A sorrowful goodbye to pastoral couple
The Kim family left Pelly Fellowship Chapel early in 2023 to serve in Yorkton, Sask.
Pelly Fellowship Chapel - Pelly, Saskatchewan.
Greetings from Pelly Fellowship Chapel. It is with great sadness we said farewell to the Kim family early in 2023. Pastor Frankie Hyounglin Kim has taken a position at the Yorkton Alliance Church. Both Frankie and his wife Minju submitted something to put into The Messenger. Here’s Pastor Frankie (Minju’s will appear in a later issue):
“It has been seven years and a month in Pelly. I could not help praising God because of his guidance and love for me and for my family through Pelly Fellowship Chapel. I did not know where Pelly was when I was in Toronto. Also, most of my friends and colleagues tried to prevent me from moving to Pelly. Now, they say to me they can see how God has worked through my family and Pelly Fellowship Chapel. Even though Pelly Fellowship is a senior’s church (most congregants are 80 and older), they showed how to serve the church and love.
“The Evangelical Mennonite Conference welcomed my family for seven years since I joined Pelly Fellowship Chapel. EMC tried to support my ministry in Pelly. When I tried to approach the First Nations reserve nearby, they gave me their ears and supported me with prayer and finance. I learned how to serve the church and help others.
“EMC Region 3 churches helped and prayed for my ministry at Pelly. The Pelly and Norquay communities welcomed my family. I led a service at the Norquay Lodge and served Pelly Housing Authority as the chairperson. If the communities had not welcomed me, I would not have experienced these amazing works in the communities.
In addition, The Key First Nation and Cote First Nation welcomed my family. Ketchen Lake, Madge Lake Bible Camp, and Living Word Bible College gave me wonderful opportunities to be a part of the camps and a teacher. I could meet youth and students to share God’s Word and love.
“Even though Pelly Fellowship is a senior’s church (most congregants are 80 and older), they showed how to serve the church and love.”
“Through all I experienced, God taught me everything is possible when I follow his way. God let me know he does not work with my strength but my weakness.
“Now, we haved moved to Yorkton to start a ministry as of February 1, 2023. It was a hard decision for my family to leave Pelly and EMC circle, but when we prayed, we realized God wants me to do his work in Saskatchewan more. EMC and the church in Yorkton are part of God’s family and a part of the body of Jesus Christ. Even though I am moving to Yorkton, it is not leaving, but extending my ministry. Just as God taught me his way for the ministry in Pelly, God will lead me and my family with the new church.
“God is good all the time. And God is always on my side. That is why I love him, and I can praise his name!”
Look for Minju’s perspective in a future issue.