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Submitted hv.- Mike & Joann No si Country: Knroa
Subject:
ministry
After serving two years In Taejon, Korea with the C. Y. Kim family*
Mike and Joann Noel have returned back home. Their plans are to be
in the states on a years^ furlough beginning September, I984. And
then, to go on to the Phillipines where they have been asked to .help
with a home bible study and discipleship program. At this time, the
exact location has not been decided. Several areas are being prayer
fully considered. The Noels can be contacted at RD 2 Box h23iLatrobe
Pennsylvania 15650. (412) 537-2038. Their Forwarding Agents M/M
Corry Sheffler can also be reached at 512 Mace Street, Greensburgj
Pennsylvania 15601. (412) 832-3177-
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Vaa/i P/Uznck,
HoAt Itii aiAzady been ooeA a month, and a kaZ^ 6tncz m got back tn the
6tate6, I can't beiteoe tt! We've aimo6t gotten settled down again, and
it'6 a wondeA^uZ ieetingl We ioand a place to itay tn one oi Hike'^ ancle'i
hoate jutt ap the Aoad iAom ht6 ^olk6, and we got a good dea.1 on a u^ed coA,
Sowe'Ae alt 6et, On the way home to Penny^lvanta, we weAe able to meet
ouA ^Atend KeAAi Aug^baAgeA and attend the National liU^tonaAy Convention
togetheA, We had a gAeat time o^ ^haAlng and fellowship with otheA fellow
misslonoAles. What a welcome home foA us! We also had the oppoAtanlty to
visit with Va, Vloyd ClaAk while theAe. Thxit was a Aeal tAeat, and, of coaAse,
we've enjoyed oua family Aeartlons heAe and In HoAth CaAollna.
OuA last few months In KoAea wzAe physically and emotionally dAolnlng.
By the tune we left, I was sick with a cold and we weAe both woAn oat. In
between packing and get-togetheAs, fUke and I continued to maintain ouA busy
schedules. Uiae was able to teach some extAa Bible stuxiles ovza the sumeA
bAeak. He taaght t/Jo new gAoaps, One was made ap of medical school students
who weAe InteAested In medical missions, And the otheA was a unlveAslty
English Aeadlng dab. We aAe so thankful foA those oppoAtunltles to positive
ly Influence these yoang people's lives. VlffeAent ones fAom all of ouA gAoaps
continue to encouAage us by waiting lettens and shaAlng thelA gAowlng faith,
1 know many of you aAe anxious to heoA about oua tAlp. Well, we, along
with Debbie Han, mlsslonoAy In Seoul, weAe Invited by Eldon Potts, VlAectoA of
ChfUst to the Nations, to join 15 otheA Amealcans [mostly mlnlsteAs) In the
Phllllplnes two weeki In Jane, 19S4 foA a cAusade. We spent the flAst week
teaching at a Leadetushlp TAolnlng SemlnaA In Ceba Bible SeminoAy. Hike taught
the lessons on gAace to a ladles' class, and I taught the same gAoap of women
on the subjects "lAue Beauty," Submission," and "Hdpmate." At night simul
taneous evangelistic meetings weAe held In aAea chuAches, So, we divided Into
teams and tAaveled to a diffeAent chuAch each night pAovldlng the special music
and the message. The second week. Hike and I weAe asked to visit thAee diffeA
ent woAks In OAmoc City [Bantiles family), Bagulo City [PAanclsco family), and
ToAlac City [RutheAfoAd family) , all In need of a mlsslonoAy couple to teach
Bible and begin a discipleship pAogAam. We have pAoyeAfully consldeAed thelA
Aeqaests, as well as the needs, and have decided to AetuAn to the Phllllplnes,
ioAd wilting, next fall if985. At this time, we don't know exactly which loca
tion we will go to.
Some people have, a^k^d u)hy we we^e''t going back to Kokoji. We, we ahz
tKying to iotlow God*^ cLUtLction in ouA Uv<u, and we don^t izcJt ted to ^tcjy on
(iny tongcK. W/iew we \iKiit uient to KoAea, we mnted to {ind out two things:
K CouZd we adapt to tkz tiie^tyte in a ioAztgn countA^, and 2. What moAe
^oAmatized education wa6 mcQ^6aAy ioA us to 6e e^fjec^ve on thz mission ^iztd.
The answcA to the iiA6t question i6 deiiniteZy yes. The "school oi hoJid knocks"
is tou^h, but we ieet tike we passed the "entjiance exam" so to speak, and we
iound out that a missionoAy could have longeA lasting good Aesults ii he ok she
developed a pKactical discipleship tKoining pKogKam,
We iiKst became awane oi the exciting potential o^ discipling to win the
woKld to ChKist in KoKea with ouK home Bible study gKoups. How we want to
leoKn all we can so that we can eiiectively coKAy out the gAeat commission. .
