CK's life in Derby

Catching Up with The Kims Vol 16

Welcome to our newsletter for September/October! We trust you are warming up now that spring is here. Term three of the Student Focus Program is well underway and we are well and truly warm up here in the Kimberley! Thank you for taking the time to read about our lives. Remember to send us an email and tell us how you’re doing.

A note from Yong

At the end of October, I went to Noonkanbah community Christian weekend conference. I flew up there with one of the Kingdom Aviation workers. It was calm and smooth flying to Noonkanbah. We got there just in time for the morning session. The service started with praise and worship then a guest speaker. It was my first aboriginal conference. It was not fancy

but small gathering of local Christians. The highlight of this visit was the contact with local Christians. I really enjoyed having a lunch with an elderly lady at her house. As we ate I was able to hear about her walk with God and her struggle at this moment. She told me that she grew up in a mission and there she met Christ. For her it was life changing experience and very positive in her life. This lady is caring for her grandchildren with her husband. She said that sometimes it is too hard and she wants to give up, but she is hoping that one day her grandchildren will come to know God. She has a strong faith that God who saved her life will also save her grandchildren. It was real eye opening conversation hearing the issues aborigines faces and understanding their faith. I am hoping to meet more local Christians in remote communities.

October to early December is build-up season before the wet season. It is really hot and humid with no signs of rain to relieve the heat. For some people it is a very difficult time of year especially people who are on the edge of their life. There have been four suicides and two attempts of suicide. The fact had been shock to whole town. Some people do not see the true hope we have in Christ Jesus and end their own life with their hands. It is very sad that people lose hope to live and leave irreparable scars with loved ones. Even though it is very sad, it gives us opportunities to share Christ with others. It is not just aborigines in remote communities who need to hear the true hope in Christ Jesus but also non-aborigines in the town as well.

We had a special visitor from Melbourne. Leah from Youth Dimension visited us for a week. She is in charge of the remote Student Focus program. She visited all the communities we normally visit. For her, it was first time visiting remote aboriginal communities. It was an eye opening experience for her to see the different needs in remote communities. She also ran a few training sessions for people who are interested in helping run the program. It was good revision for me and good input from her as well.

One of the community’s school teachers asked me to do a presentation for her class. She said they are learning about airplanes and pilots. I agreed to help her out in her class by preparing a presentation. I made a boarding pass for the kids and set up the classroom like inside of airplane. I gave them passenger briefing. It was great fun to explain about airplanes and how to become a pilot. I am hoping that one of the kids will become a pilot and serve their community as a pilot. It was great way to get to know the kids and the school teacher. This is a really enjoyable ministry God gave me in the West Kimberley area.

A walk with Vicki

Back in September the Derby Baptist Church (one of our supporting churches) asked us to participate in their missions weekend. On the Saturday night Yong and I prepared a Korean dinner for about 20 people and had the opportunity to share about our journey in coming to Derby. The following morning during the church service we shared about our work with Kingdom

Aviation and how we have been adjusting to life in the Kimberley. It was great for us to be able to reflect on how God brought us to this point and give him thanks for the wonderful experiences we’ve had so far.

At the Church camp in September we had the pleasure of watching a beautiful sunrise from bed each morning! This is the first time our family has gone camping together! We drove along the red, sandy, corrugated dirt road to the peninsula three hours away where One Arm Point is located. The aboriginal community gave us permission to pitch our tents under the shade shelters on the shores of their land. It was really hot, but a great chance to get to know people better and enjoy the beautiful surrounds. Caleb thoroughly enjoyed being outdoors non-stop, and having so much sand to play in! We had good fellowship with the aboriginal people of One Arm Point. One time a young mum shared about how she recently re-committed her life to Christ and how much the community values the weekly visits and Bible Studies that Kingdom Aviation do. We pray that God will continue to touch lives in that community and all the places Kingdom Aviation visits.

I’ve been putting on a little weight lately, and it’s not from eating too much icecream! I have a 17 week old baby on board! We’re excited about welcoming this new little one into our family in April.

Meanwhile I’m still involved in facilitating the Terrific Toddlers program where Yong and I are learning some practical tools for parenting young Caleb through the toddler years. We are thankful that a number of church families have become involved too.

Caleb’s world

I’m sure Caleb sometimes wonders why his mum keeps making him do silly activities and get his face wet at the swimming pool. Later he will realise that it’s all part of learning to swim. We’ve been attending swimming lessons at the loc

al pool which also offers heaps of other fun things for kids. Caleb particularly likes the water

that squirts up from the ground in the water fun park.

His other favourite water activity is washing dishes (plastic ones!). It keeps him entertained for hours,

which is much better than having him unpack the kitchen cupboards!

