기 요한, John Egger

  On November 12 I accompanied the young adult volunteers (YAVs) from PC(USA), as well as several others, on a trip to the DMZ. Our stopping point was Cheorwon, which lies above the 38th parallel, so was at one time part of North Korea, but since the signing of the armistice in 1953 it has been part of South Korea. With members of the Peace Border School as our guides, we hiked up Soi-san Mountain (362m) to have a panoramic view of the entire area, including the Pyongyang Plateau on the North Korean side of the border. One of the teachers from the Peace Border School, Ms. Yu Hyeri, welcomed us and told us a little bit about what it is like to live in Cheorwon, and what her involvement in the Border Peace School means to her. I want to share with you parts of her message. She was born and grew up in Cheorwon ,  and still lives there. When she was a child, her father was a soldier in the South Korean army. If war broke out, she explained, Cheorwon would need to hold out for ten minutes,

Here are some videos I am posting to be part of my "virtual booth" at the United Church of Canada's online "Engage with Love and Justice" gathering, November 3-7. This looks like it will be an exciting event! And registration is free! To register, go to: https://united-church.ca/events/engage-love-and-justice-gathering You'll find my booth under "exhibitors." And be sure to pick up some virtual Korean rice cake at my booth when you are there! VIDEOS 1. ARRIVING AT THE OFFICE. I work in the Department of Partnership and Ecumenical Relations in the General Assembly Office of the PROK. Here I am surprising everyone as I arrive filming a video (1 minute, 8 seconds): 2. BEING INTRODUCED TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. The PROK held their 106th General Assembly this year in Cheongju. Here I am being introduced to the Assembly (in Korean), along with my mission co-worker colleagues (2 minutes, 9 seconds): 3. GREETINGS FROM THE MODERATOR OF THE UNITED CHURCH, RI