. , mofee disciples , . the way Jesus did by taking a iew dedicated people and
daily teaching them to teach othens to teach otheM about Jesus. So now we
want to devote ouAselves iully to this type o^ ministAy.
We want to thank all oi you ^oA giving us the chance to go to KoAea,
^oA being patient with us as we gAc^, and standing behind us all the way.
God used us and blessed us gAeatly while theAe. We weAe so encouAaged beioAe
we leit KoAea to have one oi oua students say "Thank you ioA showing us a way
to study the Bible," to lateA ^ind out that both tUke's Bible stuxiy gAoup
and mine oAe still continuing to meet and stuxiy the Bible on a AeguloA basis,
and to know that some o^ the students have taken a special inteAost in the
oAphanage ministAy. KoAea was ouA home and ministAy ^oa neoAly two yeaAs, and
it has a veAy special place in ouA heoAts. it's neveA easy to say goodbye to
iamily and {Aiends. We left many loved ones behind that we will miss veAy
much. We will neveA ioAget themI
We plan to be in Pennsylvania now up until Pall 1985. VuAing that time,
we will be speaking in oua suppoAting chuAches and any otheAs that would be
intcAested in ouA woAk and missions. Besides tAaveling, we expect to help
out in OUA home congAegation in any way we can. We would also like to Aeceive
as much schooling as we can ^oa discipling^ KlAeady we have spent a week in
Bill GothoAd's SeminoA'Jnstitute in Basic South GoniUcts. That has been veAy
helpiul to us. We do not plan to look ioA anotheA job, so we, will need to be
suppoAted thAoughout this yeoA home. Please continue to upliit the woAk the
Kims and Vicki oAe doing in Taejon, and please pAay ioA us as we pAepaAe oua-
seZves to go to the Phitltptne^.WericarH)erAeacJteu~at P.i>Tlj-^Box4l5T--batAobe,
Pennsylvania 15650 {412] 537-2088. OuA ioAwoAding agents CoAAy and Vicki
SheiileA can be contacted at 512 Mace StAeetj GAeensbuAg, Pennsylvania 15601
{412} 832-3177.
SinceAely youAs,
Joann and Mike Hoel
areen^burg iChurch of Christ
ff;D. 8, Box 10-B
Greensburg, PA 15601
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Our Dear Priends and Supporters,
I'm sure some of ,youSlS4^e asked, "What has ha
No6ls? 'Wfe'haven't heard froC them in sooo long! "
th^t it has "been a while sihde we. sent our last newsletter, and
I am sorry to have kept you waiting and wondering. Hopefully,
I'll be able to fill you in on all that has been going oh here
sinoe last summer. Oh my! That was a long time ago, wasn't it?
Maybe a look at our present sohedulf.will help give you an idea
of what we've been doing with our time.
!
Mike's Schedule
Mon.-Thurs., 9-^^, Mike goes to the seminary; works in the office
scheduling appointinents for the Mobile Medical Unit; writes, calls
or visits dentists' offices and ministers' homes to ask them for
their helo; buys supplies and of course goes along with the MMU when
it^^o^ -out-i:~^ (Poir anrart icTe on-^the Medicad Mise iony^oontaet^ our^^
fbrwardlhg agents.). Mike also studies Korean with his Ihterpretor.
Mon. 7-9 P.M., we go to the Kim's house for a mission's meeting.
Thurs. 7-? P.M., Mike teaches English Bible in our home to 6-12
university students. (Some have graduated and have served in the
Arijpy,already.) Most are growing Christians.
Pri., the day is spent preparing lessons and ourselves fpr the fol
lowing week. Soon,;Mike may start teaching English Bible to a group
of medical students on Friday nights.
Sa^iurday afternoon, Mike meets with the Thursday night group for
a time of fellowship and sharing.
Sunday, we travel to the country churches. Mike preaches with an
interpreter, and we sing. We usually leave home at 9:30 in the
morning and sometimes don't get back until 'frOO!
My Schedule ' ^
Men., 11-1, I teach English Bible to five women.
TUes., 11-12, I take a Korean lesson. Prom 2-^, I teach a group
of ladies the lessons on grace.
Wed., 11:30-12, I teach English at the Bible Kindergarten. 3:30-^:30,
r visit the Pierce Baby Home with Mike, and Vicki Jones.
Thurs., 11-12, I take a Korean lesson. Prom 1-2, there is a Bible
Study with a KCA teacher.
Saturday afternoon while Mike meets with the guys, I meet with
three girls. Two of them are very faithful in Bible study attendance,
and have shown much interest, but still aren't ready to make a total
commitment to Christ.
