Jin & Yumi Kim
Atlanta
Jin Kim
My background is pretty boring. That's how you can tell I grew up in a good home: loving immigrant parents in a suburb with a nice younger sister. When everyone saw a happy person with the ideal life setup, I was wildly insecure and empty. And I didn't know why. So I was also confused. My parents dragged me to this church when I was in the 7th grade. Seeing adults much younger than grandmas excited about God was a new one for me so this got me interested. This interest led me to pay attention to the bible studies, and I finally learned why life felt off for me. Turned out my biggest problem in life is Jin. It even rhymes with sin. I could not believe that Jesus would die on the cross for a sinner like me. I still can't. I became a christian through this church's youth group. Since then, my life never got boring.
I went to UC Berkeley, worked as an attorney, and now I'm doing this. All of these are miracles. I'm also a huge soccer fan. If you ever come to me with a ball, I'll kick it around with you!
Yumi Kim
I grew up going to church off and on, but as a teen, I was focused on what the world said would make me happy—grades, popularity, shopping, and romance. But it all left me feeling empty. At 16, a friend brought me to youth group, and Psalm 1:4 hit me hard. I felt like the chaff, blown around with no roots, wearing masks as I felt pulled in many directions. That sparked my spiritual journey, and I made the decision to follow Jesus at the winter retreat later that year.
Since then, God has given me the mission of sharing this good news with other lost, rebellious youth like myself. 22 years later, even as my own kids are starting their teen years, I’m still living out that mission.
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