Korean
Society for Service in Asia (KSSA)
The Korea Christian B/D,Room1001
136-46,Yunji Dong, Chongono Gu,
Seoul, Korea
Tel: 82-2-764-2068
Fax:82-2-764-2069
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The
Koran Society for Service in Asia (KSSA) was founded
with the purpose of sharing the love of Jesus
Christ with the brothers and sisters of Asia,
especially Indochina, by concentrating the resources
of mature Korean churches.
The KSSA was first founded in 1992 and in early
1999 received official status as a corporation
from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
of the Republic of Korea.
The KSSA currently supports programs
related to leadership training and development;
technical training; poverty eradication programs;
medical support; and programs related to creating
a just and peaceful society.
The KSSA is concentrating its
programs to establish justice and peace in Asia.
As part of this program the KSSA has conceived
as its first step programs in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia,
and Myanmar; as a second step programs in China
and North Korea; and as a third step programs
in the Near East region.
Korea, as a country, is greatly
indebted to its neighbors in Asia. We ask for
your continuous support and contribution to the
KSSA's activities as we seek to share the spiritual,
personnel and material resources of the Korean
church with our brothers and sisters in Asia. |
| Objectives |
The KSSA has as its objectives
the task of supporting the development of the
social and ecclesiastical structures of countries
in Asia and Indochina through the sharing of
the spiritual, personnel, and material resources
of the Korean church and its Christians in service.
It also seeks to contribute to the elevation
of the standard of living in the human community
of Asia. Furthermore, the KSSA seeks to contribute
to the establishment of peace in Asia.
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| Mission
Statement |
The KSSA firmly confesses and
proclaims that God is the subject of mission;
we witness to the love of God toward the entire
world (John 3:16); we mold ourselves after the
servant-hood of Christ (Mark 10:45); taking
on the power of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8);
and fully committing ourselves to the Mission
of God (Missio Dei).
The KSSA, in order to be faithful
to the Mission of God, will refrain from material-centered
mission activities, and in cooperation with
domestic and international mission organizations
and non-government organizations will seek to
establish and implement an ecumenical mission
policy.
The KSSA will devote itself to
evangelical mission through the application
of regional social development mission projects
in developing Asian countries.
The KSSA, in order to serve all
nations, will maximize the recruitment and development
of mission resources.
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| Priorities |
1.
Children and Youth Education Activities -
Support for orphanages, children's
homes, elementary education facilities and other
education facilities.
The children and youth are of great importance in
the activities of KSSA. The nurturing, protection
and mission on behalf of children and youth is a
future oriented mission activity. Most of Asian
society is centered around the adults, and as a
result the situation of children and youth in society
has reached a critical state. The KSSA has already
initiated education programs for children and youth
in Vietnam, Laos, and Myanmar with great success.
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2.
Social Education Activities - Programs to
combat illiteracy, computer training
and occupational skills training.
In order for a society to attain a stable development,
it requires specific social skills and abilities.
Of those skills and abilities, the skill of reading
and writing is essential. Also, in countries where
industrialization is just beginning and social manufacturing
mechanisms weak, most require training in various
technical skills and occupational skills in order
to maximize income. The KSSA has established social
education institutions for young adults and women
in Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos, and is continuing
in providing support for their programs. |
3.
Medical, Health Related Activities - Basic
Medical and Health Activities
A great majority of the people living in developing
countries suffer from the pains of physical illness
and there is a great lack of medical and health
facilities which can care for their suffering. This
situation is worse in the rural and remote areas
of these countries. The need for clean drinking
water, the acquisition and intake of fresh food
are essential for the daily livelihood of the people,
and the prevention of disease as well as providing
basic knowledge for hygiene are very important.
The KSSA, in association with the Amity Foundation
is participating in the medical and health related
activities in China. |
4.
Leadership Development Activities - Training
of theological students, lay
leaders and agricultural leadership
Leadership is a very important and essential part
of social development. The selection, training and
development of leaders who possess wisdom, honesty,
insight, perseverance, morality and the skill to
instill a vision in the people is a long and difficult
process. Most countries in Asia have previously
lost the opportunity to nurture and develop efficient
leadership in the past because of their history
of confusion and conflict. The churches of Asia
are in special need of leaders who have received
formal theological training. The KSSA has conducted
training programs for developing leaders in the
field of theological students, lay leadership and
agricultural leadership in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam
with great success. |
5.
