Heritage

Dr. Nam-Joog Yoon, Hon. Advisor of FHI Federation / Chairman, Board of Directors, KFHI (Korea Food for the Hungry International)

Dr. Yoon and I had a cordial greeting and conversation over dinner the opening evening of the FHI Federation April 2008 gathering. The next day he gave me an energetic embrace. Since our initial greeting a day earlier he had come to realize that I was the son of Korean missionaries Alice & Bob Rice. He told me that my mother had been his English teacher in the 1950’s.

“It is my pleasure to serve you as I served your father.” - Professor Nam Kim, PhD;
LEI Asia Director

How does one respond to the above….

“Camsamnida” is the transliteration for Korean which means “a very reverent Thank You”. But even the most reverent “Thank You” falls short.

My heritage never ceases to amaze and humble me.

LEI a FHI Federation Member

LEI becomes a FHI (Food for the Hungry International) Federation member. Representing LEI, I had a tendency to stick out among my colleagues in Asia. But it was very much a privilege for me and Dr. Kim (LEI Asia Director) to be part of the FHI Federation gathering in Manila. It was a combination of being informative, challenging and encouraging.

INFORMATIVE:
Almost a billion people on the earth are underfed.
(Mostly they are part of the same billion people that live on $1 a day and cannot read)
A billion people are overfed.

CHALLENGING:
I am part of the overfed.

ENCOURAGING:
There is much work being done. The body of Christ is responding to the enormous opportunity to share God’s love.
Effective April 22, 2008, LEI was admitted as a member of the FHI Federation.
FHI embraced the strategic need for the work of LEI to both provide a platform for economic development as well as a natural avenue for providing spiritual food for the soul.

I know God is pleased through the partnerships that have been formed.