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THE BERT ELLIS FAMILY
Volume 1, Number 1

THE JOE SEGGELKE FAMILY

PUSAN, KOREA

April 1959

CABLE FROM PUSAN VIA RCA APRIL 17 FIRST GOSPEL

I yPROGRAM BROADCAST APRIL 16. KBM PERSONNEL WERE

Q/ HONORED GUESTS WITH HIGH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

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AT OPENING OF FIRST COMMERCIAL RADIO STATION IN

KOREA HLKU 15 WEEKLY PROGRAMS ON SCHEDULE.
ADDITIONAL FUNDS WILL BE NEEDED TO CONTINUE.
SPONSOR A PROGRAM

Air time costs over HLKU repre

sent only a fraction of the operational
budget we had anticipated in our
previous plans. This new outlet not
only cuts down our day-by-day ex
penses; but it practically eliminates
large investments in equipment. The
transmitters, studios, and equipment
we are using at HLKU are the very
(continued in column one, page two)
Studio Building: Located in down
town Pusan, diis building was
remodeled to suit the needs of HLKU.

From its site across the bay, the

transmitter is providing excellent

coverage of the city. There are

nearly one-and-a-half million souls

in the Pusan area.

Final Plans for Going on the Air:

Hours of planning, months of work,
and diousands of dollars combined

to make HLKU a reality. Left to

right: Mr. Kim Sang Young, Joe Seggelke and Bert Ellis.

best available anywhere far better

than we could ever hope to purchase.
In order to take advantage of
this opportunity of going on the air,
it was necessary for us to make a
contract for air time. This we did

in complete confidence that our

Christian

friends

at home would

stand with us in meeting this ex

pense. These programs are on the
air daily. We can continue only if
sufficient funds come through. The
air time each day will cost approxi
mately $10.00. Thirty individuals or
groups pledging $10.00 a month will

"For a wide door and effective work

has opened to me ..." (I Corinthi

enable us to carry on. Please let us ans l6:9). The cooperative attitude
hear from you immediately if you of the management of HLKU repre
want to share in this work.

sents an unusual opportunity for us

Remember these programs are on to send forth the Gospel. Left to

the air now, but we cannot continue right: program director, assistant

without your help. Funds should be director, business manager, corpor

sent to: Doug Dickey, Treasurer, ation president, Joe Seggelke, Bert
Korean Broadcasting Mission, Wil- Ellis, and Ko Jae Chun, our inter
preter.
liamsport, Indiana.

Ko Jae Chun and Rhee Shin entering

the studio building.

Douglas A. Dickey

NEW MISSION FORMED

On October 25, 1958, the follow- Seggelke, and Miss Flora Maye
ing missionaries in Korea: Mr. and Guernsey resigned from Christian
Mrs. Bert Ellis, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Radio Mission due to a complete

Station Staff; Chosen from hundreds listeners are being attracted to HLKU

of applicants, these staff members daily. Their success commercially

are the finest available in Korea, enables us to "sell" die Gospel
Through their efforts more and more to more people.
lack of confidence in V. Alex Bills, Marge Ellis and Joe and Maxine
Field Director. Others resigning at Seggelke) formed the Korean Broad
the same time in the States were casting Mission. During the past
the recruits; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Good few mondis we have been busy with
man, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Clemens, Mr. preparation in order to go on the air
and Mrs. Lewis Myers, and Mr. Clair as soon as construction was com
Powell. The Executive Committee pleted.
members, G. B. Gordon, Ben Merold,
We do not wish to go into a
Doug Dickey, and Foster Sizemore,
lengthy explanation of our resig
also submitted their unequivocal
nation from Christian Radio Mission

resignation on the same date. Other

in this publication; but if there is
Home Committee members resigning
any question concerning the resig
were Don Archer and Jim Fumiss.
nation, please feel free to contact
After two and one-half years of the missionaries on the field in
deliberation, in July, 1958, the Ko Korea - Bert Ellis or Joe Seggelke
rean government granted a permit and we will answer your questions
for the first commercial radio station

fully.

