I don’t normally do this, but today I am going to repost a blog that someone else wrote. A fellow volunteer here at K.I.M, Daisy Chell’s parents are visiting. This is an observational blog written by her father, Pastor Larry. He does a great job of capturing this place and what it looks like to someone who comes to visit. It’s a beautiful picture. Enjoy!
In the movie, Terminal, Tom Hanks plays the role of a man who lives for
a time in a busy metropolitan airport. What a noisy, chaotic experience
it was for him. A week at the Yun Jin Lyso Ministry Center, isn’t quite
as hectic and disjointed as an airport, but it is quite a stretch from
life in Canon City, Colorado. Putting aside the cultural shock issues,
which are significant and real in and of themselves, there are amazing
stories to be seen and experienced. The YMC is a blessing that followed
a tragic story. Twenty days after Yun Jin and Amos were married, she
was killed in a car accident. Amos chose to us the funds from her death
to make an investment for eternity. So the ministry center was
purchased in conjunction with Kids International Ministry.
In the
past 6 days, I met Bruce and his partner from Texas. They were just
finishing up a 3 day tour of preaching and teaching in several public
schools. Then there was a team of 6 or so who had also been sharing in
the schools about HIV/aids, from a Christian perspective. In the states
we insist on keeping God out of the schools, here it seems to be just
the opposite. Then we met Nolan and his basketball team from the US,
who have been playing 2-3 games a day with all kinds of Filipino teams.
They share their testimonies, the gospel message and Christian
literature. Ruth and Paul arrived from Australia about the same time
that my wife and I did. They left their cattle ranch to serve for 2
years as the high school chaplain at Faith Academy, the nearby school
for missionary kids. 3 Koreans then appeared one morning. One of them,
Steve, brought several rebuilt computers for the lab for the community
school next door. His mother and sister have been helping in the New
Faith Family Children’s Home a block away. It was a real stretch out of
their comfort zones. 5 nannies left for the states on Sunday. They had
been here for 2 months to help in the Children’s Home nursery. They
were a real blessing, to be sure. Pam and her daughters spent a month
here helping out wherever they could. They were on break from their
school in Korea. Check out the beautifully framed pictures Pam left all
around the YMC. Tina and Nate left their 2 small boys with their
parents for two weeks to help with computer matters and also in the
Children’s Home. They call home everyday to check on their boys. 6
young people from Germany stopped in overnight on their way to
Batangus, somewhere south of Manila. They had Bibles with them, but I
didn’t get a chance to catch their mission. I met Bill and his
daughter, Mary today. They converted part of the YMC into an office for
their ministry to publish and distribute the first and only street
magazine in Manila. Its purpose is to help those who are impoverished
all over the city. Alex and his wife Chris stopped in for dinner the
other night. Their ministry sells a hundred thousand thread bracelets
every month to help keep the women and young girls out of prostitution
on the island of Mindoro. Then Carmine showed up from Utah. He is an
architect who is here to help with designs and plans for future
expansions with the ministry. Building is a constant way of life here
as they rush to keep up with the ever increasing people needs. Then
there is Joe and Neil who pop in and out to help wherever there is a
need. Christie and Amber who have been living at the YMC, teach classes
at the school next door. Chris and Kim stop in for meals occasionally.
Kim is the headmaster of the community school and Chris spends his time
discipling several Filipinos among other ministries.
The ministry
center is not exactly Grand Central Station, but you don’t want to sit
still very long or you might find yourself being caught up in the swirl
of genuine Christian ministry. It’s not just the name of a building –
it’s the activity that takes place in and around this ” terminal” of
life.
a time in a busy metropolitan airport. What a noisy, chaotic experience
it was for him. A week at the Yun Jin Lyso Ministry Center, isn’t quite
as hectic and disjointed as an airport, but it is quite a stretch from
life in Canon City, Colorado. Putting aside the cultural shock issues,
which are significant and real in and of themselves, there are amazing
stories to be seen and experienced. The YMC is a blessing that followed
a tragic story. Twenty days after Yun Jin and Amos were married, she
was killed in a car accident. Amos chose to us the funds from her death
to make an investment for eternity. So the ministry center was
purchased in conjunction with Kids International Ministry.
In the
past 6 days, I met Bruce and his partner from Texas. They were just
finishing up a 3 day tour of preaching and teaching in several public
schools. Then there was a team of 6 or so who had also been sharing in
the schools about HIV/aids, from a Christian perspective. In the states
we insist on keeping God out of the schools, here it seems to be just
the opposite. Then we met Nolan and his basketball team from the US,
who have been playing 2-3 games a day with all kinds of Filipino teams.
They share their testimonies, the gospel message and Christian
literature. Ruth and Paul arrived from Australia about the same time
that my wife and I did. They left their cattle ranch to serve for 2
years as the high school chaplain at Faith Academy, the nearby school
for missionary kids. 3 Koreans then appeared one morning. One of them,
Steve, brought several rebuilt computers for the lab for the community
school next door. His mother and sister have been helping in the New
Faith Family Children’s Home a block away. It was a real stretch out of
their comfort zones. 5 nannies left for the states on Sunday. They had
been here for 2 months to help in the Children’s Home nursery. They
were a real blessing, to be sure. Pam and her daughters spent a month
here helping out wherever they could. They were on break from their
school in Korea. Check out the beautifully framed pictures Pam left all
around the YMC. Tina and Nate left their 2 small boys with their
parents for two weeks to help with computer matters and also in the
Children’s Home. They call home everyday to check on their boys. 6
young people from Germany stopped in overnight on their way to
Batangus, somewhere south of Manila. They had Bibles with them, but I
didn’t get a chance to catch their mission. I met Bill and his
daughter, Mary today. They converted part of the YMC into an office for
their ministry to publish and distribute the first and only street
magazine in Manila. Its purpose is to help those who are impoverished
all over the city. Alex and his wife Chris stopped in for dinner the
other night. Their ministry sells a hundred thousand thread bracelets
every month to help keep the women and young girls out of prostitution
on the island of Mindoro. Then Carmine showed up from Utah. He is an
architect who is here to help with designs and plans for future
expansions with the ministry. Building is a constant way of life here
as they rush to keep up with the ever increasing people needs. Then
there is Joe and Neil who pop in and out to help wherever there is a
need. Christie and Amber who have been living at the YMC, teach classes
at the school next door. Chris and Kim stop in for meals occasionally.
Kim is the headmaster of the community school and Chris spends his time
discipling several Filipinos among other ministries.
The ministry
center is not exactly Grand Central Station, but you don’t want to sit
still very long or you might find yourself being caught up in the swirl
of genuine Christian ministry. It’s not just the name of a building –
it’s the activity that takes place in and around this ” terminal” of
life.
