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Chapter 8

Moving From Japan to Korea

Tears streamed down Charles’ face as he sat at his desk. He
stared at the worn map. How many times had he run his fingers
over the world, praying for each country? He traced an
invisible path from one country to the next—Japan, China,
Russia. His ink-stained finger paused at each place—Korea,
Tibet, Thailand. He saw how many people lived in every
country. And he prayed for all the people who didn’t yet know
Jesus.

Now, the year was 1904. Three young people from Korea,
Li, Kim and Chung, introduced themselves to Charles. The
young people had enrolled as students in the Tokyo Bible
Training Institute in Japan.
Juji had traveled to Korea to preach about how God’s Holy
Spirit can fill our lives and make us new people. Kim and
Chung had given their lives to God when they heard his
message. Even in their country, they had heard about the

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