in Korea's long history. During the

months that followed, we have been

KOREAN BROADCASTING

MISSION TREASURER
able to develop a very worthwhile
relationship with the corporation
We are happy to announce that
president, Mr. Kim Sang Young.
Douglas A. Dickey, minister of the
In order to proceed with outwork Christian Church at Williamsport,
in Korea and to utilize this new out

Indiana, has agreed to act as Treas

let for the Gospel, we (Bert and urer for the Korean Broadcasting

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Christian lrardt
"Chse to the Heart of Lincoln"

DAVID HABeBOTB. Tootti Dlnetor

LINCOLN. ILLINOIS

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Rosldaaco

030 Umlt Stnt

Telephflse 1601

WH. BOLAND, Msalocuir

BUaspur. Isdla
JOE SEGSELKE. KlMlflOSIjr
Posan, Korea

JANET SCHULTZ. ORlee seetMur

Harch

1959

"tfe> the elders of the Christian Church of Ldncoln, Illinois,

willingly accept the re^onsibility of ihe oversight of the work
of the Korean Broadcasting Mission. As the sponsoring congrega
tion of the Joe Seggelke family, we feel that this is in keeping
with the New Testament ideal of world evangelism. The missionaries
on the field have agreed to send regular reports of their finances
and progress of the work to us. Day to day decisions will be made
by the personnel on the field subject to our review. Fsu- reaching
policy deeisiois will be mads jointly by the overseers and the
field personnel. Our confidence in these missionaries is shown
by the fact that our congregation has aissumed a large share of

their support. We encourage our sister congregati<ms to give

their prayerful and financial support to these missionaries, ais
they continue to give themselves to the challenging task of the
work of the Lord in Korea. We will be woiking jointly with the el
ders of the Christian Church of Cabool, Missouri."
Elders, Missionary Advisory Committee

Harry poster

Frank Bradley

Fred HUd

Cecil Birdi

Harold BamMTi

THE CHRISTIAN
SUMMIT S PINE

CHURCH

telephone IOO

Caboql. Missouri
Oelmah F. Poe, minister

Ibreli 2, 19$9

*V, th aldara of tb Christian Choreh of Cahool* lAssoarl

villlng^ aeeept tho re^ponailillitj of the oversight of the

work of the Korean Broadcasting Mssion. As the spdasoring

congraghtien of tha Bert Sills fanlly we feel that this is in

keeping with the law Sestaaant ideal of world eTangelisn.

She issionaries on the field-have agreed to sent ragnlar
reports of their finances and progress of the work to nSs
Bhy to digr decisions will ha nade 17 the personnel on the field
Buhjeet to oar review* Ikr reaching policjr decieions will ha
ads Jointly hgr the overseers and the field personnel* ftir
confidence in these issionaries is shown hy the fact that oar
congregation has assoasd a large share of their siqiport* Ye
ancoarage oar sister congregations to give their prayerAil and
financial siqiport to these nissionaries* as they continae ta
give thenaalvas to the challenging task of the work of the
Lord in Korea* Va will ha working Jointly with the elders of
the Lincoln Christian Chorch of Lincoln*
UCOXBy Illinois*"
XXJLXQOXV*

Marion Sweet. Chairaan

Boh Lindssy

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Allan Silvaos

"NO BOOK BUT THE BIBLE

NO CREED BUT CHRIST"

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

For the present our program and is known as "The Word of Life
schedule includes two programs from the Book of Life."* It consists
daily. The first program is heard of Scripture reading in the Korean

each morning from 6:40 to 6:45 a^iu* language with organ background

Mission.

Doug

is wel known

music. Station HLKU comes on the

g.gg

throughout the churches for his many

and varied accompiishments in the ^

muustry. He is in the nudst of a ,^3
^3 3^,
fruitful ministry at Williamsport, nouncement of the station's broad-

Indiana, where he has pastured for c^gting schedule for the day.
over twenty years.

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At 10:30 to 10:40 p.m. Monday

Funds for the work of Korean ,

,
,
,
u ij L through Saturday, comes our second
should be

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... .
Broadcasting Mission

addressed-

program of the day. This program is

varied from night to night, alternating

Korean Broadcasting Mission

c/o Doug Dickey
Williamsport, Indiana

between a Bible question and answer

program, devotional program, Bible
study program, evangelistic program

Funds for the personal support iud others. As our experience shows
of die Joe Seggelke family should us which type of program is most
continue to be sent to their forward- successful we will program more of

ing agent:

that type.