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Also, there's cooking, cleaning, washing, writing letters and articles,
Sometimes even a newsletter!), getting together with friends, allowing
time for each other and ourselves, and just simply taking it easy!
^ The Bible studies have brought a great deal of joy and fulfill
ment to our lives. We're focusing, alot of. our attention now on
with good results. Let me share some comments with
you from two of our nonohristian students. Mrs. Im, one of the women
I teach says, "I like Buddah, his teachings are good and wise; but
I like Jesus iiiore sind think one day I will follow only Him. These
J want to re^d the Bible and see an old testament." (Since
that time, she'has been given two Bibles.). "How can I get living
water?" (This was after the lesson on the woman at the well.) Mr.
Han, one of the students Mike teaches, "Thank you for your teaching."
They are seeking and finding! _
Some of you may have already heard, but to make it officialYes!
we plan to ^return home (PA that is!) in the fall of this year! We
forward to seeing all of you and sharing maryr things
cnat God^ h^s laid on our hearts. Your support has meant so much to
us. Sometimes we've felt lonely and even afraid, but are always
Is someone, somewhere, lifting us up apd our needs
daily in, pp^yer. We greatly appreciate that. It's so good to be
loved by God and YOU!
Fai:|./Winter '83 highlights;
Floyd Clark from JBC was our very special guest here in Taejoii.
During his stay, he lectured on church leadership at the seminary.
John, the Kim's new son, was baptized!
I was siok with tonsilitis over Thanksgiving. All our missionaries
gathered at the Kim's for the celebration. They sent a plate of food
over, via Mike!
Cliristmas was very meaningful because it was shared with inany Korean ~
friends.
This year!
group from our seminary and KCA put together a program
of singing and clowning, and went to the Taejon Juvenile Delinquent
Boys' Home. We got a very favorable response. Also, in January, a
fflrl from Eden Orphanage started coming to see us one
weekend out of the the month# Young Shim has become an important
part of our lives and we're very thankful for this opportunity.
During the Korean school's winter break, Mike taught the lessons on
grace to his regular Bible study group and to the jr-sr high youth
group in the village we stayed in last summer.
Marc|i 7th was our third wedding anniversary!
This spring, we were blessed by a visit from Harry Bblan, a new
member of the Monroeville PA Christian Church. He had been sent to
-Beoul-on^usiness. ancUcame down to Tflejen- tQ flee_j^ay^
Now, we're caught up for the time being that is! 'The summer months
ahead look like busy ones since the Kims will be .in the states on a
three month furlough.
In June we are traveling to the Philippines to be a part of a two week
revival sponsored by Christ to the Nations. Mike will be preaching
and we are looking forward to witnessing to the people there.
Before I I"d. like to highly recommend some good books to read.
You'll never be the same after reading them.
If I Perish, by Ester Ahn Kim (Ahn Ei Sook) 1977 Moody Press. She
was imprisoned and tortured by the Japanese for refusing to bow down
to the shrine of the emperor.
The Persecutor by Sergei Kourdakov 1973 Fleming H. Revell Co.
He was murdered by the communists after he became a Christian and
denounced Moscow government policies. He was formerly the leader
of a KGB squad that -led raids on Russian Christian meetings during
Breshnev's times.
Moments with Mike
It has become apparent to me that it's not very hard to fill our
daily schedules with plenty of activities, I also realize that
many times, we have allowed activities to be and end in themselves.
In other words, being content in the fact that we are busy and have
a full schedule. Many times, we fail to see how different activities
relate to one another in our lives. I think that before a master
craftsman weaves a rug, he gives thought to a pattern. Then he begins
weaving different colored threads to make the pattern in his mind.
He doesn't just weave threads haphazardly, but chooses and rejects
threads depending on the pattern in his mind. The apostle Paul uses
this example in ICor. 9: 2^-27.
Paul speaks here that we should have a purpose in life. Our
activities shouldn't be without aim. We need to be like runners,
who while training, keeps the goal in focus. In chapter 10, Paul
gives us that goal, "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you
do, do it all to the glory of God," I Cor. 1-:31. I think we could
all learn to be more effective in living our lives for God's glory.
Instead of just letting things happen by chance, we ought to have a
plan or a theme for our life. With a plan set in our minds on how
we will glorify God, we can pick and reject activities with regards
to how they will weave together in our lives to achieve that goal.
With a plan, our lives would be better organized so that we could
use daily activities to achieve our goals instead of allowing
activities to use us. Mike.
**Note! Our phone has changed to 011-82-^2-73-2557. In case of an
emergency, the Kim's can be reached at 011-82-i|'2-73-26^6.
Bye!!
Joann
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