Eden Adventist Hospital held its first “Eden New Start Camp” from June 12 to 17, 2014.The camp was specifically intended for people whom local churches and local mission counsels wanted to reach. They wanted camp participants to recover not only their physical health but their spiritual health.
About forty people came to this first camp. “I was interested in vegetarian dishes. One day, by chance, I saw a church that was having a vegetarian food tasting event. I went into the church, and that was the first step toward this camp,” said one of the camp participants. “Today I am going to be baptized by the Holy Spirit.”In addition to her, ten other participants were rebornthroughbaptismon Sabbath, the last day of the camp.
Recently, Eden Adventist Hospital launched several health programs, including“New Start Camp,”“Doctor Detox Camp,” and “Lifestyle Reformation Movement.” All of these programs were planned for the purpose of evangelism. “It is feasible for local churches to send many souls to our programs who are interested in healthcare or need to restore their health,” said Park ChongKi, president of Eden Adventist Hospital. “The hospital and the local churches need tocreate a circle of soul-winning.”
“The identity of our hospital lies in medical evangelism,” said Jung ChangKeun, vice president of Eden Adventist Hospital. The hospital put seven people in the chaplaincy department, devoting their best efforts to evangelism within the hospital. As a result, the hospital has held a baptismal ceremony almost every week.
The chaplaincy department executes various in-house mission programs, such as devotionals, prayer meeting, counseling, and Bible studies for newcomers. Also, they closely attend to newly baptized members and help them settle in a local church after they are discharged from the hospital.
Furthermore, the hospital has become affiliated with local churches, encouraging church members to regularly volunteer and donate their talents at the hospital. Local evangelism is the answer they have been looking for.