A. L. Kiser
Box 352
Lincoln, Illinois

On Sunday morning, in addition

to our program at 6:20 a.m., we will
have a program called The Church of

Funds for the personal support

^ Sunday
of the Bert Ellis family should conprogram of varied format to
tinue to be sent to their forwarding heard from 10:30 to 10:50 p.m. is
agent'
also being considered.
Loraine Lindsey
Box 268

-j-jie times of these programs

were arrived at after long consulta-

Cabool, Missouri

the station staff and our

own Korean workers and are adapted
to the Korean schedule of living.

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results warrant we will seek

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to increase this program schedule
Letters, Air-matl only^ should , ^
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but we feel that this amount of pro-

ea

esse .

gramming will give us a fair idea of

Korean Broadcasting Mission

what value radio can be to New Tes-

APO 59
San Francisco, California
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tament evangelism here in Korea.

,

The emphasis in all our program-

Packages should be addressed:

nung IS to interest the hearers in

Korean Broadcasting Mission

Box 141
Pusan, Korea

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writing in to the station and then

they are personally visited by one
of the mission staff.

As the HLKU station staff, a Radio is used as a tool this way in

picked group of the best radio per- New Testament evangelism and is
sonnel available in Korea, is pro* not an end in itself,
gramming the best possible programs

to gain a listening audience at all

hours of the day; we of Korean

Broadcasung Mission need only be

OUR KOREAN STAFF

Mr. Kojae Chun is the business

the Korean Broadcasting

concerned with the New Testament mission anj ijl also assist with

Gospel programs. Onr ttme is not p,gtammlng. Mr. Ko Is 31 years of

taken up with preparing and broad-

^ graduate of KoreaUnlverslty.

casting general Interest programming

before becoming associated with
such as news, cultural programs, ^^tean Broadcasting Mission had
educational programs, etc., as it been a teacherat Pusan Commercial

would he If we were operating a High School,one of the best schools

radio station of ourown.ThisaUows b, Korea, for several years. Mr. Ko
onr entire staff to heused fora large
been Invaluable in handling conpart of the day In the really important
govemment and huslwork of following up the contacts ness men and we are highlyIndebted
through

personal visitation and

correspondence.

.
.. .
,
Mr. Rhee Shin IS our radio preach

er. In selecting a Korean preacher

FOLLOW-UP PROGRAM

to be the voice of the mission an

effort was made to find the most

The main emphasis in ourmission capable preacher of the Church of

activity is the "follow-up* of the Christ in Korea. Mr. Rhee Shin is

prospects reached throng our radio

programs. In each program an effort
is made to get the listeners to write
in to the station. Copies of sermons,
Gospel portions and other offers are
made to induce such action.Inasmuch
as it is humanly possible, every

32 years of age and has been preaching for 11 years. He is a seminary

person writing in is visited within

,fnPPAM nnVPRMMPNT

a few days by one of the mission

IvUKtAN toUVCKNMcN I

staff. In these personal interviews

the "honest seekers* are encouraged

graduate with a good educational

background. Those who know the
situation here say that he is one of
the best preachers we have in Korea,

OFFICIAL COMMENTS
Oi a recent visit to Korean

to allow Bible teaching in their govemment offices in Seoul we

homes. A regular schedule is being visited with Mr. Lee Kee Young,
set up for classes and these inquir- Director of Broadcasting Bureau,
ers are asked to invite friends and Office of Public Information. This

relatives in for these classes. One man is one of the top officials conof the mission staff then visits cemed widi broadcasting in the

regularly and teaches the Bible. No Korean government. His courteous

effort is being madein the beginning unsolicited advice to us was to
to start new churches but as the program over the commercial station

number of interested people in- tadier than to operate a radio station

creases and as their knowledge of of ourown.His advice was based on
the Bible is furthered, new churches his knowledge of the habits of Koshould be the natural outgrowdi. rea's radio listeners and as a result

of official surveys made by the Ko- that the decisions I have made are

rean government. According to this of the Lord's leading. After much

gentleman, who is greatly interested thought and prayer, I have decided
in the future ofbroadcasting in Korea, to return to the States. Passage has

the two religious stations in the been reserved on the SS Flying Gull
Seoul area, who have only the com- to leave Pusan about February 15.

