Meet the 2017-2018 Interns! Click on their names to find out how to support them through prayer and finances.
Note: All financial contributions towards interns are distributed to them and handled fiscally by their respective sending churches.
EAST ASIA CITY 1
ENDERS NG
sent by Kairos christian Church in San Diego, Ca.
Enders grew up in beautiful San Francisco and studied Environmental Systems and Business at UC San Diego. His hobbies include playing guitar, sports (especially volleyball), and watching sunsets. What Enders enjoys most about serving God is seeing how God can use ordinary people to bring such extraordinary breakthrough in people’s lives. Though originally not intending to go, Enders went on 1-year because he didn’t want fear to hinder him from saying yes to God and experiencing a deeper trust and intimacy with the Father.
JOEL PARK
sent by church of southland in anaheim, Ca.
Joel is an aspiring designer, full of creativity and passion. He loves music from all kinds of genres, and used to break dance. He is the second son of Pastor Keith. While on the more introverted side, Joel loves to hang out with friends. He is not very sporty, but loves to drink tea and draw cartoons in his free time. Before leaving for the 1-year internship, Joel was serving as a middle school teacher for Church of Southland.
EAST ASIA CITY 2
JESSICA FENG
sent by symphony Church in boston, ma.
Jess was born and raised in Massachusetts and attended Boston University for her undergraduate studies. She majored in accounting and after graduating, she worked as a financial analyst. Her hobbies include playing piano and guitar, baking, calligraphy, re-watching Friends episodes, eating dessert, and chatting with friends. She has a passion for serving God and serving others, and finds joy in sharing about God’s love and witnessing His transformative work unfolding. Jess committed to this one-year internship to experience ministry in a different context and get a taste of long-term missions.
GRACE PARK
sent by journey community church in Durham, nc.
Grace, originally from Seoul, Korea, joined Journey Community Church in North Carolina as an undergrad at Duke University where she studied Civil Engineering. Her hobbies include painting, traveling, drinking coffee, and playing with dogs. She loves to pursue deeper relationships and accountability with sisters, to encourage and affirm others, to experience God’s heart through prayer and intercession, and to be a part of Kingdom-building in ways big or small. She chose to go on the 1-yr because of her love for the local church and to commit to an irresistible desire to serve Him!
EAST ASIA CITY 3
SARAH KWON
sent by symphony church in boston, ma.
Sarah, born and raised in Korea, also spent parts of her childhood in Ohio and New York. She majored in Film Scoring and Contemporary Writing & Production at Berklee College of Music. She loves smelling new books and exploring. Sarah loves singing, playing, and writing songs to God. She hopes to encourage others through her music. She enjoys spending time with people, listening to their stories and doing life together. Sarah believes that everyone is called to be on mission wherever they are and for her, 1-YR Internship is another opportunity for her to say yes to God!
NANCY CHENG
sent by remnant westside church in new york, ny.
Nancy was born and raised in New York. She enjoys many different creative expressions such as dancing or painting spontaneously! One of her favorite things in life is learning, not only about her Creator but also about Him in his created things such as Time and Space Continuum in quantum physics. She has a collection of books and hopes to open up her own library one day. She believes that being on the mission field in her hometown, and also in other nations really opens her heart to know more of her Heavenly Father in the people, in their culture, in the city, in the mountains, the air, and even in the waters. His beauty is seen throughout the whole world.
OVER THE RHINE, CINCINNATI, USA
CHRIS KOO
sent by kairos christian church in san diego, ca.
Chris Koo is from San Diego, CA. In college he studied Sociology. His hobbies are going to the gym regularly, reading books, and spending quality time with friends. He enjoys serving God by seeing people being freed from darkness and gaining hope after encountering Jesus.
ELAINE CHOE
sent by symphony church in boston, ma.
Elaine is originally from upstate New York but moved to Boston to attend Boston University. She majored in International Relations and minored in Journalism, graduating in 2017. Her different hobbies include photography, cosmetics, and baking. In serving God, Elaine enjoys having a “front row seat” to witnessing the ways in which God is moving, especially in the lives of those around her. This 1 year internship is Elaine’s very first missions trip, so especially in the beginning, it was intimidating yet exciting. She is still discerning why God has specifically called her to OTR, but she knows that He invited her to be a witness and to partner with Him, so in faith, she said “yes” and moved to OTR straight out of college.
SOPHIA KANG
sent by tapestry la church in los angeles, ca.
Sophia Kang is a Creative Writing major from sunny California. She enjoys witty banter, independent everything, and shopping for great deals. She applied to become an AMI one-year intern because she needed a drastic change to make God number ONE in her life. She wanted to go abroad but God kept her stateside. Internship has helped rekindle the skills and promises God gave her from her youth. What she most enjoys about serving God is that she gets to be pleasantly surprised by his humor and generosity. A lifelong learner, her motto is, “Regardless of what you think, try your best!”
MinJun Ha
sent by the Remnant CHurch in New York, NY.
Minjun was born in Korea, and grew up in New York, where he attended church with his mother. Growing up, he had a hard time getting along with a majority of people, especially his father, but it has been getting better, although he still feels socially anxious. He loves both playing and listening to music, reading, learning new things, and helping wherever he can. He chose to go to OTR because it was the place God called him to be, where he can grow and learn the most. He desires to grow in the areas God called him to.
SINGAPORE
MATTHEW SHIN
sent by tapestry la church in los angeles, ca.
Matt was born and raised in Sacramento, California. He studied business administration in college, with an emphasis in accountancy. After, he moved to Los Angeles, California for work. He enjoys hanging out with friends, chillin’ at the beach, and Coca-Cola (usually all at the same time). He enjoys the adventure and challenge in serving the sovereign God. He chose to do a 1-year internship to experience more of God’s blessings.
JAMES LEE
sent by tapestry la church in los angeles, ca.
James Lee is a 1-year intern that is currently serving at Grace Covenant Church in Singapore. He comes from Los Angeles, CA and previously served as the Youth Director at Tapestry LA Church. He is passionate about building the local church and helping others live gospel-centered lives.
KRISTIE CHOE
sent by journey church of atlanta in atlanta, GA.
Kristie is from Atlanta, Georgia and studied Industrial Engineering at Georgia Tech. Through this one-year internship, she’s discovered she loves vlogging, learning new languages, and experiencing anything new. Serving God is awesome because she never stops learning more about God’s heart for her and for His people in all nations! The world is vast and filled with so many people and ideas. It’s no surprise that God is always moving in incredible ways! Kristie chose to go on a one-year internship simply because she felt God asking her to go- and you realize one year isn’t so long after all ;-).
Crystal Kim
sent by journey church of atlanta in atlanta, GA.
Crystal Kim was born and raised in Augusta, Georgia and moved to Atlanta, Georgia to attend Georgia State University where she majored in Marketing. She enjoys exploring new places, looking at pretty things in nature, bothering her roommates, eating home-cooked meals, and drinking boba. Her favorite thing about serving God is seeing those around her smile and experience the Father’s love for them. She chose to go on 1-year because she loves God, loves serving His people, and was available.
Joanne Sin
sent by journey church of atlanta in atlanta, GA.
Joanne is proudly from the great city of “Hot ‘Lanta,” better known as Atlanta, Georgia, where she graduated with a Psychology degree from Georgia State University in 2017. God had been revealing to her that He is a God of all nations and lover of His people. He had been exposing this to her through many cross-cultural college courses and in short-term mission trips; she wanted more. Immediately following her very last college course, she packed her bags and went off to the shockingly hotter Singapore! Joanne loves all things creative and loves serving God in building relationships with people.