Jeju recently finished its cafetorium and kitchen, with volunteer work and donations helping the campus take an important step in its effort to reach all of Asia for Christ.
Check out some photos of the finished kitchen.
Showing posts with label South Korea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label South Korea. Show all posts
4.23.2014
Jeju Kitchen: All Finished!
When the Bible Institute opened its Jeju campus in 2012, the teaching site was only partially completed. Classes began without a key piece -- the campus's cafetorium (and kitchen), which not only feeds the students but also is built to be easily expanded beyond its current double function as a teaching space as the student body grows.
Jeju recently finished its cafetorium and kitchen, with volunteer work and donations helping the campus take an important step in its effort to reach all of Asia for Christ.
Check out some photos of the finished kitchen.
Jeju recently finished its cafetorium and kitchen, with volunteer work and donations helping the campus take an important step in its effort to reach all of Asia for Christ.
Check out some photos of the finished kitchen.
2.21.2013
Jeju Cafetorium: See it being built.
The Jeju Island campus is working hard to finish its cafetorium (cafeteria and auditorium), which will also include the fourth dorm on campus.The staff there needs the prayers, help and donations of all who are willing and able to invest in the next generation of Christian leadership that will be trained at the campus in the years to come. The director of Word of Life Northeast Asia, Steve Nicholes, tells us all about it:
Update on WOLBI Jeju - February 2013 from Steve on Vimeo.
Update on WOLBI Jeju - February 2013 from Steve on Vimeo.
Read more about the Jeju Island campus, including how it started and how the cafetorium has gone from a concrete slab to much more.
11.29.2012
Jeju Update: Raising the walls, and praying for the roof.
We told you a few months ago how a gift to the Jeju campus is helping the Bible Institute move ahead in finishing up the buildings that are needed to run the school. Here's an update on how the project is going from Steve Nicholes, Word of Life's director of Northeast Asia.
The container for the roof trusses should arrive next week. We need to purchase an I-beam with three steel pillars and have them installed as soon as possible. We were able to get the price down to $7,390 today.
We have seven volunteers working with this project-on site. With the I-beam and pillars, we will have everything we need to get this building under a roof. Please pray. If you are willing and able to give you can do this online.
11.06.2012
TRACS Accreditation: Success!
By Mark Strout
I am very pleased to report that this afternoon, the TRACS Commission in Chicago reaffirmed the accreditation of Word of Life Bible Institute without conditions for another 10 years! Our appearance lasted 20 minutes, during which time John Nelson, Marshall Wicks, and myself fielded a total of six or seven questions. Thankfully, none of them were difficult to answer.
I have to admit that it was a bit intimidating sitting in front of 17 commissioners and seven other people seated in the back, but the atmosphere in the room was extremely complimentary toward Word of Life! One commissioner commented on the excellence of our self-study and supporting documentation as being “one of the best that I have seen.” The chairman commented on the low number of issues (recommendations) that we had needed to resolve. All of this is a credit to the excellent work of so many over the last 18 to 24 months. Thank you! Job extremely well done!
Following prayer, we were then excused from the room. The commission deliberated for about three minutes and then called us back in to give us the good news. Needless to say, we came out smiling!
Thank you all for your prayers today and throughout this entire process. I would also like to thank the administrative team and Marshall Wicks in particular for the diligent work that has led to this great result. Most of all, we praise the Lord for His direction and for granting us success. May we continue to pursue excellence as we educate our students in a rigorous academic and structured discipleship atmosphere, preparing them to live a life of maximum effectiveness for the Lord. It’s a privilege to serve with all of you.
I am very pleased to report that this afternoon, the TRACS Commission in Chicago reaffirmed the accreditation of Word of Life Bible Institute without conditions for another 10 years! Our appearance lasted 20 minutes, during which time John Nelson, Marshall Wicks, and myself fielded a total of six or seven questions. Thankfully, none of them were difficult to answer.
I have to admit that it was a bit intimidating sitting in front of 17 commissioners and seven other people seated in the back, but the atmosphere in the room was extremely complimentary toward Word of Life! One commissioner commented on the excellence of our self-study and supporting documentation as being “one of the best that I have seen.” The chairman commented on the low number of issues (recommendations) that we had needed to resolve. All of this is a credit to the excellent work of so many over the last 18 to 24 months. Thank you! Job extremely well done!
Following prayer, we were then excused from the room. The commission deliberated for about three minutes and then called us back in to give us the good news. Needless to say, we came out smiling!
Thank you all for your prayers today and throughout this entire process. I would also like to thank the administrative team and Marshall Wicks in particular for the diligent work that has led to this great result. Most of all, we praise the Lord for His direction and for granting us success. May we continue to pursue excellence as we educate our students in a rigorous academic and structured discipleship atmosphere, preparing them to live a life of maximum effectiveness for the Lord. It’s a privilege to serve with all of you.
