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Candidates Rally in Korea

Four hundred and seventeen Korean missionary volunteers committed to using their professions in strategic self supporting missions gathered together in Seoul last month. There had been some uncertainty as to whether the conference could be held. The assassination of President Park Chung Hee, which placed the country under a martial law, required that every public gathering have a permit. The permit was granted two weeks prior, allowing 417 daytime and 1000 evening conferees to come together for candidate preparation. Another conference, expected to be twice the size, will be held at the end of the summer.

Statistics Reveal Institute's Role

After six terms of the Institute of International Studies, a look at the 375 graduates reveals the following:

eighteen are in cross cultural ministry with at least fourteen missionary agencies;
another sixty one seem definitely headed into missionary service in the near future;
at least, seventeen went on short terms after completing their studies;
as many as forty have gone on to additional training partly as a result of their IIS experience;
sixty one could be classified as key leadership with churches, campus groups, mission agencies, and other Christian organizations. (This includes at least twenty four men and women from South Africa).
As well, advanced and extension "pilot projects" have been activated during the past year.