Category archive: The Kids
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…
What Gives Us Worth
One of the struggles serving the kids over the past 13 years has been wondering if what I’m doing is really effective. My staff and I have seen kids grow up from kindergarten to now high school graduates. We’ve witnessed kids go through highs and lows. We’ve seen some good fruit from our labor, but…
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…
Cling to What is Good (a visit from an old friend)
Last Tuesday a boy who graduated from high school and left the children’s home in 2014 returned to the home to try and find me. I had started teaching him English back in 2006 when he was in 5th grade and enjoyed spending time with him until he graduated and left the home. Along with…
Releasing peace in the kids…
There is a boy at the children’s home I serve at, KB, who has grown up in the home since he was an infant. He was 1 years old when I arrived at the home in 2005. As he has grown older he has been one of the tougher boys at the home, struggling with anger…
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…
A Desire for Family (stories of my kids)
Yesterday while driving into the children’s home I noticed a young woman walking and holding hands with little Hyo, one of our 1st grade boys. Hyo had the biggest smile on his face and waved at me. Later during dinner I asked Hyo who she was and he beamed at me and said, “My mom.”…