Catching Up with The Kims Vol 15

A note from Yong

Time surely goes quickly! We are slowly adjusting to the Derby lifestyle and are enjoying the new friendships we are establishing. Since last newsletter, I have been busy flying into remote communities and working with kids in the schools. They are still shy and reserved but I can see some breakthroughs with the kids. A few weeks ago, I talked with the kids about rejection. Their responses blew me away. They clearly and honestly expressed their feelings when their family members and friends rejected them or put them down. It was real and personal hearing from them about what they were going through. I was very honored that they opened up and expressed their feelings, but on the other hand sadden by their hurt.

New Ministry Places

We have been praying for and talking with Milijeedee and Ngalapita aboriginal communities to start a program in their communities. For various reasons, we weren’t able to meet with community leaders and school principal for while, but a couple of weeks ago Paul White and Jamie Short (other Kingdom Aviation workers) met and set a starting date for these two new communities. These are very small communities with small numbers of kids. We are very thankful for the new opportunities to reach out to the communities. We really appreciate your continued prayers!

First fishing trip….

A couple of weeks ago, I went to fishing with Craig, one of the church members. It was my first fishing trip ever. We went to the marsh area and threw our fishing line into the water. First we caught a sawfish. This fish looked very mean and cut the line itself with his saw. The second one was a barramundi but it got away… The third one also got away. At last Craig and I caught a Threadfin Salmon each. They were about 70~75cm long! I was told that this fish is better to eat than barramundi… Anyway, we brought them home for cleaning, cutting up and storing in the deep freezer! My first fishing trip was successful and enjoyable as well!

A walk with Vicki

On a weekend recently we had the privilege of driving to one of the remote aboriginal communities that Yong flies to each week. It was a rare opportunity for me to travel outside of Derby, so I was looking forward to the change of scenery and the concert being held in the community. One of the best things about this trip was meeting some of the aboriginal folk in the community. Firstly, there was the group of (mainly) women striding happily around the oval, on a mission to lose weight. I caught up with them under a shady tree and took up the leader’s invitation to speak with them about healthy eating and weight loss. Even in remote areas there is still a high usage of convenience foods and sweet drinks. However, it was good to learn that nutritious bush foods are still part of their lifestyle. Another lady told me about her positive experience of growing up on a mission. She also shared about how she believed that the missionaries in the Kimberley have planted many seeds, which, in the right season will bear much fruit. Isaiah 55:11 ‘…so is my word that goes out from my mouth: it will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire…’

Back at home we had some curious aboriginal kids from the neighbourhood visit us when they saw Caleb playing outside. During a friendly chat I learned that the tap at their house was broken and they wanted a drink of water. I was also told which of the girls (aged 7 or 8) smoked cigarettes and that one of the boys has a brother with swine flu! Kids are so funny in their openness. I wonder if they’ll come again and tell me more stories.

Along with some friends from church I’ve been involved in helping facilitate sessions for parents, using materials from a group called Growing Families Australia. This term we’ve been looking specifically at the 12-18 month age group. While participant numbers have been small I’ve really valued the things that I’ve learned. Thankfully as facilitators we don’t have to know everything! We’re looking forward to next term when we’ll be focussing on the terrific toddler years! Hopefully a few more of the parents in the community will come to these sessions as the materials and discussions are really practical and helpful.

Last month the Derby rodeo was a real highlight for the town! We’d never been to a rodeo, so we went along to see the participants hanging onto their horses and bulls for dear life! Many of the riders came from the outback stations and were very skilled in a lot of events. Even though we didn’t really understand the scoring system, it was still interesting to see.

Caleb’s world

Caleb continues to enjoy the outdoors and insists on having time outside each day to play. Sometimes mum would prefer to be indoors where it’s cooler, but he’s not troubled at all by the heat. He’s a busy boy and likes to try multi-tasking. With an object in each hand he might sit on a rocking toy and while doing that he’s looking for the next thing to do! His favourite toys lately have been a toy broom and rake. Whenever we go to people’s houses he always looks for their brooms and rakes and is so pleased with himself when he finds them!

Caleb has just starte

d using a few words of sign language. He says ‘please’, ‘drink’, ‘more’ an

d sometimes says ‘th

ank you’. Verbally he says a lot, but we have no idea what it all means! He’s also looking more grown up with a new haircut from mum. On close inspection the sides are a little uneven because Caleb got bor

ed and wriggly with the process. It will hopefully get straightened out

next time!

Road Trip to Derby WA

Catching Up With The Kims June 2009 vol 14

Greetings from Derby, Western Australia!!! Here we are amongst the Boab trees, red dust and clear blue skies and mid-30s temperatures of the dry season. What an exciting journey it has been! From packing up and leaving our home in Sale, to celebrating Caleb’s first birthday and then spending three weeks driving to the opposite corner of Australia the last two months are difficult to describe in just a few paragraphs.