Activities on Behalf of Women - Women Protection,
Women Education,
Activities for Increasing Household Incomes
In any society, women, are the most marginalized
and suffering class. Women are wives and mothers,
the basic foundation of a healthy and strong family,
and also an important contributor to social production.
However, the rights of women are easily infringed
upon in the household and they are the victims of
low wages. Although women comprise the majority
in the church and fulfill the major roles in its
mission and service, they have been excluded from
its leadership. The KSSA has conducted a program
to develop women leadership in Cambodia, and continues
to support the necessary facilities for this program. |
6.
Activities for Social Environment
Superstition and lack of knowledge; gambling and
speculation; drug abuse and a distorted conception
of sexuality; abuse of women and children and inhumane
polity and tradition; and unsanitary social conditions
are the norm for developing and under-developed
countries. It is imperative that we engage in the
alleviation of such social conditions from a missiological
social development perspective. |
7.
Activities for Environmental Protection and the
Integrity of Creation
Because most developing countries center their development
efforts in the field of industry, concern for environmental
protection is limited and the threat to the integrity
of creation as a result is great. It is important
for the church to address the issue of development
within the boundaries of preserving the integrity
of creation. |
| Structure |
| The
KSSA, as a non profit corporation officially recognized
by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of
the Republic of Korea, is comprised of a Board of
Directors, a General Assembly comprised of 140 member
churches, 40 individuals, and has sectional committees
and special committees for the establishment and
implementation of policy and programs. |
| Activities
of KSSA |
1.
Activities to Date
*Vietnam - Children and Youth Center, and
Household Income Projects in TraVinh Province, Long
Toan, and Vinh Long.
*Cambodia
- Program to Irradicate Illiteracy and Mission Center,
Leadership
Development Programs in Kampong Thom Province, Kampong
Cham Province, Kandal Province, and Phnom Penh Calmette.
*Laos - Children Education
Project : Bane Chom School, Tourakhom,
Vientiane
*Myanmar
- Orphanage, Agriculture Leadership Development
Project, Leadership
Development Project in Swe Pauk Kan, Yangon.
*China - Medical and Health Projects : Training
of health worker for the
Simao district of Yunnan Province.
*Cooperation
with international organizations, such as the CCA.
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* Establishment of Long Toan
B Basic School and Continuing Exchange
In June of 1996, the KSSA helped
to establish an elementary school with twelve
class rooms in the village of Long Toan B, Duyen
Hai District, Tra Vinh Province. The establishment
of this school has allowed more than six hundred
of the village's children to receive education
in a satisfactory environment.
The village of Long Toan B is located
to the South West of Ho Chi Minh City and it takes
six hours by bus to get there. The village has
about nine thousand inhabitants. It is a coastal
village and most of the arable land has a high
concentration of sodium, making it difficult to
be productive. As a result, many of the children
are forced to work in the fields, in order to
uplift production, and thus are deprived of an
opportunity for education. The establishment of
an elementary school in this village was the first
successful development project undertaken by the
KSSA in Indochina. Construction of the school
buildings was begun in 1994 and was completed
on May 10, 1995, and a dedication ceremony was
held on Jun 6, 1995. The KSSA continues to assist
and support this school. The KSSA, specifically
supports the funding needed to pay the allowances
of the school teachers and also supports the operation
of a Kindergarten within the school premises.
In 1999, the KSSA supported the funds needed for
providing electrical power to the school.
Construction Costs : $487,000
Floorage : 872.5 square meters
School Buildings : 12 class rooms, office, bathroom
Number of Students : currently 21 classes with
617 students
Faculty : 22 teachers
Principle : Mr. Nguyen Tien Dat
Address : Long Toan B Basic School
Long Toan Commune, Duyen Hai District, Tra Vinh
Province, Vietnam |
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Campaign to Irradicate Illiteracy and Programs to
Increase Household Income Cyclo
Project : As part of the program against poverty
in the city of Vinh Long, Vinh Long Province,
the KSSA found thirty individuals in the Ward
Four area who were healthy, yet unable to find
work, and in August of 1995 rented to each of
them a cyclo. With the cyclo, the individuals
were able to work, and with the income they would
be able to pay for their livelihood, and save
the remaining money. With the savings that they
put aside, they would then buy a cyclo to another
individual who was unable to find a job, thereby
empowering their neighbor, at which point the
original cyclo that had been rented to them would
become their possession. And the concept of this
project is to continue in this mutual empowerment.
