Christmas gift from JESUS - The soup for children

A miracle happened in the one of mountain valley of North Korea.

It was such a pity and sad thing to watch the eyes of children that are out of focus and face frowned because of hunger, wrinkled face that has dull texture with lean arm that flesh is barely left on arm and legs and swollen up belly from fasting. This is how ‘Ji-Hye’ looked when we first met her during August. “ Hope we can restore back smile in her face…”

Mother of ‘Ji- Hye’ has came to us by resisting the staff who tried to stop her showed the urgent facial feelings about her daughters life and actions such as ignoring her safety revealed the love of mother have made us feel in with somber.

We have given her description how to feed ‘Ji-Hye’ the Love soup for children (officially named as ‘Nutrinut’) by mixing with baked corn soup (the food which is taken by rural people of North Korea). As ‘Ji-hye’ she never tried decent food in her life before and she vomited out the Nutrinut, it demanded her to eat the Nutrinut continuously which will requires her to take effort.

One month later, we visited ‘Ji-Hye’ with hope and worrisome and we came to face successful result. ‘Ji-Hye’ previously couldn’t barely stayed in her mothers holding arms and barely make speak out, she restored her gain weight back by 1kg and she could express some feeling on her face. We could find hope in her mother’s smile. Moreover, North Korean began to feel the need of Nutrinut after seeing the amazing result, and allowed us to examine the 70 children who are in severe malnutrition then feed the Nutrinut accordingly.

During last November, we took third-visit and Ji-hye and her mother was waiting for us with big and large smile on their face gave us strong belief in our faith of Nutrinut. Not so surprisingly, after one and a half month later, Ji-hye has gained 1.5Kg more from preview weight, which was a normal weight for average children should be. We perplexed whether it was a same child of not, as Ji-hye’s healthy figure gave us overwhelmed happiness and touched our feeling.

Moreover, the other 70 children who was given ‘Nutrinut’ previously also gained weight by 1kg more in average and close to recovering stage, which proved the how much Jesus loves the children. ‘ Yes, you are the Christmas present send by Jesus!’ As we looking at the sparkling eyes of children we felt as if we have washed out all the hardships and difficult memories for last three and a half month of traveling the China and North Korea regions.

Due to successful result of sample test will allow to send lot more ‘Nutirnut’ to North Korea than before. I truly wish Nutirnut to become a life saving Christmas gift.

Love and humbleness is the wisest mission strategy

Did you know, that for North Korean who says you have to be lucky to eat just two meals per day, 'rice cake soup' ( which is the most common meal that every Korean has) is no more in their memory.

Recently developed asphalt road following ‘Ap Rock River’ (river which lies on the bother line of China and North Korea) has allowed wider travel. We could able to visit the village of upper river and we didn’t know how to express heartbreaking scenery of rural community which had 10 houses that is all falling apart. What has surprised us even more was that such place was watched by guarding soldiers. It was indeed marvelous to see how quickly people ran across the river by avoiding the eyes of soldiers with carrying the materials to fix the house and food given from us.

What we do here is that passing on love of Jesus to North Korean people who have came to every parts of river side village church of China by passing the Ap – Rock river, by giving them foods and clothes to wear. Some American people knew this activity and recently they have asked us to pass on the Bibles, Radio and things like Rice cake for Rice cake soup! However, did you know Rice cake soup is already forgotten food by North Korean? Things like radio, rice cake may seen to obviously odd to have which might lead to worst case of threatening Christian followers lives. Rather, it’s more important to understand the real and detailed situation of North Korea, and be modest towards supporting them. This will be must more wiser method of mission strategy.

People, who well understood the situation of North Korea, have collected donations to prepare 100 sacks of flour, and handed to North Korean people to come across the river. They were so happy and relived from danger of getting caught as it can be easily thrown away and hide compare to rice cake or noodles. It was so heartbreaking to see them to carry 2 or 3 sacks of flour and running through 60 ~70 slop degrees of harsh mountain roads. Nevertheless I felt happy to help them with small things and knowing that for those who carried flour were admired by who didn’t.

Maybe it is not a something radical thing to do,

but so many hidden hands that could have been impossible to do all this with out their help. I thank for Americans and South Korean supports who helped all this, and even from followers who resides in China for collect the donations and putting so much effort to make all this mission to come true. I also believe this was possible as there was a God’s guidance, devotion to death with strong faith of those North Korean brothers.

As God has mentioned,” don’t let your right hand know, what your left hand is doing”, and I have discovered this is indeed the best strategy for mission in North Korean.
Missionary B

August 27th of 2008

What's going on at Pyong Yang (North Korea)

North Korea, it's a such a close place you can ever visit from South Korea, however, it's far from familiarity. The following pictures are the angle taken from the heart of North Korea.

1. Kim Il Sung Birth place and the narrator.

Every outsider must visit thispalce, its' very interesting to see that narrator was very fluent at speech.

2. Bong Su Church Entrance

This church has newly set up the entrance.

It's so elegant that makes me feel like as if

I was at the museum.

3. Bong Su Church Chorus

worship time of North Korean Church look as

if it's doing the art show.

4. Street of Pyong Yang

Near the underground road of Pyong Yang scenary.

5. Pyong Yang Street Advertising Posters

These Sort of posters are not difficult to find in

the middle of Pyong yang.

6. North Korean Bible and psalm.

They are positioned in the middle of North Korean

Bong Su Church. Compare to the usual print,

it is made out of much heavier and thicker paper.

