“Cafe Talk by Sector” – Rev. Young Joo Lee
From June, we start our offline Sunday Services in the church. We have planned to take 50 people initially and slowly increase the number. Before we do so, we are currently holding our last online Café Talk. Rather than creating additional church-wide online meetings during the pandemic, we decided to focus more on our services […]
A Contact with Ministry Leader in India – Rev. Young Joo Lee
The news of India’s worsening Covid-19 situation has been lingering in my heart. Last week, I spoke with Missionary K.H. Ahn on the phone, and this week, I contacted two local leaders. Bancas, one of the leaders, is a friend I met when I first went to India, and it has already been 11 years […]
Slander Arouses Anger – Rev. Young Joo Lee
Slander arouses anger, because it disparages someone else. The command for parents ‘not to provoke their children’ means not to slander. One can point out someone else’s mistake and provide advice, but if such words are devaluing or provokes guilt, then it will arouse anger. Even though God is able to judge and evaluate us […]
“Difference between condemning and pointing out fault” – Rev. Young Joo Lee
Jesus said to his disciples, “Do not judge, or you too will be judged”. (Matthew 7:1) He did not mean that his disciples should simply be silent with regards to all wrongs, or to refrain from judging what is right or wrong. Jesus intended to say that we should not judge or condemn. It is […]
“We must follow the church” – Rev. Young Joo Lee
There are many ways one can get to Scotland from London – car, train, airplane, etc. Though the destination may be the same, if we go via different methods, we are all separated. Similarly, the reason why we find it difficult to become one as a church is typically because of the different journeys we […]
“My spiritual home” – Hyeri Yook (H.Go cell)
From a young age, a question that I was most frequently asked was “where are you from”, “what would you consider your nationality?”. After I was born, I spent my early years growing up in Germany. after which my parents went to Calcutta in India as missionaries, I went to study in Wales by myself. […]
“Thinking of the flesh, thinking of the spirit” – Rev. Young Joo Lee
Romans 8:5-6: Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. […]
“Discovering His love amidst pain” – Dasom Kim
I’ve always wanted to come to the UK, while I don’t exactly remember when from. Faced with continued rejections of my working holiday visa application and other personal circumstances, I did wonder whether this desire of mine was against God’s will, but it was hard to get my mind off it. ‘If it’s not what […]
“Valuable Lessons learned from the Pandemic” – Rev. Young Joo Lee
There are so many things I learned in the past pandemic situation. Although a church size decreased as most of international students returned to Korea and as not many new students came to the UK, the size of adult/married ministry increased, and its solidarity strengthened. It also served as a good opportunity for people to […]
“A New Version of Missons” – Rev. Young Joo Lee
Every Friday morning at 7 AM I meet with two missionaries to discuss a chapter of a book about diaspora missions that we are reading. This past week I was thankful to be introduced to new data and a new movement and to read about a new direction for current missions. This is because the […]