There are 1,333 families in the Fourth District
with 13,485 people as of August 1995. Among this
number 4,300 are of working age, yet 600 of them
are without jobs. Vinh Long is situated to the
South West of Ho Chi Min City and it takes five
hours by bus to get there. When the Cyclo Project
was reviewed after a year's time, it was discovered
that an individual could earn as much as 20 US
dollars a day, and during a year's period, twelve
new cyclos had been obtained, enabling twelve
new individuals to work. Also, after 1995, the
region's mode of transportation shifted from bicycles
to motorcycles, and so the KSSA, instead of increasing
the number of cyclos began to provide sewing machines
to the women and to train them in the use of the
machines.
* Official Registration
as a Non Government Organization with the
Vietnamese Government
On March 1, 1997, the Vietnamese government allowed
the KSSA to be registered as an official Non Government
Organization through its regional coordinator
Kim, Deok-Kyu.
* Love Class
Ever since 1996, the KSSA has been supporting
the Vihn Long Evangelical Church's education program
for unschooled children, which is being conducted
in an annex of the church building. Currently
25 students in three classes are being educated.
Also, this education facility teaches basic social
behavior, as well as providing free health examinations,
free hair cuts, and free snacks for the children,
thereby helping to support the wholistic development
of the children from its neighborhood.
Organization : Charity Department, Vihn Long
Secretary, South Central Presbytery, Eganvelical
Church of Vietnam
Coordinator : Mr. Vo Minh Tam
Assistant : Mr. Nguyen Tien Ngon
Telephone : 84 70 822210
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Establishment of Vinh Long Ward Four Mamnon Kindergarten
The construction for the kindergarten
was begun on April 15, 1997 and was completed
on July 23, 1998. The kindergarten currently holds
203 children in 3 classes with 13 teachers and
2 staff. The kindergarten also teaches the mothers
how to read; traffic safety; management of healthy
teeth; and general instruction on increasing the
household standard of living. The KSSA is in the
process of providing financial support for economically
difficult families so that no child will be excluded
from its right to learn.
Principle : Ms. Pham Thi Thanh Xuan
Address : 80G Tran Phu, Ward 4, Vinh Long Town,
Vinh Long Province, Vietnam
* Dormitory in Ho Chi
Minh City
In 1997, the KSSA rented a dormitory for college
students in Ho Chi Minh City and in December 18
students, 8 male and 10 female first occupied
the rooms. This dormitory is of immense help to
the students as the school dormitories were all
destroyed during the war and only one building
remains intact.
Coordinator : Mr. Kim Deok Kyu
Address : F22 K300 Chong HOA F12, Q.TM. HCM, Vietnam
Telephone : 84 8 8 42 6060
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* Support for Phnom Penh
Technical School
The KSSA currently supports the Phnom Penh Technical
School, which was first established by the Korean
Pastoral Support Association. This school trains
students in computer skills, English, Korean,
and the Khmer language. Since it began in October
of 1996, it has been registered with the Ministry
of Society and Labor of the Cambodian government
and is operated as a Non Government Organization.
Principle : Mr. Suh Kyung Ki
Address : #245 Mao Tse Toung (St. 245) Phnom Penh,
Cambodia
Telephone : 855 23 216128
* Program to Irradicate
Illiteracy
The KSSA has been conducting a campaign to irradicate
illiteracy, in cooperation with the CCWA, since
1999, and currently operates 12 education centers
in Kampong Cham Province, Kampong Tham Province,
Kandal Province, and the Calmette region. Because
of the long war and the genocide, and the following
rule of the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia faces a great
lack of capable leadership and many are illiterate.
Many of the Cambodian people in the rural and
remote areas cannot read or write, and as a result
they miss out on opportunities to enhance their
standards of living.
