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Dr. Paul Kim had been praying for a plan to invite Christian leaders from Southeast Asia to Korea and hold a conference even before the pandemic. He decided to hold the event this year and requested sponsorship from Gudeok Church. The church elders agreed to help and invited around 40 Christian leaders from various countries, such as the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, to attend the South East Asian Leaders (SEAL) Conference in 2024. The conference’s main goal is to strengthen the Southeast Asian Christian network, which was weakened during the pandemic. It also aims to introduce the history of Korea, the spirituality and traces of the Korean church, the historical Prayer movement, the spirit of martyrs, and the mission movement, with a particular emphasis on Busan and the Region of Gyeongnam in the Southern Province of Korea. 

We want to thank all our mission partners for their support as we are going to end the year of 2023.

Two new things happened this year: starting a mission school in Manukuari, Papua, and starting a mission farm in the Arakan, Mountain tribal area in the Philippines.

It is truly encouraging that, unlike other mission schools established by our missionaries, the mission school was started by local people in Papua. The localization of the mission school has been achieved. The point is that this localization has created a model that can be expanded to other regions and countries. Through this, more missionaries will arise to testify the gospel to the ends of the earth and prepare for the second coming of the Lord Jesus.

Regarding the mission farm, I believe that it will be helpful in many ways to the community life at the MM Center, Samal. I think it will help with the financial issues needed to purchase the ingredients needed to feed an average of 40 people daily, and also there will be many learning opportunities during the process of self-production. Even though there are many challenges ahead as this is our first time starting, I believe we will create a good model under the precious guidance of the Lord Jesus.

We are planning and praying for constructing a new dormitory at the MM Center, Samal in 2024 to accommodate more trainees. Please pray with us.

I wish the Lord’s great joy and peace will be with you and your family, church, and business this Christmas and New Year.

Dr. Paul D. Kim, Founder

The First two Missionaries from Germany, Ottow and Geisler came to Mansinam Island Manokwari City, Papua on February 5, 1855, and then, more Missionaries from other Countries followed.

Before the Missionaries came, we had more than 250 tribes that were always involved in tribal wars and some tribes even ate the human body as a great honor in occult belief, but because Missionaries brought the Gospel and taught the value of life. It made a big Impact on Civilization in Papua.

Today we have many churches and Bible schools in Papua, but we are not following the example of missionaries who gave their lives for Papuans. are there any missionaries from Papua to the nations? There is none. Because we lack understanding about missions and no motivation on missions.

I have been studing and ministry in the Philippines for about 7 years because of God’s calling, “Go to the Philippines!” In the year 2011 in the middle of the Crusade in Basilan Malamawi Island, the Philippines, I saw the vision “the Lord will send more His Missionaries”. 

In the Year 2022, I met with Pastor Syafrin Tiranda, he had a vision about opening the school of missions and sending Missionaries out, but he had no idea how to start and operate the school. Early year 2023 we visited Dr. Paul D Kim, Founding president of the Mission Motivators in the Center located in Samal, Philippines. We asked him to help us to start the School of Missions in Papua and also to be a mentor for us. After the meeting with him, I was able to undergo training to be a training director in SOM, Papua and Pastor Syafrin was appointed as an Executive Director of MM, Papua.

On September 28,2023, the School of Missions, Papua was started officially with 7 trainees and 1 missionary, 1 staff and 1 student staff in the presence of Dr.Paul D Kim, Founding President of MM, Rev. Syafrin Tiranda, Executive Director of MM Papua, known as “Peggerak Misi Papua”, and Mayor Region of Manokwari Hermus Indou.

If there were no Gospel Papua would not civilized, if there were no Missionaries no one woulod tell us about the value of life: we have been so far away, but we have been reached by them! Today there are no excuses we have to pay back by sending out missionaries to the nations: we have received for free: we have to give for free also!

Alberto Imbiri, Training Director of SOM, Papua

I was praying at MM chapel when I saw a vision of a clock with its hand pointing like it was almost time. This vision gave me the impression that God is calling us with an urgency to respond to His call. It was 2019, I was still a trainee here at the SOM, Samal Center, Mission Motivators. It was during the Acquaintance Day when the Lord Jesus opened my eyes to see the need for global missions.

One of the activities that brought an impact on my heart was “Finding the Cross”. All of us, the trainees, were blindfolded and our goal was to find it. The moment I found and touched the cross, I saw a vision of Jesus smiling in front of me carrying the cross on his shoulders, then asked me, “Sam, are you ready to carry your cross?” With all excitement and strong conviction, I said, “Yes, Lord! I am ready!” Then, suddenly, I felt this heavy burden in my heart and I started crying, still, with a blindfold in my eyes. I knelt down and cried out loud. When I removed the blindfold, I saw many people at the beach. I hear the Holy Spirit in my heart saying, “These people are lost, helpless, and are going astray without Jesus in their lives.”

Everyone went swimming after the activity, but I remained seated under the coconut tree, unable to comprehend what was happening in my heart. My tears kept streaming through my eyes and I couldn’t hold them back. After we arrived at Mission Motivators that day, I went straight to the chapel and continued praying. The compassion for the lost, and the urgency to respond to His call just dawned on me.

Verse 26 says, ” When Jesus saw the crowd, he had compassion on them…”

Compassion is not just a feeling of pity or mercy towards others but acting on it. He went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness. Why did Jesus feel compassion towards these people?

First, Jesus saw the need. They were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd (verse 26). He understands that these people need a shepherd. They need help. Once, we were like them – lost, helpless, chained, bound by sins. Without someone sharing the gospel with them, how would they know the truth? Today, the worldwide population is about 8 billion people, and Christians make up 2.38 billion.

Mission Motivators existed because our founder saw the need for missionaries to be trained and to be sent out to the nations. When God gave him the vision and the burden to the nations, he responded immediately, leaving everything behind in Korea.

As trainees and staff, we are not here by accident. God brought us here not just to finish the training, but to be an alumni and go back to our place. The purpose why we are all here is to do what God has called us to do. Do you see the need that Jesus saw? Pray then to God to open your eyes to see the need.

Secondly, Jesus saw the harvest. Verse 37, says, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.” There’s no problem with the harvest, the problem is the workers. What makes other Christians different from other Christians? These people are committed to God and devote their lives to preaching the gospel, saving the lost, praying and interceding for the nations, reaching out to the unreached, and willing to risk it all for Jesus.

The harvest is ready, and is plentiful, but where are the workers?

There was a time when I was praying at the old Mission Motivators’ chapel at 2 a.m. when God gave me another vision. I saw the very first chapel that was built, with no tiles, just soil ground, and the window was open. It was a small chapel. But what amazed me was, the chapel started to be filled with people, kneeling down and crying. So I asked the Lord what was the meaning of the vision. Then, in my spirit He told me, “Sam, the reason why you are here is because there are people who constantly kneel down, crying out to God for the workers to come to this place.”

You and I are here because we are all a product of someone’s prayer. They saw the need for more workers. In our batch, before our training, the staff were praying for 200 missionary trainees, but only 18 responded.

Dr. Paul Kim said, “It is not just about doing ministry. It is about your calling.” You may be doing ministry but not where God wants you to be.

Know your calling. Some are called to go. Others are called to pray and support the missions, while others are called to mobilize. 

There is a great need and there is a great harvest to be done.

Samuel Sanchez, Chaplin, MM Center