7. Bong Su Chapel

This is the inside of Bong Su Church. It's interesting to see the brick wall.

8. Cold Drink store

It's very popular during the hot summer.

Spirit Awakening Experince

*This post is a reflection of year 2007, the 27th SAM USA short term mission trip.

Spirit Awakening Experince~!

7 Days that I had over in China competely changed my world perception. Such experience, however, have occurred from the unexpected part. Generally people wouldl normally think that there would be cultural shock over in Communism society on the other side of earth. However, such cultural shock didn't happend. Thesedays in newspapers of media, shows bits of every parts of world, thus creates familiarity with unexperienced. My Church ' Galbory Temple' is indeed far away from these places and not so surprisingly, our team had to take the wisdom from the previews short term mission trip members and fully prepared ( to over come cultural shock in case).

Instead of getting shocked from North Korean's Culture, even more striking experience was realised from spiritually and physically transferred my self through the mission trip. We commonly says that " when you go over to serve the others, finally it's you who gets served from it." I always believed in that words, however it's was a very differnt experience of merely knowing the words and actually doing it. I was overridden by my honest thoughts and feelings.

Physically, this trip was like as army train. Every morning I had to wake up early with strange food, and slept on the hard mattress. At the end of my day, I was exhausted. However, there was god's cherish. When we are in the middle of fasting, we can control our physical desire, thus

more sensitive spirit towards holyness. For the same reason, I was able to serve our sisters and brothers better by controlling personal wants.

Two nights before returning back to America, we stood front at 'Ap-Rok River' and watch North Korea. I could feel how desparate North Koreans were. There was almost no light to flesh and it was very dark and cold. However, middle of darkness I didn't see the peace. Rather it was stuffy and gloomy. I didn't understand how painful it would be for the North Koreans who risks their lives to pass the Ap-Rok river to survive. I suddenly heard a voice from holy spirit to hurry and see North Korean's to save their souls and lives. For thoese who have not yet heard gospel, I felt insummount love and heath felt warmness in my mind.

Participant :*John (Jonathan) Youngs

John was born in California Oakland of America. He grew up in Oakland and graduated in De Anza highschool and Currently running hies own business called "High Performance Heating and Air" company. For the past 13 years, he was continously participate in the Calvary Temple Church community. John has went to SAM USA 27th Short term mission trip which was held on April 26th untill May 6th.

The major SAM mission works

1. with sam Short term mission trip ( Medical Mission & Vision trip)

SAM operates Short term mission trip program to visit the nearest area where lies in between borderline of China and North Korea. The place is very vulnerable geographically as well as economically, there is no living and medical support or benefits from the government. Every year, SAM takes mission 4 times with group of 20 medical and administration Volunteers for 8 nights and 9 days. Also at the Dandong hospital, during the mission, there will be prayers meeting.

2. China Medical support

1) Hospital

Area : DANDONG
Name :Christian Medical & Welfare Mission - CMWM Hospital

Area : Shim Yang
Name : Love Hospital

2) Clinics
Area : Jang Baek
Area : Jin Ahn
Area : Ussrisk

3) Medicine Factory
Area: Yong Chun
Area : Pyong Yang

3. North Korea Support

1) Mother and child's health support

SAM supports pregnant women and children by supplying them a sufficient vitamins and nutritions for their health and proper baby birth, thus helps the growth period for the children. Moreover, we have built Sin Eu Ju, China Dandong Medicine hospital and Pyong yang hospital and doing so, this allows SAM to produce the most efficient vitimin production continously.

For whom: malnutrition Children 100,000 and pregnant women 100,000
Period : started from 2005 /12 until now

2) Medical supplyment support

SAM call this support as " Sending love of medical supply kits" program. First of all, we have came to such a great idea of re-reveloping the North Korean Hospital by improving medical suppliments. In the middle of looking for HOW, North Korea Government in public have reported for need of support for the medical kits, and SAM sent 100,000 Medical supply kits over 5000 north korean hospitals. Most of the medical suppliments were donated from many NGOs.

For whom: for all North koreans who is looked after doctor's care
Period : started from 2004 /12 until now

3) Neccessities support
North Korean lives in much cold area which geographically lies above South Korea. During the winter season, North Korean people requires sufficient things to eat and wear. Thus north korean people can be freed up from severe coldness and hard environment until summer.With things like Winter jumper, sweater, Noodles, Medicines for Hygine, nutritions, Byby milk and Soy bean Oils comes in as a set for north korean citizens to be provided continously.

for whom : for all North korean hospital patients, Baby in the care centre. and old aged elders, Farmers
Period : started from 1999 and until now

4) Modernising Hospitals of North Korea

5) Building a Medicine Factory

6) Emergency support

SAM Pyong Yang Medicine Factory Visiting story

It was possible because of your prayers and support!

On June 21~25, 5 Members of SAM visited "SAM LOVE Pyong Yang Medicine factory." This trip was made to lookover the process of the factory, as well as members had the important discussions on how the future production, product quality, improving the operation can be achieved. During the visit, SAM members was greatful to experience how the GOD have lead SAM untill this moment. Despite of facing the sad and painful reality of North Korea, SAM believe we can continouly work on it with your prayers. SAM is very thankful indeed.

Even though we have nice factory or no matter how good it is, without the support of the primary resources for the medicine, it would be in no use. Thus, please become our supporter for PYOUNG YANG medicine factory to give living hopes towards North koreans.