May 2, 2007
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Time to share another paper I had to write for my Korean class. This one is titled, “Something I Want To Do.” I needed a lot of help with this paper because the subject I wrote about is a little tough to explain. The translation is below. Enjoy!
하고싶은일
제가 북한애들을위해서 보육원을 만들고 싶어요. 한국에 왔을때 꿈이 있었어요. 5년동안 제가 한국말을 공부하고 자원봉사사자팀을 만드는 거예요. 제 계획은 첫번해에 자원봉사자 1명이 오고 다음해에 3명이 오고 세번째해에 5명이 오고 네번째해에 7명이 오고 다섯번째해에 9명이 오는 거예요. 그래서 한국에 오고 난후 5년이 지난후에는 자원봉사자 25명을 계획하고 있어요. 모든 자원봉사자들이 서울에 있는 보육원에서 살면서 자원봉사를 해요. 보육원에서 영어를 가르치거나 다른 과목을 가르치거나 다른 일을 할 거예요. 무엇보다도 애들을 사랑 하는 방법을 배워야 해요. 대한민국에서 자원봉사를 하는 것은 북한 보육원 일을 하기 위한 훈련이에요. 많은 사람들이 북한이 개방 되기를 원하는데 북한이 개방되면 사람들은 준비되어 있지않기 때문이에요. 한국 보육원에서 살면서 일을 하면 애들의 마음을 이해하고 사랑하고 돌보는 방법을 잘 배울 수 있어요. 한국에 오고 난후 5년이 지나면 먼저 북중국에 가서 북한 망명자 애들을위해서 보육원을 만들 거예요. 제 소망은 한국의 보육원 선생님들도 같이 가는 거예요. 제 계획이 어려운 꿈이라고 생각하지만 하나님과 함께라면 모든 것을 할 수 있어요. 그래서 저는 자주 기도 해요. 한국에 있는 1년동안 자원봉사자 1명이 왔어요. 올해에 3명을 더 보내달라고 기도하고 있어요. 하나님과 함께라면 모든 것을 할 수 있어요.
I want to make orphanages for North Korean children. I came to Korea with a dream. For five years I would learn Korean and form a volunteer team. My plan is that during the first year one volunteer would come, the next year 3 volunteers, the third year 5 volunteers, the fourth year 7 volunteers, and the fifth year 9 volunteers would come. So after I have been in Korea five years I would have 25 volunteers. Every volunteer would be living and serving in a children’s home (orphanage) in Seoul. In the children’s home they would teach English, another subject, or do some other sort of work. Above all, they would learn how to love children. This service would be training for the North Korean orphanage work. Many people want North Korea to open up, but if North Korea were to open these people would not be ready. By living and working in a Korean orphanage you can soon understand children (in particular broken/scarred children) and learn how to love and care for them. After five years have past we will first go to North China to make orphanages for the North Korean refugee orphans. My hope is that some dorm mothers/other workers from the South Korean orphanages will go with us. I think my plans are a difficult dream, but with God all things are possible. So I pray often. During my first year in Korea one volunteer came. This year I am praying for three more. With God all things are possible.
Interested in joining the team?
Comments (6)
Sulgi sent me a link to your website, saying I should check it out. It sounds like you are doing some amazing things! I am about to start working for a missions agency. When I do, I would love to talk with you about the possibility of sending volunteers or coordinating some trips there! If you send out ministry updates or anything like that, please include me. bradthechick@yahoo.com Thanks!
wow! very very impressive.
ur korean’s getting a whole lot better than mine JM~~ u should’ve also popped that question in korean too~~
hey jm-
thanks for this post. more than just see how you’ve officially wooped me in Korean, it was really encouraging to understand more of the vision He’s given you. You know, I don’t want to say more than I should, but reading through what your vision, I felt a little tug on my heart. I’m still trying to understand His grand plan for my life, one step at a time. I’m heading to grad school for a year, but beyond that, I’m not quite sure where I he will lead next. Okay, well, this post is too long, but I wanted to let you know that I’ll be in Korea on my way home from Russia for only a very very short time…evening of June 4th to evening of June 6th. I’d like to visit, but if it’s too busy, maybe another time…:) Let me know what your schedule is like tho! Okay, be blessed, JM!
ysic,
mary
i like to go and work too.. i know it is not going to be easy.. but i like to do it.. i will pray for it.. i go to mica for study art and i major in fiber i can teach them art!!
i will pray for your dream