About

Kim, Daniel Young-Min

I was born on October 14, 1956 in Munsan, a small town near Seoul,
Korea. I was the oldest of four children born to Duk Gil and Keum
Soon Kim. I married Grace in 1985, and we have two sons, Enoch
and Aarron. After I graduated from Munsan High School in 1970,
I worked for my father on the farm until I came to the United
States in 1977.

I did not know Jesus Christ when I was in Korea. I used to follow
the Buddhist teachings of moral living. In America, I started attend-
ing a Korean church where I heard about God, Jesus, the Holy
Spirit, church, heaven, and hell. However, all these things never
brought me to a full understanding of the gospel. In 1981, I moved
to San Jose, California. On the first day of my visit, Pastor Chi
Choon Lee preached the gospel of Christ so clearly that I opened
my heart and accepted Jesus as my Savior. Although I was very
shy and also new to the church, the Holy Spirit gave me the
courage to respond to the pastor’s invitation and profess my
faith publicly. The day of August 2, 1981 was very significant.
My whole family of six was baptized, all at the same time.

In 1981, I committed myself to serve the body of Christ. I joined
the choir and worked as a youth leader. I also served as a Sunday
School Teacher for a single’s group. For 3 years I served as a
director of the Mission Department. Meanwhile, I studied at San
Jose Bible College and received a bachelor’s degree in theology in
1986. To prepare myself for the Christian ministry, I studied at
Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary and received a master
of divinity degree in 1989. I served at Hayward Korean Baptist
Church in California as a children’s and youth pastor for 3 years,
and was ordained on December 2, 1990.

In 1986, I obtained my citizenship of the United States of America.
I had my first name changed to Daniel. In 1991, I served Chino
Korean Baptist Mission as a pastor. It was a year of personal
growth. God showed me who I was in Christ. I learned to trust
and depend on Him. I discovered God’s love and grace were
sufficient for me. In 1992 I became a pastor at Spokane Korean
Baptist Mission, serving for 8 years. I also became an executive
board member for the Northwest Baptist Convention in 1997,
serving for 3 years. God taught me how to build the body of
Christ, and to help those in need with love. I also learned how
to preach more effectively and to train believers with the Word
of God. I have grown to possess the heart of a shepherd.

In 1982, the church I attended had a mission conference, and
missionary Lim Set Jong from Vietnam came and shared about
the country’s desperate need for food, medicine, schools, and
most importantly for Christian workers. His challenge changed
my worldview and opened my eyes to see God’s love for every-
one in the world. I found a growing interest within myself in
missions. I wanted to be a missionary and take the gospel of
Christ to the unreached people of the Third World. I heard two
more missionaries in 1999, John Karl, a self-supporting
missionary from Uganda, and Hosun Lee, a missionary in the
Ukraine. I had a glimpse of God at work around the world,
and I wanted to be a part of that work. I felt that the mission
field was at the heart of God. People are lost and dying without
knowing how Jesus Christ can save them for their sins.

My wife and I had been praying for discernment and guidance
as to which mission organization to join and which mission
field to go. God has given us a strong desire to go overseas
to fulfill God’s great command. We prayerfully began the
process of applying to the International Mission Board. God
has granted Grace and me an inner peace and assurance that
it is He who has called us to go to Zambia.

Since 2000, we have been serving the Lord in Zambia. It has
been the most delightful time of my ministry. God is working
in Zambia with a bountiful harvest and I am very thankful to
be a part of His mission.

Kim, Grace Keum-Sik

I was born on September 24, 1960, in a small house in the
city of Dae-Jeon, South Korea. My Father’s name is Joong-
Hwan Son. My mother’s name is Bok-Hee Lee. I married
Daniel Kim in March 1985. We have two sons, Enoch and
Aaron.

When I was young, I attended Joong-Ang Baptist Church
in Dae-Jeon. My early influences concerning spiritual de-
velopment came from the high school Bible Study group
in my church. The teacher taught us Ten Step, which was
published by the CCC mission group. One day, the high
school group had a revival service and showed a mission
film. It was about a man who died for a little boy. I
realized that Jesus died on the cross for my sins and He
saved me. I confessed my sins and asked for forgiveness
that night. I also asked Him to come into my heart and be
my Savior and Lord. After I became a born-again Christian,
I was baptized. I loved the Bible Study because I was
hungry for the Word of God. His Word and His love were
so powerful that it changed my life totally.

I completed high school in Korea. After I graduated from
high school, I went to work for Campus Cusade for Christ
as a clerk for 2 years. I was trained to be a good witness
there. In 1980, I was hired by Dae-Jeon Theoligical Sem-
inary library, where I worked for 4 years.

When I was 20 years old, I went to a Billy Graham
Crusade in Seoul, Korea in 1980. On the third day of the
meeting, there was an invitation to become missionaries.
The speaker said that the world needed me, and I must go
and tell about Jesus. The speaker invited us to answer
God’s call and fulfill His great command. I wanted to do
something for God, but I did not know that missions was
my calling, so I hesitated. I prayed for Jesus’ help. He
gave me the courage to stand up and dedicate my life to
be a missionary. I received great peace about it. My
friends and church members affirmed I would make a
good missionary.

After I married Daniel, I moved to the United States. I
thought America was my mission field. I knew that
America was one of my mission fields, but I also
wanted to go overseas to fulfill what God wanted me to
do from that day at the crusade.

We attended the First Korean Baptist Church of San Jose.
The church has a great missions program, and I learned
many things from the church. Daniel went to the Golden
Gate Seminary, and I had worked in many places near
the school and met many people. I always felt that I
should be trained to be a well-skilled witness and tell those
people about Jesus. I was trained with programs such as
Continuing Witness Training, MasterLife and other pro-
grams.

When we moved to Spokane, Washington, I attended
Spokane Falls Community College for 3 years. I received
an AAS degree in the library technician program. I worked
in the Spokane County Library District as a material-
processing clerk for 4 years. I told people I am a Christian
and showed that I am a believer. I also shared Jesus with
those who did not know Him.

Since 2000, I have served in Zambia as an International
Mission Board Missionary. I have come to know more
about God and His will. I thank Him that His will for me is
missions and for His calling me to Zambia.

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