Word: yonge
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...What spot on earth might most desperately need the help of a selfless missionary? As an old China hand (he spent almost a year in a Communist jail in 1950-51), Moffett knew what part of the globe to study. At length he chose the barren, wind-whipped Paeng Yong Islands, South Korea's farthest outpost in the Yellow Sea. lying a hairline south of the 38th parallel and only 7,000 yds. from Communist shore batteries...
Having propped up Paeng Yong's economy and welfare almost singlehanded, Father Moffett turned to matters of the spirit. He built a Quonset chapel, and church members built 13 other small churches on the three main islands, donating land and labor. Catholic membership rose from 417 to 3,100. (There are 1,000 Protestants, 5,000 Buddhists...
...YONG SUCK SHIN Inchon, Korea...