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US and Korean Peacemakers Meet

Posted on April 19, 2019 by kurtesslinger

“I didn’t hear … these kind of stories when I came to Korea last time,” remarked Carl E. Horton, director of the Presbyterian Peacemaking program, while our guide, Gayoon Baek, led our travel study seminar group toward a large hole in … Continue reading →

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Healing after a Massacre

Posted on July 2, 2017 by kurtesslinger

I sat down in a row of chairs with our Young Adult Volunteers (YAVs) waiting for the memorial service to begin. The sun was warm, but our chairs were covered by tent canopies so the several-hundred people gathered there could … Continue reading →

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Jeju Island Study Trip: Part 1

Posted on January 24, 2014 by kurtesslinger

We take the YAVs on four big study trips/retreats during the one year they live with us in Daejeon. Our first trip was to Busan for the World Council of Churches Assembly. This time we went to Jeju Island. It … Continue reading →

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