Author archive: JM Becker
Arts and Crafts Camp 2024
This was our 14th Arts and Crafts Camp for young girls from different children’s homes in South Korea. This year we had 17 girls attend from four different children’s homes. The vast majority of these girls had been left at the Baby Box as infants. From there they were sent to their respective children’s home…
Soccer Camp 2023
After not being able to hold the soccer camp for three years due to covid, we were able to gather from July 31-August 2 at Seoul Foreign School for our 13th annual soccer camp. We had 28 3rd to 6th grade boys attend the camp, all for their first time. We had 41 volunteers serve…
Arts and Crafts Camp 2023 – Our 13th Camp
From January 9-11 we had our first camp for kids post covid lockdowns (since January 2020). We kept it small due to orphanages still being very cautious and only had nine girls attend, each paired with a volunteer. It was a good restart for us with half of the girls having attended before and the…
Arts and Crafts Camp 2020 – Our 12th Camp
From January 14-16 we held our 12th annual arts and crafts camp. 21 3rd-6th grade girls from 7 different children’s homes attended the camp. We held it at Youngnak Church in Seoul (thankful to Youngnak IWE for reserving the room for us). We are now at the point that half of the girls attending weren’t…
Tips for Bible Reading Accountability Groups
Bible reading becomes so much richer when you’re able to meet with people and share together what you’re getting out of the Word. Forming an accountability group where you set a reading plan and meet each week to share from the reading and check in on each other is a great way to grow with…
What Marks the Remnant
In many of the prophetic books of the Old Testament there is mention of a remnant of God’s people who will be delivered from the judgment of God (war, famine, plague, exile, etc.). While the majority of the people of Israel and Judah will bear the consequences of their sin, this small group of people…
Confucianism and Korea’s Children
Culture in Korea is very different from most countries. It is heavily influenced by Confucianism, so the oldest in families are held with the highest respect. While Confucianism has some good values, there is a lot of evil in it as well, including ancestor worship and the neglect of the orphan. Most Koreans believe in 천륜 (Cheonryoon), which…
2019 Jerusalem Ministry Soccer Camp
From August 12 – August 14 we held our 12th annual soccer camp for boys from different children’s homes in Korea. 29 3rd to 6th grade boys from 5 different homes joined us for this camp. We held it on the Yongsan Army Base in Seoul. Below are photos and stories from the camp and…
Arts and Crafts Camp 2019 – Our 11th Camp
From January 15 – 17 we held our 11th annual arts and crafts camp at Youngnak Church in Seoul. We hosted 26 2nd – 6th grade girls from 8 different children’s homes. During the camp each girl was paired with a trained volunteer who would help her make crafts over the three days. Our camp director…
Was Solomon Truly Wise?
Even most non-Christians have heard of the wisdom of Solomon. They have heard of the story where Solomon gave the wise ruling for the two prostitutes who were fighting over a baby (1Kings 3). Solomon was heralded by those around him as the wisest of his time and is thought of as one of the…