Firstly, our heartfelt thanks to all of you who have been praying for us and supporting us through this significant transition. God has provided for us through many people and we thank God for you and for the way he has worked through you. We humbly ask that you continue to pray that we will faithfully carry out his work here in the West Kimberley.

Travelling trivia

Distance travelled from Sale to Derby: 7460km

Average speed of travel with the caravan: 80km/hour

Longest day of travel: 715km from Nullarbor to Balladonia

Most scenic caravan park : Denham (near Monkey Mia) with its ocean view

Worst weather: East of Perth driving into gale force blustery winds and rain storms

Best Meal: Home cooked Ruby Snapper with fresh salad indgredients from the plantations of Canarvon

A note from Yong

Travelling with a caravan is new to me in many ways. Before, I couldn’t understand “the grey nomads”, but now I can understand why some people travel for two years or more. One thing I really like about living in the caravan is the simple lifestyle. We did not need a lot of things to live a normal life. We were very thankful for uneventful journey. There were few little issues but they became praise points. The caravan door lock broke at an early stage of our journey and we were 3000km from Perth were we could get the spare part. At Balladonia, I was doing my morning inspection of the vehicle and discovered that one of the rear tyres had deep cut in the wall. I thanked God for finding the cut before we drove away. I wondered what might have happen if we drove away with our heavily loaded ute (pickup truck) towing a fully loaded caravan! I was very excited that God was with us in this trip! A very special thing happen on the road: I saw Caleb’s first steps as he walked toward me! It was really a time of blessing to see many parts of Australia and create beautiful memories as family. Whenever we stayed at the caravan parks, Vicki impressed a lot of old guys with her skills in backing the caravan. The ladies cheered her on for doing excellent job reversing and parking the caravan in tight spaces!!! This is one of advantages of marrying a country girl!!!

I started flying and working with kids a week after we arrived in Derby. I was quite nervous about doing the Student Focus program. Running games and giving a talk was quite an overwhelming task. However, it was really good to have a lot of support from my co-workers and encouragement from them. Things I like about this ministry is that I work with very passionate people and beautiful kids who need to know Christ. A lot of kids are very shy like me so both the kids and I will take a while to get to know each other. I am trying to remember their names and call their names, but some are quite hard to pronounce. I am hoping to remember all the kids’ names by end of third term… A few weeks ago, students from a Christian college in Perth came to One Arm Point and camped there for five days and worked with aboriginal kids. I went there when they arrived and helped them with setting up their camp and I got to know them. I was very excited to hear from a teacher that four of the kids accepted Christ through the camp! As for me, it was really good experience camping by the beautiful beach and being attacked by ant(s).

Vicki’s parents are staying with us and helping us with settling into our new place in Derby. They drove from Victoria to Derby in ten days with our car and trailer. At this moment we are renting Derby Baptist Church’s manse and part of the arrangement is that we do some house maintenance for them. I am very thankful for Graeme’s help (Vicki’s dad) working around house. Actually, he does most of the jobs and I am just assisting. It is really good to be working with Graeme and learning things. We put a sagging house ceiling back up, filled holes in the wall, painted inside etc. Vicki’s mum and dad have been great blessing for us in settling in! Caleb loves to play with grandma and she is Caleb’s best friend!

A walk with Vicki

We’d been up since 6am on that long-awaited day when we arrived in Derby and we were about 50km from town when we saw it. The dark clouds loomed ahead and as we got closer and closer I became more and more nervous. It wasn’t a tropical cyclone, or even a thunderstorm. It was a bushfire and to me it looked reasonably big! Having images of Victoria’s black Saturday fresh in my mind, I wasn’t terribly keen to continue driving, even though the thought of finally arriving in Derby (after 7400km of travel) was pulling me strongly. In our state of concern we searched through the radio stations listening out for potentially useful information – but nothing remotely helpful came across the airwaves. When we could actually see the flames approaching the roadside near us, I wanted to turn back but Yong (probably wisely) pointed out that if I keep slowing down we might get stuck and I’d better get moving ahead. Later we found out it was just a common fuel reduction burn and my panic was not warranted. I have a lot to learn about life in the Kimberley!

Fortunately, I have a lot of people around me who can impart some Kimberley wisdom. We have been so warmly welcomed by the awesome Kingdom Aviation team and the Baptist Church (one of our supporting churches). During a particularly busy time for them, the church prepared the manse for us to live in and has blessed us and cared for us in so many ways. As well as the church folk, I’m also getting to know a lot of the mums in town through a mum’s group and a play group. I can already go down the street and meet three or four people I know! At playgroup I’m looking forward to getting to know the Aboriginal lady and her grandson, the mum with a disabled child, the Indian lady and her son and hopefully many more.

Being part of the mum’s group has opened up opportunity to co-lead some evening sessions with materials from Growing Families Australia. I’ll share more about that next time, but in the mean time please pray as a friend from church and I prepare for this ministry next term.