petition of the government stations A certain amount of my monthly

as there is no commercial station in
Seoul, have been able to get only a
small percentage of the listening
audience.

livinglink salary has been put aside

for transportation to the States and
I have been very fortunate in not
having to pay any rent for the past

The commercial station HLKU

months. Funds for the ttip home

in Pusan gives evidence of being <'''>' alable from these two

much more progressive, as far as sources.
I have appreciated the support

listener interest is concerned, than

even the government stations, so of the Christians in America during

we should have the large majority the time I have been in Korea. Your

of the radio audience in pusan prayers and financial support have

listening to our programs.

meant more to me than I Cin ever

write or say. My mailing list has

been turned over to Korean Broad-

MAYE WRITES-^

casting Mission and I know the

Ellises and Seggelkes will appreci-

"Trust in the Lord with all thine ate receiving the support formerly
heart, and lean not unto diy own given to me. Thank you again, and
understandings. In all thy ways may God bless each one of you.
acknowledge him and he shall direct

thy paths'* (Proverbs 3:5, 6). During

Miss Guernsey has now joined
the past months these verses have the staff of Mission Services, Joliet,
been on my mind very much. I trust Illinois. Address; Box 968.
KILOCYCLES is a quarterly publication of the
Korean Broadcasting Mission and is published
in January, April, July and October by Mission
Services, 509 West Jefferson, Joliet, Illinois.
Entry as Second Class Matter pending at Joliet.

The Bert Ellis Family

Hews Letter Ho* 7

Korean Broadcasting Mission

June 1959

A. P. 0. #59

Pusan, Korea

San Franoisoo, California

Bear Friendsi

Greetings again from Bert, Marge and John, your missionaries to Korea. You have, of
eourse, heard hy now throu^ our publication, '^KILOCYCLES'*, that we are on the air*
We have been broadcasting two programs daily since April 16. Our morning program is
at 6i40 A*H*, is called "Words of Life", and consists of the reading of the Bible in
the Korean language by Mr* Ko Jae Chun, with soft musical backgrounds. Mr. Ko puts
in much time and effort on this program and takes advantage of his fine educational

baokgro\ind so that listening to his moving reading of the scriptures is a real eacperience even when we cannot understand the language. The theme song is an arrangement

of the gospel song, "Wonderful Words of Li^e", played by a synphonic string orches
tra and we love it more every time we hear it. The evening program is at 11s30 P.M.
for the summer months and is known as "The Hew Life." (I know that time-will seem

like a very late hour to most of you but I assure you that it is not to most Korean

people. In the summertime especially, everything is still humming at that hour*}

Our radio pastor, Mr. Rhee Shin, is the speaker for this program. Sunday ni^ts we
have an original short drama about some problem of daily life here in Korea with the
Christian answer to the life-problem being given after the drama.by Mr. Rhee. The

writing of these dramas has been done by ifir. Ko and the acting is by professional
actors on the staff of station HLKU. Monday Rhee Shin brings a series of Bible stu
dies on Mark's Gospel. Tuesday he has a devotional or evangelistic message. Jtodnes-

day is a (Question and answer program with Mr. Ko and some of the HLKU staff asking
the questions and Mr. Rhee giving the answers. Thursday ni^t is a devotional or an
evangelistic messaga as is also Saturday. Friday ni^t is a series of messages on
the question, "Why Did Jesus Die?" We hope to add a Bible drama to this variety of
programs in the near future*
We have been a bit disappointed in the amount of mail response we have had to our

programs. 'Ab were told that it is just not customary for Koreans to write letters
for such purposes and we have found out that they are creatures of custom and this
observation is true. Then, of course, with the economic situation i^at it is you

cannot e^^ect too much mail. At the legal exchange rate it costs the equivalent of
|.08 to mail a letter here and with most of the people wondering vUxore their next
bowl of rice is coming from they are not going to write many letters to radio pro

grams* The letters we have been getting are certainly gratifying. Here is a lit
eral translation of one, chosen at random from our mail:

