Korea, Republic of
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| South Korea. World Factbook map, 2006 |
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) became involved in South Korea in 1950 with war relief programs. This included a variety of material aid programs, widows' self-help, medical assistance, in-service training for orphanage staffs, the first family-child assistance program in Korea, and a vocational school for orphan boys. While there were no Mennonite-sponsored programs in Korea in 1986, the Commission on Overseas Mission (General Conference Mennonite) and MCC representatives regularly visited South Korea on mission and peace concerns. The Commission on Overseas Mission had placed one short-term teacher in the country, and Koreans have been host to several Mennonite work camps for Asian youth.
Bibliography
Proceedings of the Fourth Mennonite World Conference, 1948. Akron, PA: Mennonite Central Committee, 1950: 226-227.
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