p. 13 | Visiting Our Companies in Korea

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 20, 1908

Visiting Our Companies in Korea

By MIMI SCHARFFENBERG

MIMI SCHARFFENBERG

Last winter I bought a compound with two very good houses. One of these was used for the girls' home. The other, quite large, I had planned to fix up for myself; but finances were low after arranging the one for the girls to live in. But at the end of this month I expect to have my house ready. I can then be a better help to my girls. The house is in a fairly good location, and I think it will be no danger to health to move into it. Also I have started in to do quite a little canning, so that we shall have fruit enough when Miss Scott comes.

The first of June I left Soonan for Chinnampo. There we had a four-days' study with the sisters, holding three meetings a day. Many had become discouraged; but we felt that during our studies we received special blessings. Those who attended the meetings said they would not give up now.

From Chinnampo, Kin Yu Tock and I went to Sondol. We found a good interest. There being such a mixed multitude, we held from four to six meetings each day, studying with those who know nothing of the Bible, and holding different classes for those who had been Christians for some time. Kim Yu Tock and Si Song Il both worked well with the people, and helped them. In Sondol, also, we spent but four days. This is a busy time in the year, and it is difficult for the women to get any spare time, but they attended well as long as we stayed.

Leaving Sondol, the above-mentioned native workers accompanied me to Nongdong. The company at that place, although very small, seems to be united. There are only five or six families. The women tell me that they could not read when they became Christians, but their husbands taught them, and every woman in the church can now read. I think this in very interesting. The men generally seem very unwilling to let their wives learn. I feel more and more that if our sisters here do not learn to read, it will be hard for them ever to become established in the truth.

Si Song Il returned home from Nongdong, and Kim Yu Tock and I went on to Yopo, where there was a good interest among a good class of people. We also became acquainted with a few young women who told us they were coming to school this winter.

Next we visited Pamaiki. I was taken sick there, and thought best to return home as quickly as possible, so stayed only one day. We stopped, however, at Cangdaimuro, to cancel our appointment for study there. At these two places we changed our appointment for six weeks later. Kim Yu Tock went to Chinnampo, and I came home. I had malaria, but am well again. But I shall rest a few more weeks, before going out again. The other time I was out three weeks. Two weeks will be as long at a time as I shall try to stay after this.

The people all knew when we were coming, so had a special cleaning up, and nice places fixed for us to stay, so we had as pleasant a time as we could wish. I can not thank our Heavenly Father enough for the blessings received while on this trip.

Soonan.