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his part of the website serves to give readers a better idea of what is happening in JOY Missions (Events) and how you can pray for us.  It also highlights the ministries in JOY, some of which are church-wide while others are member-initiated.

PRAYER

We believe that prayer can move the mountains!  It is key to the work of missions.  To this end, we have listed some of the recent prayer items.  Please join with us in prayer:

Food Aid for Zimbabwe

Recently, a non-profit organization called Feed My Starving Children (http://www.fmsc.org/) donated almost 20 tons of their special food packs. The food has been loaded onto a 40-foot container and is on the way to the port enroute the Zimbabwe.

EVENTS

A list of the upcoming mission events in JOY:

Paterson Community Day

Come July 30, we are planning to have our annual Paterson Community Day. This is a day where we are going to bless the area near where we usually meet people from the Relief Bus.

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FOCUS

A summary of Joy's areas of focus in missions:

PATERSON

In February 2008, the Lord led a team of people from JOY to explore the possibility of partnering with the Relief Bus, an organization based in Jersey City, to bring the soup bus to the city of Paterson, NJ.  By the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we were led to also partner with Vineyard Church in Hackensack to base the soup bus at Rosa Parks Boulevard in Paterson. Currently, the core team of faithful volunteers is lead by Mindy Kim and Jim Hsu.

ZIMBABWE

About 2 years ago, Ps Danny came to be acquainted with the work of Voice of Peace in Zimbabwe, an organization led by Ps Tatenda Gunguwo, through Deeper Waters Inc.’s involvement in the work with them.  Having been led by the Lord, JOY is committed to the partnership with Voice of Peace and Deeper Waters for the long-term, possibly 10 years or more, with a view to serving the poor and bringing the love of Christ to the children. We endeavor to do this through skill training as well as a feeding program that has been started with the generosity of numerous people. Presently, Peter Shin is leading the charge in advocating for the Zimbaweans.

INDIA

In December 2009, the Lord brought Ps Danny and Wilson in contact with Operation Mobilization’s work among the Dalits in India.  Having been spurred by the twin passion for the poor and the unreached, Joy believes that it is in the Lord’s direction to bless and reach the Dalits.  To this end, we are looking towards committing to the development of a Dalit education center in North India.  Though it is an expensive venture, we believe that it is well worth every cent to invest in the education of the future generation of Dalits.  This would in turn catalyze the growth of the church in the area.

NORTH KOREA

Many people in Joy have felt a burden for the people of North Korea. Thus when Dr James Kim came to speak at Joy in January 2010, there was an overwhelming response to support the ministry in North Korea and the region through the work of YPF (YUST-PUST Foundation). We believe that the partnership with YPF is a strategic move in bringing the love of God to a region that has experienced much pain and suffering. It is our prayer that we can contribute not only in terms of finance, but also our human resources through various avenues like the teaching of English as a second language.