Caleb’s world

For more than three weeks Caleb spent the majority of his time in either the car or the caravan. Caleb really enjoyed his time in the caravan as we travelled and he even took his first steps there! In the car it was so peaceful while he slept, and during his time awake it was a constant triathlon of feeding him, passing him a steady stream of toys and then entertaining him with songs, books and silly games.

Since arriving, Caleb has enjoyed being able to (clumsily) run around, having space and freedom and no longer spending so many hours in the car. He enjoys playing with rocks, sand and a bucket of pegs; tasting them all too! As part of the playgroup, Caleb got to dress up as a little crocodile and we proudly rode on the float in a street parade at the Boab Festival. We were meant to wave and throw lollies to the onlookers, but Caleb was more intent on removing his crocodile hat and munching his cracker. To see some photos from the parade and other pictures of our travel and settling into Derby, go to

http://picasaweb.google.com/VickiNYong/Derby2009?authkey=Gv1sRgCKL5iP-jkfLATA# and

http://picasaweb.google.com/VickiNYong/EarlyDaysInDerby?authkey=Gv1sRgCNn46Orc1eeEmgE#

For those who pray:

• Praise God for leaving well, travelling well and arriving in Derby
• Thanks to our Jehovah for all the prayer, financial and practical support we’ve been blessed with.
• Pray that God would cultivate the friendships we are developing both in the remote communities and in the town where we live
• Pray for the ministry of Kingdom Aviation, for safe flying and effective ministry
• Pray for our cultural learning and that we would earnestly seek God and his leading in all w

예찬 빅키 용군의 뉴-우-스 제32호 2009년 2월

안녕하세요! 주님의 사랑 안에서 인사를 드립니다. 저희는 많은 동역자 여러분의 기도로 놀라운 주님의 은혜와 채워주심을 경험하면서 호주 원주민 항공선교 사역을 준비하고 있습니다.

한참동안 저희의 사역 준비가 어떻게 진행되고 있는지 자세하게 설명을 드리지 못한 것 같습니다. 지난 두달간 있었던 일들과 앞으로 계획을 나누고자 합니다.

사역 준비 과정 하일라이트 그리고 앞으로…
원주민 항공선교 사역의 준비를 놓고 신실한 기도의 동역자들과 같이 기도하고 있습니다. 주님께서 주신 기도의 응답들을 나누고자 합니다.

• 오지 사막 지역에서 사용할 차량을 놓고 기도해왔습니다. 주님께서 고장 없고 튼튼한 중고 4륜구동 차량을 지난 1월말에 구입할 수 있도록 인도해주셨습니다.
• 지난 2월에 유스 디멘션과 오엠에서 선교 사역 관련 교육을 받았습니다.
• 지역교회에서 사역의 비전을 나눌 수 있는 기회들이 계속 생기고 있습니다.
• 지속적으로 원주민 비전을 나눌 수 있는 교회들을 연결 시켜주시고 있습니다.

지금부터 오는 5월까지 많은 일들과 준비해되는 것들이 있습니다.

3월..
1.중순에 오엠호주의 입회가 결정됩니다.
2.26일부터 4월 15일까지 빅키와 예찬이가 미국에 거주하시는 후원자들을 만나며 교제하게됩니다.
3.4곳의 교회를 주일에 방문하여 원주민 사역의 비전을 나누게됩니다.

4월…
1.사역지 이동을 위한 이사 준비를 하게됩니다.
2.빅키와 예찬이가 미국에 있는 가족들과 동역자들을 만나게 됩니다.

5월…
1.초에 사역지 더비로 약 6000km를 차량으로 약 2주 ~ 3주 동안 이동하게됩니다.

지역교회와 원주민 항공선교 사역의 비전 나눔...
작년 12월말부터 지속적으로 주님이 저희에게 지역교회들과 원주민 항공선교 사역에 대한 비전을 나눌 수 있는 기회를 주시고 계십니다. 지금까지 4곳의 교회에서 원주민 사역에 대한 비전을 나누고 다음 한달 동안 4곳의 교회를 방문하며 사역의 비전을 나누게됩니다. 놀라운 것은 많은 교회에서 관심을 보여주며 기도한다는 사실입니다. 또 직접 성도들과 비전을 나누지 못하는 곳에서는 저희의 선교사역 계획서를 통해서 선교의 비전을 나눌 수 있는 기회들을 주님께서 주시고 있습니다. 지속적으로 많은 교회와 협력의 관계를 가질 수 있는 기회가 늘어나도록 기도를 부탁드립니다.

