The first HG Korea school started on 24th July with an opening ceremony at Shalom Mission Church in Seoul, Korea. 80 students (with more arriving) from 16 nations around the world are attending. Students from as far away as Zambia, Lesotho, Mozambique, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan are here. 49 of these are Korean students. This is truly an international school. The school was opened with a Maori greeting which welcomed all the students.

We are now on a journey as brothers and sisters - to live and learn together. The following hours included beautiful worship, prophetic dance, and prayer. The students are hungry for God and adjusting to their new living situations and learning other languages.

The main languages spoken are, Korea and Russian and English. We are blessed to be partnering with Shalom Mission Church with Pastor Deborah Oh and her team.

They have been amazing hosts to us as staff and students alike. Their generosity to us and their desire to equip others is a huge blessing and encouragement.

한국의 첫 거룩한 선교 학교가 드디어 서울에 있는 샬롬 선교 교회에서 7월 24일 그 모습을 드러냈습니다. 아직 더 많은 학생들이 도착하고 있는 상황이지만, 잠비아, 레소토, 모잠비크, 키르키스탄 그리고 카자흐스탄을 포함한 전 세계 16개국에서 약 80여명의 학생들이 모였습니다. 이 중 49명은 한국 학생들입니다. 진정 국제 학교라고 할 수 있겠죠. 개막식에서 뉴질랜드 마오리족 방식의 인사로 학생들을 환영하였으며, 우리는 이제 모두 같은 형제 자매들로써 함께 살고 배우면서 함께 하는 여정을 시작합니다. 개막식은 또한 아름다운 찬양과 예언적 워십 댄스, 그리고 기도로 채워졌습니다. 학생들은 하나님을 간절히 바라고 있으며, 새로운 환경에서 서로 다른 언어를 배우기 위해 노력하고 있습니다. 가장 많이 사용되고 있는 언어들은 한국어, 영어, 그리고 러시아어입니다. 우리는 데보라 목사님이 이끄는 샬롬 선교 교회팀과 함께 섬기게 됨을 큰 축복으로 여깁니다. 거룩한 학교 사역팀 뿐 아니라 학생들 또한 너무나 아름답게 섬겨주고 계십니다. 이 곳의 우리를 향한 아낌없는 마음씨와 다른 이들을 세우려는 마음은 큰 축복이며 위로가 되고 있습니다.

My name is Jun-Nyeo Hong. I am Korean Chinese, I lived across the Yalu river from North Korea, in the border city of Dandong. It is in Koguryo, an ancient Korean kingdom whose rule extended into present-day China. The region is home to many Korean-Chinese. I have been here in Korea for 23 days and I really thank God for what He has done in my life.

I wasn't a christian before I came to the school, I came because my daughter-in-law Ju-Eun, who is a student in the school, insisted I come. I have been severely ill for the last 2 years, where I get fluids in my intestines which have to be drained out every couple of days from my body. If I do not get medical treatment for draining the fluids, I would die by the end of the week.

I've also had diabetes for 13 years. As a result of my illnesses, my eyesight had deteriorated a lot, and due to the fluids in my body, I would lapse into unconsciousness every 6-8 hours.

I have travelled throughout China, visiting many hospitals in search of a cure, but none of the doctors could diagnose what illness I had. Many told me to just go home to die because they couldn't treat me. About 4 months ago, a friend asked me what sort of disease I had. I told her i didn't know, and she advised me to visit a small hospital and try it out. I was skeptical, because I had visited the top hospitals in China, and didn't think that there was anything new that the small hospital could do. However, there was a chinese doctor there who prescribed some medication, and it made me feel better. And it was after taking the medication for a few months, that my daughter-in-law asked me to come to Korea.

Nobody in my family knows Jesus, and I wasn't sure that I would be well enough to travel. But I told myself to give it a try, since I had no other options left. God really wanted me to come, I was certified strong enough, and received my visa to travel out of China! When I arrived, I was brought directly to Shalom Mission Church, to the school. I did not expect that, as I thought we were going to a relative's home. Through being at the school, God has healed me completely. I am now free of the fluids in my body and my sight has improved so dramatically. Though I haven't been a christian for long, I am excited to tell my family and people back home of Jesus. I thank God for all He has done, and I pray that I will continue to grow and walk with the Lord...

한국 거룩한 학교 학생 소개하기: 잠비아에서 온 아니 시바

Attending Holy Given: Korea International School of Missions at Shalom Mission Church has been a blessing in many ways. The worship time before every lecture is a wonder, as it carriers you into the very presence of God with much appreciation of God’s love. Holy Given School has taken me to higher level of intimacy with Christ my Saviour. The teachings have been very transforming and anointed. I will return with a change to my ministry with Holy Ghost power. I am thankful that I have been graciously sponsored to attend this school.

