Category archive: Jerusalem Ministry
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…
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…
2018 Soccer Camp
From July 30 to August 1 we held our 11th annual Jerusalem Ministry soccer camp for 3rd to 6th grade boys from different children homes around Seoul. Due to some social welfare changes implemented in 2007 the number of elementary school students in the homes is now far less than it used to be, so…
Steadfast Love (10th Arts and Crafts Camp)
From January 16 – 18 we had 29 girls from six different children’s homes gather for our 10th annual arts and crafts camp at Youngnak Church in Seoul. We’ve now held 10 soccer camps and 10 arts and crafts camp for 3rd to 6th graders from different children’s homes in Seoul. At this point the…
The Greatest Gift We Can Give (4th Basketball Camp)
While serving the kids over the years here in Korea I’ve learned that the greatest gift I can give the kids is love. Big gifts, nice meals, comedy shows, amazing camps, new clothes, and other things are all nice, but without love behind them they can all end up empty. What these kids are truly hungry…
2017 Jerusalem Ministry Soccer Camp – Our 10th Camp!
Jerusalem Ministry, the orphanage ministry I started back in May 2006, has been holding soccer camps every summer for 3rd to 6th grade boys since 2008. This was our tenth camp! We had 39 boys from seven different children’s homes and 46 volunteers (including staff). We held the camp from August 7-9. Please scroll through for a…
A Changed Mindset Regarding My Calling
I moved into a children’s home in South Korea at the end of 2005 with a vision of entering North Korea within five years to care for the orphans there. I felt like the children’s home in South Korea was meant to be a stepping stone for me. In South Korea I would learn the language,…
9th Arts and Crafts Camp, 3rd Basketball Camp
On January 16th Jerusalem Ministry held our 3rd annual basketball camp for 6th – 12th grade boys and then from January 17th-19th we held our 9th annual arts and crafts camp for 3rd-6th grade girls. We had 14 boys from two homes participate in the basketball camp and 44 girls from 9 different children’s homes participate…
Soccer Camp 2016 – Sweet Unity Among the Boys
On August 8 – 10, 2016, Jerusalem Ministry held our 9th annual soccer camp for 3rd – 6th grade boys from different children’s homes in Seoul. We had a total of 40 boys participate from eight different orphanages. They were divided into four teams: Manchester United (red), Manchester City (navy), Barcelona (yellow), and Real Madrid (white). Each team…
2nd Annual Jerusalem Ministry Basketball Camp
This past January we held our 2nd annual basketball camp for boys from two different children’s homes. We held it at Seoul National University’s basketball gym. The boys and volunteers were each given two of our ministry’s t-shirts (one black, one white). We held drills each morning and then played 3 on 3 and then…