John-Michael Becker

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…

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…

Why Do We Love?

What motivates someone to love someone else? If it’s because there is excitement then the person probably isn’t being compelled by love but rather like or infatuation. People can say “I love you” pretty early in an exciting relationship, but the truth is they really mean, “I really really like you right now.” Love is…

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…

When Nothing Seems to Work

The book of psalms in the Bible is often thought of as a book of joyful songs and uplifting praises to God. But the truth is the book is filled with honest expressions of grief, sadness, loneliness, and even despair. The psalmists were very real with God with their hurt. And in most psalms at…

Oak Tree Project 3rd Annual Retreat

Oak Tree Project just wrapped up it’s 5th year of existence with our 3rd annual retreat. This year rather than all staying together in one location (hard to find a place that will fit all of us), we instead split up into five groups and stayed at five different apartments (two of them airbnbs). We had…

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…

Fear of Man

Fear is essentially faith in the wrong things. Fear is a belief that something or someone is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat. Fear can intimidate, silence, suffocate and even paralyze its victims. Fear can cause people to silently endure injustice and pain and never confront or cry out against their captor. Fear…

Ride Against Traffick 2017 – Family and Rest

Sky and I recently participated in our fourth Ride Against Traffick. From October 6th – 9th, 47 people started from Busan and headed up to Seoul (about 550km), with 28 of them biking and 19 people serving as support crew. It was a blessed time and I’ve made a photo blog below to show what the…

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