기 요한, John Egger

  Join me on Wed., June 23 for my upcoming webinar with the United Church of Canada:   “Intercultural Encounters of a Mission Co-worker in Korea” 7 pm Eastern Time   You are invited to a Zoom meeting. When: Jun 23, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)   Register in advance for this meeting: https://united-church.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwldeGrrDwpHNdowZuIw3R1OBf1Hd41L1P2   After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.  

  Just to try something a little bit different, I’ve decided to interview some of my mission co-workers who are working with me in the PROK. It is interesting to hear about some of the different ministries they have been involved with here in Korea. Watch for more excerpts from these interviews in upcoming blogs.   I want to start off with my colleague Thomas Smith, since he has just completed his term and is on his way back to USA this month. Thomas is a Global Ministries Intern from the Disciples of Christ in the USA. He arrived in Korea in August 2019 and for most of his time here he was working in the English language program at Yangmuri church in Haenam, which is quite far from Seoul, on the southern tip of Korea.    John: What are some of the things you’ve been involved in while you were here? Thomas: Mostly teaching ESL to students, ranging from about age 6 to 16, but sometimes as old as 18. John: What did you find the most challenging? Thomas: The really litt...