The Korean Church family celebrates

On Sunday afternoon I joined Mark and Fran Rogers and their girls at the Korean Methodist Church's Sixth Anniversary service. We represented our church well. Rev. Dr. Daniel Song hosted the service and asked me to bring greetings from the First Baptist family. Then we joined them singing God's praises.

Even though I couldn't understand much of what Rev. Song said during the service, you could tell that he was filled with the Holy Spirit as he preached. He was excited as he talked about God's call upon the church. He threw in a few phrases in English as he talked about God calling them to minister here in southeastern Connecticut in the shadow of the casinos.

I was very proud of the fact that we had opened the door for this ministry. I remember how Rev. song came to our Wednesday night services back in the winter of 2003-04 and worshiped with us. He didn't know much English but he sat there and prayed. That summer he approached us about starting a ministry for Korean immigrants. Our church voted to welcome them.

Those first months were very difficult. Daniel averaged three or four people. It had to be discouraging. Yet he labored on. A bit later Daniel married and felt called to leave the area. In the interim period the church had two other pastors. But then two years ago Daniel returned and from that point on the church has blossomed. He wrote me a few weeks ago and told me that they had 37 people in worship. It was a new high.

Praise God for Rev. Daniel Song and his flock. You could feel God's joy in that service on Sunday.

Cal