The program currently conducted by the KSSA is
not only a foundation for forming relationships
to conduct evangelism, but a project to enhance
the overall sense of identity of the people and
to enlighten them(for example in the areas of
AIDS prevention, hygiene, human rights and civil
rights). Also, most people are ignorant about
the threat of diseases such as AIDS, as well as
their legal rights and ways in which they can
legally protect themselves. Through this program
the KSSA is contributing to the empowerment of
the Cambodian people so that they can increase
their level of participation in the areas of civil
rights, learning to organize civil communities
and to live a more humane and dignified life.
Coordinator : Mr. Song June Sup
Address : PO Box 2024, Phnom Penh 3 Cambodia
Telephone : 855 2330 0631 |
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Support for Theological Students in Cambodia
The KSSA is currently supporting three theological
students from Cambodia who are studying in the
Lutheran Theological Seminary, Hong Kong. This
is coordinated through the Indochina Desk of the
CCA.
Address : Lutheran Theological Seminary
50 Tao Fung Shan Road Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong,
CHINA
Telephone : 852 26911520
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4. Laos
* Support of Renovation
of Bane Chom School in Tourakhom District
The KSSA suported the renovation of the Bane
Chom Primary School in order to provide a more
suitable education environment for the students
on 22 January, 1998. The school is comprised of
100 students and 8 teachers.
Education Director : Mr. Khamphay Rssavone
Addres : Bane Chom Primary School
Thourakhom District, Vientiane Province, Lao PDR
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5. Myanmar
* Support and Construction
of the Yangon Orphanage
On December 9, 1998 the Ananda Myitta Orphanage
Center (The Orphanage of Grace and Love) was completed
and it opened in April, 1999. The orphanage can
house up to 30 children, but there were 12, 6
males and 6 females when the orphanage first opened.
The entire land for the orphanage is 200 pyong,
the main building is made of two floors with the
first floor having a floorage of 60 pyong and
the second floor 13 pyong, and the living room
is 20 pyong.
Dean : Ms. Walesbeth Dawla
Address : Area No.14, plot of land No.14/1360
Shwe Pauk Kan, North Okkalapa Township, Yangon
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* Support for the Cooperative
Program for Training Rural Medical
Facility Workers
The KSSA, upon a request from the Amity Foundation
is currently supporting 50 individuals since 1996,
who are participating in the Rural Medical Facility
Workers' Training Program. This program was begun
by the Amity Foundtion under seven year program
from 1993 until 2000 with the slogan of 'Medical
Coverage of All the People by the Year 2000'.
This program focuses on providing medical aid
to rural areas and mountain areas.
Currently the area which KSSA supports, Yunnan
Province, which is Part of Simao District has
2 million 300 hundred thousand inhabitants, of
which 61% are from minority nationalities and
the poor number 1 million 10 thousand. According
to a 1996 statistic there are 999 administrative
villages, 1,415 rural villages. Of those only
9992 have a medical staff on hand, 753 have an
emergency aid room without resident staff, and
7 have neither. Of the 992 medical staff 9.2%
are females and 81.1% are males. Of these only
4% have received even a short period of formal
training. Among the village medical staff 6% are
illiterate.
The training takes place in the Simao Prefecture
Public Health School, which is located in Simao
District. It is comprised of classes for village
health workers including training doctors, nurses,
and midwives. The medical staff from the villages
receive 900 hours of instruction and then return
to their respective villages and are responsible
for more then two thousand people.
Coordinator : Ms. Li Enlin
Address : 71 Han Kou Rd. Nanjing 210008, China
Dean of Chimao Medical School : Ms. Wang Youcan
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| How
to Participate and Contribute |
| The KSSA
has as its members churches and individuals who
wish to share their love with their neighbors in
Asia. Your small contribution can make a big difference
and be a source of encouragement and hope for brothers
and sisters in neighboring Asian countries. Member
churches are required to pay a monthly fee of
at least 100,000 Won (Members of church organizations
who wish to participate as members of KSSA are
required to pay a monthly fee of at least 10,000
Won (Individual members can participate by paying
a monthly fee of at least 10,000 Won (You may
also participate and contribute by donating medical
supplies and medical machinery for regional and
local projects.
