World Report

January 13, 2020

From the Superintendent's DESK

Bill and Lori McKibben, and Mark and Sylvia Staller, completed their last few days in the Philippines with visits to six more branch churches.

On Monday, January 6, they had breakfast at the Calaocan church, which is led by Joel Salazar, the worker in charge. This was our first branch church established in the Philippines, and the building bears the curved roof influence of the tabernacle in Portland. The trip continued to Kaliwanigan, where...

August 5, 2019

From the Superintendent's DESK

The 2019 Korean camp meeting was held in our Seoul Korea church from August 1-4. Director of Asia Work, Bill McKibben, was there with his wife, Lori, representing the Portland headquarters, and he sends this report:

We arrived safely on Tuesday afternoon and were met by Kim Jeong Min, the Korean District Superintendent. Brother Kim and his wife, Lee Jin Young, were able to attend our Portland camp meeting...

August 6, 2018

From the Superintendent's DESK

This year’s South Korea camp meeting, which ran Thursday, August 2 through Sunday, August 5, marked fifty years since the start of the Apostolic Faith work in South Korea. Bill McKibben, Director of Asia Work, and his wife, Lori, were there to join the celebration as well as Rich Barrett (whose parents founded the South Korea work) and his wife Karen, of Portland, Oregon. Brother Bill sent this report of the...

April 26, 2018

From the Superintendent's DESK

Bill McKibben continued his visit to our churches in South Korea over the weekend and into this week, accompanied by Kim Jeong Min, who he said has been a great blessing to him and the congregations by tirelessly interpreting. The two traveled to Busan on Saturday, April 21, arriving at about noon. This city is the second largest in South Korea with a population of over 4 million, and is Brother...

April 23, 2018

From the Superintendent's DESK

Bill McKibben, Director of Asia Work, is in South Korea for ten days to visit our churches and fellowship with the saints there. He arrived in Seoul on Tuesday, April 16, and was greeted by Jeong Min Kim, the pastor of our headquarters church in Seoul, who would accompany him to our churches and interpret.

On the drive from the airport, Brother Bill noted that the weather in Korea is mild...

August 7, 2017

From the Superintendent's DESK

Bill McKibben, Director of Asia Work, and his wife, Lori, have been representing headquarters this past week at the South Korea camp meeting. It began on Thursday, August 3, at our Seoul church and continued through Sunday, August 6. Brother Bill sent this report:

While it is usually hot in South Korea during August, this year was unseasonably hot and humid even by their standards. We were all very thankful for the ...

April 24, 2017

From the Superintendent's DESK

Bill McKibben, Director of Asia Work, and Bob Bishop, pastor of our church in Richmond, California, are in South Korea visiting our churches there. They arrived Tuesday evening and were greeted by Kim Jeong Min, the Seoul pastor, and enjoyed dinner with his family.

The next day, they joined some of the Seoul saints for lunch before leaving for a church service in Daejeon (pictured above) where Young Doo Ra is the ...

August 8, 2016

From the Superintendent's DESK

The South Korea camp meeting concluded yesterday after a week of services. Headquarters was represented by Bob Bishop, pastor of our church in Richmond, California, and his wife, Brenda.

Brother Bob wrote that they had an outstanding camp meeting with very good attendance. He said there was an amazing spirit of unity, allowing the Spirit of God to flow unhindered. As a result, several...