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school in Japan where people could study the Bible and learn
how to tell people about Jesus.
Li, Kim and Chung didn’t speak Japanese when they
arrived in Japan. But they quickly began to understand more
and more of the language. They studied hard, and after three
years, they returned to Korea. They prayed that God would
begin a new Bible college in their country like the one they had
attended in Japan.
God heard their prayers. In 1910, God sent two Christians
from England, John and Emily Thomas, to start a Bible
training institute in Korea. Now that they had leaders, the
Korean Christians began praying for a place to build their
school. They looked for two weeks. Every available hilltop in
the city of Seoul was taken except one. They made an
agreement with the owner and completed the contract. But
something unexpected happened.
Someone offered the owner double the price that The
Oriental Missionary Society had offered. So, he canceled the
contract and took the higher offer. He broke his promise. Of
course, the missionary team was disappointed. But they
believed if God allowed the sale of the property to fall through,
He must have something better in mind.
The team began looking again for a place to build their
Bible institute. Early one morning, when Charles was walking
through some narrow streets in Seoul, a stranger walked up to
him. The stranger said, “Are you the person looking for a plot
of ground for a school?”
Charles said, “Yes, I am.”
The man responded, “I work for the former emperor’s
household. My master has a plot of ground he will sell you!”
The land was on top of the most beautiful hill in the city.
The view from the hill overlooked the city of Seoul. The
property was perfect for the Bible training institute. It was even
better than the first piece of land the mission had almost
bought. And it was half the price!

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