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• Orphans and WidowsBible

  "Orphans and widows" is a biblical word pair for people whose livelihood and legal protection were weakened by the loss of a husband or father. Often grouped with the sojourner, they represent the socially vulnerable for whom God shows special care.

• Gladys AylwardPeople

  Gladys Aylward (1902–1970) was an English-born independent missionary. She evangelized and cared for orphans in Shanxi Province, China, and is known for leading more than one hundred orphans across the mountains to safety during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

• Compassion KoreaInstitutions

  Compassion Korea is the Korean branch of Compassion International, an international child development organization. Compassion first worked in Korea to help orphans of the Korean War, and its assistance there ended in 1993. Compassion Korea was established in 2003, when Korea became a sponsor country. It connects children in poor countries one-to-one with Korean sponsors.

• George MüllerPeople

  George Müller (1805–1898) was a Prussian-born evangelist who ministered in Bristol, England. He ran his orphanages on the principle of relying on prayer alone, without soliciting support, and cared for more than 10,000 orphans. He was also an early leader of the Plymouth Brethren.

• August Hermann FranckePeople

  August Hermann Francke (1663–1727) was a German Lutheran pastor, theologian, and educator. He led Halle Pietism and founded an orphanage and several schools in Halle.

• World VisionInstitutions

  World Vision is an international Christian relief and development nongovernmental organization. It began in 1950, during the Korean War, when the American missionary Bob Pierce and Korean church leaders, including the Rev. Han Kyung-chik, began helping war orphans and widows.

• Isaiah 1:16–17Bible Verses

  In this passage the prophet Isaiah commands the people of Judah to forsake their evil deeds, learn to do good, and defend the vulnerable, such as orphans and widows. Because it criticizes worship devoid of justice, it is frequently cited in discussions of repentance and social responsibility.

• Esther (Queen of Persia)People

  Esther is the central figure of the Old Testament Book of Esther. She became the queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus and saved the Jews when Haman's scheme threatened them with annihilation.

• Chosen Christian CollegeHistory

  Chosen Christian College (Yonhi College; 延禧專門學校) was a private Christian college founded in Seoul in 1915 jointly by Presbyterian and Methodist missions from the United States and Canada. Together with Severance Medical College, it is a predecessor of present-day Yonsei University.

• James 2Bible

  James 2 urges believers not to show partiality based on outward appearance and declares that faith without works is dead, citing Abraham and Rahab as examples.

• Billy SundayPeople

  Billy Sunday (1862–1935) was an American revivalist and former professional baseball player. A Presbyterian minister, he is known for holding large-scale revival campaigns in major American cities in the early twentieth century and for his leading role in the temperance movement.

• Seo Gyeong-joPeople

  Seo Gyeong-jo (徐景祚, 1852–1938) was an early Korean Protestant convert and Presbyterian minister from Uiju, Pyongan Province. With his older brother Seo Sang-ryun, he founded Sorae Church in Hwanghae Province, and in 1907 he became one of the first seven Koreans ordained to the ministry.

• James 2:1–4Bible Verses

  James 2:1–4 is a passage instructing believers in Christ not to show partiality between the rich and the poor in their assembly. It is frequently cited as a warning against treating people differently in the church on the basis of wealth or status.

• OrpahPeople

  Orpah is a Moabite woman in the Book of Ruth, the daughter-in-law of Naomi and the sister-in-law of Ruth. After her husband's death, she heeded her mother-in-law's urging and returned to her homeland of Moab.