“I have been constantly on the move. I have been in danger from rivers, in danger from bandits, in danger from my fellow Jews, in danger from Gentiles; in danger in the city, in danger in the country, in danger at sea; and in danger from false believers.” (2 Corinthians 11)

  During the 18 years of his missionary work, Chu, KiSung, has faced the same dangers as the disciple Paul had to undergo in the bible. Robbers attacking his house, his car being trapped late at night after missionary work because the river overflew, working in a town infested with plague, and living in a city in a war with drug lords. I am sure there are more stories to tell about his missionary work.

  Despite all this, he introduces himself as "debtor". He says that “from the beginning until now and on, I am in debt of love. I can pay and pay, yet I continue to owe it".  This is how he introduces himself, “a happy missionary in debt of love and who shares that debt of love to others”.

  He planted 3 churches at Huichol and Cora Indian tribes in Mexico.  It is his plan to continuously spread the Gospel to Indian towns and plant more churches using already strong and healthy churches as a foundation. As a step forward, he planted the “God’s church” at the poor neighbor in Zapopan near the city Guadalajara to serve local Mexicans. He is also the leader of Central /South America House Church Missionaries.

  To get to the place where Indians live, he first has to drive 4 hours by car from Guadalajara, then hikes up a mountain.  When he first started his missionary work, he took a bus from Guadalajara to get closed to the places where Indians live. Then wearing a backpack, he spread the word of God by visiting the Indians by foot who were scattered in the mountain. He said that the living condition of Indians is like 1950s in Korea.

  He visits the Indian villages whose water source is the stream from the mountain, and who does not have electricity. He spread the gospel of Jesus to them while giving out the necessary supplies and food.  For children, his wife teaches crafts, plays games, sings along praises, and teaches the word of God. Because there is no electricity, he brings a generator and fuels to play DVD movies at night which both adults and children can enjoy. He also shares various medicines and vitamins and practices acupunctures he learned.

  All the Mokjas at the Zapopan church are the Mexicans whose lives have changed after believing in Jesus through this church. They have to endure day-to-day’s hardship to make a living. However, they never skip Mokjang meetings and invite VIPs to serve them.

  Through the house church missionary work, he plants a new church, and transitions the ministerial responsibility to the locals. His wife was an English teacher in Korea, but she gave it up to serve as a missionary.  I find her and her three children who are serving God without anyone recognizing them, so precious. 

  I am so thankful to be able to serve such precious missionaries at our church!

From pastor Choi, Jin-Won