A Program of Presbyterian World Mission, Presbyterian Mission Agency
From South Korea
Education
Hannam University (South Korea)
Law major.
213-458-3658
Why I wanted to be YAV
I grew up in Christian family under
advices to pastor, my dad but the time I truly met Jesus in my heart was when
15 years old. I was full of joy about knowing him and happy to pray and sing
for God. One day while praying to God, I said that I want to give him one year
of my 20’s like tithe through my life. As time went on, I’ve become college
student and finished sophomore year. I was planning study abroad to other
country. However, I was told that there’s opportunity to go to America as YAV
for Korean students. After knowing that opportunity, I was thinking a lot about
what’s good for me. But I recognized soon I tried to make a decision on only my
thinking and not asking to God. So I put down everything on my head and started
to pray and ask God what his plan is toward my life. He made my plan to go
study abroad gone in unexpected ways and I had only one choice to come America.
I believe he remembered my promise and sent me to here to make his good and
wonderful plans for his beloved people.
What I am doing in Atlanta
Now I work at Action ministries Atlanta. They serve
homeless women through the Women’s community kitchen and homeless children
through the Children’s program. I help serving meals to ladies and organizing
donated stuffs and teaching how to play the piano to homeless and kids. It was
not easy to work when I first got to here because of language and different cultural
parts. However, I grown up and learn how to step up toward every new goal
through this experience and believe I can do anything if I really desire and
make effort to try it. Sometimes I have hard time physically and emotionally
but whenever I see the people who feel thanks to even one small meal and don’t
forget to say the food was so delicious, I feel truly glad and that makes me
motivated to work. Only one thing I’m little sad is that if I can speak without
any difficulty in English, I would be more close and share lots thinking
earlier than now. Even it took long time but I would like to keep thinking how
this moment is valuable and do my best during my last several weeks.
How Can You Support
Me?
·
Your
Prayers: Pray for me
and for the people with whom I have been living and serving this year.
·
Your
Interest in My Year of Service: Follow my experience by reading my electronic
newsletter. Please
send me your e-mail address.
·
Your
Financial Gifts: Give a tax-deductible contribution as a
one-time gift or in installments over the course
of my year of service. You may give online at http://www.presbyterianmission.org/donate/E051472/ and
include
my name in the comments section. Or checks can be sent to the address below. Include on the memo line of
the check my name and the ECO# E051472. Make checks out to PC(USA). Presbyterian
Church (USA)
Remittance
Processing
P.O.
Box 643700
Pittsburg,
PA 15264-37
(Please write
YAV name (Jihye chung) and ECO
# E051472 on the checks.)
More
Information about the Young Adult Volunteer Program of the PC (USA)
Overview
The Young Adult
Volunteer Program (YAV) is an opportunity for persons between the ages of 19
and 30 to explore their call to the work of Jesus Christ. This one-year program
offers participants the experience of both mission service and mission
learning. Each program site shares common components which enhance the
experience, i.e., orientation, service, prayer and Bible study, leadership
development, and an end-of-term retreat. While sharing these program elements,
each site uniquely challenges the participants to explore their relationship to
God, to the church, and their ministry in a broken world.
Participants are
challenged by the practices of intentional community living, simple lifestyle,
and devotion to prayer and service. Each site’s unique form of service provides
an opportunity for learning about the mission of today’s church in the world.
YAV
Sites in 2014-2015
Atlanta, Georgia
Austin, Texas
Belfast, Northern
Ireland
Boston,
Massachusetts
Chicago, Illinois
Chinook, Montana
Colombia
|
Denver, Colorado
Nashville,
Tennessee
New Orleans,
Louisiana
Hollywood,
California
Indianapolis,
Indiana
Little Rock,
Arkansas
Thailand
|
South Korea
Miami, Florida
Peru
Philippines
San Antonio, Texas
Tucson, Arizona
Washington, DC
Zambia
|
For
More Information
To
learn more about the Young Adult Volunteer program, visit the Presbyterian
Church (U.S.A.) website
Program
Costs
Although the cost for
a year’s appointment as a Young Adult Volunteer varies by site location, each
volunteer is required to raise $3,000 toward his/her own support and in my case, Korea volunteer is required to raise $8,500 Because this
program is base on support young adults in America. Last year I quit my semester and worked to make a fundraising for six month
and got supported from family and my church as a result I could pay $4,000. And
now, I am in situation to pay left half fundraising $4,500. Supplemental
funding is provided through the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), including a
percentage of the annual Pentecost Offering. Young
Adult Volunteers are responsible for securing funds through gifts and pledges
based on the following schedule.
Funding Requirement
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Due By
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$4,500
|
July 31,
2015
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