This is a document written in 1972, following talks in Pyongyang and Seoul to discuss issues related to improving South-North relations and bringing the divided country together through three principles of unification.
The Korean Armistice, which called for a peace process and the withdrawl of all foreign forces from the Korean peninsula temporarily stopped the raging war in Korea in 1953; however, more than six decades later no peace treaty or agreement has replaced the Armistice Agreement. This document was prepared by a coalition of U.S. groups working for peace and reconciliation in Korea for the 2013 Peace Weekend in Washington, D.C.
Ramsay Liem, Boston College Silence is a common signature of profoundly traumatic events not the least of which are wars. For survivors of armed conflict, it attests to unspeakable violence and unresolved wounds. It is no wonder the Korean War is best known as the Forgotten War. This essay addresses both the silencing of memory and recent community-led efforts to resist forgetting.
Ji-Yeon Yuh, Northwestern University The cost of the Korean War is commonly tallied in numbers: soldiers killed and wounded, civilians killed and wounded, villages destroyed, refugees evacuated, orphans created, families divided, napalm dropped, bombs exploded. Those numbers are worth repeating, for the sheer physical devastation of three years of war on a peninsula about the size of Idaho (roughly 85,000 square miles) is staggering.
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Kristen Young served her volunteer year in Peru at a shelter for young survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence. She saw God at work in helping these women heal and move toward independent living.
First Presbyterian Church in Morganton, North Carolina, took their youth to Faith in 3D to learn about what it means to be a Christian in the global world and to be a global citizen.
First Presbyterian Church in Homewood, Illinois, uses is Pentecost funds for and volunteers at a community center that serves children at risk. They call it opening themselves to the “joy of ministry.”
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Churches are using the Giving Catalog in fun, creative ways. They are joining together to amplify their impact through group giving activities. As you brainstorm gift-related activities to unite your congregation and support Presbyterian mission around the world, draw inspiration from this new resource. Your Church Your Mission Impact Guide shares stories of impact, provides ideas for group events and activities, and includes a list of special days to inspire giving in 2018.