유스디멘션 (Youth Dimension)
저희가 같이 호주 원주민 항공선교 사역을 하게되는 킹덤항공은 청소년 선교단체인 유스 디맨션의 스튜던트 포커스라는 프로그램을 사용합니다. 이 프로그램은 매주 한 주제를 가지고 그와 관련된 게임과 말씀을 가지고 청소년들에게다가 갑니다. 저는 이 프로그램 운영에 대한 교육을 받기 위해서 지난 2월 10일부터 12일까지 3일간 교육을 받았습니다. 교육을 받기 전에는 청소년 선교 프로그램에 대한 두려움이 있었지만 교육을 받으면서 이 프로그램이 청소년들과 가까워지며 그들을 이해할 수 있는 좋은 도구라는 사실에 참 많은 용기를 얻게되었습니다. 또 청소년 사역에 관심을 가지고 같이 교육을 받은 사람들의 모습에서 참 많은 힘을 얻게되었습니다. 좋은 청소년 사역 교육을 받으며 많은 은혜를 주신 주님께 감사의 찬양을 드립니다.

오엠호주 (OM Australia)
킹덤항공은 아주 작은 선교단체로 많은 인력이 부족합니다. 그래서 저희는 오엠호주를 통해서 킹덤항공과 같이 호주 원주민 항공선교 사역을 하려고 합니다. 오엠은 둘러스와 로고스II라는 두 대의 선교선 유명한 단체입니다. 오엠이 가지고 있는 목적, 핵심가치 그리고 비전이 저희 부부의 선교 가치와 같습니다. 또 미전도 종족과도 같은 호주 원주민 사역에 대해서 깊은 관심과 용기를 저희에게 주고 있습니다. 오엠은 저희가 사역을 잘 할 수 있도록 많은 도움을 줄 수 있습니다. 특히 재정관리과 선교사 관리의 부분에서 큰 도움을 받을 수 있습니다. 저희는 지난 23일부터 28일까지 6일동안 오엠호주 본부에서 교육을 받으며 사역의 준비에 대한 교육을 받았습니다. 20대 초반에서 50대중반의 다양한 나이의 사람들이 모여 주님의 복음을 전한다는 비전 아래 모여 같이 찬양, 기도하며 교육을 받으며 많은 도전을 받았습니다. 저희가 이 교육을 통해서 많은 은혜를 받을 수 있도록 도와주신 분들과 주님께 감사의 찬양을 드립니다. 3월 중순에 입회가 결정됩니다. 주님의 뜻대로 인도받을 수 있도록 기도를 부탁드립니다.

오엠은...
오엠선교회 (복음의 기동대, Operation Mobilization)는 세계복음화를 위해서 사람들을 도전하여 동원하며, 훈련시켜 선교사로 파송하여 현지사역을 감당케하는 세계적인 초교파적 국제선교단체입니다. 영국 런던에 본부를 두고 있으며, 1957년 멕시코 사역을 시작으로 현제 106여 개국의 선교지에서 4000명의 선교들이 사역하고 있습니다. 오엠은 지역교회와 협력하여 세계선교에 관심을 가진 목회자, 교사, 일반청년, 대학생 등 다양한 계층의 사역자들을 단기 혹은 장기 선교사역에 동참하게 하고 , 현장실습(On the job training)을 통하여 전인적인 선교훈련 및 사역을 감당하도록 돕고 있습니다.

오엠의 목적
그리스도의 몸으로서의 오엠의 목적은 세계복음화를 위해서 사람들을 도전하고 훈련 및 무장시키고 특히 미전도 종족 가운데 교회개척을 돕고 견고히 세우는 것이다.

오엠의 핵심가치 –
1. 하나님을 깊이 알고 영화롭게 함
2. 하나님의 말씀에 순복함
3. 은혜와 성실한 삶
4. 희생적인 섬김
5. 사람을 사랑하며 존귀히 여김
6. 세계 복음화.
7. 그리스도 몸으로 다양성 반영
8. 세계 중보기도
9. 지역교회 존중

오엠의 비전 –
1. 미전도 종족에의 집중
2. 지역교회와의 동역
3. 지체들간의 관심과 섬김
4. 세계를 품은 그리스도인으로서의 훈련과 준비
5. 다음세대의 동원
6. 오엠사역의 국제화
7. 오엠조직의 강화