"I am sorry for not having written to you before to extend ny gratitude. After
hearing the words of truth of God through HIKU X have made up ny mind to forget
everything throu^ oy past life as a vain dream. These words of God give me hope
of the kingdom of God and make me believe there is another world. This has caused
urn to ask you to send me a copy of the sermon on May 14, 1959. Keeping in my mind
the exact time of the "Hew Life" program throu^ HIKU I will continue listening to

it." s/ Yco Yung Bok.

You have had a great part in bringing this hope to this Korean. We hope such respohse as this will pay you, at least in part, for the money and prayers you have invest
ed in this work*

As we say, the mail response has been slow but we have been much encouraged by
vdiat has been told to us personally. It seems that every^ere we, or one of the
staff, go we are told that majay people are listening to the programs, po visited the

Chief of Police here a few days ago (just a friendly visit, we were not arrested),
and he told us that mary people eire listening to HLKU. The comments we hear are that
during the hours HIKU is on the air hardly anyone in the listening area listens to
any other station. One interesting comment came from a prominent businessman here, a

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Hetm Letter He. 7 - Page 2

The Bert Bill# Paaily

deacon in a Freetyteriaii ehureh. He thinks the prograns are of XBUoh <value and told
us that his congregntioB was eonsidering taking a special offering to help with the

program costsI The only real oriticism is that the programs are too short!
Our greatest problem now is to figure out a better way to make personal contact
with the listeners. If they are not going to write to us as well as we had hoped

then we will have to figure out a better way to get to them. Vito have several ideas
in mind and will hope to bring you real news about this in our next letter*

The actual figure for our tine costs is about |420*00 a month* This is a 8^ re
duction over the usual cost because of the advisory help we are giving the station*

In addition to this salaries and production costs run about #150*00 to #200*00 a

smnth* In other words the actual coa^f^^ses-retto^Mt of our work is about

#600*00 a month* Of this amount )ls^^re#S0*0O per^mth has been pledged so far*
#1200*00 and fjwikly> the oupboard is bare*
Tiiib are hopinr'tSat' w oiS BOoO|d^
^gmtimes

On July 15 we will

we become very discouraged and Airie that tpoudatfdffof our time is spent in raising
money* Vie certainly don't llke^^H^I^F^?''^iiat one string all the time but we feel

that you our friends and supporter8 must know our needs if you are to help us in
telligently* We surely do appreciate the way you have always responded to our needs*
Of course you are interested in hearing about how we came out on our housing emer
gency* Praise the Lord, by the time we had to have the money it vas in the bank!
What a wonderful feeling that wast Thanks from the bottom of our hearts for your

help in solving the problem* Vie are now living in a nice Japanese style house that
has all the comfort and convenience we need* We'll agree that it wouldn't be consid
ered much of a house at home but here it is so much better than what most people
have that we would not think of coiig>laining* Really and truly we are just as com
fortable as can be* It's just amaeing as we look around us to realise how many

things Amsricans have that they don't need and can do without*
Our classes and other atctivities continue as usual*

We have two Bible classes in

our home each week, one Tuesday ni^t and one Friday ni^t, and recently they have

picked up and been a real inspiration to us* We also have a preaching service here
at home on Sunday afternoons* It fills the double purpose of giving our families a
worship service in the English language and then some of our Korean friends who un
derstand English worship with us* We use an interpreter during the sermon* For
some weeks new Bert has been teaching English conversation 2 hours each week at a

high school near our home* This allows him to make maoy good contacts with high

school students and teachers* John is just about to finish his school year and both
he and Marge, who has been teaching him, are very happy about it* He has done ex
cellent work and it has been a good year for him*

