This year marks the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War on June 25, 1950. This horrific war took over four million lives, caused unspeakable devastation and trauma, divided the Korean nation and separated millions of family members. The continuing divide between South Korea and North Korea on the 38th parallel is now the longest unresolved separation of a people in modern history. As Korean American Christians, we urge churches and communities of faith in the United States and throughout the world to both lament this pain and separation, and commit to the search for reconciliation in the name of Christ. Read the full text of the letter here. You can sign the letter HERE.

This over 70 year division is not normal nor natural and the deep trauma continues to impact the Korean Peninsula and the Korean Diaspora. We as people who proclaim that Christ “is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility (Eph 2:14),” we'd like to ask you to help amplify the need for peace and reconciliation in the Korean Peninsula.

If you are interested, please use  this link HERE to the form and letter. Everyone is welcome to sign the letter and share this email with others who may be interested. Although the letter is initiated by Korean American faith leaders, you do not have to be of Korean descent to sign the letter. Our hope is to release the signed letter publicly on July 27th , a day when the armistice was signed 67 years ago. 
 
Letter drafters:
Peter Cha, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Eugene Cho, Bread for the World
Grace Choi, Re’Generation Movement
Hyun Hur, ReconciliAsian
Grace Ji-Sun Kim, Earlham School of Religion
Jongdae Kim, Re’Generation Movement
Sue Park-Hur, Mennonite Church USA
Soong-Chan Rah, North Park Theological Seminary
Stephen Yoon, Ignis Community