Category Archives: Information

World Mission Budget Need

Posted on May 18, 2015 by kurtesslinger

Some of you in the PC(USA) world have heard the news of the budget shortfall from 2014 that is going to affect our employing department, Presbyterian World Mission. You may have seen an article in the Outlook. You may have … Continue reading →

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2014 in Review

Posted on December 30, 2014 by kurtesslinger

I find it very interesting that people from 51 different countries actually came in to take a look at our blog here and there. Most of the stats aren’t particularly exciting, but there you go. The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys … Continue reading →

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Reconciliation & Unification Committee Work and Kurt

Posted on October 18, 2014 by kurtesslinger

The Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations NY office recently requested that I provide them with a video description of my connection to the National Council of Churches in Korea and its Reconciliation and Unification Committee (RUC). The Presbyterian UN office … Continue reading →

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Introducing Saenaru Community Center

Posted on August 14, 2013 by leehyeyoung

We had the opportunity to visit Saenaru Community Center, one of our volunteer sites, last week to discuss further about the details of job descriptions and other expectation of the program. During this visit we were able to learn more … Continue reading →

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Petition for Peace of the Korean Peninsula

Posted on July 29, 2013 by kurtesslinger

In connection to the prayer we recently posted, here is a link to a petition to send to the Obama Administration asking them to stop ignoring the war in Korea, take actual steps toward peace, and work successfully for a peace treaty. … Continue reading →

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What Will Your YAVs Be Doing?

Posted on May 2, 2013 by kurtesslinger

The Young Adult Volunteer Program of the PC(USA) sends U.S. young adults to sites all over the world to volunteer and be immersed in different communities for an entire year. Korea has already been a YAV site for two years … Continue reading →

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What Our Work Might Look Like

Posted on April 12, 2013 by kurtesslinger

In visiting churches and congregations, one question we’ve been asked a number of times is: “What will you actually be doing there? What will your days look like?” Because we are not in Korea yet, and we have not started … Continue reading →

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About Daejeon city and Hannam University!

Posted on April 2, 2013 by leehyeyoung

When we mentioned to people that we are going be site coordinators in South Korea a lot of people ask us, “Where in Korea are you going to be? Are you going to be in Seoul?” No, we are not … Continue reading →

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