sponsored five children
of poverty-stricken children of church pastors and
leaders. But when we heard about the struggles of
pastors, we knew God wanted us to do more. That
compassion was why we also decided to support a
pastor in Peru. We wanted to work alongside HHK
WMC to propel the Gospel forward into areas where
missionaries have not gone.” KCC now supports five
children and Pastor Casio Carrasco of Lurigancho, a
village in Lima. “We always wonder how much $100
would help change the lives of others in less fortunate
places. We are thankful that our members have such
a selfless heart. We pray for Pastor Casio twice a
month regularly and when we read the letters he writes
each month, we can tel l he is doing the Lord’s work
faithfully and enthusiastically.
We are all delighted we could help him in his ministry.
Through Pastor Casio, our Peruvian overseas mission
team will pray harder for the day when the seeds of
the Gospel will be harvested. It may be nonsense
to support a pastor in a distant country whose face
we perhaps will never see. But we know by believing
and praying in our Heavenly Father that pastors and
ministers will lead the way for God’s Kingdom to
thrive in Peru.”
Korean Christian Church in Denver celebrates its 48th anniversary this year as the
oldest Korean American church in Colorado. The Peru cell now has four families.
Shin Dong-yoon has prayer requests for some of those families. There are two
refugee families are not physically well and another family that goes to the hospital
often because of their child’s health problems. They give thanks to those go who put
aside their tough situations and care for others first.