9.03.2012
A gift of growth.
By Rhonda Nicholes
Word of Life missionary to South Korea
What would you do if a friend came to your house one evening and said, “I’m going to give you $230,000?” Well, that is exactly what happened to us this past March. As you can imagine, we were floored and at a loss for words. God had blessed a friend from church, and she wants to see the cafetorium here at the Bible Institute’s Jeju campus completed this summer.
Finishing this cafetorium will officially bring Phase 1 of the Jeju building project to a close. We have been able to run the school without it until this point by using one floor of a dorm to have classes, operating our offices out of a construction storage container, temporarily housing the kitchen in a maintenance garage, and serving meals in a greenhouse/tent structure (very hot in summer and very cold in the winter). As you can see, this will greatly enhance the experience of students who come, make the campus much more attractive, help us recruit students, and make the program much more efficient for the staff.
We were not necessarily planning a work project this summer, but God obviously had other ideas. So, we are looking for a few more donations to bring us up to the $300,000 needed to complete the project. We also need workers — skilled and unskilled — to come and help to raise the roof between July 17 and September 17.
It will be one of the cheapest overseas short-term mission trips I know of — just the cost of a plane ticket.
The logs for the building are already on their way from Lincoln Logs in Warrensburg, New York. They should arrive around July 17. God is also sending Eugene Webster and his family back as the general contractor to oversee the project.
Anyone interested in investing his or her construction skills — carpentry, electrical, plumbing, roofing, tiling — or simply two hands is invited to help at the Bible Institute in Jeju this summer. Please contact cherylgredlein@wol.org for more information, and be praying that God will send the funds and friends needed to make this happen!
Word of Life missionary to South Korea
What would you do if a friend came to your house one evening and said, “I’m going to give you $230,000?” Well, that is exactly what happened to us this past March. As you can imagine, we were floored and at a loss for words. God had blessed a friend from church, and she wants to see the cafetorium here at the Bible Institute’s Jeju campus completed this summer.
We were not necessarily planning a work project this summer, but God obviously had other ideas. So, we are looking for a few more donations to bring us up to the $300,000 needed to complete the project. We also need workers — skilled and unskilled — to come and help to raise the roof between July 17 and September 17.
It will be one of the cheapest overseas short-term mission trips I know of — just the cost of a plane ticket.
The logs for the building are already on their way from Lincoln Logs in Warrensburg, New York. They should arrive around July 17. God is also sending Eugene Webster and his family back as the general contractor to oversee the project.
Anyone interested in investing his or her construction skills — carpentry, electrical, plumbing, roofing, tiling — or simply two hands is invited to help at the Bible Institute in Jeju this summer. Please contact cherylgredlein@wol.org for more information, and be praying that God will send the funds and friends needed to make this happen!
7.30.2012
The Bible Institute in Jeju, South Korea: Asia comes within reach.
The Bible Institute’s latest satellite is Word of Life’s most distinctive stretch into the lost countries of Asia. See what we wrote when the campus first opened in 2011.
China censors its media and restricts its citizens, hanging a black cloak over society even as it preaches growth and builds new bridges and homes with promises of a bright future.
Japan boasts some of the finest technology in the world, with innovation a second nature, but the island nation also has the highest suicide rate worldwide, with young people having everything to live for but deciding it’s not worth a try.
Russia lives under the grasp of narrow ambition, its leader playing societal roulette with a vision that works to grip only the moment with violence, restrictions, and silence.
Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and the islands lay in the squalor of want, the heat of the day baking hungry bodies, the rags of need covering lives searching for meaning.
Campfires began on the shore of Schroon Lake 65 years ago and then lit up the world, country by country. But of all the nations filled with campfire glow on a given summer evening, one place has stayed very dark: Asia.
Until now.
What has Jeju meant to you?
This is what members of the first class at the Jeju campus had to say about the Bible Institute's inaugural year in South Korea in 2011.
Jonah Keita Hoshino
Kashiwazaki, Japan
“It has been a new experience. I came here to see how to start a new mission or a new school and not just to study. It is hard to explain, but I am learning so much just from life here. It is like a new start.”
Graeme Buchanan
Sherbrooke, Quebec
“It has definitely been a turning point in my life. God has used this time to really help me apply what I already knew. I’ve been encouraged a lot by students, teachers, and Quiet Time. It has produced changes that will last for a lifetime.”
Gene Cho Yong-Jin
Seoul, South Korea
“It has changed my future. Before, when I thought about my future, it was all about becoming a success. But through the missions trip to Thailand, the missions conference and the Bible classes, I have gotten many ideas about how I can change my future family environment and my friendships.”
