Holy Given Korea
The first HG Korea school started on 24th July with an opening ceremony at Shalom Mission Church in Seoul, Korea. 80 students (with more arriving) from 16 nations around the world are attending. Students from as far away as Zambia, Lesotho, Mozambique, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan are here. 49 of these are Korean students. This is truly an international school. The
school was opened with a Maori greeting which welcomed all the students. We are now on a journey as brothers and sisters - to live and learn together. The following hours included beautiful worship, prophetic dance, and prayer. The students are hungry for God and adjusting to their new living situations and learning other languages. The main languages spoken are, Korea and Russian and English. We are blessed to be partnering with Shalom Mission Church with Pastor Deborah Oh and her team. They have been amazing hosts to us as staff and students alike. Their generosity to us and their desire to equip others is a huge blessing and encouragement.
한국의 첫 거룩한 선교 학교가 드디어 서울에 있는 샬롬 선교 교회에서 7월 24일 그 모습을 드러냈습니다. 아직 더 많은 학생들이 도착하고 있는 상황이지만, 잠비아, 레소토, 모잠비크, 키르키스탄 그리고 카자흐스탄을 포함한 전 세계 16개국에서 약 80여명의 학생들이 모였습니다. 이 중 49명은 한국 학생들입니다. 진정 국제 학교라고 할 수 있겠죠. 개막식에서 뉴질랜드 마오리족 방식의 인사로 학생들을 환영하였으며, 우리는 이제 모두 같은 형제 자매들로써 함께 살고 배우면서 함께 하는 여정을 시작합니다. 개막식은 또한 아름다운 찬양과 예언적 워십 댄스, 그리고 기도로 채워졌습니다. 학생들은 하나님을 간절히 바라고 있으며, 새로운 환경에서 서로 다른 언어를 배우기 위해 노력하고 있습니다. 가장 많이 사용되고 있는 언어들은 한국어, 영어, 그리고 러시아어입니다. 우리는 데보라 목사님이 이끄는 샬롬 선교 교회팀과 함께 섬기게 됨을 큰 축복으로 여깁니다. 거룩한 학교 사역팀 뿐 아니라 학생들 또한 너무나 아름답게 섬겨주고 계십니다. 이 곳의 우리를 향한 아낌없는 마음씨와 다른 이들을 세우려는 마음은 큰 축복이며 위로가 되고 있습니다.
INTRODUCING HG KOREA STUDENT: JUN-NYEO HONG

I have travelled throughout China, visiting many hospitals in search of a cure, but none of the doctors could diagnose what illness I had. Many told me to just go home to die because they couldn't treat me. About 4 months ago, a friend asked me what sort of disease I had. I told her i didn't know, and she advised me to visit a small hospital and try it out. I was skeptical, because I had visited the top hospitals in China, and didn't think that there was anything new that the small hospital could do. However, there was a chinese doctor there who prescribed some medication, and it made me feel better. And it was after taking the medication for a few months, that my daughter-in-law asked me to come to Korea.
Nobody in my family knows Jesus, and I wasn't sure that I would be well enough to travel. But I told myself to give it a try, since I had no other options left. God really wanted me to come, I was certified strong enough, and received my visa to travel out of China! When I arrived, I was brought directly to Shalom Mission Church, to the school. I did not expect that, as I thought we were going to a relative's home. Through being at the school, God has healed me completely. I am now free of the fluids in my body and my sight has improved so dramatically. Though I haven't been a christian for long, I am excited to tell my family and people back home of Jesus. I thank God for all He has done, and I pray that I will continue to grow and walk with the Lord...
INTRODUCING HG KOREA STUDENT: MYUNG-CHUL SHIN

I did not plan to attend Holy Given School, and I just cringed at the idea of having to spend time with strangers for about a month, and I’ve begun to find living a backslidden life a lot more comfortable. I also started work a few days before Holy Given School’s opening, and I felt earning the money had more benefits than going to a conference that I’ve never heard about.
On the day that Holy Given was supposed to start, God spoke to me through Ecclesiastes 2. God challenged me whether I would chase after things that are eternal, or things that are only going to last a blink of an eye in comparison. On my way to work, I made up my mind to quit my job, and told my boss that I had something more important to do, packed my things, and have been here ever since.
My scepticism lasted throughout the first day, and I had to literally fight off the compulsion to bail. Tears of repentance started to flow the next day, and each day has been a tremendous blessing, though not necessarily pleasant. God put an end to a certain relationship that was very close to my heart, and also begun to challenge me again with my finances, my way of thought, and my commitment towards Him. I’m still dealing with many things or rather, God is; for imperfect, I feel, is the word that describes me best, but I know that He sees me not as how I see myself, and His love overrules all fault and blemish.
I normally tell people to think twice, thrice before making a decision, but now I’ll tell them so, with the exception of Holy Given School.

the oneness of the partnership between Holy Given and Shalom Mission Church.
거룩한 선교 학교와 샬롬 선교 교회 사이의 연합을 상징하는 코와 코를 맞대는 뉴질랜드 마오리 족의 "hongi"라 부르는 인사입니다.

Monica Ho (HG Admin)
개막식에서 (왼쪽부터)
데보라 목사님, 레슬리 안 학장님, 그리고 거룩한 학교 학생들, 이 선교사님 (대만), 잠비아에서 온 애니, 모잠비크에서 온 에디뜨, 샬롬 선교 교회의 정 집사님, 그리고 거룩한 학교 섬김이 모니카 호

겟세마네 기도굴, 오산리 최자실 금식 기도원에서
먼저 앞선 간 믿음의 선배들이 수십 년 쌓아 온 기도가 묻어 나오는 아름다운 곳이었습니다. 이 작은 방은 개인적으로 하나님께 기도하며 경배 드리는 곳입니다. 학생들이 오늘 이 곳에서 수 시간 동안 기도하는 시간을 보냈습니다. 하나님의 임재가 학생들 중 강하게 임했습니다.


