Elijah Foundation

Rev. Daniel Jung is indebted to the people who paved the way before him. More than a hundred years ago, Christian missionaries came to his country of birth, South Korea, and planted the seed of Christianity among the poor, the orphans, and the widows. That seed produced a harvest that no one could have imagined. The sacrifice of those early missionaries is one of the main reasons he is a Christian today.

At a young age, Rev. Jung was given the opportunity to immigrate to the United States with his family. This move made it possible for him to develop and grow in the vision that God gave him.

When he was very young, God placed a deep desire in his heart to look after orphans and widows. Now, with the help of the Elijah Foundation, he is living out his dream and calling. He seeks to give back just as he has been given and to provide Christian hope to those who are in need.

Upon graduating from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School with a Master of Divinity in 1996, he served as a pastor in the Chicago area for almost 15 years. In 2000, God reminded him of his call to look after the orphans, and in 2001, with the help of a few friends, he established the Elijah Foundation in the United States. After many years of traveling to SE Asia, he and his family, with the blessing from his church, followed the call to full-time missions in 2010. He currently resides in Chiang Mai, Thailand, with his wife Sue. 

— Rev. Daniel Jung