Hye-In in Japan

Hye-In Lee and Kenneth Thomas (Nigeria)
met in the Philippines in July.  Both are
Global Mission Fellows. 

Hye-In is one busy lady these days as she continues to serve the God she loves and children in Japan.  If you are not a follower of her on Facebook, please do so.   Hye-In Lee (her personal page) and Hye-In Lee - Global Mission Fellow.  

 

Global Mission Fellows are looking for support for the Missionary program of the UMC.   Please note that her Missionary number is #3022012.   It is way too easy to give through an online donation and you can do so in honor or memory of others.  

 

Hye-In needs our prayers and would love to hear from any of you.  She's making a difference in the lives of those little ones just as she made a difference in our lives though all of the work she did making our time in Korea so special.   

Interns Bomi and Hye-In

Our Ubuntu Journey with Scranton Women's Leadership Center and  Korean WSCS would not have been possible without the wonderful skills and hospitality extended by the interns at SWLC.  

 

Facebook posts from SWLC are usually interesting but the one today is especially good because it was written by Bomi Kim, one of the young women who paved the way for our visit nearly a year ago.  Here is a link to her article. 

 

Hye-In at the Training for GMF in Philippines

I'd also ask you to be in prayer over the next few months as our Ubuntu Journey's lead intern, Hye-In Lee, is now  preparing, itinerating over  the next few weeks, and plans to leave the first week of September  for Japan as a newly commissioned Global Mission Fellow with GBGM.   

To make it easy for you... here's her bio page on the GBGM website.  Maybe we can be a small part of her overall support by giving online to #3022012  which is her missionary code.  

 

I took a few photos from Hye-In Lee - Global Mission Fellow Facebook page related to her new assignment.   If you are "do" Facebook, you might want to follow her.   Who knew she was a "keyboardist" ?   She lived with us for a week and she never offered that information.    

 

Hye-In is a newly commissioned missionary

Hey-In and Thomas are 2 of the new 42 Global Mission Fellows.

Our Korean host for our Journey in 2013 has just been commissioned as a Global Mission Fellow...Young Adult Missionary.   Hye-In will soon report to Japan for her year of service. 

Kenneth (from Nigeria), is a recent graduate of Africa University and is excited to start his year of service.      

A little Korea Ubuntu Gathering

Mary Stitt, Hye-In Lee, Bonnie Albert, Hae Shin

Hye-In (pronounced "Hain") came to the United States for the first time to attend the UMW Assembly in Louisville, KY with a delegation of South Korean women sponsored by and encouraged by KWSCS and Scranton Women's Leadership Center.   Following the experience in Louisville, the 14 young women went to New York City to participate in a United Nations Seminar.   Most of the young women returned to South Korea after the seminar but Hye-In began another part of her journey.   She was invited to spend time with Bonnie in the northern part of Indiana, another week with Mary Stitt, and one more week with Paula Copeland near Birmingham, Alabama where she will also meet with Barbara Petry.  Following that tour she will return to New York for a bit more work and inoculations in preparation for her next venture. (That will be explained in another post.)

 

Yesterday was the "hand-off" to Mary Stitt in Northern Illinois where Bonnie (and driver husband Gene) and Hye-In met another teammate Hae Shin (and her husband) at a wonderful Korean restaurant.  It was great to see Hae and her husband Henry.  The "Chicago" part of the team had met Henry before departure last August.   Gene enjoyed meeting Mary again as she had been on a team with us to Cambodia in 2007.   Great evening of getting caught up on life and filling in blanks.   We just may have to do that again.  

  


Bonne, Gene, Hae, Hye-In, Mary and Henry after dinner at Woo Lae Oak

Remember our visit to Ewha

The Scranton Women's Leadership Center just posted a very moving video about the short but powerful life of the young woman who is remembered by this statue.  Yu Kwan Sun's story is shared in a short docu-drama.   I hope that you will take 12 minutes to remember Yu Kwan Sun and be taken back to our Journey in September 2013.     Here's a link the Herstory , one of the pieces that SWLC has shared on its Facebook page.  

 

Yu Kwan Sun is remembered and honored in Korea's history for her bold
 action as a young woman. 

 

Ubuntu Zimbabwe with Jane

Ubuntu Zimbabwe stopped by Africa University and was met by Individual Volunteer Mary Beth Byrne.    Jane Dunn leads this team and visited the various clinics under the United Methodist umbrella around the country of Zimbabwe.   One stop is the clinic at Ol' Mutare located very close to Africa University.  Travel safely as you continue your journey.

Mary Beth Byrne and Ubuntu leader Jane Dunn

Ubuntu sisters 

Ubuntu Korea - Sisters meet again

Bonnie and Paula - enjoying time together in Paula's home

Bonnie and her husband and several others were driving from snowy northern Indiana to Sager Brown UMCOR, Baldwin, LA for a week of volunteering.   They couldn't wait to get out of Indiana to stay ahead of the snow and arrived in Birmingham, AL for a visit with Paula on Friday evening.  

Bonnie and Paula were sisters on the Ubuntu Korea team and the plan for many months had been to stop by "on our way" to  Louisiana for a visit.   What a great hostess!   While in Birmingham, we were moved by our visit to the Civil Rights Institute located just across the street from the Baptist Church that was the focus of 3 bombings back in the late 50's and early 60's.   It is a history that we must remember in order that we will never continue those practices again.  The day was beautiful so we also went to Vulcan Park to see the huge monument made to celebrate the growth of Birmingham through the  steel and cast iron industry.   The vista from the one of the highest points in Birmingham made for some great photographs.  

Great day.  How special it was for Paula and Bonnie to be able to spend a couple of days together.   We just may have to do that again.  

 

We are planning on meeting in Louisville at the UMW Assembly.