Category archive: A Worthy Cause
Oak Tree Run 2016 Video and Pics
On October 15th we held our annual Oak Tree Run in Seoul, Korea. 550 people registered for our run and we had 35 countries represented among the participants. 100% of the registration fees went to scholarships for Korean orphans through Oak Tree Project (www.oaktreeproject.com). Among the runners were kids from the orphanages, our Oak Tree students…
Prayer Requested
My wife Sky and I have quite a bit lined up in the next month. Next Monday we will begin moving to an apartment in Dangsan. Then that Friday we will be driving down to Busan (the complete opposite side of South Korea) and on the next day I will begin the four day journey of biking across Korea…
Stories of Korea’s Orphans
The following are a few of the stories that inspired Oak Tree Project (there are many more)… 1. One boy who grew up in the home managed to get into college and majored in social welfare. His desire was to become a social worker at an orphanage. His studies required that he do field work as an internship,…
The Power of Family
I’ve been serving the orphans here in Korea for almost nine years now. What stood out to me right away for the kids was that their greatest need was committed relationships. I’ve traveled to orphanages in Myanmar, Cambodia, Philippines and other places and have seen the same. So often we feel our greatest needs are the things we…
Reflections on Biking Across Korea
From September 6th – 10th I biked across Korea from the southeast city of Busan up to the northwest city of Seoul, which was over 500km (300+miles). I biked as a part of Ride Against Traffick, an event meant to bring greater awareness in regards to human trafficking, raise support for two organizations (including Oak…
Ride Against Traffick 2014
This Saturday morning I will begin biking across Korea, from Busan to Seoul (500+km, or 300+miles), to raise awareness of human trafficking and to raise support for two causes in Korea that are serving/protecting those vulnerable to being trafficked. I will be joined by about 45 riders and our trip will cover five days (September 6th…