산불...
지난 2월 7일부터 저희가 살고있는 이곳 빅토리아주의 날씨가 아주 건조하고 무더워지기 시작했습니다. 8일에는 온도가 46도까지 올라갔습니다. 오랜 가뭄, 건조한 날씨, 강한 바람과 폭염으로 산불이 나기 시작했습니다. 아직도 진화되지 않고 계속 산불이 번져가고 있습니다. 이 산불로 200명 넘게 목숨을 잃고 1000채가 넘는 집이 탔습니다. 많은 화재가 저희가 살고 있는 곳에서 그리 멀지 않은 곳에서 (차를 타고 45분정도의 거리) 일어났습니다. 몇몇 산불은 방화로 일어난 일들이라 가슴을 아프게 합니다. 저희는 8일 저희가 이사할 때 짐을 실을 트레일러를 보기 위해서 집을 나섰습니다. 45분쯤 운전을 하고 가는데 먼발치의 산에서 연기가 나기 시작했습니다. 연기가 점점 커지는 것입니다. 저희가 볼일을 마치고 돌아오는 길에 본 그 산불이 아주 커져서 20여명의 목숨을 아사 가는 죽음의 화염으로 바뀌었습니다. 이 소식지를 쓰고 있는 지금은 날씨가 많이 산산 해졌습니다. 하지만 지속적으로 타고 있는 이 산불은 사람의 힘으로 진화하기는 너무 어려운 것 같습니다. 하나님이 비를 보내주시기 전까지는 지속적으로 타고 있는 이 산불을 사람의 힘으로 진화하기는 어려울 것 같습니다. 이 산불이 빨리 진화되고 모든 재산과 가족을 잃은 사람들이 주님이 주시는 위로와 평안을 누릴 수 있도록 기도를 부탁드립니다.

기도제목들...
•여러 교회에서 원주민 항공선교 사역의 비전을 나눌 수 있는 기회를 주신 주님께 감사의 찬양을 드립니다.
•원주민 항공선교 사역에 관심을 가지고 격려해주는 많은 분들을 만나게 해주심에 감사의 찬양을 드립니다.
•사역지에서 사용할 튼튼하고 좋은 중고차를 구입할 수 있도록 인도해주심에 감사의 찬양을 드립니다.
•귀한 동역의 사역자들이 늘어나도록 기도를 부탁드립니다.
•사역지 주거 문제가 해결될 수 있도록 기도를 부탁드립니다.
•지속적으로 지역교회와 연결되어 원주민 사역의 비전을 나눌 수 있도록 기도를 부탁드립니다.
•원주민 사역을 같이 할 수 있는 기도의 동역자를 붙여주시도록 기도를 부탁드립니다.
•5월초 사역지로 이사를 위해서 기도를 부탁드립니다.
•저희 짐을 싣고 갈 수 있는 튼튼 트레이러를 위해서 기도를 부탁드립니다.
•계속해서 타고 있는 산불이 빠른 시일에 진활 되도록 기도를 부탁드립니다. 이 어려운 시기를 통해서 피해자들이 주님을 찾을 수 있도록 기도를 부탁드립니다. (화재가 진압되었습니다.)

Cathing Up With The Kims Feb 2009 Vol. 12

Our greetings and thanks for your contact with us over the last couple of months. We do enjoy hearing from you.

Highlights
• Student Focus training for Yong
• Training with Operation Mobilisation for all of us
• Opportunities to visit a number of churches
• About being a house-dad, Yong says, “the days go quickly”. About being at work, Vicki says, “the days go quickly”
• Caleb now has teeth and strong legs for standing

Some notes from Yong

Early in February I was able to do some training with Youth Dimensions, who developed the Student Focus program. My training will enable me to run sessions in schools when we move to Derby, WA to work with Kingdom Aviation (hopefully in May this year). The training was very fun because of the enthusiastic trainers who were very passionate about share the Gospel with young people. I had opportunity lead a few games. I was bit nervous but soon I was as excited and noisy as the students. I was very glad that I went and did the training. The trainers were very excited about Kingdom Aviation’s ministry with aboriginal youths.

Since mid January, I’ve had a new job as a house dad. The first few weeks were hard but once I got to know Caleb’s routine, it was easier. It is really enjoyable and fun looking after Caleb. The only occupation safety and health issue is dealing with Caleb’s toxic nappies. Normally it is a once a day but occasionally I need to deal with toxic nappies 3 times… He is really active and into everything. I enjoy reading him his baby Bible. He sits on my lap and listens to the Bible stories. It is God’s blessing to have time with him every day before I go back to full time work. Working on airplanes one day a week is really enjoyable and I’m able to focus on something else! I am very thankful for Gippsland Aeronautics who allow me to work one day a week.

In our last newsletter we mentioned that we would like to join a mission agency that can help us get organised to go and work in Derby. We have made contact with Operation Mobilisation (OM), and they have been very willing to explore an arrangement where we can join OM and they support us with member care, training, support with managing our finances and other support. We are still waiting to find out if we can join, but in the mean time we’ve been able to participate in their training program for mission work and are hopeful we can proceed with them. Our training was for six days at the end of February and included aspects of partnership development, a Life Directions workshop, Bible teaching and some great socialising and learning from the other participants. We found the week to be very informative, motivating and encouraging, though quite tiring at times.

During January and February we’ve continued to take up opportunities to visit churches and share about the work we plan to do in WA. Many have shown interest in the work of Kingdom Aviation and are interested in some form of partnership with us. We are thankful for these opportunities and hope for more visits!