Members will receive a monthly report which informs
you of the monthly activities and programs conducted
by KSSA, and will also receive the "KSSA
Bulletin" which provides you with more detailed
reports of the KSSA activities and programs.
Any person or organization which would like to
be a part of the KSSA's activities and programs
may become a member by submitting the form below
to the KSSA office.
Monthly fees may be sent to the following accounts.
Chohung Bank 325-03-008520 Korean Society for
Service in Asia
Kookmin Bank 008-01-0580-811 Korean Society for
Service in Asia
Agricultural Cooperative Bank 027-17-002207 Korean
Society for Service in Asia
Post Office Bank 010793-0137049 Korean Society
for Service in Asia |
| A
Brief History of KSSA |
November
24 - December 10, 1991 - Kim, Yong-bock,
Park, Chang-bin, and Chung,
Bong-tuck conduct a survey and visit to international
mission organizations such as the EZE, BFW, BM,
RCH, WCC, and CCA. March
5 - 12, 1992 - Chung, Bong-duk and Ahn,
Jae-woong, General Secretary of
CCA-URM visit the church in Burma and also visit
missionaries working in Thailand.
April 23, 1992
- Thirty two individuals who are interested in
ecumenical sharing gather
together in the Social Service Building of Soongsil
University, Seoul to prepare for the founding
of the KSSA.
October 5 - 7, 1992
- Yu, Eui-woong, Yoon, Eui-keun, Rho, Young-woo,
Tahn,
Pihl-ho, Lim, Chong-bihn, Chung, Bong-tuck visit
Bangkok and receive a brief introduction regarding
the political, economic, social and religious
situation of Vietnam, Cambodia, Loas, Burma, and
Thailand from Menonite missionaries.
November 23, 1992 -
Twenty five individuals gather for the first General
Meeting of the
KSSA, and officially announce its beginning. During
this meeting the Reverend Park, Chong-soon was
elected the first President, the Reverend Yu,
Eui-woong as vice-president, the Reverend Lim,
Shin-young as Clerk, the Reverend Rho, Young-woo
as Assistant-Clerk, the Reverend Kim, Chung-woong
as Treasurer, the Reverend Tahn, Pihl-ho as Assistant-Treasurer,
and the Reverend Yoon, Eui-keun and the Reverend
Baik, Doh-woong as Auditor.
March 2, 1993
- The KSSA opens it's office in Room 908 of the
Korean Christian
Building, Yunji Dong, Chongno Gu, Seoul.
March 15, 1993
- Elder Chung, Bong-Tuck is elected as General
Secretary
August 31 - September
6, 1993 - The Reverends Kim, Deok-jae,
Lim, Shin-young, Lee,
Shin-kyoo, and Elders Kim, Kwang-soo and Chung,
Bong-tuck visit Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand.
February 1 - 2, 1994
- The Second General Meeting of KSSA is held in
Yusong with
sixty three member churches participating.
March 7, 1994
- The KSSA agrees to support Ms. Walesbeth, recommended
by the
Myanmar National Council of Churches, in her studies
at the Hanil Presbyterian College and Theological
Seminary. Support is provided by the Yumchon Presbyterian
Church.
April 20, 1994
- The first edition of the "Korean Society
for Service in Asia", a bulletin
of KSSA is published, and two thousand copies
are distributed throughout Korea. Thereafter eleven
such editions have been published. 2nd ed. July
28, 1994; 3rd ed. November 2 1994; 4th ed. December
7, 1995; 5th ed. May 4, 1996; 6th ed. August 20,
1995; 7th ed. November 17, 1996; 8th ed. March
12 1997; 9th ed. July 1, 1997; 10th ed. November
18, 1997; 11th ed. June 22, 1998; 12th ed, December
15, 1999 |
September
25 - October 3, 1994 - The General Secretary
of KSSA visits churches in
Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia with the CCA-WCC Indochina
Working Group. March
2, 1995 - The Third General Meeting of
the KSSA is held in Seoul with eighty
nine member churches participating.
May 10, 1995
- The Reverend Park, Chong-soon and eleven others
participate in the
dedication ceremony of the Long Toan B Basic School
(14 classes), which was constructed with the support
of the KSSA, in Vietnam.
