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A Kernel of Wheat
In 2001 , God planted a kernel of wheat in a Havelock church . At first , the growth was small and slow . But the real growth was yet to come for Pastor Chung Soo Kim and his congregation .
The modest church does not own their church building . They use a small trailer house that belongs to an American mother church . Their trailer house may be taken down in the near future and if that happens they will not have a place to worship . However , adversity would not stop what God was about to do with this faithful church .
In 2009 , Pastor Kim attended the Pastors ’ Seminar held in Denver , Colorado . It was there that Pastor Kim met Pastor James of the HHK WMC and learned about all the ongoing mission work for the poor children of Peru .
Pastor Kim heard that the children of Peru were not only receiving financial help but they were also hearing God ’ s words all throughout their young lives . When Pastor Kim returned to his church , they held a meeting with all the church members and decided to sponsor two children in Peru . Since then , the real growth started to take place .
In 2014 , Pastor Kim , his wife , his oldest son , and two church deacons were blessed to join the Mission Trip to Peru . When they met the child they were sponsoring , they realized what an impact their support had made for those children .
A year after they returned from their mission trip , in late April and early May , a handful of church members gathered to prepare egg-roll and ‘ Bulgogi ’ lunch boxes . After many days of preparation , they cooked and delivered lunch to the military bases , local grocery stores and businesses through the town .
It was a huge success . The town loved the food and they raised good amount of funds . It was not an easy task , but each members that helped was filled with joy and thanksgiving as they served our God .
What happened next was more amazing . With all the money they raised , they decided to donate the proceeds to the HHK WMC instead of investing in a new church building for themselves .
It reminds us of Luke 21:2 where the poor widow offered everything she had in her two copper coins . This money will be used to build the Youth Training Center in Arequipa ! This humble church is doing great things to spread the word of God and train the youth to go out to all corners of the world .
A single kernel of wheat can give rise to fifty to two hundred more kernels . With a bit of sacrifice , selflessness and hard work , Havelock Korean Baptist Church is helping to raise and nurture hundreds and thousands of future youth to grow up in the love of our God . Many future warriors of Christ and victories for His kingdom will stem from this single kernel of wheat .
The city of Havelock is located in North Carolina near the Atlantic Ocean . The largest naval air base , Marine Corps Air Station , is also based in Havelock . The city has a small population of Koreans and Havelock Korean Baptist Church is the only Korean church . Pastor Chung Soo Kim became senior pastor in 2005 under the direction of God . The total number of church members is twenty five including children and adults .
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