During our work in Northwest Canada, specifically with the Nuu-chah-nulth communities, pictures were taken and are what has remained from those times. And some photos are from our city volunteer services (1996-2007): Saturday Breakfast Club. If some of the photos are related to your memories, please feel free to download and keep ’em for yourselves.... Continue Reading →
[번역책] ‘슬픈 인디안’ – 아더 H/번역 이선혜
The book (한국어 번역판) is about the source of pain in Indigenous people in the Americas. The colonial education policy of the Indian Residential School during the colonial periods brought about a rupture in the Indigenous community and family which resulted in broken relationships and made people turn to the temporary comfort of alcohol and... Continue Reading →
NEW BOOK (2020): ”Indian Residential School and Christian Mission”
"Indian Residential School and Christian Mission" is a book written by David Gyeong Han that explores the history of Indian Residential Schools in Canada and their relationship to the Christian mission. Indian Residential Schools were a network of boarding schools established by the Canadian government and run by various Christian denominations from the late 19th... Continue Reading →
HESQUIAHT
As serving the SFU (Simon Fraser University) campus chaplain for an Asian student group, students, along with church group, bi-annually visited remote coastal villages on the northwest coast. In agreement with the Indigenous sovereignty, our purpose was to play with children, fellowship with the Indigenous community. Indigenous people in the region has long been sidelined... Continue Reading →
CHILDREN’S CHURCH
Northwest Indigenous community hold the importance of the wellbeing of their youths which is essential to the health of their community. We work along with their community, help their children's program. We are often invited to host Children's summer vacation bible school and kid's club during the summer recess. Berry picking with the children is... Continue Reading →
SATURDAY BREAKFAST CLUB
Toronto • Vancouver • Tacoma Since 1993, EMI focused its ministries on urban inner-city low-income communities and other underprivileged people. After the consistent run (1993-1996) of Saturday Breakfast Club, Sandwich Runs, and Out of the Cold programs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, our urban ministry expanded to Vancouver, BC, Canada in 1996. Daniel Lee and Julia... Continue Reading →
EMI?
Empowering Communities, One Meal at a Time: The Journey of Ekklesia Ministries International In the bustling city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a transformative movement took root in 1994. Born from a heartfelt collaboration between Joe Elkerton of Toronto City Mission and David Han, the lead pastor of New Hope Fellowship, Ekklesia Ministries International (EMI) began... Continue Reading →
