Presbyterian Mission Agency A Letter from Jieun and Myung Han, Regional Liaisons serving in East Asia Winter 2024We Are Called as Partners in Christ

A Letter from Jieun and Myung Han, Regional Liaisons serving in East Asia

Winter 2024

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Dear friends,

“What God has made clean; you must not call profane.” (Acts 10:15)

I would like to give you an update on some of my activities since I last wrote to you.

I met the presidents of the China Christian Council (CCC) and the Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM) at the U.S.–China Symposium in Shanghai in October. I also visited the Nanjing Union Theological Seminary (NUTS), and the Amity Printing Co. in Nanjing, China. It was a startling experience to see the vibrant energy of the Chinese Church. I also heard words of appreciation for the legacy of the U.S. Presbyterian Mission in China.

The sanctuary of the Holy Trinity Church in Shanghai where the symposium was held. The CCC office is also in the church.

Rev. Wu Wei, President of the China Christian Council (CCC)

The chapel entrance of the Nanjing Union Theological Seminary

The Bible commentary for pastors, printed by the seminary

“Christ embraces the whole world.” A seminary student who was a former art professor in Shanghai created this artwork on the seminary campus. The buildings in the background are the student dormitories.

The Amity Printing Co. has printed more than 268 million copies of the Bible.

9. Bibles are stored and ready to be shipped all over China and the world

Despite concerns from outside, the Chinese Church in China is growing rapidly and enthusiastically: student enrollment to seminaries is growing every year; the Amity is the world’s leading printer for printing Bibles, and churches are being built every day.

We often judge others by our own perspective, rather than love and embrace them.

God told to Peter, “What God has made clean, you must not call profane.” These may be the words we must listen to when we work with the Chinese Church. I pray that PC(USA) may continue the legacy of the mission in China. God is calling us as partners in Christ beyond ideologies, political conflicts and differences.

Please enjoy some of the photos of my visit and rejoice with me in the spread of the Gospel in China.

Myung Han (for Jieun as well)

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