By 1971 Korean Adorers Yung Ja Clara Lee and Jin Sook Maria Song returned to Korea accompanied by American Adorers Florence May and Mary Clare Utz. Soon they were joined by Sister Soon Ja Julianna Kim and Sister Sylvia Gorges. In time it became evident that the the overwhelming demands of ministry and the resignation of some members from the Korean foundation made it next to impossible for the Sisters to build the strong sense of community necessary to sustain a successful foundation. Consequently, on August 10, 1973, the group returned to Wichita to give themselves time to study in order to prepare for religious formation work with the new members who would join them in Korea when they returned to their native country. The dream dimmed, but it would not die. On September 15, 1977 the Korean Adorers returned to Korea with Sister Seong Soon Anna Kim as coordinator of the group and Sister Yung Ja Clara Lee as formation director. American Adorer Bernadine Wessel accompanied them. Sisters Kim Seong Soon Ana, the first Korean coordinator; Lee Young Ja Clara, the first formation directress for future Korean Adorers; and Bernadine Wessel, an American missionary pose with their missionary crosses in the Wichita chapel after their missioning ceremony.PreviousThe Dream BeginsNextThe Dream Becomes a RealityThe Dream Lives On
On September 15, 1977 the Korean Adorers returned to Korea with Sister Seong Soon Anna Kim as coordinator of the group and Sister Yung Ja Clara Lee as formation director. American Adorer Bernadine Wessel accompanied them.
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