Alyson Donley
Pottersville, New York
“I could have gone to the Bible Institute across the street, but I wanted a challenge and something new. I’ve definitely found that here! It has also really made me appreciate my family.”
Kashiwazaki, Japan
“It has been a new experience. I came here to see how to start a new mission or a new school and not just to study. It is hard to explain, but I am learning so much just from life here. It is like a new start.”
Graeme Buchanan
Sherbrooke, Quebec
“It has definitely been a turning point in my life. God has used this time to really help me apply what I already knew. I’ve been encouraged a lot by students, teachers, and Quiet Time. It has produced changes that will last for a lifetime.”
Gene Cho Yong-Jin
Seoul, South Korea
“It has changed my future. Before, when I thought about my future, it was all about becoming a success. But through the missions trip to Thailand, the missions conference and the Bible classes, I have gotten many ideas about how I can change my future family environment and my friendships.”
Alyson Donley
Pottersville, New York
“I could have gone to the Bible Institute across the street, but I wanted a challenge and something new. I’ve definitely found that here! It has also really made me appreciate my family.”
Any sides with that bulgogi?
What do you eat if you go to the Bible Institute in Korea? If you’re there for lunch, you’ll get your usual American dishes: hamburgers, French fries, and chicken tenders. But during other meals, they may try to sneak some bulgogi (Korean marinated, barbecued beef), yakisoba (fried noodles), bi bim bop (Korean beef and veggies), or katsu (Japanese fried chicken) past you.
The Bible Institute serves mostly conventional American foods for breakfast, keeping with the spirit of the Korean school being a satellite of the main U.S. campus, but it also mixes in Asian entrees throughout lunch and most dinners. And for dessert, it’s international tastiness: Rice Krispie treats, cupcakes, make-your-own sundaes, and homemade pie.
The Bible Institute serves mostly conventional American foods for breakfast, keeping with the spirit of the Korean school being a satellite of the main U.S. campus, but it also mixes in Asian entrees throughout lunch and most dinners. And for dessert, it’s international tastiness: Rice Krispie treats, cupcakes, make-your-own sundaes, and homemade pie.
Jeju: A satellite campus
What makes the first-year Bible Institute program different in Korea — and the same?
One of Word of Life’s strongest qualities is that it reaches across cultures and nationalities to connect people to Christ and His message of life and change.
Jeju, the first Asian Bible Institute, is no different. It has a lot in common with the Bible Institutes and discipleship training centers around the world that tackle cultural differences while teaching God’s Word each day.
But even as it gathers students from Korea (14), Japan (5), the United States (11), and Canada (3), Jeju’s approach is to be a satellite school of its North American counterparts in New York, Florida, and Ontario. With similar ministry, teaching, and discipleship structures, the Jeju campus takes students through the same first-year program as the other Bible Institutes. Many of the same professors teach in Korea, and students graduate with the same academic coursework and ministry opportunities as they would if they went to a North American campus.
The advantage of offering the same base in Asia, of course, is that these students are that much closer to ministry in Korea, Japan, China, and other Asian countries, both during and after their Bible Institute years.
All five Japanese students are looking into full-time Christian service — most of them in their home country, where many Christian leaders and pastors are from the older generation. North American students are seeing firsthand what missions in Asia looks like.
Most Jeju students come from the discipleship training centers, and Bible Institute enrollment will likely grow as more of these centers are established across Asia.
The Jeju Bible Institute is continuing to recruit new class members, both for next year and future terms. If you know someone who may be interested in having a Bible Institute experience in Korea, check out wolbiasia.com, which has frequently asked questions, updates about the ministry, and links to the admissions process, which is mostly the same as applying to a North American Bible Institute.
One of Word of Life’s strongest qualities is that it reaches across cultures and nationalities to connect people to Christ and His message of life and change.
Jeju, the first Asian Bible Institute, is no different. It has a lot in common with the Bible Institutes and discipleship training centers around the world that tackle cultural differences while teaching God’s Word each day.
The advantage of offering the same base in Asia, of course, is that these students are that much closer to ministry in Korea, Japan, China, and other Asian countries, both during and after their Bible Institute years.
All five Japanese students are looking into full-time Christian service — most of them in their home country, where many Christian leaders and pastors are from the older generation. North American students are seeing firsthand what missions in Asia looks like.
Most Jeju students come from the discipleship training centers, and Bible Institute enrollment will likely grow as more of these centers are established across Asia.
The Jeju Bible Institute is continuing to recruit new class members, both for next year and future terms. If you know someone who may be interested in having a Bible Institute experience in Korea, check out wolbiasia.com, which has frequently asked questions, updates about the ministry, and links to the admissions process, which is mostly the same as applying to a North American Bible Institute.
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