How it began...
In 2006, Danny Kim, CTO of Full Armor Corp. was invited as a speaker to join a mission team that was heading out to Miryalaguda, India through a non-profit, mission organization called Share Him. During his trip, he visited a boarding school in Hyderabad and saw directly how education was the greatest equalizer. If you give a child from from the bottom of the caste system, quality Christian education, you not only change the life of that child but have an impact on the child's family, relatives, and effectively, the whole village community. With thoughts rolling through his head, the question lingered, "why not establish a boarding school in the rural village near Miryalaguda, three hours east of Hyderabad?" The response, the cost would be beyond what could be afforded and no land ever comes up for sale.
On the last day of Danny's trip, to his surprise, a 13 acre land with running water and electricity came up for sale for "half price" in Miryalaguda. Seizing this opportunity, when the three men, pastor Bob Robinson (Administrative Assistant of Development of Southern Asia Division for SDA), Pastor PJ, Conference President of Andhra Pradesh, and Danny stood and surveyed the beautiful land, as tears rolled down the faces of the men, they knew God had brought them together for a single purpose: to establish what is now Bob Robinson Memorial SDA School. As a final stamp of God's providence, when the wire transfer of money for the purchase of the land exactly matched the asking price to the rupee (worth one tenth of a penny), there was no doubt it was all in God's plan. Since the opening of the school in 2007, there are more than 250 children enrolled today. People from all over the world have donated to the school which now includes: a main school building, chapel, boys dorm, girls dorm, faculty housing, and cafeteria. All the children are sponsored by foreigners and the school has attracted many church organizations to bring mission teams. There now has been more than 150,000 baptisms as a result of our school being planted in this poor farming region. Our long term goal is to grow the K-12 enrollment to 1500 students.
On the last day of Danny's trip, to his surprise, a 13 acre land with running water and electricity came up for sale for "half price" in Miryalaguda. Seizing this opportunity, when the three men, pastor Bob Robinson (Administrative Assistant of Development of Southern Asia Division for SDA), Pastor PJ, Conference President of Andhra Pradesh, and Danny stood and surveyed the beautiful land, as tears rolled down the faces of the men, they knew God had brought them together for a single purpose: to establish what is now Bob Robinson Memorial SDA School. As a final stamp of God's providence, when the wire transfer of money for the purchase of the land exactly matched the asking price to the rupee (worth one tenth of a penny), there was no doubt it was all in God's plan. Since the opening of the school in 2007, there are more than 250 children enrolled today. People from all over the world have donated to the school which now includes: a main school building, chapel, boys dorm, girls dorm, faculty housing, and cafeteria. All the children are sponsored by foreigners and the school has attracted many church organizations to bring mission teams. There now has been more than 150,000 baptisms as a result of our school being planted in this poor farming region. Our long term goal is to grow the K-12 enrollment to 1500 students.
Why India?
We often get this question, "why India?" Why not "Korea" or somewhere else? When God's spirit is moving and you get a call, you just follow.
Currently, South East Asia division is the fastest growing region with people being open to the gospel. God's Holy Spirit is pouring down in India. The harvest is ready and not enough workers. Within India, Andrah Pradesh is the region with the largest growth in baptism. The governor or Andrah Pradesh is a christian and has opened up his region to christian missionaries. Why not be a part of this missionary movement?
Currently, South East Asia division is the fastest growing region with people being open to the gospel. God's Holy Spirit is pouring down in India. The harvest is ready and not enough workers. Within India, Andrah Pradesh is the region with the largest growth in baptism. The governor or Andrah Pradesh is a christian and has opened up his region to christian missionaries. Why not be a part of this missionary movement?
