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rea in May, 1958*
Various accomplishirients during their first term were the follovring: Daily Gospel broadcasts over HLKU,
the first corjnercial radio station in

Mr & Mrs.

Bert Ellis and son John arrived in Ko

Korea, for almost 3 years. Student Bible Clubs meeting weekly

in the mission chapel (5 clubs for

high school and college students, 125

students enrolled)*
Correspondence Bible Study for radio

listeners and others {about 100 enroll-* ed at a time, the number being held to
this because of the time involved in

handling the individual lessons). One preaching point established, the

Tong Kwang Church, meeting in the dovjntown mission chapel; high attendance of 100, average about Sunday School for primary school

children, grades 1-6, meeting Sunday

morning and evening and Wednesday ev ening. Average attendance over 300.

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chapel, clubs, over 100 students).

f964 -

Mr. &Mrs. Ellis returned from furlough April, 196^.

Student Bible Clubs for high school and college stud
ents have continued meeting in the dowitown mission

as we are tinable to find a competent, dedicated Kor-

Tong K-wang Church continues meeting; growth is slow

f?? preacher. Ellis will continue preaching until a preacher Mr. is located. Sunday School here broke fii ^cords December, I965 with average of over ^0, high ofin 510.
Church, -TOs started in one of the best residential

^cation is within a few blocks of some of the best

high schools and a large university.

and college students will also be organized here*

Sun^y School here had reached an average of 350-^0 by May 1, 1966. Ayoung Korean minister was hired by the Tong Kwang Church, where Mr. EUis preaches, to minist^ to the new Tong-A Church. As the new church gro^ the support of the Tong Kwang Church will be ^th^awn and another congregation started in another location. Junior High students meet here on Saturday wen^ and Sunday morning, a high of 32 reached in the first month. Student Bible Clubs for high school

In January, 1966 a new congregation, named the Ibng-A ^eas in ftisan, a city of one and a half million.

Weekday classes for primary school students began at

both locations in May, 1966.

Is part of a ^ivate school foundation vhlch includes

schools with an enrollment of about 13,000. They
foreigners connected with this school

Mr. &Mrs. Ellis both teaching at Pusan Union Semin^y, a non-denominational school \Adoh gives them absolute freedom in teaching the Bible. This school

is a trustee and men)er of the Executive Committee.

^ch is completely supported by Koreans. Mr. Ellis

There are many opportimities to preach, show puppetshows and filmstrips in churches and schools of many denominations. In November, 1965, Mr# Ellis was the
speaker at the Thanksgiving service for the abovementioned school foundation with over 13j000 attend
ing.

Present staff consists of six full-time Korean work

ers (teachers, translators etc.) and five part-time

workers and Mr. & Mrs. Ellis.

Plans are to continue all the present activities and:

Resume radio broadcasting (also TV possibility)#

Resume correspondence Bible study. This and radio have not been resumed since furlough due to lack of
time to oversee them properly.

Extend publishing work in Korean langtiage. We are

now preparing a weekly take-home paper for children

and texts for the seminary classes-

Such publicat
We would

ions are almost non-existent in Korean.

like to publish a monthly paper for pastors and for church leaders with sermon and Bible study helps etc. We would also like to prepare graded S.S. literature.
Begin special correspondence studies for isolated pastors. Village preachers of all denominations can
be enrolled in such courses.

Unlimited opportunities to extend childrens* work and

student Bible clubs.

The future devalopi^ents depend upon additional irdss-

ionaries^for this field. Mr. &

read;>' doing all they can (nore than thej' are phj'sic-

Ellis are al-

ally able to do)- Their son John is now a student at Milligan College preparing to return to Korea.

At least two more men are desperately needed to take

care of the work already started.
+ + + + + + + +

There are limit

less opportunities to preach the Gospel. Today, Ko

rea is an open field; tomorrow, it may not bet
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NEEDS

Tour Prayers J

More Missionariesi (l^ite for details). Additional funds to take care of a growing work I
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ADDRESSES

First class nail, regular U.S. 8^ Airmail Letters

Korean Broadcasting Mission APO San Francisco, 96259

Packages &2nd Class Mail (International Mail)

Korean Broadcasting Mission
P. 0. Box 1^1

Pusan, Korea
AIL Contributions:

Miss Loraine Idndsey

Cabool Stute Bank

Cabool,' Missouri

Speaking Dates (Cajnps, VBS, etc.) John ElUsj

Box 316

MLlligan College, Tennessee

Promotional Materials:

Doug Dickey, Minister

Christian Church

Williamsportj Indiana

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Tlie Christian Mission, Vol. 8, No. 12, December, 1964 Page 19

KOREAN BROADCASTING MISSION

Korean Broadcasting Mission was formed

in 1958. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Ellis are in their

second term of service. John Eilis, their son, is a recruit and is now a student at Milligan College and represents the mission in his available time. Korean personnel at present

men, I often remember some of the things you taught me." A summer camp is held for these clubs and six students were baptized at the close of this year's camp. To October there have been eleven baptisms since the Ellises
returned to Korea. The childrens' Bible school meets on Sun

consists of Miss Suh Jueng Doh, Mr. Kim Duk

Sung, Miss Oh Hea Duk and Miss Lee Jae Hee. Work is done in the following areas: radio broadcasting, student Bible clubs, children's Bible school, Bible classes, correspondence

day mornings and evenings in the mission

chapel. The children in the immediate area attend and, at it's peak, there have been
over 300 in attendance. There is one Bible class for students and adults which meets on

Bible study, teaching seminary classes, publi shing materials for use in the various activi ties, and general evangelism.
The first activity of the mission in 1958 was radio broadcasting Gospel programs over
the first commercial radio station in Korea,

v^diich went on the air in Pusan early in 1959. For several daily broadcasts were aired.

