Preparing to enter a foreign country to spread the Gospel is no easy task. Doing the actual ministry in the mission field can be even harder despite the blessings and rewards that God has in store for his obedient servants. However, perhaps the hardest part of any mission trip is realizing it is time to say goodbye.
The KCCC LA mission team ended their ministry in Mongolia after they returned to Ulanbaataar from their Nomad Trip. The team had one day to get themselves cleaned up and rest, as well as go shopping for gifts for their supporters. Despite their physical exhaustion, the Korean-American students missionaries tried to spend as much time as possible with their Mongolian team mates, since they did not know when they would see each other again.
During the three weeks of ministry, the KCCC LA mission team was able to share the Gospel to almost 40 people, both college students and nomads. By the end of their work, 12 people committed their lives to Christ and over 25 more college students expressed interest in learning more about God or becoming a part of Campus Life (MCCC).
Mongolia Campus Crusade for Christ was founded in 1994 by American missionaries and Campus Crusade for Christ. Even today, only 0.4 percent of the population is Christians. However, MCCC has currently expanded to 7 different campuses in Ulanbaataar and the staff plan to plant ministries in 100 private universities by the year 2020. MCCC currently organizes diverse forms of ministry including their Nomad Trips, Effective Study Habits, MAD ("Make A Difference") Winter Conference and Centurion, which is an evangelical ministry targeting military personnel. Because it is illegal to perform organized religious activity in government funded facilities including public college campuses, MCCC currently operates under the nickname Campus Life.
MCCC became partners with KCCC LA almost a decade ago, and since then the Korean-American ministry started sending short-term missionaries to Mongolia to reach out to more of their college students. Anuka, a trainee MCCC staff, shared how blessing all her experiences with this year's and past LA mission teams have been. Even KCCC alumni and staff who served in Mongolia as students shared how Mongolia is a mission field where people always wished to revisit despite the difficult circumstances.
The KCCC LA team took off from the Chinggis Khan International Airport on the 21st of June to Korea to attend the CCC Summer Conference with the rest of the KCCC USA mission teams. The 2nd wave of summer mission teams was sent off on the 28th of June right after the conference.
Read more of our coverage on the Mongolia mission trip:
Project Friendship Part 1
Project Friendship Part 2
Project Friendship Part 3
Project Friendship Part 4
Project Friendship Part 5
Project Friendship Part 6
Project Friendship Part 7
Project Friendship Part 8
Project Friendship Part 9
