Spanish and Chinese scouts in Yongin, Gyeonggi

 

As Typhoon Kanoon approached, causing participants of the "2023 Sae Man Geum World Scout Jamboree" (Jam Berry) to evacuate early, churches have stepped up by opening prayer centers, training centers, and educational facilities to provide shelter. The 37,000 Jam Berry members from 156 countries were dispersed on the 8th among 1,014 buses to Seoul, Gyeonggi, Jeonbuk, Chungnam, Chungbuk, and eight other provinces. Among them, it's estimated that around 5,000 are being accommodated by major Korean churches as of today.

 

According to the Korea Church Council (represented by Pastor Lee Young-hoon), the Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul has refurbished the Choija Memorial Hall and the Youngsan Training Center in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, to provide accommodation for Jam Berry members. Approximately 2,100 members from Korea (about 1,600), France (about 360), and Spain (about 220) have found refuge there.

 

Yongin's New Eden Church (Pastor So Kang-seok) welcomed 480 members from Korea and China. The church is pouring its available budget and manpower to the maximum for them. They have opened around ten accommodation spaces including the church's educational center. New bedding has been ordered for the members, and the bathrooms have been modified to allow for showers. At the entrance, medical personnel from the church's medical treatment team tended to the health of the members, conducting rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 and checking temperatures.

 

Translated article from Kookmin Ilbo

출처: 국민일보 2023년 8월 9일 기사

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