WHO I AM
I am a wife and mom of three living in Seattle, serving as a missionary with a long-term focus on Korea. My work centers on cross-cultural partnership, practical service, and a sustained presence within Korean and Korean-American communities. This calling continues to grow through both local ministry in the Seattle area and ongoing engagement in South Korea (and one day, North Korea).
저는 북한과 남한의 사람들 모두를 진심으로 사랑해요.
WHY KOREA
My journey toward Korea began years ago when I first learned about the realities faced by North Koreans. What started as the question, “What could I possibly do to help?” has become a long-term commitment to learning the language, honoring culture, and building trust. This season is about preparing for faithful, relational ministry among the Korean people.
SERVING IN ACTION
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Supporting
Administrative
& Hospitality Work
What my weekly work at YWAM Monroe looks like:
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Strengthening base operations and supporting the daily rhythms of ministry life. This includes managing administrative responsibilities that keep things running smoothly behind the scenes
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Preparing rooms for missionaries and guests to create a welcoming and restful environment
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Stepping into practical needs such as kitchen service or outdoor maintenance whenever needed.
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We are launching a scholarship program to support North Korean refugees in South Korea who are working toward college degrees.
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A monthly gift of $100 can help ease the financial burden of tuition, housing, or daily living expenses while they focus on their studies.
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As resources grow, we hope to walk alongside students consistently and faithfully.
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Scholarships will be distributed through trusted relationships in South Korea to ensure accountability and care.
Hana Scholarship fund
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Learning Language
& Culture
I am actively studying Korean and investing in cultural understanding. Language learning is foundational to building trusting relationships with Korean communities and future ministry partners.
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Ongoing Korean study equips me to listen deeply and communicate authentically.
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Understanding culture amplifies empathy, respect, and connection — essential for working cross-culturally
HANA KOREA
“Hana” means “one” in Korean. While we continue to pray and hope for the reunification of North and South Korea, unity is already taking shape in quiet and meaningful ways. Many North Korean survivors now live in the South, and I have had the honor of meeting several of them. I carry deep respect for what they have endured and for the faith and perseverance they continue to walk in. Together with missionaries, pastors, and believers from both the North and the South, God is already at work — gently building something new, with Christ as the cornerstone.
While I toured the DMZ in South Korea I had the pirvilege of seeing many of these ribbons tied to a chain link fence. Thousands of people write prayers, hopes for reunification or even messages to their loved ones still in the North.
A picture I took from the apartment I was staying at in Paju, South Korea. North Korea is just on the other side of the mountains.
A Brief History: Why Korea Is Divided
Before World War II, Korea was a single nation with a shared language, culture, and identity. But in 1945, after Japan's defeat, Korea was divided, and the Soviet Union occupied the North, and the United States took the South, using the 38th parallel as a temporary dividing line.
What was supposed to be short-term quickly became permanent.
In 1950, the Korean War began when the North invaded the South. The war lasted three years, killed millions, and ended in a ceasefire, not a peace treaty. Technically, North and South Korea are still at war today.
Life in the North
Since then, life on the peninsula has looked very different depending on which side of the border people were born. In the North, many live under strict government control, facing hardship, limited freedoms, and daily challenges that most of the world cannot imagine. Countless individuals have risked everything to seek a different life, and even those who leave often carry deep pain from their experiences.
Ongoing Tensions
Today, North and South Korea remain divided by one of the most heavily militarized borders in the world. Families have been separated for generations. Propaganda, military threats, and distrust keep the two sides from coming together despite sharing the same blood and history.
Why Reunification Matters
Reunification is not just a political concept; it’s about healing. It’s about restoring broken families, easing decades of suffering, and envisioning a future where every Korean can live with peace, dignity, and hope.
As believers, we long for the day when all Koreans, North and South, can be one again, whole and free to flourish together.
" There is a strong passion in God's Heart not only to redeem and restore us individuals, but also to redeem and restore nations and people's so that God's glory may be revealed in full measure. The nation of Korea should become redeemed and restored as well."
-Peter Yang, Director of YWAM Monroe