Timothy K. Park 1 The world is in a state of pain and chaos due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And we are living in unprecedented circumstances while missionary works are to be carried on under the new normal. The 70th issue of Asian Missions Advance contains articles that deals with missions in a suffering world.

Teng Yang Tan 1 INTRODUCTION Much have been reported and discussed about the impact of COVID-19 on lives of people around the world. Some were affected more than others. Many social NGOs have rushed to help people who are poor and marginalized. Studies have shown that the impact of this pandemic on ordinary people, regardless

I was born on December 19, 1924, near the Yalu River, at the Korean border with China. I was the eldest son of a prominent Korean resistance leader against the Japanese military regime, which had occupied Korea since invading it in 1905. My father received Christ as his Savior when he was ten years old,

Dr. David J. Cho (1924-2020), who has been called “Mr. Mission,” went to the Lord at his home in Uiwang-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea on June 19, 2020. Dr. Cho was born on December 29, 1924 in Chungryol-dong, Yanggwang-myeon, Yongcheon-gun, North Pyeongan Province of North Korea, located on the banks of the Yalu River that flows

One of the most accomplished mission leaders of our lifetime died in June 2020 – Dr. David J. Cho. His life is a story of deep commitment to the Lord and profound engagement to the spread of the Gospel. Few in the West noticed his passing. I have recorded at least two interviews with Dr.

My name is Dr. Jacob Nahuway. I am from Indonesia, the founding and currently the Senior Pastor of Mawar Saron Christian Church in Jakarta, Indonesia. I have been a preacher around Indonesia and around the world and has been claimed as one of the 100 most influential preachers in Indonesia by rubrikkristen.com. I acknowledged that

Dr. David J. Cho was to the Global Mission Movement, David Yonggi Cho was to the Church Growth Movement. In fact, Dr. David J. Cho played a major role in championing the cause of the Two-Thirds World Missions efforts and was among the leaders from Asia, Africa, and Latin America that brought to limelight what

FIRST MEETING WITH DR. DAVID J. CHO I first met Dr. David Cho in 1989. I was privileged to be among some forty delegates from Asia, Africa, and Latin America who met at the Western Theological Seminary in Portland, Oregon from May 1-5, 1989, to formally constitute the Third World Missions Association (TWMA). The meeting