Hello, I am Sylvia (Alias), and I joined the Empower House program in Chicago as a student on September 27th, 2014. For the past eight months, I have gained some of the most memorable experiences through Empower House. After arriving in the U.S. in March 2008, I had to try very hard to obtain a […]
Questions and Answers with Aimee (Alias) Q1. What is your goal in participating in Empower House? To improve my English. Q2. What motivated you to participate in Empower House? I was introduced to this program through wonderful people who encouraged me to study. Q3. What are some of the career […]
Questions and Answers with Ashley (Alias) Q1. What is your goal in participating in Empower House? I would like to improve my English. Q2. What motivated you to participate in Empower House? It has been very difficult living while I am unable to communicate in any way, which led me to decide […]
First of all, I am grateful to God that ENoK’s program has been set up and running within God’s plan. And I am grateful that I can participate in ENoK’s program as a student. I lift up all my vision before God in the midst of all that happens and all that I do, and […]
My First Week at Empower House My name is Paige (Alias), and one of the students from the Empower House. Empower House is a learning program. Currently, we have four students, Lily, Claire, Jonathan (Aliases) and me. We all came from different states…[personal information deleted to protect their privacy]…I came from [ ] on […]
I am Claire, who has recently joined ENoK’s Empower House program. It is still hard to believe that I am one of the first people to be part of Empower House’s beginning. I am incredibly grateful for the fact that I can start my studies here. I believe that it is only because of the […]
Questions and Answers with Jonathan (Alias) Q1. What is your goal in participating in Empower House? I want to study in college. I wanted to go to college when I was still living in North Korea, but there was nothing I could do then because my family could hardly make a living each day. I decided […]
Questions and Answers with Sylvia (Alias) Q1. What is your goal in participating in Empower House? – To seek God’s plan in my life – To lay a good foundation for my future – To equip myself with tools to pursue my dreams – To improve the prospects of my future Q2. What motivated […]
Fourteen years ago, after a 19 hour flight that included a transfer at Anchorage, Alaska, I landed at Boston Logan Airport, not knowing a single person there and barely able to utter a coherent sentence in English. I still remember the first few months the distinctive scent of abundant grass in the United States still […]
When I first got involved in ENoK’s mission to help North Korean defectors while in college, I never thought I would be contributing to a cause as far-sighted and hopeful as envisioning a reunified Korea. Back when I was a student member, I participated in a demonstration against the repatriation of defectors in China and […]