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SGMLAND, abbreviation for ‘Street Gospel Music Land’, is carrying out the ministry of the gospel and singing the glory of God on the streets as a starting point. The mission work of SGMLADN is in full range. SGM sets up churches on the streets, preaches the gospel and has a service across the country every Sunday, and hands out clothes and sleeping bags to the homeless. Plus, it visits the Philippines, Cambodia, and Berlin taking care of the sick and poor and touching their souls by performing a monodrama with the message of God's love in it. SGMLAND is full of heart-warming works. It is missonary Suhee Hwang who is in charge of it.

Want to spread the love of God to every corner of the world

SGMLAND established on the strong will of being devoted to God's work as one of his faithful disciples in June, 2005 started its mission in Maroniae Park in Daehakro, Seoul and advanced into the streets of Berlin, Germany, Canada, and Cambodia to praise God. Ms. Hwang said, "the members of SGM are those who preach the holy teachings of God on the streets. I think helping out the lonely on the streets is missionaries' first thing to do". Among lots of places, why does she choose the streets for mission? She mentioned, "when we are betrayed and abandoned, the one who feels sorry most is God. At the moment when I decided to spend my life on helping people make themselves change as the Bible says, I realized what I need to do was being out and making the voice heard on the streets". The voice is not for a certain group or her selfish desire. It is needed only for the purpose of spreading God's love. Without voice, clapping is enough. Even without clapping, the willing to share is all we need. That is the exact object of its establishment which puts the talented from all walks of life together.

 

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I am God's lobbyist and believe planning is needed for mission, too

Ms. Hwang says she is the Lord's lobbyist proving His love rather than just a simply missonary. The reason why she got 16 different certificates including sports massage, foot care, and obesity management was she desperately wanted all of her abilities to be used in a lot of ways as His worked and planner. She told, “I think missionary work should be based on a thorough planning to clearly deliver what the Bible says. While praying with the whole heart, I will go anywhere in the world". SGMLAND has 12 departments reflecting the twelve Disciples. They are a department of planning and consulting, a research center for easing pain, Handel center naming after Handel, composer of Messiah to popularize classical music, a music center to spread contemporary christian music, CCM, GgumDdang scholarship foundation for adolescents, GuGook youth prayer group to hope for democratic welfare society, and AchimBichGibbum community to help the homeless make a new start. All these groups are doing their best to help in a christian way to solve such issues that the country struggles to address with its policies. Ms Hwang finally adds hoping that as we are welcoming the era of the first female president, the incoming leader practices the politics of engagement and tolerance with the mix of her power and gentleness. We can find aspects of the genuine, future-oriented female leader that the country wants in Ms. Hwang who is committed to spend every moment the Lord is given to her on serving others with the love of God.

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