Our Story
2020 - Disorientation
After experiencing disorientation and burn-out from years of ministry, God took us on a journey to wrestle through our pain and disappointments. We found ourselves yearning for more of God, but at the same time faced with our painful limitations. Was the disorientation a proof of his absence? Is my dysfunction a proof of my failure before God?
2020 - Invitation
What we sensed as brokenness was an invitation to greater honesty and a deeper sense of need for Jesus. Through acknowledgement and steps toward re-ordering our lives, we re-discovered His love for us that continued to remain. His gentle love allowed us to own our pain, to continue along the process of healing. Community was pivotal in encouraging us through this journey.
2021 - Homesick
In this stage of our faith and lives, we longed to be home. To be seen, known, and held as we are. Having grown up in Sydney, Jiwon had dreamed of going back to Australia.
2022 - Tension
But in the process of seeking to go to Australia, one day the Holy Spirit asked, “Would you be willing to live in the tension of not being home? Would you be willing to embrace that tension rather than seeking to resolve it?” Perhaps living in the tension would better equip you to lead and love those who may feel far from home. And maybe living in that tension would teach me to live longing for my eternal one.
2022 - South Korea
In February, we sold our things, picked up our newborn and toddler and flew from San Francisco to Busan to spend time with family. Amidst intense quarantine requirements and Covid restrictions, we moved to South Korea with no plans of moving back, and with no idea of what would follow.
Redirection
The moment we landed in Korea we sensed God had brought us here for such a time as this and for more than just a simple stop-over. In and throughout prayer, we started to feel a firm internal call to lay down our roots here, and plant a beautiful church: a Home for those along the Way..