샬롬 선교 교회에서 거룩한 학교를 참여하게 된 것은 여러 모로 나에게 큰 축복이다. 매일 강의 시작 전 경배 시간은 우리로 하여금 하나님의 사랑을 진정 감사히 여기게 하며 깊은 임재 속으로 들어가게 하니 참 놀랍다. 거룩한 학교는 내 주 그리스도와 더욱 높은 단계의 친밀함으로 이끌어 주었다. 모든 강의는 나에게 변화를 허락하며 기름부음으로 가득 차 있다. 성령의 능력과 함께 내 사역으로 돌아가게 될 것이다. 이 학교에 참여할 수 있도록 도움을 받게 된 것에 깊은 감사를 드린다.

I came to know Jesus as my personal saviour in 1978 at Easter through the ministry of Scripture Union. At that meeting a man of God preached from Isaiah 53:4-6, where he explained Christ took our sins and there is nothing else that we can do to save ourselves. I was brought up in church, baptised, a choir member and a morally good girl. But this day when the word was spoken from Isaiah 53, I was convicted that Christ took my sin on the cross. I repented of my sins and asked Jesus to save me. From this day I knew I had eternal life and had peace which I didn’t have before.

나는 Scripture Union 사역을 통해 1978년 부활절에 예수를 내 구주로 알게 되었다. 당시 하나님의 말씀 이사야 53장 4-6절이 선포되고 있었는데, 여기에서 그 설교자는 그리스도가 어떻게 우리의 죄를 가져갔으며, 우리가 우리 스스로를 구원하기 위해 할 수 있는 것은 아무 것도 없음을 역설했다. 나는 교회에서 성장해, 세례를 받았었으며, 성가대에서 섬기는 도덕적으로 모범적인 소녀였다. 하지만 바로 그 날 이사야 53장 말씀으로 인해, 나는 그리스도가 나의 죄를 십자가에 지고 가셨다는 사실을 비로소 믿게 되었다. 그 날 이후 나는 영생과 이 전에는 경험해 보지 못한 평안을 알게 되었다.

I am married to Mwala and we have three children 2 girls and a boy in the middle aged 17, 14, 10. My husband and children have all professed faith in the Lord and we all are members of Riverside Chapel in Kitwe Zambia.

나는 므왈라와 결혼했으며,우리는 3 자매, 17세, 14세 그리고 10세의 두 딸과 아들이 있다. 나의 남편과 자녀들은 모두 주 안에서 믿음을 고백하며,우리는 모두 잠비아에 있는 Riverside 라는 교회에 다니고 있다.

Attending Holy Given: Korea International School of Missions at Shalom Mission Church has been a blessing in many ways. The worship time before every lecture is a wonder, as it carriers you into the very presence of God with much appreciation of God’s love. Holy Given School has taken me to higher level of intimacy with Christ my Saviour. Born in Korea but raised in Malaysia, returning “home” to a country so foreign, was not easy. Adapting to the Korean culture was hard enough, looking for an alive and vibrant church was another.

Somewhere along the way, I got lost in disillusions, despair and cynicism, and I stopped struggling to find a church where I could belong and serve with.

I did not plan to attend Holy Given School, and I just cringed at the idea of having to spend time with strangers for about a month, and I’ve begun to find living a backslidden life a lot more comfortable. I also started work a few days before Holy Given School’s opening, and I felt earning the money had more benefits than going to a conference that I’ve never heard about.

On the day that Holy Given was supposed to start, God spoke to me through Ecclesiastes 2. God challenged me whether I would chase after things that are eternal, or things that are only going to last a blink of an eye in comparison. On my way to work, I made up my mind to quit my job, and told my boss that I had something more important to do, packed my things, and have been here ever since.

My scepticism lasted throughout the first day, and I had to literally fight off the compulsion to bail. Tears of repentance started to flow the next day, and each day has been a tremendous blessing, though not necessarily pleasant. God put an end to a certain relationship that was very close to my heart, and also begun to challenge me again with my finances, my way of thought, and my commitment towards Him. I’m still dealing with many things or rather, God is; for imperfect, I feel, is the word that describes me best, but I know that He sees me not as how I see myself, and His love overrules all fault and blemish.

I normally tell people to think twice, thrice before making a decision, but now I’ll tell them so, with the exception of Holy Given School.