Building the Church of Jesus Christ
FOR THE PAST five years, Every Community for Christ (ECC) shepherd (team leader), David Jun, has ministered to foreign migrant workers moving into Korea. God has blessed this ministry, which works with some 500,000 to 700,000 foreign workers from all over Asia, South America and Africa. Pastor Jun shared this testimony, "One Filipino man came to our fellowship three years ago. After the service, he approached me, and we spoke privately about his life. He had come to Korea with his wife to work but had become involved in worldly things— going to bars, drinking with friends and spending all hismoney. He wanted to know how to change his life. I immediately told him that he needed Jesus.
‘Jesus can help you and change your life,' I said. I shared the Gospel, and then, right there, he bowed to accept Jesus as his personal Savior. I invited him to attend a Bible study. ‘Why not
come this Wednesday?' I asked. He came, and we have studied together for the past six months. His life has been completely changed. His wife saw the change in his life, and she, too, became a Christian.He is now telling other people about howGod has changed his life, and he is inviting many new people tothis congregation."
Pastor Jun also regularly ministers to fellowship groups that include Thais, Russians, South Asians and an Englishspeaking Filipino group of 80-100 people each Sunday. He has found that when these immigrants return to their countries, they are eager to do evangelism
and church planting among their own people and families. Historically, this has been the goal with each and every ECC team. In the years following 1907 when OMS started ministry in South Korea, OMS' ECC evangelism and church planting teams also began ministry in that nation. This marked the first period of ECCministry. During ECC's second phase of ministry from1946 to 1969, the partnership with the Korea Evangelical Holiness Church (KEHC) greatly expanded. A new phase of KEHC and ECC partnership began as ministry teams were formed in Thailand. This was the result of Rev. John Hong leading a Thai woman to Christ inNew Zealand. Years later, she and her husband planted a church in Bangkok. Then,more Korean missionaries were sent to Thailand, and ECC teams were organized in partnership with the KEHC, Mung Thai Church.
Thismodel of partnership continued as Korean missionaries were sent to other countries and requested ECC partnership in establishing local teams. At one time, there were ECC teams in partnership with KEHCmissionaries in Thailand, Russia, the Philippines, Southern Asia, Southeast Asia, Brazil, Paraguay and Cameroon.
Today, partnerships continue in the Philippines, Southern Asia, Southeast Asia and Cameroon. Discussions are under way to increase the number of countrieswhereKEHCand ECCwill partner.
The partnership between ECC and the KEHC has grown greatly in the last 100 years. Today, many Korean pastors serve as ECC shepherds or evangelism and church planting team leaders. God has blessed the KEHC/OMS/ECC partnership, and many people from
countries all around the world have heard the Good News of Jesus Christ as a result. To God be the glory!
We welcome your help in praying for the needs of One Mission Society worldwide, One Mission Society Prayer Requests. If you would like to help us fulfill the great commission, Give to One Mission Society
‘Jesus can help you and change your life,' I said. I shared the Gospel, and then, right there, he bowed to accept Jesus as his personal Savior. I invited him to attend a Bible study. ‘Why not
come this Wednesday?' I asked. He came, and we have studied together for the past six months. His life has been completely changed. His wife saw the change in his life, and she, too, became a Christian.He is now telling other people about howGod has changed his life, and he is inviting many new people tothis congregation."
Pastor Jun also regularly ministers to fellowship groups that include Thais, Russians, South Asians and an Englishspeaking Filipino group of 80-100 people each Sunday. He has found that when these immigrants return to their countries, they are eager to do evangelism
and church planting among their own people and families. Historically, this has been the goal with each and every ECC team. In the years following 1907 when OMS started ministry in South Korea, OMS' ECC evangelism and church planting teams also began ministry in that nation. This marked the first period of ECCministry. During ECC's second phase of ministry from1946 to 1969, the partnership with the Korea Evangelical Holiness Church (KEHC) greatly expanded. A new phase of KEHC and ECC partnership began as ministry teams were formed in Thailand. This was the result of Rev. John Hong leading a Thai woman to Christ inNew Zealand. Years later, she and her husband planted a church in Bangkok. Then,more Korean missionaries were sent to Thailand, and ECC teams were organized in partnership with the KEHC, Mung Thai Church.
Thismodel of partnership continued as Korean missionaries were sent to other countries and requested ECC partnership in establishing local teams. At one time, there were ECC teams in partnership with KEHCmissionaries in Thailand, Russia, the Philippines, Southern Asia, Southeast Asia, Brazil, Paraguay and Cameroon.
Today, partnerships continue in the Philippines, Southern Asia, Southeast Asia and Cameroon. Discussions are under way to increase the number of countrieswhereKEHCand ECCwill partner.
The partnership between ECC and the KEHC has grown greatly in the last 100 years. Today, many Korean pastors serve as ECC shepherds or evangelism and church planting team leaders. God has blessed the KEHC/OMS/ECC partnership, and many people from
countries all around the world have heard the Good News of Jesus Christ as a result. To God be the glory!
We welcome your help in praying for the needs of One Mission Society worldwide, One Mission Society Prayer Requests. If you would like to help us fulfill the great commission, Give to One Mission Society
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