A walk with Vicki

While being back at work may not be quite as much fun as being with Caleb, I have enjoyed the adult conversations and using a different part of my brain. At the moment we are short-staffed in our department and trying very hard to recruit dietitians. I can’t understand why people are not attracted to Sale – it’s a good rural location with an interesting and varied workload. Oh well, we can only keep trying!

When Yong did his training for student focus, my mum came for a few days to look after Caleb. She said that Caleb was easy to look after and I think it was actually a much quieter week for her than her normal busy life.

In January we had a great visit from a friend we met in Nepal. Manish migrated to Australia last year and is working in Melbourne.

The next big adventure for me is a trip with Caleb to visit Yong’s family in the USA. We are looking forward to spending time together and meeting many people who’ve taken an interest in our lives for a long time.

Caleb’s world

Caleb continues to bring us lots of smiles (and some frowns) each day. Nowadays when he smiles you can see two little teeth in his lower gums. There’s a lot more to come, but he’s on the way. He’s also on the way to walking! He’s gone from crawling at eight months to pulling himself up on furniture and now he’s started walking along holding onto things. Everything happens quickly and we enjoy seeing him progress. Unfortunately he considers the bins, bookshelves and kitchen cupboards more interesting than his toys. He still loves the outdoors and his favourite food at the moment is meat and potatoes. His favourite words are mumumum and omaa (Korean for mum!). We’re very happy that Caleb sleeps 11 hours most nights. He even has a freshly painted cot thanks to his daddy.

For those who pray:

• Thanks for provision of a good reliable vehicle and for the financial blessing to purchase it.
• Praise God for Yong’s training with Youth Dimensions to run Student Focus program!
• Praise God for our training with OM and our progress towards joining them. Pray that this partnership will evolve successfully.
• Pray that we can find a suitable trailer for transporting our furniture to Western Australia and for a house to rent when we get there.
• Pray for our visits to churches coming up, and for God’s leading in our partnership development.
• Pray for our packing up at Sale and other preparations for moving

은혜...

한번도 만나지 못한 사람들이 있습니다. 전혀 알지도 못하는 사람들입니다. 그런데 이들은 주님을 사랑하고 주님의 복음을 전하기 원하는 사람들입니다. 그래서 수년간 부족한 저를 위해서 기도하고 재정적으로 후원을 해주셨습니다. 자신들끼리 모여서 후원회를 만들고 지금까지 기도하며 후원해주시고 있습니다. 잘하는 것 하나없고 나인데... 그저 항공선교라는 것이 필요하고 주님의 귀한 복음을 전하는 도구로 쓰여진다는 하나의 사실때문에... 그들이 미국에서 힘들게 힘들게 번돈을 아낌없이 헌금하시는 그분들... 나는 어떻게 감사를 표현할수 없습니다. 다만 하나님의 은혜입니다. 나는 그분들께 사랑의 빛을 다시 갚을 수 없습니다. 할 수 있는 것는 더욱 전심으로 주님의 사랑을 전하는 것이고 또 그분들을 위해서 중보하는 것 뿐입니다. 아내 빅키가 미국을 방문하고 있습니다. 그분들을 대신해서 만나고 교제를 하고 있습니다. 그분들이 빅키와 예찬이에 주시는 사랑또한 어떻게 감사를 해야할지... 모든 것이 하나님의 은혜입니다. 하나님의 은혜... 하나님이 계시기에 겁없이 나아갑니다. 그리고 동역자 아내 빅키와 새로운 팀 멤버 예찬이와 같이 갑니다. 중보 기도해주시는 분들의 기도에 힘입어... 하나님을... 하나님의 은혜를... 호주 원주민 청소년들에게 전해주고 주님이 저에게 주셨던 그 구원과 새로운 희망을 겸손히 나누기 기도합니다.

I am the Lord your God.

Sometimes I lose focus and see obstacles on my way. As we are preparing our way to Derby WA to work with aborigines youth in West Kimberly, we see a lot of obstacles we need to over come. Our precess with OM seems have a few dramas... (it is not their fault... we being unusal case for them...) I was not able to concentrate after phone conversation with Neil Cummings. It is my impatience kicking into my system. My way or God's way... Reading Ezekiel 20... "I am the Lord your God." "You will know that I am the Lord your God." repeated few times and it caught my eyes. How God dealt with Israelites... I am no different from them... I see my relationship with God in their relationship with God. He is so patient with them as he is patient with me. "Father! You are the Lord my God!" Help me to focus on you!!! It is you who stared good work in this life! For your name sake, keep what you have started in this life!

Caleb's Photos

Caleb's funny faces...


Caleb's head protection

Vicki and Yong's Newsletter 08 12

Greetings and Happy New Year! We hope you’ve had a great time celebrating Christmas! For us the season has reminded us to be thankful for our families and for being part of God’s family, made possible through the person of Jesus.