The correspondence school with

which he has been studying grades on the 1,2,3,4 grade system and the teacher there
has given him 1 or 1- on almost all his grades* How that sohool is about over and
our radio work is underway we are planning to begin intensive study of the Korean
language* Vie have had to give it up for some time as the other activities just be
came too pressing. If you will note at the head of the letter we are beginning to number these report

letters*

We are hoping to send you one of these letters about every 6 weeks and then

every 8 months we will print "KHiOCTCLBS*" Vie hope that our activity can be a little
more routine now that we have completed our first year out here and we can keep in
touch with you better* It is not that we forget you all for you are in our thou^ts
and prayers every day but it seems that there have just not been enou^ hours in the
day to get everything done*
The total receipts for our emergency housing fund were a little over #1100*00 as

of this date* Vi$e needed #1000 for key money and it cost about #300*00 to do all that
was necessary to this house* Most of the money received came from our regular supp
orters and all of it came from those who had helped previously* Your continued con
fidence means so much to us* Our deepest thanks to you all and especially to the

New Letter No. 7 Page 3

The Bert Ellis Faadly

Church of Christ at Rossville^ Illinois 'twere Ottis Platt is the good minister. The

folks there upon hearing of our need immediately loaned us #100000 as well as mak
ing a gift so that w would be sure of having the money idien it was needed. What a
wonderful help that was. Thanks to Doug Oiokey for calling this need to their at*
tention and for all the majoy things he does to keep our work going and our spirits

up out here. Thanks also to our long time friend Don Archer v&o ministers to bur
faithful living link church at Salineville Ohio* for taking care of these house
fmds so ably. Congratulations also* Aroh and Betty* on the new baby girll
Now we have saved the best news for the last. After all the discouragements and dis

tress we have had out here in this first year we wondered just TihAt our work would
turn out to be. Then it seemed that as one door was closed in our faces the Lord op

ened another and we were able to begin broadcasting over the new station HLED* the
first oosBosroial radio station in Korea. Now the door is opening agiain and things

are developing so fast that the Seggelkes and us hardly know what to do. President
Kim, the owner of HLKC* has just received a government permit for the second commerc
ial station in Korea* EIKC* this one in the capital city of Seoul and with 5*000

watts power III We have the same opportunity to cooperate with him there as advisors*
in fact he fully expects us to. And this is not allU He is rapidly developing

plans for a network of commercial stations which will cover all of Korea. What great*
or opportunity could we ask for in broadcasting the Gospel of Jesus Christ in Korea?
Wb can do the work that is needed here but to keep the door open for this wonderful

opportunity we must have additional funds. There are other mission groups yHoo would
give their right arm to have this opportunity but-we have first chance. If we can
handle it* it will amount to a virtual monopoly on gospel broadcasting on these sta

tions. Now* as our old American expressions go* wo must "either fish or out bait."
Wb must depend upon all of you ;^o have been helping us so faithfully and on maty
new friends if wo are to get the job done. For a number of years many people have
been interested in using radio in Korea to preach the gospel. Here is the real op

portunity. We are on the air now on one station. Wo hope to go on the other stat
ions as they develop. Let us hear from you. Vifis not only need money* we need your
prayers and your encouragement. Please writeI

God bless every one of you. "I have put a door wide open in front of you..."
Revelation 3s8* Wbymouth*s translation.
Faithfully yours*

Bert*

First Class Mail (Air-mail letters only)

l^rge

and

John

Address all packages to>

Bert Ellis

Bert Ellis

Korean Broadcasting Mission

A.P.O. #59

Korean Broadcasting Mission

Box 141

San Francisco* California

Pusan* Korea

Address all financial help for our family

toI

Address all financial help for the radio

work* time costs eto. tos

Korean Broadcasting Mission

Korean Broadcasting Mission

o/o Loraine Lindsey

c/o Doug Dickey* Minister

Cabool State Bank

Christian Ch\u*ch

Cabool* Missouri

Williamsport* Indiana

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^fCorta.
THE BERT ELLIS FAMILY
Volume 1, Number 2

THE JOE SEGGELKE FAMILY

Pvsan, Korea

July, 1959

EVENING PROGRAM

IN negotiations with HLKU for

the second quarter of air time
we have been able to secure a much

better spot for the evening program.