July 29, 1995
- Support for the Cyclo Project of Ward 4, Vinh
Long, Vinh Long
Province, Vietnam.
The first edition of the KSSA Newsletter is published
and 15,000 copies distributed. Thereafter the
2nd ed. was published in May, 1997, and the 3rd
ed. in March 1998.
November 28, 1995
- Support for pig farm, as part of the Ward 4,
Vinh Long, Vinh
Long Province, Vietnam Domestic Breeding-Project.
February 12 - 15, 1996
- The Fourth General Meeting is Held in Hong Kong,
represented by 100 member churches. During this
meeting the staff and officials previously elected
were once again nominated and elected to remain
in office.
September 19 - 29, 1996
- The Reverend Park, Chang-bin, one of the special
committee members, visits the projects in Vietnam,
Laos, and Cambodia.
October 1996
- Support for the Phnom Penh Techincal School
begins upon requet by
the Korean Pastoral Support Association.
Support for food funds in support of flood victims
in Cambodia.
December 1996
- Financial support is provided for the training
of fifty village health
workers from the Simao District and sixty lay
leaders from Guizhou Province,China. This support
project is expected to continue for a period of
three years.
February 4 - 6, 1997
- The Fifth General Meeting is held on Cheju Island,
represented
by 130 member churches. During this meeting the
Reverend Yu, Eui-woong was newly elected President.
March 1, 1997
- The KSSA is officially registered as a Non-Government
Organization
with the Vietnamese government.
April 15, 1997
- Support for the MAMNON kindergarten in Vinh
Long, Vietnam.
Dedication Ceremony.
June 13, 1997
- The KSSA office is moved to Room 1001 of the
Korean Christian
Building, Yunji Dong, Chongno Gu, Seoul.
May 20 - 21, 1997
- The KSSA hosts the "Asia Mission Conference",
which
reported on the mission fields of Cambodia, Laos,
and China.
September 1997
- Computer training is begun in the Youth Activity
Center of Vinh
Long, Vietnam. The KSSA supports 18 computers
to this project.
January 22, 1998
- The KSSA supports the renovation of the Bane
Chom School in
Tourakhom District, Laos. Park, We-kun and Chung,
Bong-tuck participate in the dedication ceremony.
February 26, 1998
- The Sixth General Meeting is held in the Korean
Church
Centennial Memorial Building, Seoul, represented
by 140 member churches. During this meeting the
Rev. Yu, Eui-woong is once again elected as President.
May 8, 1998 -
The KSSA hosts the "Faith and Economy Seminar"
in the Small
Auditorium of the Korean Church Centennial Memorial
Building.
July 23, 1998
- The Reverends Yu, Eui-Woong, Yoon, Eui-keun,
and Chung, Bong-tuck
attend the dedication ceremony of the MAMNON kindergarten
in Ward 4, Vihn Long, Vietnam.
October 12, 1998 -
The first publication entitled "Asia and
the KSSA", 84 pages, is
published and 1,000 copies distributed.
December 9, 1998
- Hwang, Tae-joo and Chung, Bong-tuck attend the
ground breaking
ceremony of the ANANDA MYITTA ORPHANAGE CENTRE,
in Yangon, Myanmar.
February 18, 1999
- The KSSA is officially registered as a
non-profit corporation with
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the
Republic of Korea. Chief Director Rev. Yu, Eui-woong;
Directors Rev. Cho, Sung-jae, Hahn, Tae-chul, Lee,
Ihn-ku, Lee, Seung-ha, Song, Sung-hak, Lee, Ho-ihl,
Joo, Sung-hoon, Lim, Seung-cho, Park, We-kun, Rho,
Young-woo, Kim, Young-tae, Chung, Bong-tuck; Auditor
Rev. Kim, Chong-yong, Chung, Tae-bong. March
9 1999 - The Seventh General Meeting is
held in Yumchon Presbyterian Church,
Seoul West Presbytery, Seoul. During this meeting,
a Worship of Thanksgiving was conducted and the
Reverend Lim, Shin-young (Chun-chon Tongbu Presbyterian
Church) was elected as the new President. |
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