Moses and Lydia Kim

Written By Marcus dePaula

Moses served as a youth and campus minister in South Korea from 2000 to 2007. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Theology from Hanil Presbyterian Theological University in 2007. Before marrying his wife Lydia he also served in Turkey. In 2014 he earned a Master of Divinity from Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas. The following year he served as a pastor in the ECO denomination and as a missionary with The Antioch Partners in Houston.

In addition to ministry Moses worked as a barista instructor and God opened doors for him to serve through the cafe business in Türkiye. In 2023 after completing a master’s degree in Icon Art in Florence Italy he also became active as a painter.

Lydia earned a Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration in 2006. While in university she completed Discipleship Training School (DTS) with Youth With A Mission (YWAM). Following her training she participated in several mission trips and outreach programs. During this time God began preparing her heart for cross-cultural ministry. Through her marriage and life in Türkiye God clearly guided her to serve among Turkish Muslims. She currently teaches Korean and English to Turkish women and shares the gospel with them.

Moses and Lydia have three children Joanna, Asher and Jedidiah. Joanna and Asher were born in St. Louis Missouri and Jedidiah was born in Antalya Turkey.

God called the Kim family to serve in Turkey for ten years where they engaged in a vibrant cultural ministry through The WAY Cafe, house churches and church planting, sharing the gospel with many Muslims.

In 2025 building on their ten years of ministry experience in Turkey God gave the Kim family a new vision and led them to Berlin Germany. There they are preparing to share the gospel with Muslim immigrants and continue their cross-cultural ministry.

DONATE ONLINE TO MOSES AND LYDIA’S SUPPORT

TO DONATE BY CHECK TO CHRIS AND FRANCELIA’S SUPPORT:

Make checks payable to The Antioch Partners, write “Preference for Kim Support” on memo line and mail to:

7132 Portland Ave., Suite 136
Richfield, MN, 55423

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Marcus dePaula
Marcus dePaula got his start working in the music industry serving as the production manager for Cafe Milano in Nashville, TN in the mid-90‘s, and later went on to work for seven years with Clair Bros. Enterprises in Nashville, TN as a touring live audio engineer and systems technician. He developed his technical expertise and troubleshooting skills in the intense and fast pace touring environment, becoming one of the most sought-after monitor engineers in Nashville. He recently spent three semesters teaching the Technical Track at The Contemporary Music Center in Brentwood, TN, where he had the opportunity to share his expertise and experiences with college students pursuing a career in the music industry. After “retiring” from touring in late 2005, Marcus joined the Audio One Nashville team where he was a CEDIA certified Systems Installation Technician specializing in planning and installing professional recording studios and high end home theaters. Marcus later joined the staff of his church, The Village Chapel, serving as Technical Director where he served for seven years. It was there that his interest in web technologies and services was sparked in building The Village Chapel's new website. Since joining Jenn as co-owner of Mixtus Media, Marcus has honed his technical skills in WordPress and Joomla CMS frameworks, graphics and video for the web, along with other web technologies in support of Mixtus Media's services. He is the technical "braun" to Jenn's brains.
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