{"id":17,"date":"2019-04-11T02:59:23","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T02:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.ratk.org\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2019-04-11T02:59:23","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T02:59:23","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ratk.org\/?page_id=17","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Who We Are<\/h2>\n<p>We are lovers of Christ.<br \/>We are lovers of justice.<br \/>We are lovers of the Church.<br \/>We are an abolitionist movement.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>What We Do<\/h2>\n<p>Since 2012, we have sought to challenge and encourage individuals and churches to love and pursue justice, specifically through commitments to engage in the fight against human trafficking and in the care for orphans in Korea.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin-left:40px\">OUR MISSION<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Raise awareness.<\/li>\n<li>Raise individuals.<\/li>\n<li>Rouse the church.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 style=\"margin-left:40px\">OUR HOPE<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-left:40px\">We envision churches across Korea united, standing together as a beacon in Christ&#8217;s love through justice and hope.&nbsp;We cycle across Korea spreading seeds of prayers that the culture in this land would change. To no longer allow the sex trade to be the acceptable dark side of business and leisure. To see orphans as beloved, and adoption as the glory of God. We long to see every woman free and every orphan in a family.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Who We Support<\/h2>\n<p>We have raised a little over $100,000 (100 million KRW) for awesome organizations who are doing amazing work as they champion love and justice. Each participant has the opportunity to create his\/her own profile and raise funds from his\/her own community on our <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.give.ratk.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fundraising platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>100% of these funds go to the organizations, making a direct impact to the good works they are doing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\n  summary-block-wrapper\n\n  summary-block-collection-type-gallery\n\n  summary-block-setting-text-size-medium\n  summary-block-setting-text-align-left\n\n  summary-block-setting-design-list\n  summary-block-setting-design-list-thumbnail-left\n\n  summary-block-setting-metadata-position-below-content\n  summary-block-setting-primary-metadata-none\n  summary-block-setting-secondary-metadata-none\n\n  summary-block-setting-show-thumbnail\n  summary-block-setting-show-title\n  summary-block-setting-show-price\n  summary-block-setting-show-excerpt\n  \n\n  \n\n  sqs-gallery-design-list\n\n  \n  \"\n\n  \n><\/p>\n<div class=\"summary-item-list-container sqs-gallery-container\">\n<header class=\"summary-block-header\">\n<p>      <!-- Collection Title --><\/p>\n<div class=\"summary-heading\">\n<p>          <span class=\"summary-header-text\">Featured<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- Carousel Nav --><\/p>\n<div class=\"summary-carousel-pager sqs-gallery-controls\">\n        <span class=\"summary-carousel-pager-next next\"><\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"summary-carousel-pager-prev previous\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"summary-item-list sqs-gallery\">\n<div class=\"\n          summary-item\n          summary-item-record-type-image\n          sqs-gallery-design-list-slide\n          \n           summary-item-has-thumbnail\n           summary-item-has-excerpt\n          \n          \n          summary-item-has-author\n          \n          \"\n          ><\/p>\n<p>            <!-- Thumbnail --><\/p>\n<div class=\"summary-thumbnail-outer-container\">\n    <a href=\"\/who-we-support-gallery\/jw6buo4arw2k9mdrvwafxmkkywh691\" class=\"summary-thumbnail-container sqs-gallery-image-container\" data-title=\"Oak Tree Project\" data-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Far too many orphans fall into the traps of sex trafficking and gangs due to lack of money and lack of emotional support. Oak Tree Project helps prevent the students from falling. Oak Tree Project not only helps by providing scholarship money for Korea's orphans to attend school, it also gives them a committed mentor who provides the emotional support and wisdom the kids desperately need.&amp;nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.oaktreeproject.com&quot;&gt;www.oaktreeproject.com&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"summary-thumbnail img-wrapper\">\n<p>        <!-- Main Image --><br \/>\n        <img data-src=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/57052289d51cd4379e4eee24\/572b35e1f850826350f9079a\/572b36c4f8baf37d35ade6c8\/1462514451404\/OTP.png\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/57052289d51cd4379e4eee24\/572b35e1f850826350f9079a\/572b36c4f8baf37d35ade6c8\/1462514451404\/OTP.png\" data-image-dimensions=\"200x200\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"Oak Tree Project\"  data-load=\"false\" class=\"summary-thumbnail-image\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Products: Quick View --><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"summary-content sqs-gallery-meta-container\">\n<p>            <!-- Metadata (Above Title) --><\/p>\n<div class=\"summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--above-title\">\n<div class=\"summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>              <!-- Title --><\/p>\n<div class=\"summary-title\">\n                <a\n                \n                  \n                    href=\"\/who-we-support-gallery\/jw6buo4arw2k9mdrvwafxmkkywh691\"\n                  \n                \n                class=\"summary-title-link\">Oak Tree Project<\/a><\/div>\n<p>            <!-- Metadata (Below Title) --><\/p>\n<div class=\"summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--below-title\">\n<div class=\"summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>              <!