Korea has been blessed with many gifts from God,” writes mission co-worker the Rev. Sook Hee Bae. Korea celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Pyongyang Great Revival Movement in 2007 during which small groups began praying and expecting God to bring revival to Korea. This was the background for the large Pyongyang meetings in which people cried out to God and stood to confess their sins before more than one thousand in attendance.

The Presbyterian Church of Korea proclaimed 2007 as a Year of Prayer to bring spiritual renewal and Christian unity to the Korean peninsula. “We are aware North Korea is in a time of deep suffering,” continues the Rev. Bae. “We are deeply concerned for the people’s welfare.”

Once in a large Korean American church in the United States and again in a church in South Korea, mission co-worker the Rev. Art Kinsler spoke of how the Pyongyang Revival highlighted the powerful impact of prayer, confession, and repentance. He was also part of a group that visited Pyongyang, his birthplace, to see Christians feeding thousands of children and remodeling a building for a center for the disabled. Writes Art, “Our group of seven felt that Jesus was with us in North Korea when we shared meaningful discussions with our guides and those we met. There too we saw bread broken and the bread and soy milk given to children.”

PC(USA) People in Mission
Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK): Rev. Dr. Carol Chou Adams, professor of Christian education, Rev. Dr. Daniel Adams, professor of theology, Rev. Sook Hee Bae, ministry to women, Rev. Arthur Kinsler, mission volunteer, financial representative, Sue Kinsler, ministry to handicapped persons • World Mission: Haejung Park, associate to the office of chaplain, Hannam University, Dr. Simon Park, management, financial consultant partner

PC(USA) General Assembly Staff
Andrew Gamble, BOP
Rev. David P. Gambrell, GAC
Deborah Gardiner, GAC