Prayer for Democracy and End to the Military Junta in Myanmar
March 19, 2021
Prayer for democracy and end to the the military junta in Myanmar
Date: March 19th, 2021 (Friday), 12 PM
Location: in front of the main gate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Hosted by: The Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (PROK)
Organized by: PROK Church and Social Committee and PROK Partnership and Ecumenical Relations
Welcoming prayer led by Rev. Hyung Mok Choi, chairman of the General Assembly’s Church and Society Committee
Greetings from Rev. Chang Ju Kim, PROK General Secretary
Prayer by Rev. Young Nam Lim, Chairman of Seoul Presbytery
Sermon titled “Choose Life!” by Rev. Gun Hee Lee, Moderator of PROK
Two Myanmar people speak of the situation in Myanmar and of accusations and testimonies: Thang Sian Kip, ecumenical student at Hanshin Graduate School of Theology, and Rev. Khuma of Myanmar Presbyerian Church who has a doctorate in GTI from Yonsei University
Rev. Hong Jung, General Secretary of the National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK), speaks of solidarity
Statements in response to the Myanmar crisis from elder Shi Jeong Lee, PROK Women’s Association Social Affairs Commission, and elder Han Gun Kim, Chair of the Social Justice Commission of the National Men’s Association, PROK.
Rev. Gun Hee Lee holding a letter to South Korea’s government foreign ministry and to the Myanmar Embassy
Holding signs after the benediction prayer
Throughout the prayer service, Myanmar people and members of the General Assembly stand together in prayer and in holding signs for the end to the massacre of civilians in Myanmar