--- Gallery: Caption Description --><\/p>\n<div class=\"summary-excerpt\">\n<p>Far too many orphans fall into the traps of sex trafficking and gangs due to lack of money and lack of emotional support. Oak Tree Project helps prevent the students from falling. Oak Tree Project not only helps by providing scholarship money for Korea&#8217;s orphans to attend school, it also gives them a committed mentor who provides the emotional support and wisdom the kids desperately need.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oaktreeproject.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.oaktreeproject.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>            <!-- Metadata (Below Content) --><\/p>\n<div class=\"summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--below-content\">\n<div class=\"summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <!-- End .summary-content --><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <!-- End .summary-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"\n          summary-item\n          summary-item-record-type-image\n          sqs-gallery-design-list-slide\n          \n           summary-item-has-thumbnail\n           summary-item-has-excerpt\n          \n          \n          summary-item-has-author\n          \n          \"\n          ><\/p>\n<p>            <!-- Thumbnail --><\/p>\n<div class=\"summary-thumbnail-outer-container\">\n    <a href=\"\/who-we-support-gallery\/about-hopeberestored\" class=\"summary-thumbnail-container sqs-gallery-image-container\" data-title=\"Hope Be Restored\" data-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Led by Pastor Eddie Byun, lead pastor of Crossway Mission Church and author of &lt;em&gt;Justice Awakening&lt;\/em&gt;,&amp;nbsp;HOPE Be Restored (HBR) has been doing tremendous work spearheading the issue of human trafficking in Korea - from research and investigation to lobbying for changes in government, laws, and culture.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.hopeberestored.org&quot;&gt;www.hopeberestored.org&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"summary-thumbnail img-wrapper\">\n<p>        <!-- Main Image --><br \/>\n        <img data-src=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/57052289d51cd4379e4eee24\/572b35e1f850826350f9079a\/572b36b7f8baf37d35ade69e\/1464101864167\/HBR.png\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/57052289d51cd4379e4eee24\/572b35e1f850826350f9079a\/572b36b7f8baf37d35ade69e\/1464101864167\/HBR.png\" data-image-dimensions=\"856x496\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.46774193548387094,0.4722222222222222\" alt=\"Hope Be Restored\"  data-load=\"false\" class=\"summary-thumbnail-image\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Products: Quick View --><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"summary-content sqs-gallery-meta-container\">\n<p>            <!-- Metadata (Above Title) --><\/p>\n<div class=\"summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--above-title\">\n<div class=\"summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>              <!-- Title --><\/p>\n<div class=\"summary-title\">\n                <a\n                \n                  \n                    href=\"\/who-we-support-gallery\/about-hopeberestored\"\n                  \n                \n                class=\"summary-title-link\">Hope Be Restored<\/a><\/div>\n<p>            <!-- Metadata (Below Title) --><\/p>\n<div class=\"summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--below-title\">\n<div class=\"summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>              <!--- Gallery: Caption Description --><\/p>\n<div class=\"summary-excerpt\">\n<p>Led by Pastor Eddie Byun, lead pastor of Crossway Mission Church and author of <em>Justice Awakening<\/em>,&nbsp;HOPE Be Restored (HBR) has been doing tremendous work spearheading the issue of human trafficking in Korea &#8211; from research and investigation to lobbying for changes in government, laws, and culture.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hopeberestored.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.hopeberestored.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>            <!-- Metadata (Below Content) --><\/p>\n<div class=\"summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--below-content\">\n<div class=\"summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <!-- End .summary-content --><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <!-- End .summary-item --><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <!-- End .summary-item-list --><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <!-- End .summary-item-list-container --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"collectionlink-thumbnail\"><a class=\"content-fill\" href=\"\/history\"><img data-src=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/57052289d51cd4379e4eee24\/t\/57063e7ff8baf3bdbbbf4930\/1462891872221\/IMG_3010.JPG\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/57052289d51cd4379e4eee24\/t\/57063e7ff8baf3bdbbbf4930\/1462891872221\/IMG_3010.JPG\" data-image-dimensions=\"2500x1667\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.21066666666666667,0.408\" alt=\"IMG_3010.JPG\"  \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"collectionlink-content collectionlink-content-below-thumbnail\">\n<div class=\"collectionlink-title\">\n      <a href=\"\/history\">Our History<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"collectionlink-description\">\n<p><strong>Since 2012, we continue to learn, grow, dream, pray.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/history\" class=\"collection-more-link\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who We Are We are lovers of Christ.We are lovers of justice.We are lovers of the Church.We are an abolitionist movement. What We Do Since 2012, we have sought to challenge and encourage individuals and churches to love and pursue justice, specifically through commitments to engage in the fight against human trafficking and in the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ratk.org\/?page_id=17\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;About&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ratk.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ratk.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ratk.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ratk.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ratk.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ratk.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ratk.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}