This means that both of our daily
programs are now reaching a large
percentage of the radio listeners in
the HLKU service area. For some

time we have been concerned over

the fact that the evening program

was very late for some people; but

on the new schedule beginning Au

Rhee Shin (left) delivering a gust 15th, it will be at 10:40 p.m.
sermon copy to one of our regular for the remainder of the summer
listeners, a promising young farmer. season. When the time changes for
He insisted on our taking some cu
winter it will be on at 9:40 p.m.
cumbers and squash.

We are also well pleased with

the present spot for the morning pro

gram which is at 6:10 a.m. According

to a recent survey made in Seoul

these two programs will be heard

during the peak listening hours for
most of die year.Since going on the

air on April l6th, the Gospel has

been aired twice daily over HLKU.

This means that by the time you read

thiswewill have produced and broad
cast more than 250 programs. This

Rhee Shin and Ko Jae Chun with

staff announcer during one of the would not be possible widiout your
Wednesday night question and an support both through prayers and
swer program.

money.

One of our good friends from

Korea, Mr. Choi Soon Gook, an inter

Our radio speaker,Mr. RheeShin,

has become quite well known through
preter for Harold Taylorofthe Korean his radio appearances. In addition
Christian Mission in Seoul, is now to his radio work he now has daily

taking graduate work at Lincoln

and weekly articles featured in two

Bible Institute. He will be happy to of Pusan's largest newspapers.

tell your church of the various mis

sion works in Korea. Address him:

Mr. Soongook Choi, 808 N. Logan,

Lincoln, Illinois.
*****

We owe our heartfelt thanks to

Mr. William Crouse,a Christian busi

*****

Our radio budget (air time, sal

aries, production costs, etc.) is now

about $23.00 each day. Only about

three days a month are met by pledges

nessman of Havertown, Pennsylvania

so the remainder has to be met from

assembling, auditioning, commenting

on and shipping phonograph records
for the use of missionary broadcast

or two!

who supplies us with the records occasional offerings, personal fiinds,

for broadcasting. Mr. Crouse spends emergency appeals, loans and any
from 40 to 60 hours each week in place else we can scrounge a dollar

ing around the world. He obtains

*****

We are seriously considering

starting a new congregation, using

records of all the leading labels for some public building such as a school
for a meeting place, and encouraging
and then finances their purchase and attendance through our radio program.
*****
shipping and we pay him back as we

us at much less than wholesale cost

are"able. He has thousands of dollafs

of his personal funds tied up in this

ADDRESSES

work. Surely this is a wonderful

labor for the Lord and the Lord will Funds for K.B.AI:

richly reward him. Thankyou, Brother

Korean Broadcasting Mission

Crouse.

c/o Doug Dickey

* * *

Williamsport, Indiana
According to a house-to-house
survey made by station HLKY in Seggelkes:
Seoul:(1) Halfof the homesin Seoul
have radios. (2) Of these radio own

A. L. Kiser

ers, 38% are Christians. (3) The

peak listening hours are from 6:00

Lincoln, Illinois

to 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.

These figures would probably be
typical of most city areas in Korea
although the number of radio owners

Box 352

Ellises:

Loraine Lindsey
Box 268

Cabool, Missouri

is probably larger in Seoul. One Letters (air-mail only):

interesting fact is that HLKY, a
Korean Broadcasting Mission
religious station, found that less

APO 59

San Francisco, California

than 10% of the people listed them
as their first listening choice, and Packages:
this after several years of broadcast
Korean Broadcasting Mission

ing (and they have no competition

Box 141

as yet from a commercial station!).

Pusan, Korea

It.

Joe's Class

Bert s Class

Joe says;"The two weekly Bible

BIBLE CLASSES

classes which are held in my home

Part of our missionary activity
is the teaching of Bible classes in serve a double purpose. It gives me
our homes. Bert reports that he is an opportunity to teach God's Word
now teaching two classes, one on and it also is giving me a chance
Tuesday night mainly for high school to leam about the Korean people.
students and one on Friday night Facts about Christ and the Bible
for college students and some grad which we readily accept are some
uates and teachers. The attendance
and interest at these classes has

picked up recently. At first some

came simply for English conversa

times a real problem to these people,

especially to those who have no

Christian background at all. Both

the Thursday and Friday evening

classes are studying from the Gos

tion, but when they found the class

pels. The lessons are prepared in
was simply Bible teaching they did
English. During the class my inter
not continue. Those who attend now
preter
gives a complete translation
show much interest in the Bible.
Both classes are now studying die

of the lesson."