Sunday mornings and is studying the book of Acts. This is followed by a worship service. Correspondence Bible study has been carried on for several years. There are three courses available in the Korean lang uage: "God's Plan for Your Salvation," "The
Church," and "The Christian Life. " Due to

There is no broadcasting at present due to the press of other activities which does not give enough time to prepare top quality programs. It is planned to resume broadcasting soon.
The student Bible clubs are one of the most fruitful activities. These clubs are under the

shortage of time and personnel, this part of the work is taking a temporary recess. Bert has recently begun teaching in an independent seminary in Pusan, of which he has also been made a trustee. He is presently teaching
"The Life of Christ, " a course which will con

direction of Miss Suh. At present there are

four clubs for high school students with over

one hundred students enrolled. There is also

tinue during the four years of study. Begin ning next semester, he will also be teaching
"The Epistles of John," and will add other
couises as time is available. One of the difficult factors in all this work

a club for college students but this club has not yet resumed meeting since school vaca tion. Each of these clubs meets weekly in the mission chapel for a program of worship and Bible study. The clubs also engage in outside
activities such as evangelizing isolated areas, visiting hospitals, orphanages, old folks' homes, etc.; and presenting Gospel programs, distributing Christian literature and small gifts which they purchase from their own funds. It is difficult to know exactly the outreach of this work. Many of the students are only in Pusan during their high school and college
days and then return to their homes all over

is that the missionary must prepare all the

materials which are used. For example, in

the seminary courses it is necessary to pre pare a text book for each course, as well as lecture notes. For each class, club, Bible school etc., printed texts are prepared in

the Korean language. This means that Bert must first prepare them in English and then
the staff translates into Korean. You can

Korea; but letters are received asking for

materials so that Bible clubs and childrens' classes can be started in their home cities.

A number of former members are serving in Korea's armed forces and they, also, are teaching Bible classes in their various units.
Bert reports that a number of these have visited them since their return to Korea, and

they always tell how much the Bible teaching has meant to their lives. A young marine lieutenant said, "When I am commanding my

readily see how much time this takes! All of the activities are essentially a teaching program. If an indigenous church is to be formed in Korea, then teaching is the founda tion. It is no problem to employ preachers, finance buildings, and thus form congregations; But the history of the work in Korea shows that congregations formed in this way, with few exceptions, never become self-supporting and collapse as soon as outside support is withdrawn. Although it may be a slower pro cess, we intend to continue to teach at every available opportxmity, knowing that the seed (continued on next page)

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will eventually take root and grow into fullgrown fruit.

GOALS

is not enough time for Bert to train each individual properly. In a material way, all sorts of visual

Our immediate goals are to: Prepare and print materials for use in the various activities, and eventually to have com plete graded materials for the Bible school and for the club program.
To continue to train Korean personnel per

aids can be used: pictures, flannelgraph, film strips etc. A list of the things needed
will be furnished on request, but all such materials you may have can be put to good use. As the work goes on and grows, addi
tional funds are also needed. The financial

sonally so that they can take over responsibi lity for various parts of the program. To continue to encourage and advise the Koreans themselves in starting Bible schools, Bible clubs, and eventually churches, on their
own.

situation has improved but the present in come just manages to keep the bills paid and

this is a struggle each month.

Bert and Marjory Ellis

P.O. Box 141

NEEDS

The greatest need is for additional mis

sionaries . Each of these various activities

Pusan, Korea

could use a man to prepare materials and to train and supervise Korean workers until

Forwarding Agent: Miss Loraine Lindsey

Cabool State Bank

they are able to work without supervision.

The work has advanced about as far as it can

Cabool, Missouri

until there are more workers. It takes every moment of our time just to keep the present activities going. Each activity needs develop
ment but this cannot be done without more men.

First class airmail letters only may be sent

to:

Korean Broadcasting Mission

Bert Ellis

Every Korean worker must be trained indivi dually as it is virtually impossible to find capable workers. In the present rush, there

A.P.O.

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San Francisco, California (Reg. 8^ U.S.)

The Christian Mission, Vol. 8, No. 12, December, 1964

KOREAN BROADCASTING MISSION

Mr. Kim directing Vacation Bible School

Bert and Marge Ellis with the eleven young people who have been baptized
since their return to Korea.

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Miss Suh teaching children.

Smaller children on Sunday morning

Bert baptizing in the Pacific Ocean.

High school girls' Bible club with

Miss Suh.