Highlights of the last couple of months include:

• A trip to Bright in Victoria to visit Vicki’s younger sister Joanne and her husband Joe.
• A family day near Sale with a group of parents with babies Caleb’s age
• A church service of dedication for Caleb
• Being interviewed for a TV program

Some notes from Yong

In the last couple of months we’ve been able to speak at a couple of churches about our future ministry with Kingdom Aviation. Our first church talk was at the Maffra Community Church who showed a great interest in the ministry with aborigines. Their warm welcome really overwhelmed and encouraged us enormously. A couple of people singed up as our prayer and financial supporters. What a blessing to receive through God’s wonderful servants! We also had opportunity to talk to Lockington Community Church and some of church members were quite excited about our future ministry. We were very thankful for the opportunities to share with other people and to be encouraged by them! Please continue to pray for more opportunities to share what we will be doing in West Kimberley, WA. We are also exploring some options to join a mission organisation so that we can go under the banner of a larger organisation.

Last November I got an interesting phone call from KBS (Korean Broadcasting System), which is equivalent of ABC/BBC/PBC. They were interested in filming us for their new program called “Global Network – Korean” that shows the lives of Koreans abroad. A producer name Yoon Min Lee came and filmed us and a couple of other Koreans elsewhere in Australia. With help of Gippsland Aeronautics, I was able to fly to Essendon airport to pick him up and fly over Melbourne CBD. Yoon Min came to our home with big his camera and had dinner with some of our friends. The next day he came to Gippsland Aeronautics to film me working on airplanes and interview some guys I work with. The whole experience was very interesting. As I was talking to him, I learned that he is Christian and his father is a pastor of church in Korea. It was good to see a faithful Christian working in the broadcasting industry! He only stayed two days and moved to next destination for his filming. Unfortunate thing is that anything to do with Christianity had to be edited to remain neutral. I believe my life without Christ is meaningless and everything I do is for his work. I was disappointed to not share what I believe is important. After all of the hours of filming, I learned that our interview did not actually make it to air. I was very thankful to Brian Creek who loaned me his car when mine broke down on the day Yoon Min arrived and to George Morgan who allowed KBS to come and film Gippsland Aeronautics.

A walk with Vicki

With our car packed very full we set out Christmas Eve to travel to my parent’s house in Northern Victoria. It took us nine hours to get there, including three quick stops to visit friends and feed Caleb! From our full car, into a house full of people, we celebrated the Christmas season with parents, sisters, brothers in law and nieces, plus extended family and friends.

It seems as though any extra time in the last month has been spent getting ready for Christmas in some way. Being on maternity leave for this Christmas has made preparations the easiest and most relaxed I’ve had in years! Apart from Christmas, the last couple of months have mostly been filled with the daily activities of life around home – feeding people, washing clothes, washing dishes, cleaning and meeting with people.

My time at home is sadly coming to an end as I prepare to go back to work mid-January. An opportunity came for me to fill in for the head of the nutrition department which is good, but I’m sure I will miss spending my days with Caleb! A great bonus is that Gippsland Aeronautics is allowing Yong to work part time. I will work four days a week and Yong will work one day a week, so that Caleb will have one of us at home with him every day. Yong is really looking forward to being a home dad for a while!

Caleb’s world

Over the last couple of months Caleb has been developing quite quickly. He is now sitting by himself and also dragging himself all over the floor with his arms. We were greatly entertained by Caleb’s facial expressions when he started eating solids. His favourite food is apple with rice cereal. Caleb is still content and happy, laughing and giggling at the strangest things like a piece of curling ribbon or a soft cloth moving over his face or being spun around as he’s held. He wasn’t terribly impressed with his first experience in the baby pool, but tolerated being held in the big pool without any fuss. We want to get him used to being in water, which means a few more trips to the pool over summer.

A significant time of blessing for us was having a dedication service for Caleb. Family and friends gathered to celebrate Caleb’s life and witness as we vowed to raise him in a Christian home. Caleb himself refused to have a sleep before the service and ended up falling asleep on the Reverend’s shoulder during the service!

From Caleb’s point of view, his first Christmas was noisy, exciting and sometimes overwhelming as he competed with his older cousins for floor space and toys. The most enjoyable part was probably the wrapping paper which is great for scrunching and chewing (not too much got eaten though).

For those who pray for us:

• Give thanks with us for God’s provision throughout last year
• Caleb’s safe arrival and good progress with growth and development
• Direction for future ministry
• Pray for our preparations for moving to Derby
• Joining a mission group and Partnership development
• Suitable vehicle and housing
• That our understanding and love for the indigenous people to grow
• Preparation for renting our unit and for a suitable tenant
• Pray for us as we transition to being a stay-at-home Dad and a Mum working outside the home for the next few months.