life of Christ. The older class re

Sunday afternoon a short preach

ing service is held at Bert's home
from class quotations. The study of with Joeand Bertaltematingpreachcently completed a short course in

New Testament doctrinewhich arose

the life of Christ will be followed

ing. Some of the class members

by a study of the book of Acts.

attend this service.

the government

The vice president and dean of

radio station, HLKB, here at Pusan,

According

to

one of Korea's leading Christian

80% of the radio audience now lis

colleges were visiting the station

tens to the commercial station,

HLKU. This survey assures us that

the other day and the top staff were

overheard bragging to them that they
had two religious broadcasts daily!

we have a strong listening audience.

After onlythree monthsof broad

casting, practically all of the good
listening time on HLKU has been

sold to sponsors. Someone must be

listening!
*****

OUR FUTURE PLANS

The future of our work looks

promising. We are happy to have the

opportunity to braodcast the Gospel
over HLKU, the first commercial
station in Korea. Now the owner of

this station has received a permit

from the government for a new sta
tion, HLKC, a 5,000 watt station at

905 kilocycles, to be located in the

capital city, Seoul. His future plans

are to build two more stations in

other areas of Korea so that they

Bob and Mrs, Phyllis Clemens
can completely cover the country
and
daughter Janelle. They also
with their broadcasting. He also
have
a
new daughter, Julie.
has visions of television in the
future whenever it becomes prac
tical here. We would like to take

advantage of these new opportui^

ties and. expand with him, but tms

is a big decision to make. It vH

NEW REPRESENTATIVES \
FORK. B. M.
/

take much added financial support.

^r.""Md Mrs."Bob Clemens, for

merly associated with us in Christian
sion by ourselves so we have gath Radio Mission, have offered to re
ered all the information we could present our work before the churches
from the experience of others and as they have available time. Bob is
We did not want to make this deci

from ourown impressions, have made now employed as an engineer at

a full report to our sponsoring elders WICSTV,Springfield, Illinois. They
at Lincoln,Illinois and Cabool,Mis will be glad to present the woric at
souri and they are planning to meet any church within driving distance
and consider this opportunity and of Lincoln, Illinois. They will have
give us their decision as to how we the latest information concerning
should plan. We are happy to have our work, slides and tapes for a real
these responsible Christian men to presentation. Address him: R. L.
whom we can turn for advice. The Clemens, 724 N. Logan, Lincoln,
next issue of Kilocycles will bring Illinois. Thanks, so much. Bob and
you more news of our future plans. Phyllis!

KILOCYCLES is a quarterly publication of the "Korean Broadcasting

Mission" and is published in January, April, July and October by Mission
Services, 509 West Jefferson, Joliet, Illinois. Entered as Second Class
Matter at the Post Office at Joliet, Illinois, Printed in the U. S. A,

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July 30, 1959

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KO JAE CHUN, KSMSKX^XXXKM qf the Korean Broadcasting Mission/staff, is shown with

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the young lady who was /first to write in response to
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their two daily brpadcasts
I

on HLKU, Pusan, Korea, The'missionaries visited her and gave her'a Bible and hymnbook

and arenkeepma in'contact with her, as with other listeners, '$1,000 is needed to

pay station fees for the time/used this past quarter.

Joe Seggelke and Bert Ellis sent wordijthat the management of HLKU has been
a permit to bufld and operate HLKCja 5,000 watt station

at 90^ kcat

Seoul, Korea. They pl^n on a network of four statioj^ to 1cover free Korea and some
!/

of North Korea, Korean'Broadcasting Mission is in a position to/have first, religioud

time on allithese provided funds are available,/Forwarding addresses are: Joe

A'

Seggelke, c/o Doug Dickey, Christian Church, Williamsport, Indiana; Bert Ellis,

c/o Loraine Lindsey, Stqte Bank of Cabool, Missouri,