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Celebration and Thanks on 25th Anniversary of Kukmin Daily

2013-12-13 17:12


Yoido Full Gospel Church held a worship service on December 11 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Kukmin Daily. In his sermon titled “Let there be light,” Rev. Young Hoon Lee said, “Today’s Kukmin Daily was made possible by Rev. David (Yong-gi) Cho’s determination and the support of this church. Kukmin Daily, with its emphasis on total affirmation and thankfulness, and on the history of the powerful Holy Spirit, is a gift from God to the Korean church.”

In his congratulatory message, Rev. Cho told the story behind the foundation of Kukmin Ilbo. “Rev. Dr. Joon-Gon Kim of Korea Campus Crusade for Christ came to me one day and said that in the midst of antagonism and conflicts Korean society needs media that will deliver hope,” he said. “But I learned that it would require several hundred billion won at that time to set up a new media organization, and I’d pretty much given up. Then I went into a prayer cave, and while I was praying, God told me, ‘You and your church should give hopes and dreams to this people.’ So I obeyed God’s words and that’s how Kukmin Daily came into being.”

Board Chair Rev. Park Jong-wha of Kukmin Cultural Foundation said, “We’ll never forget the help that the churches and Rev. Cho gave to Kukmin Daily.” He promised that Kukmin Daily will be a newspaper that communicates love; communicates Jesus Christ, the original truth; and is filled with the Holy Spirit of God, the origin of the human spirit.”

Reporter Pack Sang-hyun (100sh@kmib.co.kr), Yeara Ahn-Park (yap@kmib.co.kr)


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